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PART II - 40 Marks
Reading section
Q.1. Read the passage carefully, make notes on it and give the suitable title
(1) We need money to survive, to be comfortable, to indulge and enjoy ourselves. Even as children, though
not earning ourselves, we seek pocket money from parents money also gives you power over others. The
more the money, more the purchasing power. Nor surprisingly, money is the single most sought after
commodity today.
(2) To acquire wealth, however, one needs knowledge. The main purpose of education is to acquire knowledge
that prepares you to face life and help build your character. If the only purpose of knowledge acquisition
is to earn money, then education is narrowed down to the knowledge required for only a low level of
subsistence.
(3) Broader and deeper knowledge has several advantages over material wealth. Knowledge can be used to
make money, but it cannot really be purchased with money,
It is acquired by individual efforts, Worldly wealth is limited, knowledge is unlimited, Knowledge cannot
be taken away or stolen. It is not burdensome to carry and it causes no anxiety. Safeguarding one's
costly wordly possessions could be a source if immense anxiety. Wealth could diminish but knowledge
increases when shared. A man of wealth is respected only till he possesses it; an erudite person is
respected even long after he is no more.
4) The Mundaka Upanishad speaks of two kinds of knowledge; 'apara vidya' or lower knowledge acquired
by study of the Vedas, rituals and astrology for one's well being in the material world, and 'Para vidya'
or higher knowledge, knowledge of the imperishable Being or God, one of the three main paths to be
followed to attain liberation is jnana yoga, or union with God through knowledge. Krishna says in the
Bhagvad Gita:
"Realisation and competence gained through spiritual practices are never lost"
Material werlth is an impediment for a seeker of 'Para vidya', because it is a source of obstruction. As
Krishna says : "He on whom I want to bestow My grace, I slowly deprive him of all his wealth."

Q. (b) Make a summary of the passage in your own words.​

Answer 1

Answer:

relo dekunga senja dhidothatton