Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: 

There are two problems which cause great worry to our educationists, the problem of religious and moral instruction in a land of many faiths and the problem arising out of a large variety of languages. Taking up the education of children, we see that they should be trained to love one another, to be kind and helpful to all, to be tender to the lower animals and to observe and think right. The task of teaching them how to read and write and to count and calculate is important, but it should not make us lose sight of the primary aim of  personality in the right way. For this, it is necessary to call into aid, culture, tradition and religion. But in our country we have, in the same school, to look after boys and girls born in different faiths and belonging to families that live diverse ways of life and follow different forms of worship associated with different denominations of religion. It will not do to tread the easy path of evading the difficulty by attending solely to physical culture and intellectual education. We have to evolve a suitable technique and method for serving the spiritual needs of school children professing different faiths. We would thereby promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, a fuller understanding and helpful co-operation among the different communities in our society. Again we must remain one people and we have therefore to give basic training in our schools to speak and understand more languages than one and to appreciate and respect the different religions prevailing in India. It is not right for us in India to be dissuaded from this by considerations as to overtaking the young mind. What is necessary must be done. And it is not in fact too great a burden. 

1. The main objective of education in India is ___ 

(A) imparting knowledge 

(B) moulding proper personality 

(C) developing language skills 

(D) teaching physical culture 

2. India is a ____ country. 

(A) multilayered 

(B) multicoloured 

(C) multinational 

(D) multilinguisic 

3. It is a challenge for the educationists to cater to the spiritual needs of Indian students because___. 

(A) they are not exposed to many languages 

(B) they don’t tolerate each other 

(C) they practice different faiths 

(D) they live diverse ways of life

4. _____Should not be considered a burden for the school children in India. 

(A) Learning more languages 

(B) Understanding mathematical calculations 

(C) Adopting new techniques and methods 

(D) following age – old culture and tradition 

5. Pick the word from the passage which means’ escape or aviod’. 

(A) evolve 

(B) prevail 

(C) tread 

(D) evade

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

Nestling between the Greater Himalayas and the Zanskar Range, the Zanskar Valley is Ladakh’s remotest and loveliest valley. The Zanskar Valley is a part of Ladakh region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Spread over an area of about 5000 square kilometres and at an elevation of 4010 metres, it is situated in Kargil district. Zanskar’s western arm (fed by the Stod river) is studded with small setlements and agricultural expanses, as opposed to its eastern flank (watered by the Lungnak), which is an isolated, forbidding gorge. Prone to heavy snowfall, the Zanskar Valley is sealed off by snow-locked passes for almost eight months of the year. The passes open only around June and close by mid-October, beckoning intrepid trekkers and rafters to its challenging mountain trails and treacherous waters, for here nature gives no quarter but will reward those who dare. Padum, the biggest village and headquarters of Zanskar, along with Lamayuru, is the base for adventure activities here. It comes as no surprise that the journey, by jeep, raft or even on foot, both to and through this dramatic terrain, ends up being the destination. High passes, fraught with danger and a terrible beauty, are the gateways to this fabulous hidden valley. 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

1. The Zanskar Valley is 

(a) part of lesser Himalayas 

(b) very remote 

(c) popular tourist destination 

(d) devoid of any settlement 

2. ‘Prone to snowfall’ means 

(a) the valley always experiences heavy snowfall. 

(b) the valley never experiences heavy snowfall. 

(c) the valley always experiences moderate snowfall. 

(d) the valley experiences heavy rainfall. 

3. The Zanskar Valley remains cut off for eight months because 

(a) adventure sports are held during this time. 

(b) the roads are repaired during this time. 

(c) the mountain passes are blocked by snow. 

(d) the rivers become dry during this time.

 4. The western arm of Zanskar Valley is habitable as 

(a) it is well connected by roads with the eastern side. 

(b) it is in the plain land and so very fertile. 

(c) the capital is located here. 

(d) it has agricultural land fed by Stored river. 

5. Which of the following statements is true? 

(a) The Zanskar Valley is a lush green valley. 

(b) The Zanskar Valley has a hot dry weather. 

(c) The Zanskar Valley is visited by foreigners only. 

(d) The Zanskar Valley has rugged and wild beauty.