Question

Quite recently India laid the foundation stone for one of its most sought after projects-running a Bullet Train.
It was very well considered as a dream project of the Honorable Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Entire India
felt proud of having its first ever Bullet train scheduled to run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, a distance of
508 km, in about 2 hours and 35 minutes. In his own words, "To grow, one needs to expand one's dreams and
decide one's strength to achieve that. It's the New India which has to fly high". "Bullet Train is a project that
will provide pace to development. Along with new technology, it will also bring results faster", he added.
According to Achal Khare, the Managing Director of the National High Speed Rail Corporation, the project
would be completed by December 2023.
(1/2 X5= 2.5)
1. Answer the following questions.
A. The.........for the bullet train project was laid recently.
B. The bullet train will take about......... to run between Mumbai and Amhedabad.
C. What was the Prime Minister's ambitious dream?
D. What will bullet train provide?
E. Find out the antonym of the word 'weakness' from the passage.
2. You are Radhika/Rahul, Head of the Sport Club of your school. Write an article titled as 'Health Benefits of Sports' in
about 100 to 120 words.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. foundation

2. 2 hours and 35 minutes

3.It was very well considered as a dream project of the Honorable Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Entire India

felt proud of having its first ever Bullet train scheduled to run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, a distance of

508 km, in about 2 hours and 35 minutes. In his own words, "To grow, one needs to expand one's dreams and

decide one's strength to achieve that.

4.Bullet Train is a project that

will provide pace to development. Along with new technology, it will also bring results faster.

5. strength