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(i) Image 1
(iii)Image 3
(ii) Image 2
(iv) Image 4
(f) Chandrayaan-2 was launched in July on the.....
(i) ALSV-5 (ii) GSLV-3
(iii) HRS (iv) GSLV-4 1.2
(g) Why were the scientists happy when they saw the green dot on the
trajectory?
(i) Because it told about water and minerals under the surface.
(ii) Because it indicated the altitude and the range of the Lander
(iii) Because it told about the presence of gaseous elements
(iv) Because it reached in expected course of time
(h) What is the function of CLASS instrument on the orbiter?
(i) It gives information about the moon
(ii) it shows images of the moon
(iii) It quantifies the amount of calcium, magnesium, iron, sodium and other useful
elements on or below the lunar surface.
(iv) It measures the air pressure on the moon
(i) Which things are required on the moon even if we don’t make it our habitat?
(i) A moon base (ii) A refuelling station
(iii) A service station (iv) All of these
(j) Which word in the passage means same as ‘distinctive’? (Para 4)
(i) Concentrated (ii) unique
(iii) Valuable (iv) sophisticated
(k) Pick the option that tells the feeling of the writer when the Lander deviated
from expected course, and got stuck, indicating that it had lost
communication.
(ii) Frustrating (ii) provoking
(iii) Disheartening (iv) hostile
2. Read the passage carefully: (10 marks)
1. Education in India is primarily provided by public schools (controlled and funded
by the government at three levels: central, state and local) and private schools.
Under various articles of the Indian Constitution, free and compulsory education is
provided as a fundamental right to children aged 6 to 14. The approximate ratio of
public schools to private schools in India is 7:5.
2 India has made progress in increasing the attainment rate of primary education. In
2011, approximately 75% of the population. aged between 7 and 10 years, was
literate India’s improved education system is often cited as one of the main
contributors to its economic development Much of the progress, especially in higher
education and scientific research, has been credited to various public institutions.
3. At the primary and secondary level, India has a large private school system
complementing the government run schools, with 29% of students receiving private
education in the 6 to 14 age group. Certain post-secondary technical schools are
also private. The private education market in India had revenue of US$450 million in
2008 but is projected to be a US $40 billion market.
Education in Republic of India
Ministry of Education
Minister of Education: Ramesh Pokhriyal
National education budget
Budget 4.1% of GDP
General details
Primary languages Indian languages, English
System type Federal, State or Private
Established 1 April 2010
Compulsory
Education
Literacy (2011)
Total 74%
Male 82.2%
Female 69.5%
Enrolment
Total (N/A)
Primary 95%
Secondary 69%
Post-Secondary 25%
4. As per the Annual Status of Education Report (ASEH) 2012, 96.5% of all rural
children between the ages of 6-14 were enrolled in school. This is the fourth annual
survey to report enrolment above 96%. India has maintained an average enrolment
ratio of 95% for students in this age group from year 2007 to 2014. As an outcome
the number of students in the age group 6-14 who are not enrolled in school has
come down to 2.8% in the year academic year 2018 (ASER 2018). Another report
from 2013 stated that there were 229 million students enrolled in different accredited
urban and rural schools of India, from Class 1 to XII, representing an increase of 23
lakh students over 2002 total enrolment, and a 19% increase in girl’s enrolment.
5. While quantitatively India is inching closer to universal education, the quality of its
education has been questioned particularly in its government run school system.
While more than 93 percent of children attend primary school, just 40 percent of
Indian adolescents attend secondary school (Grades 9-12). Since 2000, the World
Bank has committed over $2 billion to education in India. Some of the reasons for
the poor quality include absence of around 25% of teachers every day, States of
India have introduced tests and education assessment system to identify and
improve such schools.
6 Although there are private schools in India, they are highly regulated in terms of
what they can teach, in what form they can operate (must be a non-profit to run any
accredited educational institution) and all other aspects of operation. Hence, the
differentiation of government schools and private schools can be misleading.
7. In January 2019, India had over 900 universities and 40,000 colleges. In lndia’s
higher education system, a significant number of seats are reserved under
affirmative action policies for the historically disadvantaged Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. In universities, colleges, and similar
institutions affiliated to the federal government, there is a maximum 50% of
reservations applicable to these disadvantaged groups, at the state level it can vary.
Maharashtra had 73% reservation in 2014, which is the highest percentage of
reservations in India.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer any ten of the
following questions by choosing the most appropriate option:
(a) The approximate ratio of public schools to private schools in India
is............................
(i) 5:7 (ii) 1:9
(iii) 7:5 (iv) 9:7
(b) Pick the option that lists statements that are NOT TRUE according to the
passage.
1 India’s improved education system is often cited as one of the main contributors to
its economic development.
2. At the primary and secondary level, India has a large private school system
3. Report from 2013 stated that there were 329 million students enrolled in different
accredited urban and rural schools of India.
4. Maharashtra had 33% reservation in 2014, which is the lowest percentage of
reservations in India.
(i) 3 and 4 (ii) 2 and 4
(iii) l and 2 (iv) 1 and 3
(c) India’s improved education system is often cited as one of the main
contributors to its ......................
(i) Overall development (ii) Social development
(iii) Economic development (iv) Political development
(d) Based on the Statistical data in the passage, which option represents the
correct graphical representation of enrolment rate in Primary and Secondary
schools?
E 65%
25%
OR
You are an educated and well-informed person. You feel upset about the menace of
the sub-standard online Coaching /Tutorial sites. Often, they misguide the parents
and charge huge amount of money. This is adversely affecting the future of the
students. Write a letter to the Editor of a National Daily highlighting this corrupt
practice. Sign the letter as Abhishek/Akanksha. (120-150 words)
Commercialization of education, conducting so many tests and charging a hefty amount
as various funds, lack of individual attention, adversely affects the academic standards,
difficult for a common parent to afford, curriculum is ‘covered’ in a poor manner, sole
factor that governs the online coaching business is the money etc
• Clean surroundings
• Nice and caring staff
• Well-fed children with glowing faces
• Toys and games for kids. etc.