Read the following passage and answer the question numbers 11 to 15.
Each day at the Shantiniketan School starts with the Saraswati Vandana. When
painting competitions are held in the school, images of Hindu gods and goddesses are
most common. Sanskrit is a favourite subject of many a student. Nothing new about it
except that the 1,200 - odd students studying in the Hindu - run school are Muslims.
In 1983, when Ranchodbhai Kiri started Shantiniketan in the all - Muslim Juhapura
area of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, only 20 percent of the students were Muslims. But
when riots involving the Muslims of Juhapura and the Hindus of nearby Jivrajpark -
Vejalpur affected the locality, Hindus started migrating. Today, all the students are
Muslims and the school is an unparalled example of harmony. In the 2002, when a
section of inflamed Muslims wanted the school closed, the parents of the students stood
like a wall behind it.
Shantiniketan s principal says, We never thought of moving the school out of
the area because of the love and affection of the local Muslims. Indeed they value the
high standard of education which we have set. Such is the reputation of the school
that some of the local Muslim strongmen accused of involvement in communal riots
are willing to protect the school during the riots.
The parents of Shantiniketan s students believe that it s the best school when it
comes to the quality of the teaching. A large number of students have gone for both
graduation and post graduation studies. Significantly, the only Muslim teacher in the
40 - member teaching staff, Husena Mansuri, teaches Sanskrit. Infact, she is so happy
at the school that she recently declined the principalship of another Muslim - run school.
Some of the students entries in a recent school painting competition mere truly
moving. One drew a pciture of Bharat Mata with a mosque and temple, while another
portrayed a boy tying rakhi to his sister. Trully, Shantiniketan is a beacon of hope that,
despite the provocations from both communities, Hindus and Muslims can live
side-by-side with mutual respect.
Each day at the Shantiniketan School starts with the Saraswati Vandana. When
painting competitions are held in the school, images of Hindu gods and goddesses are
most common. Sanskrit is a favourite subject of many a student. Nothing new about it
except that the 1,200 - odd students studying in the Hindu - run school are Muslims.
In 1983, when Ranchodbhai Kiri started Shantiniketan in the all - Muslim Juhapura
area of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, only 20 percent of the students were Muslims. But
when riots involving the Muslims of Juhapura and the Hindus of nearby Jivrajpark -
Vejalpur affected the locality, Hindus started migrating. Today, all the students are
Muslims and the school is an unparalled example of harmony. In the 2002, when a
section of inflamed Muslims wanted the school closed, the parents of the students stood
like a wall behind it.
Shantiniketan s principal says, We never thought of moving the school out of
the area because of the love and affection of the local Muslims. Indeed they value the
high standard of education which we have set. Such is the reputation of the school
that some of the local Muslim strongmen accused of involvement in communal riots
are willing to protect the school during the riots.
The parents of Shantiniketan s students believe that it s the best school when it
comes to the quality of the teaching. A large number of students have gone for both
graduation and post graduation studies. Significantly, the only Muslim teacher in the
40 - member teaching staff, Husena Mansuri, teaches Sanskrit. Infact, she is so happy
at the school that she recently declined the principalship of another Muslim - run school.
Some of the students entries in a recent school painting competition mere truly
moving. One drew a pciture of Bharat Mata with a mosque and temple, while another
portrayed a boy tying rakhi to his sister. Trully, Shantiniketan is a beacon of hope that,
despite the provocations from both communities, Hindus and Muslims can live
side-by-side with mutual respect.
11.How the Shantiniketan school starts the day ?
(A) National anthem (B) Prayer
(C) Saraswati Vandana (D) Puja
(A) National anthem (B) Prayer
(C) Saraswati Vandana (D) Puja
12.Write the subject which is preferred by most of the students
(A) Hindi (B) English
(C) Sanskrit (D) Gujarati
(A) Hindi (B) English
(C) Sanskrit (D) Gujarati
13.Who protects the school during the riot times ?
(A) Local Muslims (B) Hindus
(C) Politicians (D) Christians
(A) Local Muslims (B) Hindus
(C) Politicians (D) Christians
14.Who is the teacher of Sanskrit ?
(A) Ranchodbhai Kiri (B) Manisha Vakil
(C) Husena Mansuri (D) Husena Khatoon
(A) Ranchodbhai Kiri (B) Manisha Vakil
(C) Husena Mansuri (D) Husena Khatoon
15.What is the hope despite the communal riots ?
(A) Hindus and Muslims cannot live side by side
(B) Hindus and Muslims can live side by side
(C) Only Hindus can live
(D) Only Muslims can live
(A) Hindus and Muslims cannot live side by side
(B) Hindus and Muslims can live side by side
(C) Only Hindus can live
(D) Only Muslims can live
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