Revision Class 10

Comprehension Passages

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow:
Many millions of people in Delhi reside in shanty-towns and informal
dwellings often with garbage bag plastic roofs and walls. Others live in the
equivalent of tents, or worse. However, they are not so unlucky as the large
number of people who live in the streets. There are many reasons for this
malaise. After the partition of India there has been large scale illegal
migration from Pakistan and Bangladesh and most of these migrants have
settled in the slums of Delhi. One such settlement area in Delhi is
Seemapuri. There are many lakhs of such people living in very poor
conditions here. Many of them are ragpickers and they find the slums of
Delhi a far better place than their own villages in Bangladesh due to extreme
poverty there. There were also migrations from Punjab and Kashmir during
80's and 90's due to the political upheaval the states had undergone.
Secondly, the impoverishment of rural peasantry forces people to move out
of villages to seek some subsistence living in the towns and cities. Poverty
and unemployment are the other prominent reasons for migration to the city
slums. But due to illiteracy the migrants are not able to get good jobs in the
city and remain poor. Exploitation under the feudalistic society of the rural
India is another reason why people are forced to leave their land of birth.
Due to the lack of development of infrastructure in the villages there are no
employments and it widens the gap between the rural and urban India.

Delhi is ever expanding and one of the serious problems Delhi encounter is
lack of quality education to the young population of Delhi. For such a
largely populated metropolitan city like Delhi there are just about 100
quality schools, most of them are public schools run by private
management. Though the government had allotted land to these
educational institutions at a very cheap rate with the promise that
25% of admissions should be reserved to the poor, not many of the
managements fulfil that promise. The fees of these schools are exorbitant
that poor people can never get an opportunity to study in these institutions.
The government run MCD schools are in such a pathetic condition that they
cannot cater to the educational needs of the millions in the emerging world
class city, Delhi.
Exploitation is always the fall out of illiteracy and poverty. Poor people
often fall prey to exploitation. Even though the government is spending
crores of rupees to alleviate poverty in Delhi it doesn't often reach the poor
and the needy. Not even one-fourth of the total amount spent by the
government reach them. Politicians and middlemen siphon off the fund
meant for the poor. It is a national shame that many lakhs of children i.n
Delhi are victims of child labour. They work as domestic labourers or they
work in various factories across the city. Children cleaning floors and tables
in shanty restaurants, weaving saris and carpets, packing and
hauling loads in factories are a general sight in Delhi.
I Answer the following questions choosing the most appropriate 1x6
options

a) Most of the migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh have settled

(a) in the outskirts of Delhi (b) in and around Delhi
(c) in the slums of Delhi (d) in the hub of Delhi
b) The other prominent reasons for migration to the city are
a) illiteracy (b) lack of awareness
(c) poverty and unemployment (d) lack of education

c) The poor people can never get an opportunity to study in public

schools because
(a) the poor children can't fit in the public schools' atmosphere
(b) government has no say in such schools
(c) needs of the poor children are different from those of the ich
counterparts
(d) the fees of these schools are exorbitant

d) The government run MCD schools cannot cater to the

educational needs of the millions of children because
(a) these schools have inadequate funds
(b) such schools are placed in very pathetic conditions
(c) not enough teachers are willing to work in
such schools
(d) these schools are located at odd, far off
places

e) That many lakhs of children in Delhi are victims of child labour is

a matter of
(a) concern (b) shame
(c) compassion (d) pity

f) The word in the passage which means the same as 'poverty' is ________ _
(para 2)
(a) exploitation (b) unemployment
(c) impoverishment (d) illiteracy

II Answer the following questions briefly: . 1x5

(a) How do the poor people in Delhi live?
(b) Mention anyone reason for large scale migration of people from
neighbouring states / countries to Delhi.
(c) Why do the migrants have to live in sub-human conditions? (1)
(d) Why is it that the poor in Delhi are denied an opportunity for quality
education? (1)
(e) What are the reasons for exploitation in a society? (1)
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow:
1. Life on our planet earth began with the sea; it is the birth place of life
on the earth. The earth is the only planet of our solar system so far
known which contains plenty of water and this water has made our
earth colourful, pulsating with life of a vast variety.

2. At present sea occupies about 70 per cent of the earth's surface. In the
southern hemisphere it occupies more area than that in the northern.
About 97% of the total water on the surface of the earth is found in the
seas and the remaining three per cent, which is generally fresh in lakes,
rivers, ponds etc.

3. Sea has given food and shelter to countless creatures. It is a potential

source of protein. In 1900 the world was only 150 crore, now it is more
than 560 crore and is increasing at a very fast rate. As a result, there is a
terrible hunger in many parts of the world. In Africa, Asia and
South America, millions of people do not get enough to eat. Many die
of malnutrition. Sea, if used scientifically and judiciously can meet most
of our demands.

4. Plankton or algae mostly constitutes the plant life. Like plant plankton
there are also animal plankton; the smallest living creature in the sea.
These animal plankton feed on plant plankton and small fish. Thus,
there is an unbroken chain of life in the sea.

5. Arctic and Antarctic seas abound in plankton and algae and so in fish
also. Blue whales, the largest living creatures of the world, are also
found here in great number.

6. Some countries have developed sea farming to a great extent. The

Japanese and the Hawaiians relish eating sea plants but it is not so in
other countries though some use them to feed their cattle or as, manure
in their fields. The fact is that sea plants contain rich nutrients not
found in other vegetarian food. It is good that even in our country
some scientists have developed some recipes for curries, jams etc. to be
made from algae.

7. But we must remember one thing that sea is not to be exploited

immediately. For example, man in his greed has hunted whales and some
other sea creatures so recklessly that some of their species have either
become extinct or are on the verge of extinction. Now, nations
of the world have realised their folly and have taken some joint decisions.
For example, one such decision is that the size of the holes in fishing nets
should be big enough to let baby escape through. Otherwise, killing oflarge
quantities of very young fish would have an adverse effect on the fish
population. In the same way another decision is for the protection of the
blue whales.
I. Answer the following questions choosing the most appropriate 1x5
options:
1. Write out the correct option:
(a) Sky is the birth place of life on the earth.
(b) Moon is the birth place of life on the earth,
(c) Sea is the birth place of life on the earth.
(d) Land is the birth place of life on the earth
2. The size of the holes in fishing nets should be big enough to let
(a) big fish stay in (b) water flow out
(c) baby fish escape through (d) more fish and water enter

3. Sea plants contain rich nutrient not found in

(a) other plants (b) other vegetarian food
(c) non-vegetarian food (d) Milk and milk products
4. Antonym of 'plenty' is
(a) little
(b) Inadequate
(c) scarcity
(d) Minimal

5. Animal plankton feed on

(a) plant plankton and small fish (b) vegetarian food
(c) blue whales (d) other sea creatures

II Answer the following questions briefly? 1x6

a) Why is our earth more colourful and full of life than any other planets of
our solar system?
b) Mention any two uses of the sea?
c) ‘There is an unbroken life in the sea?’ Explain.
d) How is man responsible for the extinction of some species of sea
creatures?
e) Find a word in the passage which means the same as the following:
i) wisely(para 3)
ii) Unfavourable (para7)