NIOS 10 English Chapter 17 Solution – Caring for Others
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NIOS Class 10 English Chapter 17 Solution
Board | NIOS |
| Class | 10th (Secondary) |
Subject | English |
Topic | Question Answer, Solution, Notes |
Caring for Others
INTEXT QUESTIONS 17.1
1.) What kind of people did Mother Teresa take care of and why?
Answer – Mother Teresa looked after those poor and the needy, old and the sick who were abandoned by everyone who had been half-eaten by the rats and the ants.
2.) How did Mother Teresa force the hospital to take in the sick woman?
Answer – Mother Teresa refused to move until they accepted her.
3.) Where did Mother Teresa set up the first home for the sick and the dying?
Answer – In 1952, Mother Teresa set up her first home for the sick and the dying in a dharamshala near the Kali Temple.
4.) How did she settle her patients when they were cured?
Answer – Those who are able to work Mother Teresa try to find some work for them, the others she try to send them home, where they can spend at least a few years in happiness and comfort.
5.) Malcolm Muggeridge interviewed Mother Teresa to
Answer – Malcolm Muggeridge interviews Mother Teresa to know about her works and how she deals with it.
6.) Think of a sick, unhappy or helpless person in your family/neighbourhood who has responded well to love and care. What change have you noticed in this person?
Answer – Few years ago a friend of mine who lives nearby had been suffering from a very bad case of dengue. After being in hospital for several weeks not only was he very weak and feeble , he hardly was himself anymore. His mom left her fulltime job and tended to him all day and night. She fed him , bathed him and stayed by his side while he was bedridden . He slowly started responding to the treatments and was able to leave his bed. I believe that at first he had lost his willpower but when he saw his mother supporting him day and night he started to believe in himself again and was determined to get well.
INTEXT QUESTIONS 17.2
1.) Who set up Ananda Bharati school and for whom?
Answer – Ananda Bharati school was set up by Janaki Iyer, for many little girls who are domestic servants.
2.) Ananda Bharati is a non formal school but the author says, “This is no non-formal education center.” Why does the author say that?
Answer – Ananda Bharati is not just about education, many people have commented that the children in Ananda Bharati transformed into confident individuals and that the values imbibed here stay with them wherever they go. Innovative teaching methods help these learners and they are also very serious about education just like a formal school So the author says, “This is no non-formal education center.”
3.) Describe Janki Iyer in 60-80 words.
Answer – Janaki Iyer runs Ananda Bharati and she has a house in ‘Needa’, Janaki is simply called Ja by her friends. She is a 70 years old sprightly, soft-spoken lady and she chooses her words very carefully while speaking, she has a well-ordered mind.
4.) Who are the people who help Janki Iyer in her work?
Answer – Many young professionals help Janaki Iyer like a computer professional helps with the accounts; a Linguistics professor teaches Hindi; another professor teaches English, and another music. Despite them there are also some teachers from the under-privileged backgrounds who work with the school.
5.) a.) A first generation learner is a person who is the first in the family to obtain higher education
b.) A well ordered mind is a confident and balanced mind
6.) Say whether the following are true or false:
a.) Ananda Bharati is located in a house called Needa.
F, Ananda Bharati attached with a house called Needa.
b.) Ananda Bharati does not prepare girls for public exams.
F, Ananda Bharati prepares girls for public exams, some of them join residential schools (after clearing the entrance exams) and some others go for higher studies.
c.) At Ananda Bharati children are transformed into confident individuals
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d.) Many professionals teach at the school.
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e.) The school has a combination of highly educated teachers and teachers from the underprivileged class.
f.) Janki Iyer has to handle all the problems alone.
F, some young professionals help Janaki Iyer.
INTEXT QUESTIONS 17.3
1.) Who was Bhagya?
Answer – Bhagya is a ten-year old, who attends nonformal education unit “Ananda Bharati”
2.) How did Janki Iyer share Bhagya’s responsibilities in the school?
Answer – Janki Iyer shares Bhagya’s responsibilities by babysitting her baby sister Swapna while Bhagya like any other child of her age, is interested in her work be it an exercise in Telugu or sums or some drawing.
3.) State how Bhagya changed as soon as she came to the class?
Answer – As soon as Bhagya came to the class she shed her responsibilities and enjoyed herself like any other child of her age.
4.) Where did Bhagya start working?
Answer – She started working for the occupants of a flat.
5.) What new things did she buy with the money she earned?
Answer – She buys a pair of rubber slippers, green bangles and new cloth for herself.
6.) Why did Janki Iyer scold her?
Answer – Bhagya was coming late some days so Janaki scolded her because it can affect her studies.
7.) What was the difficult choice Bhagya had to make?
Answer – Bhagya had a work offer of 100 rupees for a month but she had to sacrifice her study time instead. She wanted to study but money was also needed for herself and her family. So she had a difficult choice to make.
8.) a.) What choice did Bhagya make?
Answer – Bhagya decided to reject the offer and give it to Lakshmi so she could have time left for studying.
b.) What was remarkable about her choice?
At her age, Bhagya made a remarkable decision by rejecting the offer although she could easily earn for the extra work. Despite the amount being big for her, she was very clear about her goals, and what was more important to her at this stage of life: education or money.
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