Comprehension of 2011 passage : KNOWLEDGE
Ans.1 Understanding means getting information about something by exploring new horizon. While Knowledge rely on old concept, experience, facts and figure to know about any thing, that is why Knowledge is different from Understanding.
2. Understanding is achieved through on the spot experience, feeling and practical observation. Every person attain it differently based over his unique personality therefore, it can not be passed on.
3. Yes Knowledge of understanding is possible and it can be passed on through verbal and non verbal means viz speech, writing and through gesture and symbols.
4. Understanding is person's own experience and his observation by heart in the form of raw material. While knowledge of understanding is the expression of that experience. Therefore, both are not the same thing as in the case of different prescription by doctor for pencitin and penicillin.
5. Author is right in his different stance towards knowledge and understanding. Every body has knowledge that parent loves their children too much. However, child get real understanding of this knowledge when he himself become father or mother.