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4. According to the passage, how can we remove our differences?

(a) by promoting harmony (b) by living together
(c) by constructing high buildings (d) by living in your own community

5. How can you take advantage of the opportunities that have been made available to us?
(a) by increasing agitation among youth
(b) by building the skills and competencies we have

(c) by focusing on senior citizens and their problems
(d) by focusing on our own interests and getting involved in international matters

6. What do you think the chakra embodies for us?
(a) It embodies the great ideas of Ashoka.
(b) It represents the great ideas of Jawaharlal Nehru.

(c) It represents Vishva Kalyana, world peace.
(d) It embodies the ideas of H.G. Wells.

7. How do you think will a free India be judged?
(a) by serving the interests of common man concerning clothing

(b) by serving the interests of common man concerning social activities
(c) by serving the interests of a common man relating to shelter
(d) all of the above

8. In which case did the department of Nehru intervene aggressively and timely?
(a) Malaysian agreement (b) Indonesian disagreement

(c) World Peace agreement (d) Indonesian agreement
9. Find a word from the passage which means ‘the ability to do something well’. (para 1)

10. Find a word from the passage which is the synonym of ‘represents’. (para 3)
11. What evils did Jawaharlal Nehru address in his speech? What did he conclude by
these evills?
12. According to Nehruji, how can we sort and solve ‘differences’?

XII. Read the following passage carefully.

WERE OUR FOREFATHERS HAPPIER THAN US?ATHERS HAPPIER THAN US?
WERE OUR FOREF
(1) To different generations, the pursuit of happiness has meant different things. Scholarship,
a spirit of sacrifice, and concern for the welfare of others were all values held dear

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