Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow.(12 Marks)
1. Modem food has become our enemy. We have become so besotted by
taste and presentation that we eat food for its entertainment value, not for
its nutritional benefit. Each restaurant boasts of a new cuisine, which is a
mixture of refined flour, oil and sugar. Pasta, noodles, white rice, white
bread are the grain options in Italian, Chinese, Indian or Mexican cuisines.
The vegetarian dishes are either overcooked or have a lot of com starch
and fat. The non-vegetarian dishes are either white-sauce based or made
in rich gravies.
2. People are trying to lose weight by eating less in the day, so that they
can accommodate such food in the night. They skip breakfast and lunch so
that they can satisfy their taste buds in the night with a family dinner.
3. Perfect health, however, cannot be achieved by a process of deprivation
and elimination. The idea is to nourish the body. You might achieve some
weight loss but’you will also lose out on your health.
4. For the past 15 years, I have been providing solutions to people suffering
from obesity and its related problems like high cholesterol, hypertension,
diabetes, osteoarthritis, asthma. I realized that by advising a health plan for
these disorders, people lost excess baggage automatically. This means
that weight loss can be a natural by-product of a health regime. You don’t
have to eat less to lose weight, you just have to choose your food correctly.
In fact the link between ideal body weight and health is so crucial that if one
were to concentrate completely on achieving good health, one would
automatically achieve some amount of weight loss.
5. Food influences almost every aspect of your being. It influences your
nails, hair, skin, hormones, and bones. It balances your emotions, makes
your mind sharp, influences your moods and helps you to deal with
situations better. Just imagine, the milk that you drank yesterday will
eventually become a part of your nails and bones. The vegetables that you
eat will affect the texture of your skin. The fact that the right kinds of fats
Answers
Answer: The self-governing National Red Cross Societies, including the Red Crescent (in Muslim countries) and the Red Lion and Sun (in Iran), operate on the national level through their volunteer members, although they also participate in international work. Each must be recognized by the International Committee. Today numbering 114, these societies have Junior Red Cross Societies as well. Virtually all have disaster relief programs/ and many carry on welfare programs, with community health and safety instruction, and so on. Since World War II, many of the European and Asian societies have also established refugee services.
2. The League of Red Cross Societies, a coordinating world federation of these societies, was established in 1919 as the result of proposals made by Henry P. Davison (1867-1922) of the American Red Cross. The League maintains contacts between the societies; acts as a clearing house for information; assists the societies in setting up new programs and in improving or expanding old ones; coordinates international disaster operations. It functions under an executive committee and a board of governors on which every national society has representation.
3. The International Committee of the Red Cross [ICRC], a private, independent group of Swiss citizens chosen by co-optation (limited to twenty-five in number), acts during war or conflict whenever intervention by a neutral body is necessary, such action constituting its special field of activity. As guardian of the Geneva Conventions and of Red Cross principles, it promotes their acceptance by governments, suggests their revision, works for further development of international humanitarian law, and recognizes new Red Cross Societies; it sends its Swiss delegates into prisoner-of-war camps, supervises repatriation, operates the Central Tracina Agency, supplies material relief, and the like.
4. The International Red Cross Conference, which met for the first time in 1867, is the highest legislative body. It is composed of representatives of the National Societies, the League, the International Committee, and the governments that have signed the Geneva Conventions. Meeting every four to six years, it reviews
(a) By what name is the Red Cross Society known in Iran?
(b) What socially useful activities are performed by the Red Cross Societies?
Explanation: