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as soon
as the deed was registered Jumman became quite indifferent. His wife Kariman thenceforth
Jumman had an old maternal aunt. She
to Jumman on the understanding that she would be well looked after in
abused and ill-treated the old lady.
EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE
EXERCISE 5
India and Indians have always loved gold since the time of ancient civilizations. Over
centuries and millennia, gold has become an inseparable part of the Indian society, and Indian
see the metal as a symbol of purity, posterity and good fortune.
Many kings, emperors and dynasties have ruled over the Indian subcontinent, and gold ha
acted as a common medium of exchange across the monetary systems of different kingdoms
Gold also helped preserve wealth through natural calamities and disasters, and fo
centuries, it was the only means of saving in rural India.
In Indian society, the custom of gifting gold in marriages is deeply ingrained, and familie
of average means start saving gold soon after their children are bom.
Questions :
(a) In India gold has played an important role. How?
(b) Explain the underlined portions.
(c) Why do Indians store gold ?
(d) Give a suitable title to the above passage.
(e) Give a summary of the passage in your own words.
Aid : ancient - प्राचीन; posterity- आगामी पीढ़ी; calamities - आपदायें; millennia- युग।
EXERCISE 6
Games though essential should not become the be-all and end-all of student life, General
the sportsmen waste too much time on them, and fail in their examination me muet ney
devote more than an hour to sports and after the​

Answer 1

Answer:

india and Indians have always loved gold since the time of ancient civilizations. Over

centuries and millennia, gold has become an inseparable part of the Indian society, and Indian

see the metal as a symbol of purity, posterity and good fortune.

Explanation: