Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

 Earlier. lamps, lights and candles were seen at every house. But with the progress of technologies, even small children are seen playing and experimenting with laptops,

mobiles and many more equipment. Nowadays children are seen clicking photos at the time when prayers are going on. It is obvious that handling these modern gadgets most of the time can have worse effects on health. Addiction to it can make one physically handicapped and mentally absent-minded..

Questions:

(i) What could be found in every household earlier?

 (ii) What is the new generation addicted to?

 (iii) What will happen if gadgets are used for a long time?

 (iv) What will be the impact of this addiction?

OR

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Even in the modern society, girls are brought up to believe that the main responsibility of women is housework and bringing up children. This is reflected in the gender division of labour in most families. Women do all the work inside the home such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, looking after children etc. And men do all the work outside the home. It is the mindset that men are not going to do the household work. The result of this is that although women constitute roughly half of the population, their role in public life is minimal in most societies.

Questions:

(i) What are girls brought up to believe?

 (ii) What kind of work does a woman do?

(iii) What is the mindset of the general public?

(iv) What is minimal in most societies?