Question

Read the passage given below carefully. (10)
The world 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. To focus on images alone is a form of hubris-and shortsighted. From the smallest variation in gesture to the vast expanses of space and time, human comprehension can encompass neither the endless particularity of the surface of things, nor the extreme variations in scale that define the physical world. The social fabric of the world we inhabit has been divided and categorized under many different headings but the division on the basis of material wealth is the most glaring and common across all the nations.

It is a stark reality that the world can be divided into two slots-the haves and the have-nots 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.

It is not surprising that Delhi is poised on the brink of disaster. With five lakh people
migrating to this metropolis every year, it is not difficult to see why the 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 corrosion of human values.

This brings us to slums-the alleged breeding grounds of most of Delhi`s problems. Over the
years, the number of slums and unauthorized settlements has leapfrogged.
There is hardly any residential colony in this city that is not hemmed in by them. Yet
they too serve a purpose-they provide cheap labour and captive vote banks.
The very people who turn up their noses at the dirt, disease and filth that festers in these areas used these ‘breeding grounds’ as a pool for domestic servants that can be hired and fired at will and daily 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 that we examine our own role and acknowledge our responsibility for the proliferation of these slums?

On the basis of the reading of your passage answer any 10 questions written below.

What can the human comprehension not encompass?
The endless particularity of the surface of things.
The extreme variations in scale that define the mental world.
The extreme variations in scale that define the physical world.
Both (a) and (c)
Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given quotes

“The slum is a
Measure of
Civilization.”
-Jacob August Riis
Several generations
Of slum environment
Will produce a slum
Heredity.
-Albion Fellows Bacon
I was born in a
Slum, but the slum
Wasn’t born in me.
-Jesse Jackson
Roses can grow in
Slums just as weeds
Can grow around
Mansions.
-Richard Paul Evans

(2) (3) (4)

Option (1) (b) Option (2)
(c) Option (3) (d) Option (4)

How do the rich and the poor depend on each other?
(a) For their survival (b) For means of earnings
(c) For their luxury (d) both (a) and (b)
What has migration done to Delhi?
It has led to the development of Delhi. (b) It has led to the expansion of Delhi.
(c) It has had no effect on Delhi. (d) It has led Delhi to the brink of disaster
Why are newspapers full of crimes?
Because of breakups. (b) Because of corrosion of human values.
(c.) Because of migration. (d) both (a) and (b)
What purpose is served by the slums?
They provide cheap labour. (b) They provide costly labour.
(c) They are captive vote banks (d) Both (a) and (c)
The children living in slums do not have a ………. Future as they live in …………………
poverty.
Wise, acute (b)bright, acutely (c) bright, acute (d) brightly, acute
The word in the Para 1 means the same as conception.
(a) Imagination (b) variation
(c) Comprehension (d) encompass
Which of the characteristics are apt about slum, as told by the author of the given
passage?
They provide cheap labour.
They are increasing day by day.
They act as captive vote banks.
They have a pool unprivileged section of society.
They represent to poor unprivileged section of society.
They contain people who have migrated from different states.
1 and 6 (b) 2 and 5 (c) 3 and 4 (d) All of the above

x. Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage?
Urban Vs Rural (b) Two sides of the same coin
Proliferation of slums (d) Migrating to Delhi - A Disaster

Which word does not correspond to the world of poor?
dark (b) dingy (c) well lit (d) depressing

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Answer 1

Answer:

“The slum is a

Measure of

Civilization.”

-Jacob August Riis

Several generations

Of slum environment

Will produce a slum

Heredity

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

CHOOSE the option that best capture s the central idea ofthe passes from the given