Read the following passage carefully : Gandhiji As a Fund Raiser Gandhiji was an incurable and irrestible fund raiser. He found special relish in getting jewellery from women. Ranibala of Burdwan was ten years old. One day she was playing with Gandhiji. He explained to her that her bangles were too heavy for her delicate little wrists. She removed the bangles and gave them away to Gandhiji. He used to talk jokingly to small girls and created distaste for ornaments and created a desire in them to part with the jewellery for the sake of the poor. He motivated them to donate their jewellery for social usage. Kasturbai didn’t appreciate this habit of Gandhiji. Once she stated calmly, ‘You don’t wear jewels, it is easy for you to get around the boys. But what about our daughters-in-law ? They would surely want them. "Well!" Gandhiji put in mildly, "our children are young and when they grow up they will not surely choose wives who are fond of wearing jewellery." Kasturbai was very upset with the answer. Gandhiji was determined to keep the jewels to raise community fund. He was of the opinion that a public worker should accept no costly gifts. He believed that he should not own anything costly, whether given or earned. Kasturbai was a female with a desire to adorn. But Gandhiji moved towards renunciation and donated every penny earned in South Africa to the trustees for the service of South African Indians. 2.1 Answer the questions given below : A. How did Gandhiji create a distaste for jewelry in Ranibala? B. What was Kasturbai’s apprehension about their daughters-in-law? C. What solution did Gandhiji suggest for the problem posed by Kasturbai? D. How did Gandhiji serve the community? 2.2 Find meanings of the words given below from the options that follow : (e) incurable (para 1) (i) unreliable (ii) untreatable (iii) disagreeable (iv) unbeatable (f) motivated (para 2) (i) encouraged (ii) emboldened (iii) incited (iv) softened (g) upset (para 4) (i) puzzled (ii) furious (iii) confused (iv) distressed (h) renunciation (Para 5) (i) giving up (ii) disagreement (iii) opposition (iv) termination
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2.1 A)Gandhiji creates a distaste of jwellery in Ranibala by making fun of hers heavy jewels and created a part with the jwellery for the sake of the poor for eradicating their social issues.
B)
Kasturbai didn’t appreciate this habit of Gandhiji.She stated calmly in the apprehension of daughter in law that "You don’t wear jewels, it is easy for you to get around the boys. But what about our daughters-in-law ? They would surely want them. "
C) In solutuion to Kasturba bai's problem Gandhiji suggested that our children are young and when they grow up they will not surely choose wives who are fond of wearing jewellery.
D) Gandhiji moved towards renunciation and donated every penny earned in South Africa to the trustees for the service of South African Indian and he is determined to keep the jewel to raise community fund.
E) incurable - cannot make it seperated
(i) unreliable- cannot rely on it
(ii) untreatable- can't be treated or changed
(iii) disagreeable- against one law cannot agree with it
(iv) unbeatable- cannot deny or defeat
F) motivated- always enthusiastic
(i) encouraged- enhance ones performance by appreciating
(ii) emboldened- to be bold to face the situation
(iii) incited- igited to get started
(iv) softened- smoothen
(g) upset- not satisfied
(i) puzzled- baffled or confused
(ii) furious- angry
(iii) confused- puzzled
(iv) distressed- in sorrow
(h) renunciation- opposition
(i) giving up- lose hope
(ii) disagreement- not agree with the deal
(iii) opposition- disagree
(iv) termination- come to an end