A1.Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
What makes a place sacred? A place where meditation is practiced over many years automatically acquires certain
powers. The place gets charged with the energy and vibrations from peaceful thoughts. Depending on the intensity of
mediators, the sanctity and power of a particular place can thus remain charged, exuding powerful vibrations, for
thousands of years. The Parshvanath Hills is one such place. Twenty-two of the 24 Jain Tirthankaras attained nirvana
on this hill, and these enlightened persons were separated by thousands of years.
When a Tirthankara leaves his body, the equivalent of an atomic explosion takes place. The energy that united body
and soul is released. This power is dispersed on the hill. The whole atmosphere and surroundings get surcharged.
What the Parshvanath Hills are to the Jains, the Ganga is to the Hindus.
Lord Krishna said, ‘‘Among the armed, I am like Ram; I am like a crocodile among fish and the Ganga among rivers.
Dear Arjuna, I am the beginning, the end and even the middle of existence’’. The symbolism of the Ganga is worth
understanding. Take away the Ganga from India and all the literature of India will become incomplete. Take away the
Ganga and the names of many sages will perish; the spirit of pilgrimage will be lost. The Ganga has become the
symbol of our collective spirit.
What is so special about the Ganga? There are rivers that are much longer, wider, larger, than the Ganga on this
planet — the Brahmaputra, the Amazon, the Nile and the Hwang Ho...There is something unique about the Ganga
that is not found in any of these great rivers: despite all the pollutants being pumped into the Ganga, it has somehow
managed to maintain its relative purity. Chemically, it contains extraordinary properties — its water does not putrefy or
deteriorate even if kept bottled for long, unlike the water from other rivers. It is interesting to know that the water of the
Ganga has properties different from those of other rivers but which seem to undergo a mystical change once they flow
into the Ganga’s waters. This is a mystery that even science has not been able to understand, as yet.
1. Read the given questions and write the answers in a sentence. (8)
(a) Which place acquires certain powers?
(b) What is special about the Ganga?
(c) How many Tirthankaras have attained nirvana on Parshvanath Hills?
(d) What are the extraordinary properties of the Ganga water?
(e) What does the Ganga symbolize?
(f) What would happen if we remove the Ganga from our lives?
(g) Name four rives, as mentioned in the passage.
(h) What is the mystery surrounding the Ganga waters?
Answers
Answer:
A. ans. A place where meditation is practiced over many years automatically acquires certain powers.
Bans. There are rivers that are much longer, wider, larger, than the Ganga on this
planet — the Brahmaputra, the Amazon, the Nile and the Hwang Ho...There is something unique about the Ganga that is not found in any of these great rivers: despite all the pollutants being pumped into the Ganga, it has somehow managed to maintain its relative purity. Chemically, it contains extraordinary properties — its water does not putrefy or deteriorate even if kept bottled for long, unlike the water from other rivers. It is interesting to know that the water of the Ganga has properties different from those of other rivers but which seem to undergo a mystical change once they flow into the Ganga’s waters. This is a mystery that even science has not been able to understand, as yet.
Cans. 24 Jain Thirthankaras have attained nirvana on Parshvanath hills.
Dans. Ganga has properties different from those of other rivers but which seem to undergo a mystical change once they flow into the Ganga’s waters. This is a mystery that even science has not been able to understand, as yet.
Eans. The symbolism of the Ganga is worth understanding. Take away the Ganga from India and all the literature of India will become incomplete. Take away the Ganga and the names of many sages will perish; the spirit of pilgrimage will be lost. The Ganga has become the symbol of our collective spirit.
Fans. If we Take away the Ganga from India and all the literature of India willbecomeincomplete. Take away the Ganga and the names of many sages will perish; the spirit of pilgrimage will be lost. The Ganga has become thesymbol of our collective spirit.
Gans. The Bhramaputra, The Amazon, The Nile and The Hwang Ho.
Hans. Lord Krishna said, ‘‘Among the armed, I am like Ram; I am like a crocodile among fish and the Ganga among rivers. Dear Arjuna, I am the beginning, the end and even the middle of existence’’. The symbolism of the Ganga is worth understanding.
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Which place acquires certain powers?