UNIT 1 AGAINST THE ODD PART 1

EXERCISE:-1

◆Read the following text and answer the questions given below it.

★There are a large number of people in the village who need to go to Gurgaon, Delhi and Rewar. Till now, the people had to either go to Halimandi or Patli to catch a train. Both the stations are six kilometers away from Taj Nagar.

1.Where did the people use to go from Taj Nagar?
Ans. The people used to go to Gurgaon, Delhi and Rewar from Taj Nagar.

2. Which were the nearest railway stations for the residents of Taj Nagar?
Ans: Halimandi and Patli were the nearest railway stations for the residents of Taj Nagar.

3. How far were Halimandi and Patli from Taj Nagar?
Ans: Halimandi and patli were six kilometres away from Taj Nagar.

The panchayat passed a resolution in 2008, saying that since the railway was not able to build a station for them, they would do it for themselves and with their own money! On 7January 2010, the first railway station of the country started operation on which the railway did not have to spend a single rupee.

4.When did the panchayat pass a resolution?
Ans: The Panchayat passed a resolution in 2008.

5.What was there in resolution?
Ans: In resolution, it was said that since the railway was not able to build a station for them, they would do it for themselves and with their own money.

6.When did Taj Nagar’s railway station start?
Ans: Taj Nagar railway station started on 7 January 2010.

★A small social enterprise called Mera Gao Power (MGP) is trying to change the things. They are putting two solar panels at a time. In just over a year, MGP has connected more than 3500 customers to solar power mini micro grids at a village level.

7.What is MGP?
Ans: MGP is Mera Gao Power, a small social enterprise.

8.How many customers have been benefited by MGP?
Ans: 3500 customers have been benefited by MGP.

★Village by village, MGP is building a network of low cost solar micro grids that provide two LED lights and a mobile charging point to all paying households at a cost of twenty five rupees per week. The roof of a sturdy, brick walled home in each village is always chosen as the site for the panels and the battery.

9.Which is the ideal place to put panels and the battery?
Ans: The roof of a sturdy, brick walled home in each village is the idle place to put panels and the battery.

10.What does MGP provide to all paying households?
Ans: MGP provides two LED lights and a mobile charging point to all paying households.

11.How much should the people spend per week?
Ans: The people should spend twenty five rupees per week.

★In Kerala, The Palakkad District Public Library has been up and running since September 2013. It is a fine modern library, a center for information, knowledge, wisdom, cultural activities, research and references. A third of its thousand members are women. The library launched a women’s unit in February 2014.The unit got together to discuss methods of empowering women.

12.Where is The Palakkad District Public Library situated?
Ans: The Palakkad District Public Library  is situated in Kerala.

13.When was a women’s unit launched?
Ans: A woman's unit was launched in February 2014.

14.Why did the women’s unit get together in library?
Ans: The women's unit got together to discuss methods of empowering women.