Question

Passage - 2
What will the historians of the future say. They will record that India produced a great leader
Gandhui who taught people to work together. He taught them to break the walls which separate
people of India, from the Himalayas to Kanyakumari, rose and threw off some of the burdens
everyone, irrespective of his caste, creed or religion, should enjoy equal rights and be free. The
the people from one another. He taught them to uplift the Harijans because it was his desire that
Independence. After centuries, India's star rose in the horizon. Its voice was heard in the
from their backs and, under the leadership of the great Gandhiji, moved forward and won the
councils of the world, because it was the real voice of India. And then these very people of India,
who had shown Courage and determination, fell into a dream and into carelessness and
quarreled among themselves. Sometimes they fought in the name of religion, sometimes in the
name of caste or language or state. We should not lose ourselves in wrong directions. We
cannot allow our country to fall. Let not this priceless treasure of our freedom slip through our
hands because of our weakness.
1. What message has been conveyed by the author in the passage and why?
2. Mention two salient points from Gandhiji's teaching to the people.
3. What impact did Gandhiji's leadership have on the people and how did India gain thereby?
4. What sorry state of affairs is prevalent in the country today?​

Answer 1

Answer:

this priceless treasure of our freedom slip through our

hands because of our