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Question
Now that you have read a substantial part of the feature article, work with your partner and jot down at least five reasons that, according to you, are mainly responsible for Indians today not getting the desired quota of sleep each night. Share your views with other pairs of students in your class.
Solution
Five reasons responsible for Indians today not getting the desired quota of sleep each night are :
1.worries due to fast pace of life
2. relating to living problems
3 . to and fro travel from home and office
4. trying to catch up with time
5. worries about studies, career, peer competition
6. absence of proper and balanced food
7 . gap between what mind thinks and what actually is availble
8 . ambitions without proper props
9 . parents discrimination
Notes
Students to add a few more from their side and share their views with the other pairs of students.
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