Read the passage given below and answer the following questions
1.Tourists to Jammu and Kashmir have another attraction _ a floating post office on
the Dal lake in Srinagar, the first in the country. ' Floating Post Office, Dal Lake' __
claimed to be the only one such post office in the world _ is built on an intricately
carved Maroon houseboat fastened on the western edge of the Dal Lake.
2. This post office lets you avail of all the regular postal services available in the
country while being afloat. The seal used on everything posted from floating post
office is unique__ along with the date and address, it bears the design of a boatman
rowing a Shikara on the Dal Lake. The special feature of this post office is that letters
posted from here carry a special design which has the picturesque scenery of Dal
Lake and Srinagar city. These pictures reach where ever these letters are posted to
and hence promote Kashmir as a tourist destination across the world.
3. This is actually a heritage post office that has existed since British times. It was
called Nehru Park Post Office before 2011. But then the chief Postmaster John
Samuel renamed it as Floating Post Office.
4. The post office's houseboat has two small rooms _one serves as the office and the
other is small Museum that traces the Philatelic history of the state Postal
department. It has a shop that sells postage stamps and other products.
5. But for the local, Floating Post Office is more than an object of fascination. 1-2
crore is deposited per month in Floating Post Office by communities living in and
around the Dal Lake. The lake has several islets that are home to more than 50,000
people.
6. The greatest fear is the recurrence of 2014 like flood in which the house boat has
gone for a toss uncontrollably pushed by the flood. Rescue Team had to anchor it
using special mechanism in a nearby highland. Then it was brought back on the DalLake after the water receded. The biggest boon is that at no time of the year do you
need a fan in this post office!
Attempt the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read
(i) what is the location of the floating post office in Srinagar?
(a) On Dal Lake
(b) Near Centaur
(c) On Pari Mahal
(d) Near Nehru Park
(Ii) what is special about the the seal used in the post office?
(a) design of a house boat on the Dal Lake.
(b) design of a boat man rowing a Shikara on the Dal Lake.
(c) design of a Chinar tree on the Dal Lake.
(d) design of Srinagar city.
(iii) The letters posted from the floating post office carry a special design which has
the picturesque scenery of Dal lake and Srinagar city which promotes __________
(a) The post office across the world.
(b) The floating post office across the world.
(c) Kashmir as the tourist destination across the world.
(d) Punjab as the tourist destination across the world.
(iv) Who renamed the post office as Floating Post Office?
(a) Chief Postmaster
(b) Postman
(c) Delivery agent
(d) Local people
(v) The two rooms of the post office are used for_______
(vi) The lake has several _____ that are home to the locals.
(vii) what is the greatest fear that the post office has?
(a) Floods (b) Earthquakes (c ) Tsunami (d) Land slide
(viii) How is the post office a big boon to the people?
(a) you do not need fan
(b) you need air conditioning
(c) you need coolers
(d) you do not need heaters
(ix) The flood come in the year ____ in Kashmir Valley.
(x) Stamp collecting is a synonyms of a word ______ in para 4.
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