Question

I told Colonel Hunt that I was carrying the ind,
the top with the other flags. I had to ask Colonel Hunt's permission in his capacity
leader of the expedition
Indian Flag
Colonel Hunt said, "By all means, lam glad to know that you brought an Indian flag"
After one hour of steady going, we cut across from the south face and started up
west side where we had to pass up a steep line of rocks. This was slow and difficult. O
we had cleared these, there was nothing barring our way to top but a snow cove
incline, sloping less and less as it neared the top
These last sixty or seventy feet up the top were not very dangerous. But we kept up
same steady pace. And we reached the small, flattened summit almost together:
During the last fifty feet from the peak, Hillary and I were moving about twenty
apart
. We were tied together with a rope. Most of the time the rope was loose, but
we went over dangerous ground, we drew it taut,
This rope was a symbol. It tied us together. One could not move without the othe
were not two individuals, but a team,
A1. Global Understanding
The extract shows the patriotic quality of Tenzing Norgay. Explain with evidence.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The Indian flag was being carried by Colonel Hunt

Answer 2

Tenzing Norgay shows his patriotism in this passage by carrying the Indian flag along with the other flags.

Explanation:

• Tenzing Norgay was a Nepali - Indian mountaineer and one of the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
• He scaled the mountain with Edmund Hillary and their crew and Colonel Hunt.
• He also carried the Indian flag as a symbol of his country and placed it on top of Mount Everest along with the other flags. This shows Tenzing Norgay's patriotic quality.