Question

A) Read the following passage carefully:

Mt. Everest has continued to attract mountaineers ever since June 8, 1924, when two members of a

British expedition, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, had first attempted to climb the summit. The

two men were last spotted “going strong” for the top, until the clouds continuously swirling around

Everest, engulfed them. They then vanished. Mallory’s body was not found for another 75 years, until May 1999. Ten more expeditions were

to follow before the historic climb of Everest for the first time, by Edmund Hillary, a New

Zealand beekeeper, and Tenzing Norgay, an acclaimed Sherpa climber. The news of the climb

reached England at the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and Hillary became famous

overnight, in all of the British Empire. Tenzing, on the other hand, became a symbol of national

pride across both Nepal and India. Today, Mt Everest is drawing attention for all the negative

reasons. The entire route that the climbers follow to reach the top is littered with rubbish and is

in sore need of cleaning up. The rubbish strewn all over the mountain includes oxygen cylinders, human waste, and even climbers’ bodies which do not decompose in the extreme cold. Under the new regulations passed by the Nepalese government, climbers scaling Everest will

have to bring back eight kilograms of garbage. This amount is exclusive of the climber’s own

garbage weight. This measure is taken to restore the pristine nature of the peak. The rule will be applicable to those climbers of Mt Everest who will ascend beyond Everest’s

base camp. Climbers who fail to comply with this new rule are likely to be charged and legal action

would be taken against them. The action would involve the paying of fine, or another penalty. Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option from the four options

given below:

1) The first attempt to scale Mt Everest was made on

A) June 9, 1924 B) June 8, 1924

C) June 8, 1934 D) June 8, 1944
2) Tenzing Norgay, after climbing Everest, became a symbol of national pride in

A) India B) Nepal

C) Nepal and India D) none of these

3) The Nepalese government has passed new regulations that climbers scaling Everest

A) must bring back eight kilograms of B) must bring back only their own garbage

garbage apart from their own garbage

C) can leave their garbage in the mountains D) none of these. 4) The antonym of the word ‘descend’ as given in the passage is

A) engulfed B) restore

C) acclaim D) ascend

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Answer 1

Answer:

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

Explanation:

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