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I Khetaram needs to submit information about himself for getting an identity card. While reading the text, fill up the following information sheet for Khetaram.
II Discuss with your teacher.
I Complete the table given below with the situations given in Column 1 and the reasons in Column 2.
| Column 1 (Situation) | Column 2 (Reason) |
|---|---|
| When the temperature is recorded as 50 degrees celsius and above, a state holiday has to be declared. | ________________ |
| Khetaram can dwell on any threshold. | ________________ |
| BSF always gave Khetaram a lift. | ________________ |
II Why was a piece of jaggery offered in the village when he brought news of a birth or weddings?
Answer: In the impoverished desert village, villagers have very little to offer. Sharing a small piece of jaggery is their traditional and heartfelt gesture to celebrate auspicious occasions and show warmth and gratitude to the bearer of good news.
III How would phone lines help Khetaram in his job?
Answer: The expansion of phone connectivity would allow Khetaram to become a Gramin Sanchar Sewak, carrying a mobile phone along with physical mail from doorstep to doorstep. This would help villagers communicate instantly with their relatives and expand his service.
I Read the extracts given below and answer the questions.
1. "Akaal or famine is a way of life here. In a good year, I get one crop of bajra. That cannot feed my family of five. We would starve without this job," he says. And for each family which resides in this arid land, survival is partly dependent on money orders remitted by a relative.
2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
There is one letter delivery he dreads. The envelope with the right corner torn off, which signifies that the missive bears news of death. "Ashubh Samachar cannot be carried into the house," says Khetaram. So, he stands outside, reads out the letter twice, then tears it to bits. "Bad news must be destroyed," he mutters philosophically.
1. Justify the statement made by Postmaster-General, Rajasthan Western Region stating that the role of GDS is 'invaluable'.
1. Answer: The role of Gramin Dak Sewaks is invaluable because they deliver mail, money orders, and essential communication to the country's most inaccessible corners—such as desert hamlets, high Himalayan terrains, and riverine islands—where no vehicles or roads can reach, and where delivery is possible only on foot
2. How was the purpose of India Post different from that of the British postal system?
2. Answer: The British postal system was designed strictly to relay administrative dak between government headquarters and military centers. In contrast, post-independence India Post was mandated to bring the entire citizen population within the postal ambit, connecting every remote village and fostering rural savings.
3. People trusted Gramin Dak Sewaks. Support this statement with any two instances from the text.
3. Answer: First, villagers readily welcome Khetaram across their thresholds and rely on him to read their personal letters and write sensitive replies. Second, when a proposal was made to scrap the GDS and transfer duties to patwaris, village elders outright rejected it because their absolute faith lay in the postman.
4. Infer the most likely reason that Khetaram was grateful to continue as GDS, even after the age of 60.
4. Answer: Farming in the Thar desert provides almost no reliable yield, making other job opportunities non-existent in his old age. Being allowed to serve until age 65 ensures continuous financial stability to feed his family.
5. Explain why the author pays tribute to people like Khetaram.
5. Answer: The author pays tribute because workers like Khetaram brave extreme heat, sandstorms, and physically exhausting terrains on foot to connect separated families, acting as pillars of our social fabric.
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