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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Unemployment is a serious problem in India. It is becoming more and more serious day-by-day. India has the population of about 1.20 billion. The problem of unemployment is rising fast. Every able-bodied man and woman must get employment. If not, the problem of unemployment will create difficulties for the development of the country.

2. Many age-old businesses that are not able to cope-up with the changing demand and economic scenario, are either closed down or heavy retrenchment takes place in them. When there is a slump in business, many people find themselves without jobs.

3. Though a number of young men have been absorbed in the Information Technology business, a large number of youth are still unemployed.

First of all, we must check the fast rising population of India. We cannot create jobs for all if the rate of population is not slowed down.

Family planning schemes should be made popular. People should be educated about the importance of a small family. This will help solve the problem of unemployment.

4. The education system of our country should be need-based and job-oriented. It must make our students self-dependent. A change in the mental attitude of our boys and girls is necessary. As many of them are service-minded, they do not want to take risks. They do not like to start businesses or small-scale industries. They should not depend on the government for everything. It is not possible for any government to give jobs to all. A desire for doing something of one's own may solve, to some extent, the problem of unemployment for both the educated and the uneducated people.

5. In brief, we have to solve the problem of unemployment on a war footing. For this, both long and short measures should be taken in India. Population growth has to be checked. Family planning should be made productive.

Everyone should give financial help to the unemployed, to set up some industry or start some business. People should be encouraged to go for skill-based education. Government should promote the establishment of industries by the private sector.

(i) How can population growth affect employment in India?

(ii) What reforms should be made in our education system to reduce unemployment?

(iii) How can a change in the mental attitude of our boys and girls reduce the problem of unemployment?

(iv) What measures should be taken to solve the problem of unemployment?

(v) Which word in Para 2 means the same as 'setting'?

(vi) Which word in Para 2 mean the same as 'reduction'?

(vii) Find a word in Para 5 which means 'place'.

(viii) Which word in Para 2 means the same as 'recession'?

Answer:

(i)  Population increases at a much higher rate than the number of jobs in India.

(ii) Education should be job-oriented, must make our students self-dependent.

(iii) They should start their own business after completing their education. They should not be service minded and should not depend on government for everything.

(iv) To solve the problem of unemployment/ population growth has to be checked, next is family planning. People should go for skill-based education and more industries should be encouraged by the private sector.

(v) Scenario.

(vi) Retrenchment

(vii) Establishment.

(viii) Slump.