Question

1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows:
MAX MUELLER-A GREAT FRIEND OF INDIA
Max Mueller was a distinguished German poet. Some of his poems were set to music by Austrian
composer, Franz (Peter) Schubert. As a youth, Max Mueller took to the study of the Sanskrit language
with great devotion and started learning that language. He took his Doctorate in Philosophy in 1843. In
Berlin University, he did research work on Sanskrit and Philosophy under eminent scholars. In 1846, Max
Mueller went to London in England to copy and collect manuscripts in Sanskrit. He translated Rig Veda
which consists of 1,028 hymns addressed to different gods. As it was being printed at the london
University Press, he migrated to Oxford in 1848 and spent the rest of his life there. The first volume of
Max Mueller's edition appeared in 1849, the sixth and the last volume in 1874. This printed Rig Veda
caused great enthusiasm in India. Several publications on Indian religion and literature appeared in quick
succession. Max Mueller became the greatest interpreter of India to the Western World. His book 'India-
what it can teach us' has a special place among his publications. But Max Mueller never visited India Max
Mueller sought patiently and carefully information about India's past and took the liveliest interest in her
political reawakening. When he died in 1900, India had really lost a great friend.
A. Complete the following sentences
a. Some of Max Mueller's poems were .....................
b. Although Max Mueller was a German he ..................
C. Max Mueller migrated to London because .......................
d. The two effects of the printed Rig Veda were (i) .........and (1) ..........
B. Find words from the passage which have the same meaning as the following.
(a) distinguished
(b) one who explains or translates
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Answer 1

Answer:

A ) a. set to music by Austrian

Answer 2

Answer:

A) Set to music

B) Translated Rig Veda

C) To copy and collect manuscripts in Sanskrit

D) Don't Know Sorry

B) (a) Eminent

(b) interepter

Explanation:

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