EXERCISE : 2

Write whether the sentences are True or False.

1. The residents of Taj Nagar lobbied for a railway station for twenty one years.--false

2. The people of Taj Nagar collected twenty five lakh rupees to build a railway station.---false

3. The construction of Taj Nagar’s railway station was started in 2008.---true

4. Halimandi and Delhi were 6 km away from Taj Nagar.----false

5. Most of the three thousand people living in the village are workers.-----false

6. The solar panel is set in southerly direction to capture as much sunlight as possible.----true

7. The library launched a women’s unit in September 2013.----false

EXERCISE:-3

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given in the bracket.
(collecting, resolution, formed, made)

1). As a result, the panchayat passed a ___(1)______ 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! Soon an eleven member team was __(2)___ and the team started ___(3)____ money from villagers.

Ans:
1.resolution
2.formed
3.collecting.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given in the bracket.   
(appointed, southerly, capture, recruited)

    Azaz, one of the company’s first electricians to be __(1)____ from the local district of Reusa, installs the panel in a ___(2)____ direction to
____(3)____ as much sunlight as possible.

Ans:
1.recruited
2.southerly
3.capture

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given in the bracket. 
(opportunities, empowerment, strength, possibilities) 

3)Palakkad’s District Library stands tall as a beacon to encourage women’s ____(1)______ through classes, clubs, workshops and reading rooms. And then there are books which will provide the women the __(2)_____ they need to make good use of these ___(3)______.

Ans:
1.empowerment
2.strength
3.opportunities

EXERCISE:-4

◆Write short notes using the given questions/points.

1. Taj Nagar Railway Station

Que:What was the need for a railway station ?- Why did the people want a railway station ? - What was the response of the railways ? -What did the villagers then do ? - How much money did they pool in ? - When was the railway station built ?

Ans: There were a large number of people and students in Taj Nagar who had to go to Gurgaon, Delhi and Rewar. They had to either go to Halimandi or Patli to catch a train. Both the stations are six kilometres away. The railway lines passed through the village and so the people demanded a railway station there in 1982. But the railways refused saying that they did not have any funds. So the villagers decided to build a station themselves. Everybody contributed according to their capacity, ranging from three thousand rupees to seventy-five thousand rupees. They pooled in twenty-one lakh rupees and built a railway station on their own. The station started operations on 7 January, 2010.

 તાજ નગર રેલ્વેસ્ટેશન: 
 પ્રશ્નો:-રેલ્વે સ્ટેશનની શું જરૂર હતી? - લોકોને રેલ્વે સ્ટેશન કેમ જોઈએ છે? - ​​રેલ્વેનો શું જવાબ હતો? - પછી ગામલોકોએ શું કર્યું? - તેઓએ કેટલા પૈસા એકત્ર કર્યાં?  - રેલ્વે સ્ટેશન ક્યારે બન્યું?

    તાજ નગરમાં મોટી સંખ્યામાં લોકો અને વિદ્યાર્થીઓ હતા જેમને ગુરુગ્રામ, દિલ્હી અને રેવાર જવું પડતું. તેઓને કાં તો ટ્રેનપકડવા માટે હલીમંડી અથવા પાટલી જવું પડતું હતું. બંને સ્ટેશનો છ કિલોમીટર દૂર છે.  રેલ્વે લાઇનો ગામમાંથી પસાર થતી હોય અને તેથી લોકોએ ત્યાં 1982 માં રેલ્વે સ્ટેશનની માંગ કરી. પરંતુ રેલ્વેએ એમ કહીને ના પાડી કે તેમની પાસે કોઈ ભંડોળ નથી.  તેથી ગ્રામજનોએ જાતે જ સ્ટેશન બનાવવાનું નક્કી કર્યું.  દરેક વ્યક્તિએ તેમની ક્ષમતા અનુસાર ફાળો આપ્યો, જેમાં ત્રણ હજાર રૂપિયાથી લઈને સિત્તેર હજાર રૂપિયા સુધીની રકમ છે. તેઓએ એકવીસ લાખ રૂપિયા એકત્ર કર્યા અને પોતે જ એક રેલ્વે સ્ટેશન બનાવ્યું. 7 જાન્યુઆરી, 2010 ના રોજ આ સ્ટેશનની કામગીરી શરૂ થઈ .