Question

Read the passage given below. (8 Marks)
1. The word we inhabit is abundant beyond our wildest imagination. There are trees, dreams,
sunrises, there are thunderstorms, shadows, rivers, there are wars, flea bites, love affairs, there
are the lives of people, Gods, entire galaxies. The social fabric of the world we inhabit has been
divided and categorised under many different headings but the division on the basis of material
wealth is the most glaring and common across all the nations.
2. It is a stark reality that the world can be divided into two slots—the haves and the have nots,
and also that all affluent cities are surrounded by slums. Just as a coin has two sides, every city
has two faces the bright the well-lit and the Illuminated world of the rich and the dark, dingy,
depressing world of the poor. The poor people exist on the periphery.constantly yearning for the
bright world and the rich are dependent on them to keep their world well-scrubbed and spruced
up.
3. It is not surprising that Delhi is polsed on the brink of disaster. Withfivelakh people migrating
to this metropolis every year, it is not difficult to see whythe quality of life has deteriorated at
such an alarming rate. The newspapers are full of crimes committed because of the breakdown
of basic facilities and the comosion of human values
4. This brings us to slums—the alleged breeding grounds of most of Delhi's problems. Over the
years, the number of slums and unauthorised settlements has leapfrogged. There is hardly any
residential colony in this city that is not hemmed in bythem. Yet they too serve a purpose-
they provide cheap labour and captive vote banks. The very people who tum up their noses at
the dirt disease and filth that festers in these areas use these 'breeding grounds' as a pool for
domestic servants that can be hired and fired at will and dally wage labourers who are grateful
for any kind of employment. Even the children born in slums do not have a bright future. Their
future becomes bleak and they are forced to work in order to help their families meet their daily
needs. They live in acute poverty. Isn't it about time we examined our own role and
acknowledged our responsiblity.
2.1. on the basis.of your reading of the passage answer any four of the following questions in
30-40 words each.
(1) How can we categorise the wond? (2)
(II) How do the rich and the poor depend on each other? (2)
(II) What has led Delhi to the brink of disaster? (2)
(iv) What purpose is served by the slums? (2)​

Answer 1

Answer:

3. Write the antonyms of the following words: 1X4=4

Sneer, discrete, embarrassed, antique

Answer 2

Answer:

The answers are as follows -

Explanation:

1. We can categorize the world under many different headings, but the most appropriate  is on the basis of material wealth. Based on material wealth, we can divide the world into two slots - the haves and the have nots, i.e. the rich and the poor.
2. The rich and poor are just like the two sides of a coin, they are interrelated. All affluent cities are surrounded by slums. Every city has two faces - the illuminated world of the rich and the dark, gloomy world of the poor. The poor people exist on the periphery constantly yearning for the bright world while the rich are dependent on the poor to keep their world well-scrubbed and spruced up.
3. Delhi is on the brink of a disaster because almost five lakh people migrate to Delhi every year. As a result, the quality of life has deteriorated at an alarming rate. Crimes take place almost regularly because of the breakdown of basic facilities and the commotion of human values.
4. Slums which are the breeding grounds of most of Delhi's problems still serve two purposes. They provide cheap labour as the poor are hard labourer and  quite easily available to work in exchange of just a little bit of money. Secondly, Slums provide vote banks. Though the poor are deprived of basic amenities, they have voter and ration card. So they are capable of casting votes.