Factual Passage - 1 | English Grammar Advanced - Class 10 PDF Download

Read the passage given below and answer the following questions

Mr. Rajeev Sharma must realise that the PM was talking to the whole of India and not just the thinkers. In a speech that lasted about an hour, he touched upon subjects that he felt the people of India would like to listen to and probably act on his exhortations. On this he scored one hundred percent.

Sharma tore into the Indian psyche of being soft on male children as compared to female children. I am sure this will touch a chord in every set of parents and hopefully they will advise their male offspring to behave responsibly. All the other issues he touched upon would also directly affect the masses and the PM wanted positive action from his countrymen.

On internal security, defence and space, what could the people of India contribute if the PM had mentioned his plans? There is not much the Indian people can contribute directly in space and defence sectors. However, on internal security, he did indirectly touch upon it by exhorting all sections of society to shun all forms of violence, including communal. A lot of internal security issues would get sorted out if the communities live in peace and harmony among themselves. On defence and space, the PM would definitely talk to the people involved in those activities, which he has done admirably so far. Also, there is no merit in outlining your strategies in critical sectors such as defence.

Q1: According to the author who was the PM of India addressing?
(a) The whole of India including the masses.
(b) The thinkers of India.
(c) The parents of India.
(d) The space scientists.
Ans: (a)
Sol: The PM of India was addressing the whole of India including the masses

Q2: When the PM was referring to 'the Indian psyche of being soft', what was he referring to?
(a) Investments in the defence sector.
(b) Investments in the space sector.
(c) Issues of security.
(d) Indian parents being soft on male children as compared to female children.
Ans: (d)
Sol: The PM was referring to the bias towards male offspring rather than female offspring

Q3: What did the PM want the parents to do?
(a) To produce more female children.
(b) To advise their male children to behave responsibly.
(c) To produce more male children.
(d) To produce male and female children equally.
Ans: (b)
Sol: The PM wanted the parents not to be soft on male children and to motivate their male children to behave more responsibly

Q4: What was the length of the speech delivered by the PM?
(a) About 45 minutes.
(b) About 15 minutes.
(c) About 60 minutes.
(d) About 30 minutes.
Ans: (c)
Sol: The speech lasted about an hour, which is 60 minutes

Q5: The PM felt that the Indian masses could not contribute directly in which areas?
(a) Shun all forms of violence.
(b) Positive action from countrymen.
(c) Parents advising their male children to behave responsibly.
(d) In the defence and space sectors.
Ans: (d)
Sol: The PM felt that the masses would not be able to contribute directly to defence and space sectors

Q6: The writer felt that, 'On this he scored one hundred percent.' What was the writer referring to?
(a) On the PM being able to speak upon subjects that the people of India would like to listen to.
(b) On the PM's ability to talk to thinkers.
(c) On the PM's ability to talk to security experts.
(d) On the PM's ability to talk to defence experts.
Ans: (a)
Sol: The writer felt that the PM was able to speak on subjects that the masses of India would like to listen to

Q7: What was one of the PM's solutions to solve internal security issues?
(a) Outlining strategies in space sectors.
(b) Outlining strategies in defence sectors.
(c) The communities living in peace and harmony among themselves.
(d) Parents not being soft on male children.
Ans: (c)
Sol: The PM felt that if the communities lived in peace and harmony amongst themselves the internal security issues would get sorted out

Q8: What was another of the PM's solutions to solve internal security issues?
(a) Motivating the thinkers.
(b) Exhorting all sections of society to shun all forms of violence, including communal.
(c) Being hard on male children.
(d) Being hard on female children.
Ans: (b)
Sol: The PM wanted all sections of society to shun all forms of violence, including communal violence

Q9: The writer feels that the PM has talked to certain sections wherever necessary. Which sections is the writer referring to?
(a) Internal security.
(b) Masses.
(c) Parents.
(d) The defence and space sectors.
Ans: (d)
Sol: The writer feels that the PM would definitely talk to the people involved in the defence and space sectors, which the writer feels the PM has done admirably

Q10: Who felt 'there is no merit in outlining your strategies in critical sectors such as defence'?
(a) Mr Rajeev Sharma.
(b) The PM.
(c) The writer.
(d) The people of India.
Ans: (c)
Sol: The writer felt that there was no merit in the PM outlining strategies in critical sectors such as defence to the general public