QUESTION: Answer the questions based on the given passage.

Books are the best food for the mind. A thinker has said that whatever humanity has thought, done or achieved is preserved in books. The entire credit for the development of human civilization and culture goes to books. The value and importance of books are unique. Books enlighten our conscience. Good books take a person from animality to divinity. They awaken virtuous tendencies in humans and prevent them from going astray, and also guide individuals, society and the nation. Books have a lasting impact on our mind and are inspirational.

Books also serve human beings in the field of entertainment. Here, entertainment does not only mean simple enjoyment, but has a deeper meaning. Books that deeply touch the reader’s mind are truly entertaining. Books that affect readers deeply are truly delightful. The importance of such light literature cannot be underestimated. Such literature reduces mental stress and revives a tired mind.

Good books provide both knowledge and enjoyment to humans. Books on science, commerce, arts and law increase human knowledge. By reading them, a person feels inner strength within himself. Truly, books are our real guides. They introduce us to new fields and mysteries and also force us to think and reflect. Books remove human difficulties and develop determination. Gandhi considered the ‘Gita’ as mother-like because it guided him in every complex situation of his life. Books act as such guides that neither punish nor become angry, and in return they do not demand anything from us. Moreover, they never fail to provide the essence of immortality.

Q-1. Why are books incomparable?

ANS. Books are incomparable because books are the best food for the mind. The entire credit for the development of human civilization and culture goes to books, and they enlighten our conscience. Good books take a person from animality to divinity. Books have a lasting impact on our mind and are inspirational. Therefore, their value and importance are unique.

Q-2 What is meant by the statement ‘Entertainment has a deeper meaning’?

ANS. By this statement, the author means that entertainment does not only refer to simple enjoyment, but rather it means something that deeply touches a person’s mind (conscience). Therefore, books that deeply touch the mind are truly delightful.

Q-3 Why are books our true guides?

ANS. Books are our true guides because they make humans experience their inner strength. They not only introduce us to new fields and mysteries such as science, commerce and arts, but also make us think and reflect. Thus, they also guide individuals, society and the nation.

Q-4 Why is it said that good books provide knowledge and enjoyment to humans?

ANS. Good books provide both knowledge and enjoyment because books of science, commerce, arts and law increase human knowledge. At the same time, books make a person feel inner strength, reduce mental stress, and revive a tired mind.

Q-5 Why did Gandhi give the ‘Gita’ the status of a mother?

ANS. Gandhi gave the ‘Gita’ the status of a mother because it guided him in every complex situation of his life.