Question

Unit-IV
4. (a) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end: 05
There was a time when India was noted all over the world as a glorious centre
of education and culture where students from all over the world used to pour in. The
educational and cultural centers of Nalanda, Takshila, Prayag attracted students from
places, as far as Egypt, Greece, China, Ceylon and Indonesia. It was an ideal system
of education which apart from disseininating sweetness and light, infused into the
mind of the pupils a spiritual urge for coming in contact with the kingdom of the
Absolute. But now when we look at the present state of affairs in our country; the
change shocks as deeply. The defect of our existing educational system that requires
the immediate and earnest consideration of all those who are interested in the welfare
of the country, is its excessively passive and mechanical character. The students play
no active role in the attainment of knowledge. They simply cover the windows of​

Answer 1

Answer:

i) The  educational and cultural centers of Nalanda, Takshila, Prayag were the glorious centers  of education in ancient India.

ii) Students from  places, as far as Egypt, Greece, China, Ceylon, and Indonesia come to India for education.

iii) The ideal system of education infused disseminating sweetness, light, and  a spiritual urge for coming in contact with the kingdom of the  Absolute into the mind of the pupils.

iv) The defect of our existing educational system is its excessively passive and mechanical character. The students play  no active role in the attainment of knowledge.

v) The present system of education makes the students bookworms and not the creative thinkers.