Q.1 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
(8 Marks )
When SiddharthaDominic, owner of the CGH Earth group of hotels, wanted to give back to the land he had received from, he sifted through a range of possibilities before finally zeroing in on his big idea. He would soon incorporate the “50 mile diet” in the menu of his restaurant-also called 50 mile- at the spice village in Thekkady; Kerala.
The idea was quite simple-source ingredients for the dishes from within a 50 mile radius. Dominic says it was a win-win concept from the word go. “It had the potential to reduce the carbon footprint, provide livelihood to local farmers and give our guests a chance to experience something different”. And the guests were, well, eating out of the palm of his hand. The food moreover was fresh and full of nutrients, which otherwise gets lost as the produce makes the journey from soil to the supermarket. The movement for locally produces food is nothing new. Initiated a few years ago by local food enthusiasts –“locavores” – who insist on only eating food drawn from within a 100 mile radius of their home, it’s a concept that’s slowly picking up in India. “You can spot the difference in taste the moment you pop a locally grown fruit or vegetable in your mouth. It simply bursts with natural goodness that is difficult to find in commercially transported and frozen produce”. Says Ganesh, a copywriter and a die-hard locavore. Most of our food now travels an average of 400 to 800 km before ending up on our plates. Besides adversely affecting health, this kind of food supply also has serious consequences on the environment and the community. In times of growing awareness about global warming and sustained living, going locavore is increasingly being seen a s the “correct thing to do”. Karan Bakshi, former General Manager of Spice Village, the, man who conceptualized and implemented the 50 mile concept at the hotel says the success of the idea was also because guests became aware that they were doing their bit for the community and the environment. “Guests at the restaurant get “The Chef’s Note” showcasing the dish they have eaten, the name of the farmer who produced it and the distance of the farm from the hotel. This is signed by the chef and it’s something they can take back with them, a note that, in a way, certifies their dinner had helped reduce carbon footprint and helped the local community directly.” Other restaurant’s, too, are thinking along similar lines. Rajesh Wadhwa, executive chef at New Delhi’s Taj Palace, says he is planning to start with hotel’s Indian restaurant Masala Art.”If the farmers are able to sustain, we may think about the gradual shift to the concept of the main kitchen. Wadwa’s caution underlies what may perhaps be a major setback for an otherwise great idea: implementation of the concept may not be a practical possibility everywhere. In Spice Village for instance the forests of Periyar and the adjoining land have a rich biodiversity teeming with the native vegetables, spices and meat, with salt being perhaps being the only item sourced from outside the prescribed radius. Not all restaurants are so fortunate, especially those in big cities.
Read the passage and answer the following questions:
(1 × 8 = 8 Marks)
(a) Siddhartha took a big decision by.............................................................. .
(b)The idea behind Siddhartha’s decision was to reduce ............................ .
(c)’Locavores’ are the people ................. .
(d)The food which travels long distance loses its ................ .
(e)The chef Rajesh Wadhwa of Hotel Taj Palace said that ................ .
(f) According to Karan Bakshi, former general manager of spice village, the idea became successful because ................ .
(g)Wadhwa cautions that the great idea ................ .
(h) The guests are happy because they are able to ................ .
Q.2. Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow:
(7 Marks)
A poem should be motionless in time
As the moon climbs,
Leaving, as the moon releases
Twig by twig the night entangles trees,
Leaving, as the moon behind the winter leaves
Memory by memory the mind-
A poem should be motionless in time
As the moon climbs.
A poem should be equal to not true.
For all the history of grief
An empty doorway and a maple leaf.
For love The leaning grasses and two lights above the sea-
A poem should not mean But be.
On the basis of your understanding of the poem read the following questions and choose the best options and write the complete answer in your answer sheets:
(1 x 7 = 7 Marks)
1. A poem should move motionless in time
(a) without being observed
(b) without being realized
(c) Like the silent motion of time
(d) As the moon climbs
2. All the history of grief can be expressed
(a) by the heart
(b) by an empty doorway
(c) by a maple leaf
(d) by an empty doorway and a maple leaf
3. Love can be best expressed by
(a) the lovers
(b) the loving hearts
(c)the leaning grasses
(d)the leaning grasses and the two lights above the sea
4. A poem should not mean: But be
(a) It means that poem should not be meaningful
(b) It means that the poem should not be full of different interpretations
(c) It means that a poem should not mean many things
(d) It means that the poem should be spontaneous and overburdened with factual meanings
5. A poem should be equal to: Not true
(a) It means that a poem should be equal to truth
(b) It means that it should not be based on truth
(c) It means that it should not be true (d) It means that it should not be overburdened with factual truths
6.All the history of grief
(a) can be expressed by empty doorway
(b) can be expressed by a maple leaf
(c) can be expressed by empty eyes
(d) can be expressed by an empty doorway and a maple leaf
7. The night entangles trees mean
(a)trees entangles among themselves
(b) twigs are entangles at night
(c) trees surrounded and encompassed
(d) trees with branches and twigs entangled
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