Brain Drain means
the migration of highly qualified experts like doctors, engineers, scientist
and other trained persons from the under-developed countries to advancing
countries. More or less, all the backward countries are suffering from this
problem.
Brain
drain is a direct loss, of trained experts in many fields, to the
under-developed and poor countries. On the other hand, it is a net gain
to the advanced countries. According to a UNO report, every year thousands of
experts are migrating from backward countries to advanced countries like
Every year, thousands of highly talented doctors,
engineers, scientists and other intellectuals leave
Most of the students who go abroad for higher studies do
not return to
There are so many causes of the brain drain in
There is no doubt that
In this connection, even the people should also come
forward and cooperate with the Government in solving this problem. The parents
of the students should not encourage them to go abroad and settle there even if
they are paid high salaries.
The doctors, engineers and scientists owe a duty to
their motherland. Our nation is spending huge amounts of money on their
training. These people should not betray their own nation by serving
foreign nations. Today thousands of young Indian scientists and technicians are
devoted to rebuild our nation. The country has already achieved the nuclear
status as well as become a space power. There are enough opportunities for all
the Indian scientists and engineers settled abroad, if they come back to
There
is no doubt that
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1.
Which
one would be the best title for the text?
a) The Problem
of Brain Drain in
b) The Problem
of Brain Drain in
c) The Problem
of Brain Drain in
d) The Problem
of Brain Drain in
e) The Problem
of Brain Drain in the World. q
2. What is the writer’s nationality?
Pick out two details from the passage showing his nationality.
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b)…………………………………...…………….………………………………………………………………………...…………………………………….…………………………………………………………
3. Decide if these
statements are true or false, then, justify your
answer.
a. Every year a
few of experts are migrating from backward countries to advanced countries like
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b. Doctors,
engineers, scientists and other intellectuals leave
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c. Indians should
help in the building of their country.
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d. Parents should
encourage their children to study abroad and stay there forever.
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4. Answer the following
questions briefly, in your own words as far as possible.
a. Why do Indians leave their homeland and go abroad?
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b. What are the
consequences of brain drain?
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5. Complete the following sentences by quoting the
appropriate word(s)
a). Brain Drain means .………….........……………………………………….……………………………..
b). Many
Indians ………………………….………..………………………………………………………..
c). The parents
of the students ……….…................................……………………………………………...
6. Tick the appropriate meaning of the
words in bold.
a) Brain
drain is a direct loss, of trained experts in many fields... (Paragraph 2, Line 1)
q The
state of no longer having something because it has been taken from you or
destroyed.
q The
qualities and behaviour that you would expect of a sensible adult.
q A series of actions
that you think about carefully to help you to achieve something.
b) They
generally go to
q A benefit or advantage.
q A quick
solution.
q A
difficult task that needs time and thought.
c) The
talented experts like to seek new pastures abroad. (Paragraph 5, Line 3)
q A big
building displaying historical objects.
q A
place where people learn new languages.
q A
new, better, and more interesting place, job or activity.
d) The
government must take speedy steps to lure back home these talented sons
of
q To make more copies of
a book because all the other copies have been sold.
q To persuade someone to
do something by making it look attractive= TEMPT.
q To do
something again.
e) These
people should not betray their own nation …(Paragraph 8, Line 2)
q To tell someone
officially and in a serious way that something they have done is wrong.
q To deliberately do
something that harms your country or someone.
q To be a sign that
something exists or is true.
7. Find in the text the antonyms of the word in the table below.
Word |
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Antonym |
Example: Gain |
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Loss |
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a) .............................................. |
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b) .............................................. |
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c) .............................................. |
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d)&nb |