This question asked in [Outside Delhi, 2017]
Read the following passage carefully:
(1)During our growing up years, we as children have been taught–both at home and also school—to worship the photos and idols of the Gods of our respective religions. When we grew a little older, we were told to read holy books like the Bhagwad Gita, the Bible and the Quran; we were told that there are a lot of life lessons to be learnt from these holy books. We were then introduced to stories from our mythologies which have taught us about ethics and morality—what is good and what is bad. I also learnt to be respectful towards my parents who have made my life comfortable with their hard work and love and care and my teachers who have guided me to become a good student and also a responsible citizen.
(2)Much later in life, I realised that though we have learnt much from our holy books, there is a lot to learn from our surroundings. This realisation dawned upon me when I learnt to enquire and to explore. Everything around us—the sun, the moon, the stars, rain, rivers, stones, rocks, birds, plants and animals—teach us many valuable life lessons.
(3)No wonder that besides the scriptures in many cultures, nature is also actively worshipped. The message that we get is to save our environment and to maintain ecological balance. People are taught to live in harmony with nature and recognise that there is God in all aspects of nature.
(4)Nature is a great teacher. A river never stops flowing. If it finds an obstacle in its way in the form of a heavy rock, the river water fights to remove it from its path or finds an alternative path to move ahead. This teaches us to be progressive in life and to keep the fighting spirit alive.
(5)Snakes are worshipped as they eat insects in the field that can hurt our crops, thus protecting the grains for us. In fact, whatever we worship is our helper and makes our lives easy for us. There are many such examples in nature, but we are not ready to learn a lesson yet. Overcome with greed, we are destroying the nature. As a result, we face natural disasters like drought, flood and landslides. We don’t know that nature is angry with us. However, it is never too late to learn. If we learn to respect nature, the quality of our life will definitely improve.
Question 6 ( i )
When we are children, we are taught to ___.
(A) go to school every day
(B) help your parents
(C) study regularly
(D) worship the photos and idols of the Gods of our respective religions
Answer
So, the correct answer is (D)
Question 6 (ii)
What do we learn from the holy books?
(A) life lessons
(B) good manners
(C) about nature
(D) about our past
Answer
So, the correct answer is (A)
Question 6 (iii)
Why should we respect our parents?
(A) They teach us good values.
(B) They work hard to make our life comfortable
(C) It is our duty.
(D) All of these
Answer
So, the correct answer is (B)
Question 6 (iv)
The narrator learnt that we learn a lot from our surroundings when he learnt to _____.
(A) ask questions
(B) enquire and explore
(C) analyse the scripture
(D) decipher the scriptures
Answer
So, the correct answer is (B)
Question 6 (v)
In many cultures besides scriptures, _____ is /are also worshipped.
(A) idols
(B) planets
(C) nature
(D) water
Answer
So, the correct answer is (C)
Question 6 (vi)
According to the author, where do we learn more than our holy books?
(A) parents
(B) grandparents
(C) surroundings
(D) family
Answer
So, the correct answer is (A)
Question 6 (vii)
What message do we get from the scriptures?
(A) to save our environment and maintain ecological balance
(B) to respect our parents
(C) to be kind
(D) to be virtuous
Answer
So, the correct answer is (A)
Question 6 (viii)
What does the river teach us?
(A) to be progressive in life
(B) to face the obstacles
(C) to never give up
(D) to face the challenges
Answer
So, the correct answer is (A)
Question 6 (ix)
The synonym of ‘advised’ is _________.
(A) ethics
(B) respective
(C) guided
(D) morality
Answer
So, the correct answer is (C)
Question 6 (x)
The synonym of ‘search’ in para 2 is _____.
(A) dawned
(B) enquire
(C) valuable
(D) explore
Answer
So, the correct answer is (D)
Question 6 (xi)
The word which means the same as ‘valuable’ is ____________.
(A) proper
(B) desirable
(C) available
(D) useful
Answer
So, the correct answer is (D)
Question 6 (xii)
The word which means the same as ‘harmony’ is ____________.
(A) beauty
(B) friendship
(C) Discomfort
(D) honesty
Answer
So, the correct answer is (B)
