Question

Q.1 Read the Passage carefully and answer the questions given below :-

1. Yoga in India is considered to be around 5,000 year old mental, physical and spiritual

practice. It originated in ancient times when people used to meditate to transform their

body and mind. Launching and celebrating 21st June as Yoga Day was an initiative taken

by the Indian Prime Minister in the United Nations General Assembly. From then, the

Yoga day became a worldwide event celebrated by the people of all countries.


2. Yoga is essentially a spiritual discipline. It is the art and science of healthy living. It is a

practice of controlled body part movements and control of breath. It is not just a physical

practice but also a way to get control over mental, emotional and spiritual thoughts. It

improves discipline and sense of power will providing a chance to live healthy life without

physical and mental problems.


3. Yoga is very safe, easy and healthy way to get fit whole life without any problems. It can

be practiced by people at any age be it childhood, teenage, adult for old age irrespective

of age, religion for health circumstances. It needs only safe, slow and controlled moments

of body without controlled breathing. Regular practice of yoga regularises the connection

between the body, mind and soul. It enhances the functioning of the all body organs. By

providing good health it fulfills our physical needs, thought knowledge it fulfills our

psychological needs and thoughts inner peace it fulfills the spiritual need thus it helps in

maintaining the harmony among all.


4. Regular practice of Yoga in the morning provides outer and inner relief by keeping away

from the countless ailments at the physical and mental level. Practicing postures or

asana create the feeling of well-being. It sharpens the human mind, improves Intelligence

and helps in achieving high level of concentration. Yoga is like a practical philosophy

which develops self-discipline and self-awareness.


5. We cannot count the benefits of yoga; we can understand it only as a miracle which can

be experienced by practice. It maintains physical fitness, reduces stress, controls

emotions, feelings, controls negative thoughts, feelings of general wellbeing, improves

mental clarity, enhances self- understanding and connects to the nature.

Questions :- 1X5=5


(i) The World yoga day is celebrated on 21st June as a result of -

a) Its origin in India.

b) Its mental, physical and spiritual benefits.

c) Its transformative quality.

d) An initiation by the Indian Prime Minister


(ii) Yoga can be practiced by -

a) people at any age.

b) children up to a certain age.

c) teenage and sick people only.

d) old people only.


(iii) Yoga enhances our ability to -

a) Know one‟s character and feelings.

b) be self-disciplined and self-aware.

c) have a clear picture of one's personality.

d) understand other people.


(iv) The word ____________ in para – 3 means the same as „regulates‟ -

a) Regularises

b) Controls

c) Fulfills

d) Harmony


(v) Which word from „para-4‟ is an antonym of „dull‟ ?

a) Sharpen

b) Improve

c) Ailment

d) Practical​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The questions based on the given paragraph can be filled in as follows:

• The paragraph that is given to us in this question is based on Yoga in India and talks about its benefits and how it has been internationally recognized as a means of healthy living. The given questions based on the paragraph can be answered as follows:
• Question (i) - d) An initiation by the Indian Prime Minister
• Question (ii) - a) people at any age
• Question (iii) -  be self-disciplined and self-aware
• Question (iv)- a) Regularises
• Question (v)- a) Sharpen