Read the following passage and answer the question
numbers 1 to 5.
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. In fact, 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 picture 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.
1. How the Shantiniketan school starts the day?
(A) National anthem
(B) Prayer
(C) Saraswati Vandana
(D) Puja
2. Write the subject which is preferred by most of the
students.
(A) Hindi
(B) English
(C) Sanskrit
(D) Gujarati
3. Who protects the school during the riot times?
(A) Local Muslims
(B) Hindus
(C) Politicians
(D) Christians
4. Who is the teacher of Sanskrit?
(A) Ranchodbhai Kiri
(B) Manisha Vakil
(C) Husena Mansuri
(D) Husena Khatoon
5. 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
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