Read the excerpt from Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech "A Tryst with Destiny.” 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? Choose two correct answers.
Answer
A
The assembly is now responsible for serving the people.
B
Millions of people are suffering and are in need of help.
C
India should look to its past to create the new government.
D
People are still living in poverty and inequality in India.
E
India’s future will be one of resting and enjoying freedom.
Explanation
Nehru supports the need to serve India by pointing out that millions of people suffer and that the country must end poverty and inequality. Those details directly explain why service and continued effort are necessary. Choice A restates who has responsibility rather than giving a reason for it.
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