The Indian youth is accused of being impatient, indisciplined, disrespectful to the elders and irresponsible towards society and authority. It was felt that to curb these tendencies the youth required to be motivated in nation-building activities and made responsive to the social concerns.For this purpose National Service Scheme (NSS) was introduced in 1969. Its main […]

Secularism is the very soul of Indian society and the democracy. India has a tradition of co-existence, tolerance, co-operation and mutual respect between all its social and religious groups. Islam came to India with Muslim conquerors. A large number of natives turned Muslims over the period and presently they make the second largest community of

The literal meaning of ‘Comprehension’ is understanding. It shows how well you have understood a paragraph that you have read or how correctly you have grasped its meaning. To test it, a set of questions is given after a paragraph relating to the subject matter. The answers are contained in the passage. It only requires

Superstitions are the products of irrational, ignorant and unscientific minds. They are against the laws of reasoning, commonsense and science. Superstition can be seen in the forms of having blind faith in charms, magic, sorcery, witchcraft, ghosts, spirits, supernatural powers, paganism, omens, astrology, weird rituals, customs etc.The superstitions play a big role in keeping our

Health is the most precious gift of the nature to a person. It is a state in which a human being can utilise all his faculties, capabilities, potentials and work at full steam to realise his dreams. The absence of health is sickness which debilitates all the creative and positive activities besides corroding the will

It is duty of every parent to give his/her child the love, care and protection as a birth right. The child has birth right over food, covering, health care, education and other basic necessities. It is a matter of grave concern that millions of children in developing countries don’t get proper food, care and parental

Proper care, love and education is the birth right of every child born in this world. Unfortunately most children of the underdeveloped countries are denied this right. The parents don’t want to neglect their children. But there are too many children and too little resources. As a result the children suffer and so do the

Text—The most important key to success is setting one’s goal of life clearly without any confusion. Once the aim is well defined one can strive to achieve it with relentless effort, purpose and resolve. There should be no dithering and one must be decisive. No planning is possible without a clear goal. A person with

Change is the basic law of nature. Nature’s creations animals, birds, insects and fish are all a grand fashion parade of colours, patterns and designs. The seasons bring in changes of natural scenes. Human being is also in step with nature. People love fashions to look modern, attractive and forward looking. The craze for new

Reading books, magazines, periodicals and other forms of literature gives us a unique pleasure. The habit adds to our knowledge and reveals different styles of expressions to us. We learn new words. The student period is the best time for cultivating reading habit. It seasons the mind into maturity and adds seriousness to character. The

Text—Good manners make a person a civilised gentleman or a cultured lady, otherwise one would be no better than an animal. They are essential for peace, comfort and social life. Through them a person learns to speak, act and behave politely. A well mannered person is welcome to any group or party because he adds

Text—Pollution is today’s biggest human concern. The industries, motor vehicles and other careless activities of humans are polluting our air, rivers and other water resources, foods and environment. Cacophony of noises are destroying peace of mind. It is all so sickening and unhealthy. Due to pollution we are breathing toxic gases, eating pesticides, drinking poisoned

Text—The crimes in the cities are worrisome. The bigger the city the bigger is the crime rate. The metro cities of our country have become crime capitals. The killings, kidnappings, blackmail, corruption, rapes, drug abuse, thefts etc. abound. The list is endless. No citizen feels safe.The reasons are the public apathy, the people voting against

Text—Although it is true that something is better than nothing but in the case of knowledge, a little of it with a shallow character can be harmful. It leads his small mind into believing that he is the wisest one of the world. So, he becomes boastful and wants every one to worship him. Such

Text—Examinations are real torments of student life. It is nightmare time when a student has to plunge himself in the feverish activity of reading books and note books for fear of failure. He forgets all other activities including eating. There is no peace or respite. But it is not all bad. The examinations have brighter