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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: Once addressing a huge gathering Dayananda Saraswathi thundered, “Your ancestors were not uncivilized men living in forests. They were great men who enlightened the world. Your history is not a story of defeats. It is the story of the conquerors of the world. Your Vedic scriptures are not the songs of cowherds. They are immortal truths which shaped mighty souls like Sri Rama and Sri Krishna. Arise, awake and be proud of your glorious history. Take inspiration from it to mould the present. Shame upon your modern education which fills you with contempt for your ancestors”. 1. What does Dayananda Saraswathi say about our ancestors? 2. What is history, according to Dayananda Saraswathi? 3. What are the ‘Vedas’? 4. What does the speaker advise us to do? |
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Answer» 1. Dayananda Saraswathi says that our ancestors were great men who enlightened the world. 2. According to Dayananda Saraswathi, history is the story of the conquerors of the world. 3. Vedas are the immortal truths which shaped mighty souls like Sri Rama and Sri Krishna. 4. The speaker advises us to arise, awake and be proud of our glorious history and to take inspiration from it to mould the present. |
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