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across northern and eastern India since Tuesday when severe thunderstorms and
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3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :
At least 117 people have been killed and many others injured in lightning strikes
torrential rain lashed Bihat
, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh Moss
casualties were reported from Bihar where at least 57 people died and 37 others
next 24 hours. Several districts in norther parts of the state have also been put on
The weather office on Wednesday forecast incessant rain in South Bihar in the
sustained injuries.
alert
Lightning deaths in Bihat during the June - October monsoon season are
common but never before were such high casualties reported in a span of two days.
The Bihar goverment announced an immediate relief of Rs. 4 lakh each to the kin
of the deceased, many of whom were working in farmas when lightning struck them
A lightning strike left open a 100 foot wide and 8 foot deep crack near Patna,
where six deaths were reported. The Prime Minister expressed condolences over the
death of people due to this natural calamity which has been responsible for the death
of 2000 people in India every year since 2005.
[Adapted from a report published in the Times of India dated June 23, 2016]
Fill in the chart with information from the passage :
A.
1x6-6
No. of casualties in northem and
eastem India
12
Total No. of affected states
(ii)
Lightning deaths occurring in
the months
(iv)
Relief amount announced
Depth of the crack near Patna
(vi)
No. of people died in lightning
strike since 2005
B.
Each of the following sentences is either 'True' or 'False'. Write 'T' for True
and 'F' for False in the boxes on the right-hand side :
1x4-4
(1) At least fifty-seven people died in Bihar due to lightning strike.
(1) The weather office bad forecast severe rain in South Bihar.
(111) The Goveroment of Bihar, sanctioned a relief of Rs. 4 lakh to the nearest
kin of the injured.
(iv) The lightning created a crack near Patna
C.
Complete the following sentences with information from the passage:
2x4-8
( Severe thunderstorn and lightning lashed in
(m) Report says that the majority of casualties were from Bihar where
(10) Most of the people died in lightning when
(iv) The Prime Minister expressed condolences for​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Lightning is a major cause of storm related deaths in the U.S. A lightning strike can result in a cardiac arrest (heart stopping) at the time of the injury, although some victims may appear to have a delayed death a few days later if they are resuscitated but have suffered irreversible brain damage.