Read the passage given below:
1. International day of yoga is also called as the World Yoga Day. United Nations General Assembly declared 21st of June International Yoga Day on the 11th of December in 2014. Yoga in India is considered to be around 5,000 year old mental, physical and spiritual practice. Yoga originated in India in ancient times when people used to do meditation to transform their body and mind. Launching a particular date of practising yoga all across the world and celebrating it as Yoga Day was initiated by the Indian Prime Minister. The World Yoga Day or International Day of Yoga was celebrated by the people throughout the world second time on 21st June in 2016.
2. Yoga is essentially a spiritual discipline, focusses on bringing harmony between body and mind. It is an art and science of healthy living. Yoga is very necessary and beneficial for all human beings if it is practised by all on daily basis in the early morning. Official name of this day is UN International Yoga Day and is also called as Yoga Day. It is a worldwide event celebrated by the people of all countries through practising yoga, meditation, debates, meetings, discussions, variety of cultural performances, etc.
3. Yoga is a practice of controlled body part movements and control of breath. It enhances the inner and outer body and mind strength by connecting both to the nature. It is not a physical practice only as it makes a human able to get control over mental, emotional, and spiritual thoughts. It can be practised by people at any age during childhood, teenage, adult or old age. It needs only safe, slow and controlled movements of body with controlled breathing. Yoga can be practised by anyone as it is irrespective of age, religion, or health circumstances. It improves the discipline and sense of power as well as provides a chance to live healthy life without physical and mental problems.
4. Yoga is very safe, easy and healthy way to get fit whole life without any problems. It just needs regular practice in right way of body movements and breathing. It regularizes the connection between three components of our body such as body, mind and soul. It regularises the functioning of the all body organs and prevents the body and mind to get disturbed because of some bad situations and unhealthy lifestyle. It helps in maintaining health, knowledge and inner peace. By providing good health it fulfils our physical needs, through knowledge it fulfils our psychological needs and through inner peace it fulfils the spiritual need. Thus it helps in maintaining harmony among all.
5. Regular practice of yoga in the morning provides outer and inner relief by keeping away the countless ailments at the physical and mental level. Practising postures or asana strengthens the body and mind as well as creates the feeling of well-being. It sharpens the human mind, improves intelligence and helps in high level of concentration by steadying the emotions and feelings. The feeling of well-being creates helping nature within us and thus enhances the social well-being. Improved concentration level helps in meditating and provides calming effect and inner peace to the mind. Yoga is like a practical philosophy which develops self-discipline and self-awareness within us through regular practice.
6. We cannot count the benefits of yoga, we can understand it only as a miracle which can be experienced by doing it regularly. It maintains physical fitness, reduces stress, controls emotions, feelings, controls negative thoughts, feelings of general wellbeing, improves mental clarity, enhances self-understanding and connects to the nature.
On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer ANY TEN of the questions given below.
Question. Every year World Yoga Day is celebrated on 21st June because .................. .
(a) it originated and initiated in India
(b) it initiates mental, physical and spiritual practice
(c) it initiates transformation of body and mind
(d) it was initiated by the Indian P.M.
Answer: D
Question. Yoga enables us to get control over .................. .
(a) physical health of all individuals
(b) emotional well-being of people across the globe
(c) material needs of a person
(d) our mental, emotional and spiritual thoughts
Answer: B
Question. Yoga can be practised by .................. .
(a) people at any age
(b) children upto a certain age
(c) teenage and sick people only
(d) old people only
Answer: A
Question. Yoga regularizes the connection between .................. .
(a) mind and body of a person
(b) mind and soul of a person
(c) body, mind and soul of a person
(d) None of the options
Answer: C
Question. Yoga is a pragmatic reality which enhances our ability to .................. .
(a) control our emotions and know one’s character and feelings
(b) appear calm and know one’s feelings
(c) have a clear picture of one’s personality, character and feelings
(d) understand other people and know their character and feelings
Answer: C
Question. Pick the option to show the meaning of ‘harmony’ NOT the same as it is used in paragraph 4.
(a) The harmony of two welfare policies is praiseworthy.
(b) Knowledge and experience bring harmony in ones daily life.
(c) My friend achieved a milestone due to harmony in his practice.
(d) Harmony in society is essential for its growth.
Answer: B
Question. Choose the option that lists the statements that are NOT TRUE according to the passage.
1. The study of emotions and feelings is needed for a high level of concentration.
2. Our body and mind get disturbed by unhealthy lifestyle.
3. Yoga is an exercise of body part movements.
4. Yoga is a modern mental and physical practice.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4
Answer: B
Question. Yoga practices make human being mentally, emotionally and spiritually strong. (True/False)
Answer: True
Question. According to the passage, one of the reasons for regular practice of yoga in the morning is ...................
Answer: providing outer and inner relief from ailments at the physical and mental level.
Question. What does Yoga lay emphasis on?
Answer: Yoga lays emphasis on bringing harmony between body and mind.
Question. What is the best time of the day for practising yoga?
Answer: Morning is the best time to practise yoga.
Question. Find the word in para 6 which is similar in meaning to ‘wonder’.
Answer: Miracle
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