Tenses Exercise For Class 10 CBSE
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form. This tenses exercise is helpful for students of classes 9 and 10.
When Chetna Sinha, a former Shetkari Sanghatana activist, ………………………… (founded / have founded / was founding) the Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank Ltd in 1997, she only …………………….. (wanted / was wanting / had wanted) to give enterprising rural women credit at concessional rates to run their micro-businesses. Over the years, she ……………………………. (realized / has realized / had realized) that credit alone ……………………….. (won’t / wouldn’t / shouldn’t) do; these women also …………………………. (need / needed/ are needing) micro-schooling. The idea of a business school for rural women was thus ………………………. (born / borne / borned).
Today, the Mann Deshi Udyogini (MDU) located in the chronically drought-prone Mann taluka (Satara district) of western Maharashtra ………………………….. (has attracted / is attracting / attract) rave reviews in the international media. The Financial Times ………………………. (is ranking / ranked / rank) it alongside Harvard for running one of the best executive educational programmes worldwide. The Economist, too, has mentioned it prominently in its May 25 report.
What makes MDU unique is that it ……………………………. (is laying / lays / lay) no educational or age criterion for enrolment; you can get admission any day and courses offered ranges from two days to three months with fees from Rs 25 to Rs 1,200. Founded with a Rs 7-lakh grant, the institution ……………………………. (encourages / encouraged / has encouraged) and empowers rural women by offering courses to help them run independent enterprises as vendors, screen printers, photo-laminators, bag-makers and computer operators.
Answers
When Chetna Sinha, a former Shetkari Sanghatana activist, founded the Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank Ltd in 1997, she only wanted to give enterprising rural women credit at concessional rates to run their micro-businesses. Over the years, she realized that credit alone wouldn’t do; these women also needed micro-schooling. The idea of a business school for rural women was thus born.
Today, the Mann Deshi Udyogini (MDU) located in the chronically drought-prone Mann taluka (Satara district) of western Maharashtra is attracting rave reviews in the international media. The Financial Times ranked it alongside Harvard for running one of the best executive educational programmes worldwide. The Economist, too, has mentioned it prominently in its May 25 report.
What makes MDU unique is that it lays no educational or age criterion for enrolment; you can get admission any day and courses offered ranges from two days to three months with fees from Rs 25 to Rs 1,200. Founded with a Rs 7-lakh grant, the institution encourages and empowers rural women by offering courses to help them run independent enterprises as vendors, screen printers, photo-laminators, bag-makers and computer operators.
