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  1. Read the following text and answer the questions A and B.

"diaspora" is used to refer to people who have left their homelands and settled in other parts of the world, either because they were forced to do so or because they wanted to leave on their own. The word is increasing used for such people as a collective group and/or a community. The world has seen many diasporas scholars have been studying the phenomenon with great interest only in recent decades.

Among the great diasporas of history is that of the Jewish people, who were forced to leave their lands incient times. The movement of Aryans from Central Europe to the Indian sub-continent thousands of years ago is also a noteworthy diaspora, although the causes of this diaspora are unclear. In twentieth century history, the Palestinian diaspora nas atracted a lot of attention and been a cause of concern for world leaders because of the plight of Palestinians. There have been massive diasporas in Africa, too, over the centuries, either because of war or because of the ravages of nature. But the chief reason why the phenomenon of diaspora is attracting so much attention now is globalization.

 Unit-11, Lesson-1

1 A.     Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.                                                                                     1✕5=5

  1. The word 'decade' refers to______.
  2. i) thirty years ii) fifty years iii) ten years                            iv) five years
  3. What does diaspora mean?
  4. i) people live in their own countries ii) people go abroad old

iii) people work in other countries

  1. iv) people leave their own countries and settle in other parts of the world
  2. The synonym of noteworthy is _____
  3. i) insignificant ii) noticeable iii) invaluable              iv) appreciable
  4. The Aryans came to the Indian sub-continent from —
  5. i) America ii) Africa                                 iii) Central Europe      iv) Europe
  6. "But the chief reason why the phenomenon of diaspora is attracting so much attention now is -    
  7. i) globalization is opposite to diaspora
  8. ii) globalization has made more people interested to know more about diaspora

iii) people would know nothing about diaspora if there is no globalization

  1. iv) globalization has extended diaspora

 

  1. ans : a. iii) ten years; b. iv) people leave their own countries and settle in other parts of the world; c. ii) noticeable; d. iii) Central Europe; e. ii) globalization has made more people interested to know more about diaspora.

1 B.     Answer the following questions.                                                                                                                             2✕5=10

  • Why do people leave their own countries?
  • Do you think that there have been massive diasporas in Africa
  • Why is diaspora attracting so much attention?
  • How do the twentieth century Palestinian diaspora draw the attention of the world leaders?
  • Why have the scholars been studying about the diasporas with great interest?

Ans :

  1. People leave their own countries for many reasons. They may be forced to leave their countries because of war, natural calamities or they might migrate to other places willingly.                                       
  2. I think there have been massive diasporas in Africa because of wars and natural calamities.
  3. Diaspora is attracting so much attention because of globalization.
  4. The twentieth century Palestinian diaspora draws the attention of the world leaders because of the inhuman plight and sufferings of Palestinians.
  5. The scholars have been studying about the diaspora with great interest because it has become a global phenomenon in different parts of the world in recent decades.
  6. Read the following text and answer the questions A and B.

A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars), minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or type of situation, including ban of guns, and is often linked to the goal of achieving world peace. Means to achieve these ends include advocacy of pacifism, non-violent resistance, diplomacy, boycotts, demonstrations, peace camps, supporting anti-war political candidates, and banning guns, creating open government, direct democracy, supporting people who expose war-crimes or conspiracies to create wars, and making laws. Different organizations involved in peace movements may have some diverse goals, but one common goal is sustainability of peace. Peace movement is basically an all-encompassing "anti-war movement". It is primarily characterized by a belief that human beings should not wage war on each other or engage in violent conflicts over language, race, natural resources, religion or ideology. It is believed that military power is not the equivalent of justice. The peace movement tends to oppose the proliferation of dangerous technologies and weapons of mass destruction, in particular, nuclear weapons and biological warfare. Moreover, many object to the export of weapons including hand-held machine guns and grenades by leading economic nations to lesser developed nations.

  1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1x5=5
  2. 'Achieve' stands for –
  3. i) foil ii) tranquilize iii) attain                                 iv) thwart
  4. The word 'minimize' refers to -
  5. i) besiege ii) lessen                                                          iii) exploit                         iv) augment
  6. The word 'equivalent' can be replaced by —
  7. i) tantamount ii) discernible                          iii) obnoxious              iv) distend
  8. Which cannot be the meaning of 'ideology'?
  9. i) creed ii) dogma                                             iii) doctrine                             iv) incredulity
  10. Proliferation of dangerous technologies will result into
  11. i) peaceful world ii) global warming iii) war and destruction iv) social justice

 

  1. Ans : a. iii) attain; b. ii) lessen; c. i) tantamount; d. iv) incredulity; e. iii) war and destruction.

 

2.B.     Answer the following questions.                                                                                                                              2x5=10

  • What is the main goal of peace movement?
  • How do people try to ensure world peace?
  • What is the foundation of peace movement?
  • Why is proliferation of weapons opposed?
  • Who are responsible for the expansion of arm trade?
  1. B Ans :
  2. Sustainability of peace throughout the world is the main goal of peace movement.
  3. People try to ensure world peace through advocacy of pacifism, non-violent resistance, diplomacy, boycotts, demonstration, peace camps, banning guns, direct democracy, making laws, etc.
  4. We should not wage war on each other or engage in any violent conflicts over language, race, natural resources, religion or ideology is the foundation of peace movement.
  5. Proliferation of weapons is opposed because this might result in war and mass destruction.
  6. The leading economic nations are responsible for the expansion of arm trade.

 

  1. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.

Adolescents constitute a nation's core resource for national renewal and growth. Adolescence is a period in life when transition from childhood to adulthood takes place and behaviours and

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Tag der Veröffentlichung: 18.08.2022
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