Question

Read the following passage carefully:I was born in the small but beautiful mountain village of Nakuri near Uttarkashi in Garhwal,

with the gurgling, playful Bhagirathi River flowing near- by. My parents were a hard-

working and extremely self-contained couple. Even though our family was poor, barely

managing the essentials, my father taught us how to live and maintain dignity and self-

respect —the most treasured family value till today. At the same time my parents also

practiced the creed, ‘‘Kindness is the essence of all religions.’’ They were large-hearted,

inviting village folk passing by to have tea at our home, and gave grains to the sadhus and

pundits who came to the house. This characteristic has been ingrained in me so deeply

that I am able to reach out to others and make a difference in their lives — whether it is in

my home, in society or at the work place.

I was the third child in the family—girl, boy, girl, girl and boy in that order and quite a rebel.

I developed a tendency to ask questions and was not satisfied with the customary way of

life for a girl child. When I found my elder brother, Bachchan, encouraging our youngest

brother, Raju, to take up mountaineering I thought, why not me? I found that my brothers

were always getting preferential treatment and all opportunities and options were open to

them. This made me even more determined to not only do what the boys were doing, but

to do it better.The general thinking of mountain people was that they considered themselves to be born

mountaineers as they had to go up and down mountain slopes for their daily livelihood

and even for routine work. I would look curiously at foreign backpackers passing by my

village and wonder where they were going. I would even invite them to my house and talk

to them to learn more about their travels. The foreigners took the trouble to come all the

way to the Himalayas in order to educate themselves on social, cultural and scientific

aspects of mountaineering, as well as to seek peace in nature’s gigantic scheme of things.

Based on your reading, answer ANY TEN (10) of the following

questions by choosing correct options:

i. The financial condition of author’s parents was that they were-

a. Well to do

b. Hand to mouth

c. Quite wealthy

d. bankrupt

ii. The most treasured value of the author’s family was-

a. hard-working and extremely self-contained

b. Kindness, the essence of all religions

c. giving grains to the sadhus

d. maintaining dignity and self-respect

iii. Give an example to show that the author’s parents were very hospitable.

a. They were large-hearted, inviting village folk passing by to have tea at our

home, and gave grains to the sadhus and pundits

b. Brothers were getting preferential treatment

c. Her parents were a hard-working and extremely self-contained couple

d. They sought peace in nature’s gigantic scheme of things

iv. What kind of girl was the author?

a. She was a rebel and asked questions and was not satisfied with the

customary way of life.

b. She was submissive. She asked questions and was satisfied with the

customary way of life.

c. She was unreasonable and was satisfied with the customary way of life.

d. She was humble and never questioned and was satisfied with the

customary way of life.v. The fourth and fifth children in the family were:

a. Boy and girl respectively

b. Both boys

c. Both girls

d. Girl and boy respectively

vi. We know that the author’s parents discriminated between sons and daughters

because:

a. They didn’t give any chance to girls to climb mountains

b. The gave chance to girls to do customary household work

c. They loved and cared about boys and girls equally

d. They never discriminated between the two

vii. The mountain people consider themselves to be born mountaineers because:

a. They got preferential treatment

b. They encourage boys and girls to climb mountains

c. They go up and down the mountain slopes for their daily livelihood

d. They like mountaineering as sport

viii. The author liked to invite foreign mountaineers to her house to:

a. Talk to them and to learn more about their travels.

b. Educate them about mountaineering

c. Seek peace in nature’s gigantic scheme of things

d. Both b. and c.

ix. Foreigners get drawn to the Himalayas to educate themselves on social, cultural

scientific areas and to get _________

a. gigantic scheme of things

b. confidence

c. peace

d. nature’s understanding

x. The phrase – ‘preferential treatment’ in para 2 means-:

a. partial to one person or group of people

b. looking at something for information

c. educating a group of people

d. a cruel treatment with somebody​

Answer 1

1- b. Hand to mouth

2- b. Kindness, the essence of all religions

3- a. They were large-hearted, inviting village folk passing by to have tea at our home, and gave grains to the sadhus and pandits

4- a. She was a rebel and asked questions and was not satisfied with the customary way of life.

5- d. girl and boy respectively

6- a. They didn’t give any chance to girls to climb mountains

7- c. They go up and down the mountain slopes for their daily livelihood

8- d. Both b. and c.

9- a. gigantic scheme of things

10- a. partial to one person or group of people

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