Answer any FIVE of the following in about 30-40 words each.

22. Why did Dr. Malik decide to switch to para-athletics after her surgery?
How to answer: Give two reasons from the text (30 words).
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Dr. Malik switched to para-athletics because she had always loved sports and had previously been a competitive swimmer. When surgery confined her to a wheelchair, sport was the natural direction she turned to rebuild her sense of purpose and identity.

Seedha simple — Dr. Malik ko sports se pehle se pyaar tha aur woh competitive swimmer reh chuki thi. Isliye wheelchair pe aane ke baad para-athletics unke liye natural choice thi.

23. What does Dr. Malik mean when she says she aims to 'turn obstacles into stepping stones'?
How to answer: Explain the metaphor and apply it to one event in her life (30 words).
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The metaphor means using every difficulty as a platform to rise higher rather than treating it as a barrier. Dr. Malik's paralysis is the clearest example: what seemed like the ultimate obstacle became the foundation of an international sporting career.

Matlab har mushkil ko rukawat nahi, upar chadhne ki seedhi banao. Best example unki khud ki paralysis hai — jo sabse bada obstacle lagta tha, wahi international career ki foundation ban gaya.

24. What does the phrase 'a new lease of life' suggest about the role of Paralympics in Dr. Malik's life?
How to answer: Explain the phrase and link it specifically to what Paralympics gave her (30 words).
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The phrase 'a new lease of life' means gaining renewed energy and purpose after a period of loss. It suggests that Paralympics gave Dr. Malik a second beginning - transforming a period of despair after her paralysis into a focused, meaningful, and internationally celebrated athletic career.

'A new lease of life' matlab loss ke baad nayi energy aur purpose milna. Paralympics ne Dr. Malik ko second beginning diya — despair wala time ek celebrated athletic career mein badal gaya.

25. What role does family support play in Dr. Malik's story, according to the interview?
How to answer: State specifically what family support contributed to, from the text (30 words).
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According to Dr. Malik, the support of her family, 'coupled with her fortitude', allowed her to turn obstacles into stepping stones. This suggests that family support did not just provide comfort but actively helped her convert adversity into a foundation for achievement.

Interview ke hisaab se family support ne sirf comfort nahi diya — unki himmat ke saath milke usne obstacles ko stepping stones mein badalne mein active help ki.

26. How does Dr. Malik define her mission as an advocate?
How to answer: Name two specific goals of her advocacy mission from the text (30 words).
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Dr. Malik defines her advocacy mission as: strengthening the emotional health of persons with disabilities; empowering women through outdoor sports; and providing equipment to para-sportspersons from lower socio-economic backgrounds. She also organises disability awareness sessions at schools and colleges.

Mission ke teen parts: disabled logon ki emotional health , women ka outdoor sports se empowerment, aur garib para-athletes ko equipment . Saath mein schools-colleges mein awareness sessions bhi.

27. What does Dr. Malik's advice 'disability is not a limitation; it is a unique strength' tell us about her worldview?
How to answer: Explain what this shows about HOW Dr. Malik sees the world (30 words).
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This advice reveals that Dr. Malik holds an empowerment-centred worldview : she does not see disability as an absence or deficit but as a different kind of capability. She believes that what society labels as limitation is actually an untapped strength that, with opportunity, becomes extraordinary.

Is advice se pata chalta hai ki Dr. Malik ka worldview empowerment wala hai — disability koi kami nahi, ek alag tarah ki capability hai jo mauka milne pe extraordinary ban jaati hai.

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