Cricket in South Asia is a carnivalesque, festive game. It carries not merely the baggage of competition and achievement, but is also a participatory cultural event that invokes images of religious festivals, convivial social gatherings, picnics and theatre. It is now gradually becoming a substitute for war, a means of redeeming self-esteem and expressing xenophobia, and a depot of weird conspiracy theories. No country now loses a game because the other side is better, a country loses only because its cricketers and cricket administrators are under-patriotic, corrupt, greedy or self-centered.
2. Unfortunately for ultra nationalists and fortunately for the rest, cricket is one game in which the best training, organization and preparation do not yield corresponding results. It is a subversive game that rebels against the productivity principle on which is built the world of globalised capitalism. Luck plays a major role in the final outcome of a match or series. In this respect, cricket is unlike football, tennis or chess. The grandeur of cricket and the cliched reference to its glorious uncertainties come from a cultivated ignorance of this inner contradiction in the game. Cricketers and their fans - to say nothing of the experts- have to earn to live with the unpredictability without getting overly judgmental or paranoiac. All games have some built in uncertainties; only cricket has turned the gracious acceptance of this into a measure of character.
3. Let us not forget that in cricket the 22 players involved are never on the field at the same ime. Consequently, one team may play in full sunshine, while the other may have to play under an overcast sky when the ball begins to swing. One team may bat on a green top, the other on a wearing pitch. You can never truly equalize the outer conditions for the two teams. So a ricketer not merely plays against the opposition, but also against his own fate. That is one mason why it is a typically Indian or, if you prefer, South Asian game.
This is a cultural region that recognizes the role of destiny in human affairs. All cricketers are uperstitious because of the nature of their job. Only South Asians are not embarrassed about it nd have unashamedly built ritualized ways of dealing with destiny as a normal part of a icketer's life. If you want a game where the investment of money, hard training and ruthless ofessionalism will pay predictable results, and the results will be a pure reflection of skill and lent, you should choose another game. ased on the understanding of your passage, answer the question by choosing the correct
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The meaning of the first sentence is
i. that cricket is seasonal like festivals ii. that during cricket matches carnivals are organized
iii. that a cricket match is a cultural event like a festival or a carnival
iv, that cricket is not a game but a carnival(b) How is cricket becoming a substitute for war?
countries stake their image and self-esteem on the outcome of the game.
ii. political interests have invaded the game.
iii. cricket teams receive international funding
iv. the spectators are filled with patriotic sentiments
It (cricket) rebels against the productivity principle means that
i cricket does not produce results
ii. cricket is played by rebels.
iii. the principles of cricket are rebellious and unproductive
iv. training and preparation do not necessarily bring success. Cricketers are superstitious. This can be understood because they
i. believe in the role of destiny
ii. learn to live with unpredictability iii. know that luck plays a major role in their success
iv. all of the above
(e) "Baggage" in para I means
i elements
ii. cricket bats and balls etc.
"Corresponding" in para 2 means
i. writing
ii. matching
iii. relating to correspondence
(f)
iii. luggage
(c)
(d)
iv. hand bags
iv. expected
(g) Find the word that has a meaning similar to "covered with clouds" (para 3).
i. field
ii. swing
ili, overcast
iv. fate
(h) Find the word that has a meaning similar to "replacement" (para 1). iii. convivial
i. invokes
(1) Find the opposite
i: superstitious
ii. merely
word of "merciful" ( para 4 ).
ii, destiny
iii. ruthless
(j) Find the word that has a meaning opposite to "always" (para 3).
i. fate
ii. typically
iii.merely
iv.never
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Answer to the given question is as follow:
(a) The meaning of the first sentence is that a cricket match is a cultural event like a festival or a carnival
(b) How is cricket becoming a substitute for war?
political interests have invaded the game.
(c)countries stake their image and self-esteem on the outcome of the game: training and preparation do not necessarily bring success.
(d) This can be understood because they believe in the role of destiny; learn to live with unpredictability; and know that luck plays a major role in their success. So it's answer will be option (d) all the above.
(e)Baggage" in para I means elements.
(f)Corresponding" in para 2 means matching
(g)Find the word that has a meaning similar to "covered with clouds" (para 3).overcast.
(h) Find the word that has a meaning similar to "replacement" (para 1).convivial
(i)Find the opposite word of "merciful"(para 4)ruthless
(j)Find the word that has a meaning opposite to "always" (para 3).never
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