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PASSAGE 3, FACTUAL PASSAGE, A TOOL FOR WORLD PEACE, , Read the passage carefully:, , 1. After a long and arduous struggle to popularise yoga, the world is now waking up to its, wonders. Upon my arrival in New York on the evening of June 20, the Art of Living volunteers, and the officials at the Permanent Mission of India informed me that the weather forecast, predicted heavy rains, even thunderstorms over the next 24 hours. There was concern on, their faces as they continued with preparations for the International Day of Yoga celebrations, at the United Nations headquarters and Times Square. | remained confident that this, momentous day would go well., , 2. To the delight of the organising teams, the sun came out just as we arrived at the, venue. The UN Secretary General and his wife, the President of the General Assembly, and, many ambassadors participated in the programme. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon even, said, "We should do this before every negotiation, so that we can work with a calm mind"., , 3. WHO has warned that depression will become the biggest killer after HIV/AIDS by, 2030. Today, an estimated $150 billion is spent on mental illness and depression in the US, alone. While the remission rate through medical treatments is less than 14 percent, a study, has shown that the remission rate will be 64 percent through meditation and yoga. |, suggested to the Secretary General that if countries around the world spend 1 percent of their, defence budget on peace education and peace-building through yoga and meditation, it would, make a significant difference., , 4. In terms of the way forward, we cannot have all and sundry teach anything in the name, of yoga. We need to bring quality control and standardisation in teaching. Like cell phones, have enhanced comfort and connectivity, yoga can take you to a whole new level. It can be, used as a powerful tool in conflict resolution and trust building., , 5. When we started our efforts to bring this ancient wisdom to the fore, it was not easy., There was a lot of prejudice against yoga and even meditation. Today, meditation posture has, become synonymous with relaxation and comfort. Earlier, the younger generation in the, western world would often struggle to convince their parents to open up to the benefits of, yoga. Perhaps, this declaration by the UN will make their job easier., , - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, , On the basis of your understanding of the passage answer the following questions with, the help of the given options : [1X4=4], , a. The remission rate for depression through medical treatment is less than, (i) 20 percent, (ii) 14 percent, (iii) — 15 percent, (iv) 24 percent, , -23