Question 1 Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow -(20)
In a historic moment for India, Mariyappan Thangavelu won a gold medal while compatriot
Varun Singh Bhati clinched a bronze in the men's high jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics
2016. The 20-year-old Thangavelu made a leap of 1.89m, while Bhati jumped his personal best
of 1.86m to finish third. USA's Sam Grewe bagged the silver medal. India's other medal
prospect Sharad Kumar finished at number six. T-42 is a disability classification in the sport for
differently-abled track-and-field athletes with single 'above the knee' amputation or a
comparable disability. The event witnessed a fierce contest with six of the 12 athletes claaring
the 1.74m mark in their first eight attempts. But Thangavelu became a part of the leading group
after his 10th attempt when he deared the 1.77m mark along with Lukasz Mamczarz of Poland,
China's Zhiqiang Zheng and Kumar. He then went into the lead along with Bhati as both
managed to clear the 1.83m mark, Kumar, however, could not improve his performance and
eventually crashed out of medal contention. Grewe pushed Thangavelu and Bhati to the joint
second position by clearing 1.86m to grab the top spot. But both Indians made a strong
comeback by equalling the height to share the pole position. Thangavelu eventually made sure
of the gold with an effort of 1.89m in his final attempt while Grewe and Bhati finished with best
efforts of 1.86m. Grewe was injured at the age of five when a bus accident left him with a
permanent disability while bronze medal winner Bhati was diagnosed with palio which led to a
deformity in his legs.
(a)How did Thangavelu glorify our country?(4)
(b) What is T-42? (4)
(c )What did Grewe do to grab the top spot? (4)
(d) How did Thangavelu and Bhati get deformity? (4)
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Answer:
a)In a historic moment for India, Mariyappan Thangavelu won a gold medal. in the men's high jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics 2016. The 20-year-old Thangavelu made a leap of 1.89m.
b)T-42 is a disability classification in the sport for
differently-abled track-and-field athletes with single 'above the knee' amputation or a comparable disability. The event witnessed a fierce contest with six of the 12 athletes claaring the 1.74m mark in their first eight attempts.
c)Grewe pushed Thangavelu and Bhati to the joint
second position by clearing 1.86m to grab the top spot.
d)Both Indians made a strong
comeback by equalling the height to share the pole position. Thangavelu eventually made sure of the gold with an effort of 1.89m in his final attempt while Grewe and Bhati finished with best efforts of 1.86m. Grewe was injured at the age of five when a bus accident left him with a permanent disability while bronze medal winner Bhati was diagnosed with palio which led to a deformity in his legs.