Question

Read the following paragraphs to answer the next four questions (Questions 12 - 15).

Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea. Besides

holding our hearts together through long periods of separation, it had the effect of making

us tolerant of each other's yarns-and even convictions. The Lawyer-the best of old

fellows-had, because of his many years and many virtues, the only cushion on deck, and

was lying on the only rug. The Accountant had brought out already a box of dominoes,

and was toying architecturally with the bones. Marlow sat cross-legged right aft, leaning

against the mizzen-mast. He had sunken cheeks, a yellow complexion, a straight back,

an ascetic aspect, and, with his arms dropped, the palms of hands outwards, resembled

an idol. The Director, satisfied the anchor had good hold, made his way aft and sat down

amongst us. We exchanged a few words lazily.

Afterwards there was silence on board the yacht. For some reason or other we did not

begin that game of dominoes. We felt meditative, and fit for nothing but placid staring.

The day was ending in a serenity of still and exquisite brilliance. The water shone

pacifically; the sky, without a speck, was a benign immensity of unstained light; the very

mist on the Essex marshes was like a gauzy and radiant fabric, hung from the wooded

rises inland, and draping the low shores in diaphanous folds. Only the gloom to the west,

brooding over the upper reaches, became more sombre every minute, as if angered by

the approach of the sun.

And at last, in its curved and imperceptible fall, the sun sank low, and from glowing white

changed to a dull red without rays and without heat, as if about to go out suddenly,

stricken to death by the touch of that gloom brooding over a crowd of men.

From ‘The Heart of Darkness’, by Joseph Conrad.

Question 12

The narrator of this passage is telling his story from:

A: a wharf.

B: the deck of a yacht.

C: a high vantage point.

D: the edge of the Essex marshes.

E: None of the above.

Question 13

The mood of the men in this passage is best described as:

A: surly. B: resigned. C: contemplative. D: restless. E: ecstatic.

Question 14

From the passage, it is clear that the men:

A: do not get along.

B: show a quiet understanding.

C: cannot be bothered with one another.

D: have just had a quarrel.

E: are worn out.

Question 15

The word ‘diaphanous’, used to describe the mist, means:

A: almost transparent. B: fragile. C: suffocating. D: silent E: none of the above.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

READ THE CHAPTER OF THESE QUETION THEN YOU MAY GET THE OPTION

Answer 2

Explanation:

एक्सप्लेन इन हिंदी द मीनिंग ऑफ दिस पैराग्राफ