Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
A Beggars are a common sight in India. They are found at all crowded places, i.e., near temples, in market places, at railway stations and bus stops, etc. Many of them are hideously disfigured to arouse pity in people. Some of them are very persistent and annoying. They are known also to hurl curses and abuses at those who do not give them anything. They seem to have no self-respect as they whine and cajole others into paying them. Beggars belong to all age groups — small children who learn to beg from the day they begin talking, able-bodied young men, or tottering old men and women. Why do people beg? After all it is very degrading for anyone to have to beg. Poverty and widespread unemployment compel people to pass days and days without food. Hunger drives them to beg for their food. Later it becomes a habit. Besides poverty, laziness is another reason. Begging, to some people, appears to be easier than doing honest work. Many beggars are rich. Kidnapping children makes them rich and idle. Beggary is a social evil. It degrades human beings to the level of whining, whimpering parasites, robbing them of all vestiges of self-respect. In order to remove this blot on our society, the government can help a lot. The first step is to provide food, shelter and employment to the beggars. Giving and asking for alms should be banned by law. The beggars should be assured of the basic necessities of life.
(a) Answer the following questions:
(i) Give an appropriate title to the passage.
(ii) Why are some beggars annoying instead of being objects of pity?
(iii) List the reasons for begging.
(b) Find the words/phrases/expressions in the passage that have similar meaning to those given below:
(i) places with lots of people
(ii) continuing to be unpleasant for a long time
(iii) to complain in an annoying way
(iv) to convince someone about their view point
(v) a feeling of total lack of respect
(vi) forces
(vii) living off others without payment
(viii) traces
(ix) shame on our society
(x) a home
(a) Answers:
(i) Appropriate title for the passage: "Beggary in India: Causes and Solutions"
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