Comprehension: Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions by choosing the correct/most appropriate options: State governments have taken the difficult decision to reopen schools for some classes, encouraged by a consensus among public health experts that the benefit to students and society at large outweigh the risks of COVID-19 increase. A week after many of them reopened, mainly at the secondary and higher secondary level, infections among teachers and students have not triggered an alarm, although general social attitudes towards the pandemic have turned negligent. Data from Tamil Nadu show that post-reopening, about 30 students and teachers have tested positive, to which the State has responded by tracing contacts and testing, while keeping the institutions open. Kerala, which has struggled to contain the infection rate and continues to report about 25,000 cases a day, is venturing only to reopen residential higher education institutions and final-year college classes within a bio-bubble of at least single- dose vaccination; reopening of schooling continues to pose a challenge. The paralysing absence of education for millions in the country has raised the question of whether governments have shown alacrity to limit the harm from prolonged closures. A study by economists in August showed that a mere 8% of studentsin rural areas had regular access to online learning and 37% were not studying at all. t also found that only a minority of students with smartphones, i., 31% in urban areas and 15% in rural settings, received regular instruction. This crisis has remained neglected for over a year, and the findings underscore the need for in-person teaching resume. Among the major concerns surrounding reopening of schools is possible transmission of the virus on campuses, with implications for vulnerable individuals inthe students homesHere, the advocacy of the European Technical Advisory Group on schooling during, COVID-19 —smnalller class sizes, wider spaces between desks and staggered breaks at school —is worth considering. The panel underscores the importance of evolving a follow-up protocol, when a cluster of cases leads to school-wide testing. Many public health experts argue that younger children, typically in the 60 to 14 age group, have the lowest risk of moderate or severe COVID-19 infection, while this is also the group that needs good foundational teaching. Most of these students are not eligible for vaccination. WHO recommends that for these pupils, the approach towards reopening should be cautions: risk based, and taking note of community transmission, ability to maintain physical distancing and good ventilation. Vaccination of teachers and school staff and eligible students, and free testing for all are other major factors. a7 Read the given sentences: A. Majority of urban students has access to smartphones. B. Onlya small proportion of rural students had access to smartphones.

1. Ais false, Bis true.
2. Ais true, Bis false.
3. Both A and B are true.
4. Both A and B are false.