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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some questions.
With about 50 per cent of the elderly being financially dependent on others, it is affordable housing, healthcare, and the psychological and social manifestations of ageing that we will struggle to respond to as a country with no social security and dismal elderly care facilities. What will be the combined impact of this trend on small, nuclear families, along with an improvement in lifestyle and an increase in degenerative diseases and life spans? Where are they going to live as they grow old and who is going to take care of them?
Clearly Parliament had some of these issues in mind when it passed the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act in 2007. The model Act makes it obligatory for children or relatives to provide maintenance to senior citizens and parents. It also provides for the setting up of old age homes by State governments.
Despite this, however, it is a fact that most people in India would rather suffer than have the family name sullied by taking their own children to court for not providing for them. This need to maintain a façade is combined with a lack of knowledge of rights, the inherent inability of the elderly to approach a tribunal for recourse under the law, and poor implementation of the Act by various State governments.
So what happens to those who have been turned out from their homes, or have lost a partner, or just can’t manage to live on their own anymore, especially since the number of old age homes the Centre supports under the Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) has seen a decline from 2D homes in 2012-13 to a dismal 137 in 2014-15? The Centre has asked State governments to ensure that there are old-age homes whose functioning can be supported under IPOP, but since it is optional for the State governments to do so, the total number of old-age homes remains abysmally low. While we hope that the Indian family continues to be stronger than in most countries and provides a caring environment for the elderly, it can’t be the basis for our ability to support the elderly. India needs to take a serious look at the needs of the elderly in a more pragmatic and holistic manner. For starters it could focus on the three key aspects of health, housing, and dignity.
Each of these is a large issue on its own, but it is important to first strengthen the health-care system. If 18 per cent of the population is going to be over 60 years of age by 2050, then it becomes almost crucial to encourage research in geriatric diseases, and push for building capacity in the geriatric departments across the primary and tertiary health-care systems. There also seems to be a growing informal industry of home care providers, which urgently needs regulation and mandated guidelines so that a large pool of certified and affordable trained home care givers can help provide basic support, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, and keep the elderly in the familiar environs of their homes as far as possible.
Next, there needs to be a network of old age homes, both in the private and public sector. While the private sector has taken the lead in setting up some state-of-the-art facilities, most of these are priced well out of the reach of ordinary citizens. State governments must be mandated to set up quality, affordable homes. As traditionally supportive social structures are changing and the elderly are increasingly losing their ‘status’ as the family patriarchs, it is also time that we did our bit to help address the indignities and loneliness that this change is bringing. The one big issue that doesn’t get enough attention today is that old people deserve dignity. Apart from ensuring appropriate medical help, there needs to be more awareness about common degenerative diseases like dementia so that family members, care-givers, and society at large are sensitised to incontinence, the momentary lack of comprehension, the hallucinations — all the painful behavioural, physical, emotional and mental struggles of those who suffer from these diseases.
1 What would be the percentage of geriatric population above 60 yrs. of age in India by 2050?
01. 15%
02. 18%
03. 26%
04. 35%
05. 57%
2 The current number of old age homes according to IPOP has _______since 2013.
01. Increased
02. Remained same
03. Declined
04. Increased in proportion to mortality rate.
05. Decreased in proportion to mortality rate.
3 Which of the following measures should be taken to raise the declining status of elderly in India?
01. The health care system should be strengthened
02. There must be more awareness regarding degenerative diseases such as dementia
03. Research in geriatric diseases should be promoted in health care centres
04. There should be network of old age homes, both in public and private sector.
05. All of the above.
4 What does the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act makes obligatory?
01. Children or relatives of the elderly should provide maintenance to senior citizens or parents.
02. State governments should provide for setting up of old age homes.
03. State government should provide free medical treatment to the elder citizens.
04. Both 1 and 2
05. All of the above
5 Which if the following is/are the main aspects of focus for India in concern to the elder citizen?
01. Health
02. Housing
03. Dignity
04. All of the above
05. All except 3
6 Which of the following statement is/are true in context of the passage?
01. Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act in 2003
02. IPOP stands for Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP)
03. India has seen an increase from 137 homes in 2012-13 to 2D in 2014-15
04. About E% of elder population is dependent on others.
05. All of the above
7 Which if the following options is the most similar in meaning to the word ‘abysmally’ as given in the passage?
01. Profoundly
02. Endlessly
03. Partially
04. Incompletely
05. Absolutely
8 Which of the following options is the most similar in meaning to the word ‘patriarchs’ as given in the passage?
01. Master
02. Younger
03. Servant
04. Ancestors
05. Elders
9 Which of the following options is the most opposite in meaning to the word ‘facade’ as given in the passage?
01. Veneer
02. Canopy
03. Semblance
04. Actuality
05. Phenomenon
10 Which of the following options is the most opposite in meaning to the word ‘pragmatic’ as given in the passage?
01. Unreasonable
02. Unidealistic
03. Logical
04. Illegitimate
05. Business like
Answers:-
Q.1 (1)
Q.2 (3)
Q.3 (5)
Q.4 (4)
Q.5 (4)
Q.6 (2)
Q.7 (2)
Q.8 (5)
Q.9 (4)
Q.10 (1)
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