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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
All round development of man is the true aim of education. It should train not only the head but also the hands and the heart. But our present system of education has miserably failed to achieve this aim. It suffers from many grave defects. The present system of education was founded by the British for their own convenience. Lord Macaulay was the father and founder of this system.

He wanted it to produce clerks to help the British in running their administration. Today the Britishers have gone but the same old system of education still continues. We are free but we are still slavishly following the system evolved by the British. This system of education has many defects. It must be changed and overhauled. The greatest defect in our present system of education is that it is too theoretical. An educated man has only bookish knowledge. He knows nothing about practical things. He finds that his education has not made him fit to do any useful work for his society.

The present system of education does not teach us the dignity of labour. A student is not taught or trained to do things with his hands. Manual or physical labour finds no place in education. Educated young men are fit only to be clerks in offices. They look down upon manual labour. They consider it below their dignity to work with their hands in fields or factories. Vocational education is the need of the hour. We need more and more technicians, engineers and doctors.

But the number of vocational institutions – Engineering and Medical colleges, Polytechnics and I.T.I’s – is limited. A large number of young men and women, who can do well as technicians, are deprived of technical or vocational knowledge. The present system of education gives too much importance to English. At many places, it is the medium of instruction. English may be an international language.

It may have rich treasures of science and literature. But it can never be our national language. Education must be imparted in the mother tongue. This will save much talent of the country from going waste. A number of commissions have been set up since the dawn of independence to plan afresh the country’s system of education. After much thought, the 10 + 2 + 3 system was introduced.

It was designed to divert the students to different fields and vocations according to their talent and the needs of society. But different states have taken to it only half-heartedly. As the things stand today, the 10+2 +3 system has become a riddle. No one knows what exactly it is. Meanwhile, our education system is as rotten and muddy as it used to be.

Students find it purposeless. Therefore, they feel restive and go on strikes. They take no interest in their studies because they know that after finishing their education, they will only join the army of the unemployed. There is an urgent need that the present system should be overhauled and made purposeful.

1. What is the true aim of education?

 2. Who were the father and founder of the present system of education?

3. What is the greatest defect in our present system of education?

4. What type of education is the need of the hour?

5. Why was the 10+ 2 + 3 system introduced?

 6. Why do the students take no interest in their studies?

Find out the words from the passage which mean:

7. Provided

8. Useless

9. Without a means to earn a good livelihood.

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1. All round development of man is the true aim of education.

2. Lord Macaulay was the father and founder of the present system of education.

3. Our present education system is too theoretical. This is the greatest defect in it.

4. Vocational education is the need of the hour.

5. The system 10+2 +3 was introduced to divert the students to different fields and vocations according to their talent and the needs of the society.

6. Students do not take interest in their studies because they think that the present education system is purposeless.

7. Imparted

8. Purposeless

9. Unemployed.

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