Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon this assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. Before the birth of freedom we have endured all the pains of labour and our hearts are heavy with the memory of this sorrow. Some of those pains continue even now. Nevertheless, the past is over and it is the future that beckons to us now.
That future is not one of ease or resting but of incessant striving so that we may fulfil the pledges we have so often taken and the one we shall take today. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity.
Which reasons does the author include to support the claim in this passage? Select two options.
A: People are still living in poverty and inequality in India.
B: The assembly is now responsible for serving the people.
C: Millions of people are suffering and are in need of help.
D: India’s future will be one of resting and enjoying freedom.
E: India should look to its past to create the new government.
1 answer
The two options that support the claim in the passage are:
A: People are still living in poverty and inequality in India.
C: Millions of people are suffering and are in need of help.
These options align with Nehru's emphasis on the ongoing struggles faced by the people of India and the responsibility of the assembly to address these issues.
