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Unseen Passage for Class 11

Class 11 English Comprehensions with Answers

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1. Among the natural resources which can be called upon in national plans for development, possibly the most important is human labor. Since the English language suffers from a certain weakness in its ability to describe groups composed of both male and female members, this is usually described as Manpower.

2. Without a productive labour force, including effective leadership and intelligent middle management, no amount of foreign assistance or of natural wealth can ensure successful development and modernization.

3. The manpower for development during the next quarter century will come from the world’s present population of infants, children and adolescents. But we are not sure that they will be equal to task. Will they have the health, the education, the skills, the socio-cultural attitudes essential for the responsibilities of development?

4. For far too many of them the answer is no. The reason is basic. A child’s most critical years, with regard to physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development, are those before he reaches five years of age. During those critical formative years he is cared for almost exclusively by his mother and in many parts of the world the mother may not have the capacity to raise a superior child. She is incapable of doing so by reason of her own poor health, her ignorance and her lack of status and recognition of social and legal rights, of economic party of independence. One essential factor has been overlooked and ignored. The forgotten factor is the role of women. Development will be handicapped as long as women remain second class citizen, uneducated without any voice in family or community, decisions without legal or economic status, married when they are still practically children, and henceforth producing one baby after another, often to see half of them die before they are of school age.

5. We can enhance development by improving women power by giving women the opportunity to develop themselves. Statistics show that the average family size increases in inverse ratio to the Mother’s years of education- is lowest among college graduates, highest among those with only primary school training, or no education. Malnutrition is most frequent in large families, and increases in frequency with each additional sibling. The principle seems established that an educated mother has healthier and more intelligent children, and that is related to the fact that she has fewer children. The tendency of educated, upper class mothers to have fewer children operates even without access to contraceptive services.

6. The educational level of women is significant also because it has a direct influence upon their chances of employment, and the number of employed women in countries total labour force has a direct bearing on both the gross national product and disposable income of the individual family. Disposable income, especially in the hands of women, influences food purchasing and therefore the nutritional status of the family. The fact that the additional income derives from the paid employment of women provides a logical incentive to restrict the size of the family.

Answer the questions. 

1. Choose the most appropriate option:

(Q1.) Among the natural resources which can be called upon in national plans for development……………..
(a) The most important is certainly human labour.
(b) The most important is possibly human labour.
(c) The least developed is certainly human labour.
(d) The least developed is undoubtedly human labour.

(Q2.) Without a productive labour force, including effective leadership and intelligent middle management……………..
(a) No productive work is possible.
(b) Entrepreneurs will incur heavy losses.
(c) Economic development will not keep pace with national movements.
(d) No amount of foreign assistance or of natural wealth can ensure successful development and modernization.

(Q3.) Development will be handicapped as long as women remain…..
(a) second class citizen
(b) third class citizen
(c) first class citizen
(d) fourth class citizen

(Q4.) Disposable income in the hands of women strengthen
(a) Family bond
(b) Nutritional status of the family
(c) Spiritual status of the family
(d) None of these

(Q5.) What happens to the family size from an educated mother to an illiterate mother?
(a) Increases in direct proportion
(b) Increases in reverse proportion
(c) Increases in inverse proportion
(d) There is no relation

(Q6.) What will happen to development if the womenfolk is neglected?
(a) There will strong infrastructure
(b) There will be no growth and everything will stagnate.
(c) There will be growth and everything will stagnate.
(d) None of these.

(Q7.) Find a word in the passage (Para 5) which means ‘Increase’.
(a) High
(b) Reduction
(c) Decrease
(d) Enhance

(Q8.) During which period is the child growth maximum?
(a) Before age of five
(b) After age of five
(c) Infant
(d) Teenage

(Q9.) The synonym of tendency( para-5)
(a) Inclination
(b) Tangency
(c) Opposition
(d) deviation

Class 11 English Unseen Passage

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below.

Today we know about each and every part of the world. There is no land or sea that is not known to us. Man has explored every corner of the world, and he knows all the ways and routes from anywhere to everywhere in the world. He can reach from one place to the other as safely, easily and quickly as he likes. He has maps to guide him and fastest means of transport to carry him.

But for ages, most of the world was unknown to man. To begin with, he lived in caves. Then he came out of caves and started making homes in little corners of forests or behind the hills. He was afraid of wild animals and also of the clouds and the winds. He offered prayers and sacrifices to gods who, he thought, controlled the clouds and the winds. But slowly, through long centuries, men began to explore what lay beyond their caves, hills and forests where they had their homes. They went in their boats, first on the rivers and then across the seas. At first they remained close to the shore, and each new voyager went a little further than the previous one.
To those early travellers, the earth seemed to be a vast, flat world. They feared what would happen if they reached the edge. They believed that if they sailed southward, the sea would become so hot and boiling that life would be impossible. Toward the north, they thought, it must be too cold for anything to live. Till only five hundred years ago, nearly all men believed this. When some Portuguese explorers began to sail southward, their seamen revolted and refused to go further. They believed that the steaming waters of southern seas would boil them like potatoes. When some clever men of those days said that the earth was not flat but a ball of sphere, people would laugh at them. ‘How could there be people or trees on the other side of the world?’ they would say. ‘Would men walk and trees grow upside down? And how could they stay on the other side? Surely they would fall off.’

(i) We can travel as …………as we like.
(a) Safely
(b) Easily
(c) Quickly
(d) All the above

(ii) The modern man can reach anywhere he likes with the help of…………..
(a) Maps to guide him   (b) Fastest means of transport  (c) Both
(b) and
(c) above
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)

(iii) After leaving the caves, man started making little homes………
(a) In corners of forests
(b) away from the forests
(c) on the tree tops
(d) above the hills

(iv) Why would people not believe that the earth was not flat but round?
(a) if the earth were round, it would roll away like a ball.
(b) if the earth were round, people and trees on the other side would fall off.
(c) if the earth were round, water would not stay at one place.
(d) if the earth were round, it would look like the sun and the moon.

(v) Voyager is a person…………….
(a) who makes sacrifices in order to please gods.
(b) who goes about begging from place to place.
(c) who wants to explore new lands.
(d) making a long journey by sea.

(vi) What is the opposite of ‘previous’?
(a) Last
(b) Next
(c) Immediate
(d) simultaneous

(vii) Which word in the passage means ‘rose in protest’?
(a) revoke
(b) revolt
(c) refuse
(d) fall off

(viii) The sacrifices offered to gods by man because…..
(a) most of the world was unknown to him
(b) he was afraid of wild animals
(c) he was afraid of the clouds and the winds
(d) they controlled the clouds and the winds

(ix) When some Portuguese explorers began to sail northward, their seamen revolted and refused to go further.
(a ) True
(b) False
(c) Partially true
(d) partially false

Unseen Passage for Class 11 with Answers

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A pacifist at heart and an inventor by nature, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. He was sure his creation would help bring about the end of war. “When two armies of equal strength can annihilate each other in an instant”, he once wrote, “then all civilised nations will retreat and disband their troops”. Things didn‟t quite go according to plan. The invention that he thought would end all wars was seen by many others as an extremely deadly product. In 1888, when Alfred‟s brother Ludvig died, a French newspaper mistakenly ran an obituary for Alfred which called him the “merchant of death”. Not wanting to go down in history with such a horrible epitaph, Nobel created a will that soon shocked his relatives and established the now famous Nobel prizes. According to his will, Alfred Nobel‟s enormous fortune was to be used to establish prizes to award those who had done their best to benefit mankind in the field of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901, five years after Nobel‟s death. Page 2 of 13 Nobel initially donated 35 million Swedish Kronor (about $225 million today); the prizes come from the fortune‟s annual interest. The Nobel Laureates are announced at the beginning of October each year. A couple of months later, on 10th December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel‟s death, they receive their prize from the Swedish King – a Nobel Diploma, a medal and 10 million Swedish crowns per prize. All Nobel prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, except for the Nobel Peace Prize which is awarded in Oslo, Norway. Each award is decided by separate institutions which form assemblies to select the actual prize recipients. Some prizes (medicine) require Nobel assembly members to remain active in their fields, while others (literature) appoint members for life. The Peace prize is actually decided by five members of the Norwegian Parliament. Nobel Prize winners must be living; there are no posthumous awards. Each year, the Nobel committees distribute nomination forms to an undisclosed number of recipients – past winners, prominent institutions and respected members of the field – who are allowed to choose as many nominees as they want. Self-nomination is not permitted. The winner is decided by a simple majority vote.

(a) On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions by choosing the correct option. Answer any ten

(i) Alfred Nobel invented dynamite with an aim of………….
(a) Enabling wars
(b) without any intention
(c) ending wars
(d) cannot be said

(ii) What shocked Alfred‟s relatives?
(a) The invention of dynamite
(b) His will
(c) His will of donating money
(d) Both (a) and (b)

(iii) Why did Alfred establish the Nobel prizes?
(a) So that he is not regarded as Merchant of death
(b) To have a good name in history
(c) To shock his relatives
(d) To undo the loss of his brother

(iv) What does the phrase “merchant of death” imply? 
(a) A person who sells arms / is a reason for deaths
(b) A person who kills others
(c) A person who sells death
(d) None of these

(v) The synonym of „annihilate‟ in the first paragraph, is ………..
(a) Destroy
(b) Aid
(c) Nullify
(d) Protect

(vi) The word……… in the first paragraph, is a synonym of word „disperse‟.
(a) disband
(b) retreat
(c) announce
(d) shock

(vii) The recipients receive the award on this day
(a) The birth anniversary of Nobel
(b) The death anniversary of Nobel
(c) The day Nobel invented dynamite
(d) Marriage anniversary of Nobel

(viii) What is the compulsory condition for Nobel Prize winners?
(a) A dignitary of the UN
(b) Must be living
(c) A person with other awards to his credit
(d) One selected by the US

(ix) How is the fairness of these awards ensured?
(a) Each award decided by separate institutions
(b) Self-nomination is permitted
(c) Nomination forms are distributed to the public
(d) The number of nominees is limited

Comprehensions for Class 11 English with Solutions

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BURNING PLASTICS IS NO SOLUTION

When plastic waste is burnt, a complex weave of toxic chemicals is released. Breaking down polyvinyl chloride (PVC) — used for packaging, toys and coating electrical wires — produces dioxin, an organochlorine which belongs to the family of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). A recent Dioxin Assessment Report brought out by the United States Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) says the risk of getting cancer from dioxin is ten times higher than reported by the agency in 1994.Yet the Delhi government is giving the green signal to a gasification project which will convert garbage into energy without removing plastic waste. Former transport minister Rajendra Gupta, the promoter of this project, says this is not necessary. He claims no air pollution will be caused and that the ash produced can be used as manure. An earlier waste-to-energy project set up in Timarpur failed. The new one, built with Australian assistance, will cost ₹ 200 crore. It will generate 25 megawatts of power and gobble 1,000 tonnes of garbage every day. “Technologies like gasification are a form of incineration,” says MadhumitaDutta, central coordinator with Toxics Link, New Delhi. Incineration merely transfers hazardous waste from a solid form to air, water and ash, she points out. Toxins produced during incineration include acidic gases, heavy metals as well as dioxins and furans. “The ‘manure’ will be hazardous and a problem to dispose,” says Dutta. Municipal solid waste contains a mix of plastics. Breaking down this waste emits hydrochloric acid which attacks the respiratory system, skin and eyes, resulting in coughing, vomiting and nausea. Polyethylene generates volatile compounds like formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, both suspected carcinogenic. Breathing styrene from polystyrene can cause leukaemia. Polyurethane is associated with asthma. Dioxin released by PVC is a powerful hormone disrupter and causes birth defects and reproductive problems. There is no threshold dose to prevent it and our bodies have no defence against it. “Even the best run incinerators in the world have to deal with stringent norms, apart from contaminated filters and ash, making them hugely expensive to operate,” says Dutta. In Germany, air pollution devices accounted for two-thirds the cost of incineration. Despite such efforts, the European Dioxin Inventory noted that the input of dioxin into the atmosphere was the highest from incineration.“India does not have the facility to test dioxin and the cost of setting one up is prohibitively expensive,” says Dutta.Besides, Indian garbage has a low calorific content of about 800 cal/kg, since it has high moisture and requires additional fuel to burn. Toxics Link calculates that the electricity generated from such technology will cost between ₹ 5-7 per unit, which is six times higher than conventional energy. India has chosen a dioxin preventive route and burning of chlorinated plastics is prohibited under Municipal Solid Waste and Biomedical Rules. Nearly 80 per cent of Indian garbage is recyclable or compostable. Resident associations, the informal sector and the municipal corporation can make Delhi’s garbage disappear in a sustainable manner. “Instead, the government promotes end of pipeline solutions,” says Dutta.

1.1.On the basis of the understanding of the passage above, answer any EIGHT of the following questions by choosing the most appropriate options. 
(i) Which organochlorine belongs to the family of Persistent Organic Pollutants?
(a) Hydro chlorine
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Styrene
(d) Dioxine

(ii) Dioxine causes ………………..
(a) cancer
(b) heart attack
(c) sickness
(d) hypertension

(iii) The gasification process transforms ………………..
(a) energy into garbage
(b) garbage into energy
(c) water into energy
(d) energy into water

(iv) Garbage can be converted into energy by………
(a) Gasification
(b) gratification
(c) a chemical process
(d) firing

(v) Indian garbage contains …………………
(a) low moisture
(b) high moisture
(c) no moisture
(d) only moisture

(vi) Incineration merely transfers hazardous waste from a solid form to
(a) air, water and ash
(b) water and ash
(c) air and water.
(d) waste, ash and gas

(vii) Breathing styrene from polystyrene can cause ……..
(a) Asthama
(b) Leukaemia
(c) Coughing
(d) Nausea

(viii) Nearly 80 per cent of Indian garbage ……………………….
(a) is recyclable or compostable.
(b) is dumped in seas and oceans
(c) is dumped in outskirts of the cities
(d) is dumped in the forests

(ix) India has chosen a dioxin preventive route because……
(a) electricity generated from such technology will cost between ₹ 5-7 per unit.
(b) burning of chlorinated plastics is prohibited under Municipal Solid Waste and Biomedical Rules.
(c) Indian garbage has a low calorific content of about 800 cal/kg.
(d) All the above.

Solved Unseen Passage for Class 11 English

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INDIA’S PLACE IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER

We have entered a new world. The fall of the Berlin wall put an end to the bipolar world and gave birth to hope for freedom and prosperity; there were States that gained their independence. Most adopted the democratic model, which corresponds to our shared political values.
Globalization further enhances these changes. It offers extra-ordinary opportunities to individuals who are in a position to seize them; easier access to information, speedier communications and unimpeded travels. But it also develops new forms of vulnerabilities; a financial crisis can run from Thailand to Russia via Latin America. Epidemics spread faster and, further, be it mad cow’s disease or bird flu.
Therefore, our destiny is no longer shaped within safe frontiers but on an international scale. Given the extent of these changes, we must define our world’s new principles of organization. In this endeavor for a new order, India has a major role to play. First because it is an example of dynamism and energy. Your country is one of youth; 33 percent of population is under the age of 15. You are aware of the tremendous asset and the immense responsibility that this represents. A young population is a guarantee of imagination, renewal, awakening and hope. But it is also a challenge in terms of education, health and training.
India has been able to make the most of globalization and has gained a pivotal role. It provides the example of an economy which has allied dynamism and equilibrium. The past year offers the two- fold satisfaction of a spectacular 7.5 percent growth rate and inflation under control. Thanks to the size and dynamism of its domestic market, it can project itself into the future with confidence.
India is now the biggest international service provider in information technologies, and this at a time when the western countries are experiencing a real shortage of manpower in this very field. A scientific power, India, today, is also a key player in space research. Thanks to the excellence of the Indian Space Research Organization, it is the forefront of technologies for launchers and the construction of satellites.
This economic vitality has developed on the basis of a strong concern for social justice. In the face of inequalities that still remain and could be increasing, India has given priority, to poverty reduction, job creation and support of the agricultural sector. Your country has shown that economic growth and concern for the greater good are not incompatible. India, however, does not only offer an economic model. It stands as an example for nations that show due respect for cultural identities. This represents a major challenge as globalization has inherent in it two-fold risk. First of all, there is the risk of domination of certain forms of thinking, of certain ways of life and expression. The diversity of cultures, religions, traditions and memories is an essential component of the richness of our world. If we are not careful, it could die one day.
Then there is the risk of confrontation of-identities. Lack of respect for what people stand. For can nurture claims of nationalists and fundamentalists. The more an identity feels the threatened, the more it tends to be in world looking, rejects the diversity and finally gives into confrontation. These are the patterns that we saw in action in the worst post cold war confrontation, from the explosion of the Balkans to the genocide in the Rwanda. With 18 official languages and over 1652 dialects, India is at the forefront of cultural diversity. It is a proof that openness to the outside world and preservation of its own roots can go hand in hand. The movement of exchange between cultures must not let to silencing the polyphony of voices and views.
In the heart of its democracy, India has been able to define an identity respectfully of each and everyone’s specificity. It is home to one of the largest Muslim communities of the world, with over 120 million believers. The religious patchwork of India offers to each minority, whether it be the two million Christians, the 16 million Sikhs or the Budish, Jains and Parsis, the possibility of keeping alive their own religious beliefs in harmony with the India identity. This original and exemplary synthesis is difficult to achieve. Your will to promote democracy is undoubtedly the strongest political message of the Indian nation. At the heart of new world geography lies the democratic challenge…Thanks to you we know that the size of the population, that the force of history and traditions is not an obstacle. India is proof that the universality of Human Rights is a realistic emotion. It shows us that State secularism can be reconciled with the vigour of identities and beliefs.
-Villepin

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate option.

1. India has a major role to play because
a. It has a rich geographical area.
b. It is rich in natural resources.
c. It is an example of enthusiasm and energy to make new things happen successfully.
d. India is a secular country.

2. India is the biggest service provider in the period of information technologies as…….
a. Unemployed youths are more in number in India.
b. Western countries have a shortage of manpower in this very field.
c. People outside India are not/ willing to work.
d. Indian population is educated.

3 The speaker thanks the Indian Space Research Organization because…..
a. It is in a leading position in the field of satellites
b. It is leading in producing rockets.
c. There is a strong group of scientists working together in this field.
d. Indian scientists are very intelligent.

4 When the speaker says “Your country has shown that economic growth and concern for the greater good are not incompatible”, he is
a. Complaining
b. giving compliments
c. finding faults.
d. Discussing

5. Find out the word which means: the act of killing the whole race
a. Genocide
b. Polyphony
c. Explosion
d. Confrontation.

6. Why did the speaker say that we have entered a world?
a. We are adopting democracy
b. Using technology
c. practicing computer.
d. landing on the moon.

7. Find words from passage which means the opposite of ‘ laziness’
a. Dynamism
b. inactivity
c. Sloth
d. renewal

8. We should save the culture of India because
a. It has the largest Muslim community.
b. It is the home of many religions keeping alive their own beliefs in harmony.
c. It is politically very strong.
d. India is a democratic country.

9. Find words from the passage which means the opposite of ‘well matched
a. Vitality
b. Inequalities
c. congruous
d. incompatible

Answer the questions. 

1. Choose the most appropriate option:

(Q1.) Among the natural resources which can be called upon in national plans for development……………..
(a) The most important is certainly human labour.
(b) The most important is possibly human labour.
(c) The least developed is certainly human labour.
(d) The least developed is undoubtedly human labour.

(Q2.) Without a productive labour force, including effective leadership and intelligent middle management……………..
(a) No productive work is possible.
(b) Entrepreneurs will incur heavy losses.
(c) Economic development will not keep pace with national movements.
(d) No amount of foreign assistance or of natural wealth can ensure successful development and modernization.

(Q3.) Development will be handicapped as long as women remain…..
(a) second class citizen
(b) third class citizen
(c) first class citizen
(d) fourth class citizen

(Q4.) Disposable income in the hands of women strengthen
(a) Family bond
(b) Nutritional status of the family
(c) Spiritual status of the family
(d) None of these

(Q5.) What happens to the family size from an educated mother to an illiterate mother?
(a) Increases in direct proportion
(b) Increases in reverse proportion
(c) Increases in inverse proportion
(d) There is no relation

(Q6.) What will happen to development if the womenfolk is neglected?
(a) There will strong infrastructure
(b) There will be no growth and everything will stagnate.
(c) There will be growth and everything will stagnate.
(d) None of these.

(Q7.) Find a word in the passage (Para 5) which means ‘Increase’.
(a) High
(b) Reduction
(c) Decrease
(d) Enhance

(Q8.) During which period is the child growth maximum?
(a) Before age of five
(b) After age of five
(c) Infant
(d) Teenage

(Q9.) The synonym of tendency( para-5)
(a) Inclination
(b) Tangency
(c) Opposition
(d) deviation

Unseen Passages for Class 11 English

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Today we know about each and every part of the world. There is no land or sea that is not known to us. Man has explored every corner of the world, and he knows all the ways and routes from anywhere to everywhere in the world. He can reach from one place to the other as safely, easily and quickly as he likes. He has maps to guide him and fastest means of transport to carry him.
But for ages, most of the world was unknown to man. To begin with, he lived in caves. Then he came out of caves and started making homes in little corners of forests or behind the hills. He was afraid of wild animals and also of the clouds and the winds. He offered prayers and sacrifices to gods who, he thought, controlled the clouds and the winds. But slowly, through long centuries, men began to explore what lay beyond their caves, hills and forests where they had their homes. They went in their boats, first on the rivers and then across the seas. At first they remained close to the shore, and each new voyager went a little further than the previous one.
To those early travellers, the earth seemed to be a vast, flat world. They feared what would happen if they reached the edge. They believed that if they sailed southward, the sea would become so hot and boiling that life would be impossible. Toward the north, they thought, it must be too cold for anything to live. Till only five hundred years ago, nearly all men believed this. When some Portuguese explorers began to sail southward, their seamen revolted and refused to go further. They believed that the steaming waters of southern seas would boil them like potatoes. When some clever men of those days said that the earth was not flat but a ball of sphere, people would laugh at them. ‘How could there be people or trees on the other side of the world?’ they would say. ‘Would men walk and trees grow upside down? And how could they stay on the other side? Surely they would fall off.’

i) We can travel as …………as we like.
(a) Safely
(b) Easily
(c) Quickly
(d) All the above

(ii) The modern man can reach anywhere he likes with the help of…………..
(a) Maps to guide him   (b) Fastest means of transport  (c) Both
(a) and
(b) above
(c) Neither (a) nor (b)

(iii) After leaving the caves, man started making little homes………
(a) In corners of forests
(b) away from the forests
(c) on the tree tops
(d) above the hills

(iv) Why would people not believe that the earth was not flat but round?
(a) if the earth were round, it would roll away like a ball.
(b) if the earth were round, people and trees on the other side would fall off.
(c) if the earth were round, water would not stay at one place.
(d) if the earth were round, it would look like the sun and the moon.

(v) Voyager is a person…………….
(a) who makes sacrifices in order to please gods.
(b) who goes about begging from place to place.
(c) who wants to explore new lands.
(d) making a long journey by sea.

(vi) What is the opposite of ‘previous’?
(a) Last
(b) Next
(c) Immediate
(d) simultaneous

(vii) Which word in the passage means ‘rose in protest’?
(a) revoke
(b) revolt
(c) refuse
(d) fall off

(viii) The sacrifices offered to gods by man because…..
(a) most of the world was unknown to him
(b) he was afraid of wild animals
( c) he was afraid of the clouds and the winds
(d) they controlled the clouds and the winds

(ix) When some Portuguese explorers began to sail northward, their seamen revolted and refused to go further.
(a ) True
(b) False
( c) Partially true
( d) partially false

Solved Unseen Passages for English Class 11

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A pacifist at heart and an inventor by nature, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. He was sure his creation would help bring about the end of war. “When two armies of equal strength can annihilate each other in an instant”, he once wrote, “then all civilised nations will retreat and disband their troops”. Things didn‟t quite go according to plan. The invention that he thought would end all wars was seen by many others as an extremely deadly product. In 1888, when Alfred‟s brother Ludvig died, a French newspaper mistakenly ran an obituary for Alfred which called him the “merchant of death”. Not wanting to go down in history with such a horrible epitaph, Nobel created a will that soon shocked his relatives and established the now famous Nobel prizes. According to his will, Alfred Nobel‟s enormous fortune was to be used to establish prizes to award those who had done their best to benefit mankind in the field of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901, five years after Nobel‟s death. Page 2 of 13 Nobel initially donated 35 million Swedish Kronor (about $225 million today); the prizes come from the fortune‟s annual interest. The Nobel Laureates are announced at the beginning of October each year. A couple of months later, on 10th December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel‟s death, they receive their prize from the Swedish King – a Nobel Diploma, a medal and 10 million Swedish crowns per prize. All Nobel prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, except for the Nobel Peace Prize which is awarded in Oslo, Norway. Each award is decided by separate institutions which form assemblies to select the actual prize recipients. Some prizes (medicine) require Nobel assembly members to remain active in their fields, while others (literature) appoint members for life. The Peace prize is actually decided by five members of the Norwegian Parliament. Nobel Prize winners must be living; there are no posthumous awards. Each year, the Nobel committees distribute nomination forms to an undisclosed number of recipients – past winners, prominent institutions and respected members of the field – who are allowed to choose as many nominees as they want. Self-nomination is not permitted. The winner is decided by a simple majority vote.

(a) On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions by choosing the correct option. Answer any ten

(i) Alfred Nobel invented dynamite with an aim of………….
(a) Enabling wars
(b) without any intention
(c) ending wars
(d) cannot be said

(ii) What shocked Alfred‟s relatives?
(a) The invention of dynamite
(b) His will
(c) His will of donating money
(d) Both (a) and (b)

(iii) Why did Alfred establish the Nobel prizes?
(a) So that he is not regarded as Merchant of death
(b) To have a good name in history
(c) To shock his relatives
(d) To undo the loss of his brother

(iv) What does the phrase “merchant of death” imply? 
(a) A person who sells arms / is a reason for deaths
(b) A person who kills others
(c) A person who sells death
(d) None of these

(v) The synonym of „annihilate‟ in the first paragraph, is ………..
(a) Destroy
(b) Aid
(c) Nullify
(d) Protect

(vi) The word……… in the first paragraph, is a synonym of word „disperse‟.
(a) disband
(b) retreat
(c) announce
(d) shock

(vii) The recipients receive the award on this day
(a) The birth anniversary of Nobel
(b) The death anniversary of Nobel
(c) The day Nobel invented dynamite
(d) Marriage anniversary of Nobel

(viii) What is the compulsory condition for Nobel Prize winners?
(a) A dignitary of the UN
(b) Must be living
(c) A person with other awards to his credit
(d) One selected by the US

(ix) How is the fairness of these awards ensured?
(a) Each award decided by separate institutions
(b) Self-nomination is permitted
(c) Nomination forms are distributed to the public
(d) The number of nominees is limited

Unseen Passage Class 11 English Pdf

BURNING PLASTICS IS NO SOLUTION

When plastic waste is burnt, a complex weave of toxic chemicals is released. Breaking down polyvinyl chloride (PVC) — used for packaging, toys and coating electrical wires — produces dioxin, an organochlorine which belongs to the family of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). A recent Dioxin Assessment Report brought out by the United States Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) says the risk of getting cancer from dioxin is ten times higher than reported by the agency in 1994.Yet the Delhi government is giving the green signal to a gasification project which will convert garbage into energy without removing plastic waste. Former transport minister Rajendra Gupta, the promoter of this project, says this is not necessary. He claims no air pollution will be caused and that the ash produced can be used as manure. An earlier waste-to-energy project set up in Timarpur failed. The new one, built with Australian assistance, will cost ₹ 200 crore. It will generate 25 megawatts of power and gobble 1,000 tonnes of garbage every day. “Technologies like gasification are a form of incineration,” says MadhumitaDutta, central coordinator with Toxics Link, New Delhi. Incineration merely transfers hazardous waste from a solid form to air, water and ash, she points out. Toxins produced during incineration include acidic gases, heavy metals as well as dioxins and furans. “The ‘manure’ will be hazardous and a problem to dispose,” says Dutta. Municipal solid waste contains a mix of plastics. Breaking down this waste emits hydrochloric acid which attacks the respiratory system, skin and eyes, resulting in coughing, vomiting and nausea. Polyethylene generates volatile compounds like formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, both suspected carcinogenic. Breathing styrene from polystyrene can cause leukaemia. Polyurethane is associated with asthma. Dioxin released by PVC is a powerful hormone disrupter and causes birth defects and reproductive problems. There is no threshold dose to prevent it and our bodies have no defence against it. “Even the best run incinerators in the world have to deal with stringent norms, apart from contaminated filters and ash, making them hugely expensive to operate,” says Dutta. In Germany, air pollution devices accounted for two-thirds the cost of incineration. Despite such efforts, the European Dioxin Inventory noted that the input of dioxin into the atmosphere was the highest from incineration.“India does not have the facility to test dioxin and the cost of setting one up is prohibitively expensive,” says Dutta.Besides, Indian garbage has a low calorific content of about 800 cal/kg, since it has high moisture and requires additional fuel to burn. Toxics Link calculates that the electricity generated from such technology will cost between ₹ 5-7 per unit, which is six times higher than conventional energy. India has chosen a dioxin preventive route and burning of chlorinated plastics is prohibited under Municipal Solid Waste and Biomedical Rules. Nearly 80 per cent of Indian garbage is recyclable or compostable. Resident associations, the informal sector and the municipal corporation can make Delhi’s garbage disappear in a sustainable manner. “Instead, the government promotes end of pipeline solutions,” says Dutta.

1.1.On the basis of the understanding of the passage above, answer any EIGHT of the following questions by choosing the most appropriate options. 
(I) Which organochlorine belongs to the family of Persistent Organic Pollutants?
(a) Hydro chlorine
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Styrene
(d) Dioxine

(ii) Dioxine causes ………………..
(a) cancer
(b) heart attack
(c) sickness
(d) hypertension

(iii) The gasification process transforms ………………..
(a) energy into garbage
(b) garbage into energy
(c) water into energy
(d) energy into water

(iv) Garbage can be converted into energy by………
(a) Gasification
(b) gratification
(c) a chemical process
(d) firing

(v) Indian garbage contains …………………
(a) low moisture
(b) high moisture
(c) no moisture
(d) only moisture

(vi) Incineration merely transfers hazardous waste from a solid form to
(a) air, water and ash
(b) water and ash
(c) air and water.
(d) waste, ash and gas

(vii) Breathing styrene from polystyrene can cause ……..
(a) Asthama
(b) Leukaemia
(c) Coughing
(d) Nausea

(viii) Nearly 80 per cent of Indian garbage ……………………….
(a) is recyclable or compostable.
(b) is dumped in seas and oceans
(c) is dumped in outskirts of the cities
(d) is dumped in the forests

(ix) India has chosen a dioxin preventive route because……
(a) electricity generated from such technology will cost between ₹ 5-7 per unit.
(b) burning of chlorinated plastics is prohibited under Municipal Solid Waste and Biomedical Rules.
(c) Indian garbage has a low calorific content of about 800 cal/kg.
(d) All the above.

Unseen Passage for Class 11

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow

INDIA’S PLACE IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER

We have entered a new world. The fall of the Berlin wall put an end to the bipolar world and gave birth to hope for freedom and prosperity; there were States that gained their independence. Most adopted the democratic model, which corresponds to our shared political values.
Globalization further enhances these changes. It offers extra-ordinary opportunities to individuals who are in a position to seize them; easier access to information, speedier communications and unimpeded travels. But it also develops new forms of vulnerabilities; a financial crisis can run from Thailand to Russia via Latin America. Epidemics spread faster and, further, be it mad cow’s disease or bird flu.
Therefore, our destiny is no longer shaped within safe frontiers but on an international scale. Given the extent of these changes, we must define our world’s new principles of organization. In this endeavor for a new order, India has a major role to play. First because it is an example of dynamism and energy. Your country is one of youth; 33 percent of population is under the age of 15. You are aware of the tremendous asset and the immense responsibility that this represents. A young population is a guarantee of imagination, renewal, awakening and hope. But it is also a challenge in terms of education, health and training.
India has been able to make the most of globalization and has gained a pivotal role. It provides the example of an economy which has allied dynamism and equilibrium. The past year offers the two- fold satisfaction of a spectacular 7.5 percent growth rate and inflation under control. Thanks to the size and dynamism of its domestic market, it can project itself into the future with confidence.
India is now the biggest international service provider in information technologies, and this at a time when the western countries are experiencing a real shortage of manpower in this very field. A scientific power, India, today, is also a key player in space research. Thanks to the excellence of the Indian Space Research Organization, it is the forefront of technologies for launchers and the construction of satellites.
This economic vitality has developed on the basis of a strong concern for social justice. In the face of inequalities that still remain and could be increasing, India has given priority, to poverty reduction, job creation and support of the agricultural sector. Your country has shown that economic growth and concern for the greater good are not incompatible. India, however, does not only offer an economic model. It stands as an example for nations that show due respect for cultural identities. This represents a major challenge as globalization has inherent in it two-fold risk. First of all, there is the risk of domination of certain forms of thinking, of certain ways of life and expression. The diversity of cultures, religions, traditions and memories is an essential component of the richness of our world. If we are not careful, it could die one day.
Then there is the risk of confrontation of-identities. Lack of respect for what people stand. For can nurture claims of nationalists and fundamentalists. The more an identity feels the threatened, the more it tends to be in world looking, rejects the diversity and finally gives into confrontation. These are the patterns that we saw in action in the worst post cold war confrontation, from the explosion of the Balkans to the genocide in the Rwanda. With 18 official languages and over 1652 dialects, India is at the forefront of cultural diversity. It is a proof that openness to the outside world and preservation of its own roots can go hand in hand. The movement of exchange between cultures must not let to silencing the polyphony of voices and views.
In the heart of its democracy, India has been able to define an identity respectfully of each and everyone’s specificity. It is home to one of the largest Muslim communities of the world, with over 120 million believers. The religious patchwork of India offers to each minority, whether it be the two million Christians, the 16 million Sikhs or the Budish, Jains and Parsis, the possibility of keeping alive their own religious beliefs in harmony with the India identity. This original and exemplary synthesis is difficult to achieve. Your will to promote democracy is undoubtedly the strongest political message of the Indian nation. At the heart of new world geography lies the democratic challenge…Thanks to you we know that the size of the population, that the force of history and traditions is not an obstacle. India is proof that the universality of Human Rights is a realistic emotion. It shows us that State secularism can be reconciled with the vigour of identities and beliefs.
-Villepin

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate option.

1. India has a major role to play because
a. It has a rich geographical area.
b. It is rich in natural resources.
c. It is an example of enthusiasm and energy to make new things happen successfully.
d. India is a secular country.

2. India is the biggest service provider in the period of information technologies as…….
a. Unemployed youths are more in number in India.
b. Western countries have a shortage of manpower in this very field.
c. People outside India are not/ willing to work.
d. Indian population is educated.

3 The speaker thanks the Indian Space Research Organization because…..
a. It is in a leading position in the field of satellites
b. It is leading in producing rockets.
c. There is a strong group of scientists working together in this field.
d. Indian scientists are very intelligent.

4 When the speaker says “Your country has shown that economic growth and concern for the greater good are not incompatible”, he is
a. Complaining
b.giving compliments
c. finding faults.
d. Discussing

5. Find out the word which means: the act of killing the whole race
a. Genocide
b. Polyphony
c. Explosion
d. Confrontation.

6. Why did the speaker say that we have entered a world?
a. We are adopting democracy
b. Using technology
c. practicing computer.
d. landing on the moon.

7. Find words from passage which means the opposite of ‘ laziness’
a. Dynamism
b. inactivity
c. Sloth
d. renewal

8. We should save the culture of India because
a. It has the largest Muslim community.
b. It is the home of many religions keeping alive their own beliefs in harmony.
c. It is politically very strong.
d. India is a democratic country.

9. Find words from the passage which means the opposite of ‘well matched
a. Vitality
b. Inequalities
c. congruous
d. incompatible

Class 11 English Unseen Passage

Case Based Unseen Passage

Read the passage given below.
Most cities in India face water shortage problems. According to some reports, 182 cities require urgent attention with regards to water and wastewater management. It is estimated that 35% of water is lost every day in leakages in cities. The effective water supply after this loss is only 125 litres/day per capita. This is considerably lower than the demand of 210 litres/day per capita. The following graph shows the water demand in some major Indian cities in MLD (million litres per day).
Wastewater management is becoming a major challenge in cities. Population growth and urbanisation has put cities under unprecedented pressure. Development of infrastructure and
government regulations have not been able to keep pace with this. The other major concern is groundwater exploitation. Many towns and cities still depend on hand pumps for their water supply which depletes the water table.
The way forward – Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM)
The IUWM approach is a completely new way of looking at urban water management. It encourages cities to align their socio-economic planning to a ‘hydrological’ context, without losing sight of their developmental priorities. It is based on the following key concepts:

Participation of public, private and social sectors in urban areas in activities that are water related. The participation is needed to reach a common understanding of the challenges to water management and identify a common vision.

Considering the whole urban water cycle as one system. This covers various actions, such as:

• matching water quality with the purpose of use
• using natural systems for water and wastewater treatment
• considering storm water/rainwater as a potential source of water
• preventing leakage
• strengthening urban water systems that often face acute shortage of water or floods
• managing the urban demand and use of water
• Regarding wastewater as a resource. Grey water (used water) can be reused for domestic purposes, urban agriculture and industrial processes.
• Optimum infrastructure design. This implies the selection of correct technology for water supply, wastewater treatment and sanitation. The selection is based on factors such as water quality, economic condition of households, size of population and availability of skilled manpower, land and institutions.
• The IUWM is a holistic approach that links urban water management with overall urban planning. If the government wishes to adopt IUWM, it has to adjust some of its policies and
• regulations, and consider decentralising its activities. It has to also train its technical and managerial staff and be open to sharing information with public.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage

i) More than a third of the water in cities is lost due to
a. overuse.
b. leakage.
c. lack of wastewater management.
d. pollution in the water.

ii) Name two cities which constitute more than 50% of the water demand of all Indian cities put together.
a. Jaipur and Kanpur
b. Mumbai and Delhi
c. Surat and Lucknow
d. Bengaluru and Chennai

iii). IUWM approach is a holistic way of looking at urban water management because it
a. ensures the participation of public, private and social sectors in urban water management.
b. supports the use of grey water.
c. aligns urban water management with urban planning.
d. controls population growth.

iv). By ‘hydrological context’ is meant
a. the context of hydroelectric power
b. the scientific study of water
c. the correct technology for water supply, wastewater treatment and sanitation.
d. a perspective that recognizes issues related to water.

v) Grey water can be reused for
a. domestic work
b. agriculture
c. drinking after purification
d. infrastructural processes

vi) Which of the following cities faced acute water crisis and was about to approach Day Zero in 2018?
a. Canada
b. New York
c. New Delhi
d. Cape Town

Unseen Passage for Class 11 with Answers

Read the passage carefully:

1. When plastic waste is burnt, a complex weave of toxic chemicals is released. Breaking down Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) used for packaging, toys and coating electrical wires. It produces dioxin, an organochlorine which belongs to the family of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). A recent Dioxin Assessment Report brought out by the United States Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) says the risk of getting cancer from dioxin is ten times higher than reported by the agency in 1994.

2. Yet the Delhi government is giving the green signal to a gasification project which will convert garbage into energy without removing plastic waste. Former transport minister Rajendra Gupta, the promoter of this project, says this is not necessary. He claims no air pollution will be caused and that the ash produced can be used as manure. This project, built with Australian assistance, will cost Rs 200 crore. It will generate 25 megawatts of power and gobble 1,000 tonnes of garbage everyday.

3. “Technologies like gasification are a form of incineration,” says Madhumita Dutta, central coordinator with Toxics Link, New Delhi. Incineration merely transfers hazardous waste from a solid form to air, water and ash, she points out. Toxins produced during incineration include acidic gases, heavy metals as well as dioxins and furans. “The ‘manure’ will be hazardous and a problem to dispose,” says Dutta.

4.Municipal solid waste contains a mix of plastics. Breaking down this waste emits hydrochloric acid which attacks the respiratory system, skin and eyes, resulting in coughing, vomiting and nausea.Polyethylene generates volatile compounds like formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, both suspected carcinogenic. Breathing styrene from polystyrene can cause leukaemia.
Polyurethane is associated with asthma. Dioxin released by PVC is a powerful hormone disrupter and causes birth defects and reproductive problems. There is no threshold dose to prevent it and our bodies have no defence against it.

5. How has global plastic waste disposal method changed over time? In the chart, we see the share of global plastic waste that is discarded, recycled or incinerated from 1980 through to 2015. Prior to 1980, recycling and incineration of plastic was negligible. From 1980 for incineration and 1990 for recycling, rates increased on average by about 0.7 percent per year.

6. “India does not have the facility to test dioxin and the cost of setting one up is prohibitively expensive,” says Dutta. Besides, Indian garbage has a low calorific content of about 800 cal/kg, since it has high moisture and requires additional fuel to burn. Toxics link calculates that the electricity generated from such technology will cost between Rs 5-7 per unit, which is six times higher than conventional energy. India has chosen a dioxin preventive route and burning of chlorinated plastics is prohibited under Municipal Solid Waste and Biomedical Rules.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer any five of the following questions by choosing the most appropriate option:

(i) Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
a. India has adopted a preventive measure under which burning of chlorinated plastics is prohibited.
b. USEPA says that the risk of getting cancer from dioxin is hundred times higher than reported by the agency in 1994.
c. Incineration merely transfers hazardous waste from a solid form to air, water and ash.
d. Hydrochloric acid attacks the digestive system, nose and eyes which results in diabetes and nausea.

(ii) Based on the graphical chart in the passage, choose the option that correctly states the ratio between discarded waste to recycled global plastic waste in 2015.

a. option 1
b. option 2
c. option 3
d. option 4

(iii) Based on the given graphical representation of data in the passage, choose the option that lists the statement that is NOT TRUE.
a. In the year 2015, the incinerated plastic waste disposal was 80%.
b. In the year 1980, share of discarded plastic waste was 100%.
c. Discarded plastic waste was 60% in the year 2010.
d. Recycled plastic waste in the year 2000 was more than 70%.

(iv) By 2015, how much global plastic waste was being incinerated?
a. 55%
b. 25%
c. 20%
d. 50%

(v)Which word in the passage means same as ‘waste material’? (para 2)
a. gasification
b. garbage
c. pollution
d. manure

(vi) If formaldehyde and acetaldehyde are carcinogenic, it means they
a. produce carbon dioxide
b. cause asphyxiation
c. cause cancer
d. cause cardiac problems

Solved Unseen Passage for Class 11 English

Read the passage given below:
Here’s good news for tiger conservationists, tiger authorities and wildlife lovers celebrating International Tiger Day. According to the latest census of 2018 released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on International Tiger Day, India is home to 2,967 tigers. What makes this figure significant is that it is an increase by a third as compared to 2014 and more than double as compared to 2006. The latest census also reveals the states with the highest tiger populations and those with the lower ones, along with the economic value (Pegged between 4200 crores to 16000 crores annually) of tiger reserves in the country. See the given infographic.

The latest tiger census is very encouraging, and points to the successful strategies, methods and techniques being adopted and pursued by wildlife authorities and wildlife conservationists to protect the tiger.
The tiger census 2018 was taken after a painstaking 15months’ work where the forest officials surveyed 3,81,400 sq km of forested habitats. During the same period of time, they also
installed 26,760 camera traps, with wildlife biologists going through 35 million images of wildlife. Of this astounding number of images, 76,523 were those of tigers. It is estimated that
almost 83% of the entire tiger population was represented in these images.
The figures are certainly cause for enthusiasm, and a great deal of it was reflected in the address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on International Tiger Day. In it, he also stressed on the need for striking a healthy balance between development and environment. Addressing this issue, he went on to say, “There is a very old debate- development or environment. Both sides present views as if they are mutually exclusive. In our policies, in our economics, we have to change the conversation about conservation. I am confident that India will prosper both economically and environmentally. India will build more roads and India will have cleaner rivers. India will have better train connectivity and also greater tree coverage.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, attempt any five questions out of the six that follow: 
i) Which of the following would be the most appropriate heading for the above passage?
a) The Return of the Cats
b) The Roar of the Lion
c) The King Makes a Comeback
d) The Roar is Back

ii) According to the 2018 survey, tick the statement which is true regarding the number of tigers in each state.
a) Madhya Pradesh vies closely with Karnataka for the first place.
b) Uttarakhand trails behind Karnataka by 100 tigers.
c) The combined tiger population of Kerala and Tamil Nadu is less than that of Uttarakhand
d) Assam has more tigers as compared to Tamil Nadu.

iii) India achieved its target of doubling its tiger population years ahead of the target year.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6

iv)The tiger population statistics of the world reveal that the tiger population of the top three states of India ____________________________ that of the whole world.
a) is as much as
b) is less than
c) is equal to
d) is more than

v) Among India’s neighbouring countries, which country has the highest tiger population?
a) Nepal
b) Bhutan
c) Bangladesh
d) Myanmar

vi) What is the ‘old debate’ that the prime minister refers to?
a) conversation vs conservation
b) environment vs development
c) roads vs rivers
d) more roads vs greater tree coverage

Unseen Passages for Class 11 English

Read the following passage carefully:
1.Fifty-three percent of Indians are connected to the internet every waking hour which is higher than the global average of 51 percent, a new international study has found. The continuous online connectivity is becoming a phenomenon in India with 53 percent respondents in the country saying they are connected to the internet “every waking hour,” said the study conducted by a leading global management consulting firm, the London-based AT Kearney

2.”That is higher than 51 per cent global average, 36 per cent in China and 39 per cent in Japan,” said the study titled ‘Connected Consumers Are Not Created Equal: A Global
 Perspective.’ The study covered 10 countries involving 10,000 respondents in July this year.
3.The results of the study found that continuous connectivity is having a big impact on online retail in the country with social networks becoming a major influencing factor.
4.”97 per cent of the respondents from India said they have a Facebook account with 77 per cent saying they logged in to the social network daily,” said the study.
5.According to the study, there are three key motivations for Indian people to be continuously connected to internet. First is interpersonal connection in which 94 per cent of respondents said that connecting with other people is a key motivation for going online. This factor is the highest among Indian respondents. The second factor, according to the study, is self-expression, which is sharing opinions with others through the internet. The study says this factor is particularly strong in emerging markets and places where offline self-expression is limited.

6.In India, 88 per cent of respondents cited this as a factor for staying connected to the internet.It is a big motivator in China as well where 89 per cent cited it as a reason to be connected to the internet compared to the global average of 62 per cent. The third motivation is access to services or products and making purchases online. On this front, 92 per cent of the Indian respondents said they go online to access services or for shopping, the study said.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage answer any five out of the six questions that follow: 

i. In which consecutive years internet penetration growth rates were the highest?
a. 2017-18
b. 2018-19
c. 2019-20
d. 2020-21

ii. What was the ratio of increase of internet penetration from 2016-17 to 2018-19?
a. 40:77
b. 7:12
c. 7:11
d. 12:7

iii. What are the motivating factors for the increased use of internet in India?
i. Sharing opinions with others. ii. Limitations in other modes of communication.
iii. Interpersonal connection. iv. Access to services or products.
a. i, ii, iii are true but iv is false.
b. ii, iii, iv are true but i is false.
c. iii, iv, i are true but ii is false.
d. All are true.

iv. “Interpersonal connection and relations have widened and become stronger with the advent of internet and mobile users in India.” Do you agree?
i. Yes, we can stay connected with our near and dear ones at the press of a button.
ii. No, internet has reduced in-person interaction. It has increased communication but not connection.
a) i is true but ii is false.
b. ii is true but i is false.
c. Both i and ii are true.
d. Both i and ii are false.

v. Find a word from the passage which means “SOCIAL”
a) interpersonal
b. respondent
c. self-expression
d. motivation

vi. Who are the people who spend maximum time on smartphones?
I. Women II . Men III.Children
a) Both II AND III
b. Only II
c. Only I
d. I, II & III

Solved Unseen Passages for English Class 11

Read the passage given below:

1. For most of our history, pregnancy and childbirth were dangerous for both baby and mother.If we look at long-term trends in maternal mortality – the likelihood a woman will die from npregnancy-related causes – we see that every 100th to 200th birth led to the mother’s death.
2. Improvements in healthcare, nutrition, and hygiene mean maternal deaths are much rarer today. But women are still dying from pregnancy-related causes that are preventable.
3. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 300,000 women died from pregnancy-related causes in 2015. That’s 830 women every day. In the chart here we see global
 maternal deaths by region. Two-thirds – 201,000 – occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa. 22% – 66,000 – occurred in South Asia.
4. This is partly attributed to the fact that many more babies are born in Asia and Africa than in other regions. But it is also largely the result of the much higher maternal mortality rates found in lower-income countries. Per birth, a woman in Nigeria is more than 200 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than a woman in Sweden.

5. The five countries with the highest number of maternal deaths in 2015 were: Nigeria (58,000); India (45,000); Democratic Republic of Congo (22,000); Ethiopia (11,000); and Pakistan (9,700).

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, attempt any five questions from the six that follow: 

i) What has the trend of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa been as compared from 1990 to 2015?
a. Significant rise
b. Significant decline
c. Slight decline
d. Slight rise

ii) Which of the following will not qualify as a maternal death?
a. Death within 42 days of termination of pregnancy
b. Accidental or incidental death during pregnancy
c. Death due to any cause aggravated by pregnancy
d. Death during child birth

(iii) Which of the following statements is true based on the passage?
a. Income is directly proportional to maternal mortality rate
b. Income is inversely proportional to maternal mortality rate
c. Income is a small factor of maternal mortality rate
d. Income & maternal mortality rate go parallel

(iv) What is the tone of the author in the passage?
a. Accusatory
b. Critical
c. Sarcastic
d. Solemn

(v) Which of the given pie charts rightly shows the number of maternal deaths in 2015 in different countries?

a image – a
b image – b
c image – c
d image – d

(vi) What, according to the author, has reduced the rate of maternal mortality in modern times?
a. Healthcare, nutrition & hygiene
b. Genes, nutrition & healthcare
c. Awareness, alertness & quick help
d. Nutrition, Regular check-up & care

Unseen Passage Class 11 English Pdf

Read the following passage carefully.

GIRL CHILD EDUCATION

(1) The education of a child starts from the family where the mother is the first teacher. But the irony in India is that although the deity of education is a female, that is, Goddess Saraswati, according to Hinduism, innumerable number of women remain illiterate here. They do not remain uneducated by choice but are forbidden from receiving education because of the patriarchal system in the society. Right from the early Vedic period, people have been celebrating the birth of a son, nevertheless, in those days, daughters were not neglected but were educated well. However, during the later Vedic period, daughters were considered a social burden. Only the girls belonging to upper class families enjoyed the right of education and got proper nourishment. In the medieval period, the conditions deteriorated for the females, even in royal families.Girls could not get the same status as the boys. In Muslim households, they were taught at their homes, while Hindu girls enjoyed the privilege of getting primary education along with the boys in schools.
(2) The prevalence of child marriage was excessively practised then. However, in the nineteenth century, many social reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Annie Besant, M. G. Ranade, Jyotiba Phule and Swami Dayanand Saraswati came forward for the emancipation of women in India. Raja Ram Mohan Roy especially advocated female education.
(3) Since then, there has been tremendous progress in every field, but unfortunately,girls are still neglected. In most families, the birth of a girl child is not desired and, if accepted, she is considered inferior to boys and her education is not considered important because it seems a waste of money to the majority of the parents. They think it unreasonable because, later on they would be compelled to spend a heavy amount on her dowry. So, the female literacy rate is unsatisfactory. This has a direct impact on the overall development of the nation.

On the basis of your reading of the given passage, choose the correct option.

Question. Why were women not allowed to receive education?
(a) Due to the patriarchal system in the society
(b) Due to the matriarchal system in the society
(c) Due to the nuclear nature of the society
(d) Due to the joint nature of the family

Question. What was enjoyed by the girls belonging to upper class families during later vedic period?
(a) Right to education
(b) Proper nourishment
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Question. In the medieval period, the conditions deteriorated for the females, and even in:
(a) the working class
(b) the trading community
(c) the educated community
(d) the royal families

Question. What has a direct impact on the overall development of the nation?
(a) Female literacy rate
(b) Birth of a girl child
(c) Child marriage
(d) Proper nourishment

Question. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?
(a) Female literacy rate is unsatisfactory.
(b) The birth of a girl child is not desired.
(c) Annie Besant advocated female education.
(d) In Muslim households, girls were taught at their homes.

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

1 “We become brave by doing brave acts,” observed Aristotle in The Nicomachean Ethics. Dispositions1 of character, virtues and vices are progressively fixed in us through practice. Thus, by being habituated2 to despise things that are terrible and to stand our ground3 against them we become brave, and it is when we have become so, that we shall be most able to stand our ground against them.

2 However, standing one’s ground against threatening things is not to be confused with fearlessness. Being afraid is a perfectly appropriate emotion when confronted with fearful things. The great American novelist Herman Melville makes the Aristotelian point beautifully in a telling passage in Moby-Dick, where Starbuck, the chief of a ship tells the crew, “I will have no man in my boat who is not afraid of a whale.” By this, he seemed to mean, not only that the most reliable and useful courage was that which arises from the fair estimation of the encountered peril4, but that an utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.

3 The brave person is not one who is never afraid. That is rather the description of a rash or reckless5 person, someone who may do more harm than help in an emergency. It is hard to ‘educate’ such a person on the spot. The coward on the other hand, the one who characteristically lacks confidence and is disposed to be overly fearful, may yet be susceptible6 to the encouragement or example.

4 The infectious nature of strikingly courageous behaviour on the part of one person can inspire — and also in part can shame — a whole group. That was one key to the kind of courage inspired by Horatius at the bridge in ancient Rome and by Henry V at Agincourt. It was a key to the kind of courage displayed by those who silently suffered abuse when they joined ranks7 with Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr in acts of non-violent protest directed at rousing the public conscience against injustice.

5 Another key to their success, of course, was reason, practical reason delivered with the kind of eloquence8 that is informed9 by a real command of one’s cultural heritage and that steels the will to take intelligent action. The mere inclination to do the right thing is not in itself enough. We have to know what the right thing to do is. We need wisdom — often the wisdom of a wise leader — to give our courage a determinate10 form, to give it an intelligent direction. And we need the will, the motivating power that inspiring leaders can sometimes help us discover within ourselves, even when we are unable to find it readily on our own.

6 If Aristotle is right — and I think that he is — then courage is a settled disposition to feel appropriate degrees of fear and confidence in challenging situations (what is ‘appropriate’ varying a good deal with the particular circumstances). It is also a settled disposition to stand one’s ground, to advance or to retreat as wisdom dictates.

7 Fear of the dark is almost universal among young children, and it provides relatively safe opportunities for first lessons in courage. In families, older siblings11 are greatly assisted in cultivating their own dispositions in this respect by putting up a brave front before their younger brothers or sisters. “You see ? There’s really nothing to be afraid of.” This is an excellent practice and a fine place to begin. Occasions for being brave on behalf of others — for standing by them in challenging circumstances — are occasions for becoming brave ourselves; that is, for learning how to handle our own confidence and fear, for figuring out the right thing to do, and for mustering the will to do it.

8 So, daring to do what is not good and beneficial for all is far more insidious12 than not daring to do something for a right cause. Naturally, bravery well-nurtured and backed by moral courage alone is exemplary, and so should be promoted.

Answer each of the questions given below by choosing the most appropriate option :

Question. The person who is never afraid is ………..
(a) brave.
(b) courageous.
(c) rash or reckless.
(d) strong and confident.

Question. It is very difficult to …………..
(a) encourage a coward on the spot.
(b) take a right decision on the spot.
(c) inspire a rash person on the spot.
(d) educate a reckless person on the spot.

Question. The kind of courage the writer recommends in this passage was that of ………….
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Horatius.
(c) the common man.
(d) Martin Luther King Jr.

Question. The kind of courage Horatius displayed ……….
(a) can inspire a whole group.
(b) can put a whole group to shame.
(c) both (a) and (b).
(d) neither (a) nor (b) above.

Question. We need ………….. to give our courage a definite shape.
(a) great bodily strength
(b) good family connection
(c) wisdom
(d) willingness to work.

Answer the following questions briefly :

Question. What was special about the courage that Gandhiji or Horatius had ?
Answer : They had the kind of courage that would inspire others.

Question. ‘The mere inclination to do the right is not enough.’ What else is required for success ?
Answer : We must also know what the right thing to do is.

Question. When is ‘being afraid’ an appropriate emotion ?
Answer : It is an appropriate emotion when we are confronted with fearful things beyond our control.

Question. What did Starbuck say to his crew ?
Answer : He told them that he did not want a man who was not afraid of a whale.

Question. What did Martin Luther King do ?
Answer : He organized non-violent protests to rouse the public conscience against injustice.

Question. What is almost universal among young children ?
Answer : The fear of dark is common in young children living anywhere in the world.

Question. Pick out the words/phrases from the passage which are opposite in meaning to the following :
(a) depress (Para 4)
(b) incorrect (Para 6)
Answer : (a) inspire.
(b) right.

Unseen Passage with questions and answers for Class 11

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

1 The therapeutic1 value and healing powers of plants were demonstrated to me when I was a boy of about ten. I had developed an acute persistent abdominal pain that did not respond readily to hospital medication. My mother had taken me to the city’s central hospital on several occasions, where different drugs were tried on me. In total desperation, she took me to Egya Mensa, a well-known herbalist2 in my hometown in the western province of Ghana. This man was no stranger to the medical doctors at the hospital. He had earned the reputation of offering excellent help when they were confronted with difficult cases where Western medicine had failed to effect a cure.

2 After a brief interview, not very different from what goes on daily in the consulting offices of many general medical practitioners in the United States, he left us waiting in his consulting room while he went out to the field. He returned with several leaves and the bark of a tree and one of his attendants immediately prepared a decoction3. I was given a glass of this preparation; it tasted extremely bitter, but within an hour or so, I began to feel relieved. The rest of the decoction was put in two large bottles so that I could take doses periodically. Within about three days, the frequent abdominal pains stopped and I recall gaining a good appetite. I have appreciated the healing powers of medicinal plants ever since.

3 My experience may sound unusual to those who come from urban areas of the developed world, but for those in the less affluent4 nations, such experiences are a common occurrence. In fact, demographic studies by various national governments and inter-governmental organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicate that for 75 to 90 per cent of the rural populations of the world, the herbalist is the only person who handles their medical problems.

4 In African culture, traditional medical practitioners are always considered to be influential spiritual leaders as well, using magic and religion along with medicines. Illness is handled with the individual’s hidden spiritual powers and with application of plants that have been found especially to contain healing powers.

5 Over the years, I have come to distinguish three types of medical practitioners in African societies and to classify the extent to which each uses medicinal plants. The first is the herbalist, who generally enjoys the prestige5 and reputation of being the real traditional medical professional. The second group represents the divine healers. They are fetish6 priests whose practice depends upon their purported supernatural powers of diagnosis. Thirdly, the witch doctor, the practitioner who is credited with ability to intercept the evil deeds of a witch.

6 All three kinds of practitioners have managed to keep the rural and urban populations in reasonable health. The practitioners have done well by relying7 almost exclusively on herbs for actual treatment, while serving as the people’s spiritual leaders and psychologists.

7 From a drugstore in New Delhi, I picked up some well-packaged bark and roots of Rauwolfia Serpentina, a plant that was very well known in ancient Asiatic medicine. The storekeeper said that it cures hypertension. This plant has the power to lower the blood pressure and pulse rate. It is used to calm down mad people because alkaloids in the plant have a specific8 influence on the mind. I later learnt that the storekeeper had a medical degree from one of the Indian universities, but chose to administer herbal medicine because he felt his people were better off with local medicines than with the expensive imported, synthetic drugs that had no traditional, social or psychological meaning.

8 In the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, at the Royal Drug Research Laboratory, an impressive programme of medicinal plants research is being conducted.

9 The People’s Republic of China is perhaps the leading country in systematically amalgamating9 herbal medicine into natural health-care systems. On the outskirts of Beijing, for example, there is an experimental plantation for the Institute of Materia Medica.

10 For health, social and economic reasons, it seems clear that developing countries should begin an extensive programme aimed at an examination of the most important medicinal plants. In most countries, the information on such plants is dispersed10 and unorganised. Much of it is in the heads of aging herbalists, who represent a dying breed. The approaches of these traditional healers should not be overlooked or described as simplistic.

Answer each of the questions given below by choosing the most appropriate option :

Question. The medical practitioner who relieved the author of his abdominal pain was …………..
(a) a fetish priest.
(b) a witch doctor.
(c) a traditional medical professional.
(d) a storekeeper in Delhi.

Question. The Royal Drug Research Laboratory is situated in …………..
(a) China.
(b) Nepal.
(c) New Delhi.
(d) South Africa.

Question. Much of the information about medicinal plants is …………..
(a) unwanted.
(b) unorganised.
(c) untraditional.
(d) undependable.

Question. The herbalist is a dying breed because …………..
(a) there are not many herbs left in our forests.
(b) the knowledge of the herbalists is very limited.
(c) most of the herbablists have imperfect knowledge.
(d) the knowledge remains confined to a few herbalists who have become very old.

Question. This type of medical practitioners are found in Africa.
(a) Herbalists.
(b) Divine healers.
(c) Witch doctors.
(d) All of the three.

Answer the following questions briefly :

Question. Who was Egya Mensa and where did he live ?
Answer : He was a herbalist and lived in the hometown of the writer in Ghana.

Question. To whom would the writer’s experience sound unusual ?
Answer : It would sound unusual to the people who live in the urban areas of developed countries.

Question. What do the WHO demographic studies indicate ?
Answer : They indicate that much of the rural population of the world depends on the herbalist only for its medical problems.

Question. What is the status of traditional medical practitioners in African culture ?
Answer : They are considered to be influential spiritual leaders. They use magic and religion along with medicines.

Question. What reputation does an African herbalist enjoy ?
Answer : He enjoys the prestige and reputation of being the real traditional medical professional.

Question. What is being done at the Royal Drug Research Laboratory ?
Answer : An impressive programme of medicinal plants research is being conducted there.

Question. Pick out the words/phrases from the passage which are similar in meaning to the following :
(a) often repeated (Para 2)
(b) joining / combining (Para 9)
Answer : (a) frequent.
(b) amalgamating.

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