Question

Read the passage given below and answer the following questions :
Sport has rapidly become an established part of the entertainment industry and the smallest details of sportsmen's private lives are exposed by the media to public scrutiny. Top professionals are often described as 'stars' and large business interests exploit their skills considerable profits are made out of selling sports gear which is a replica of that used by the professionals; newspaper sell more copies if their sports coverage is good and substantial gains can be made out of the spectator's willingness to gamble on results. The increasing demand for new talented sportsmen serves to strengthen the popular image of professional sport as a highly glamorous occupation; the jealousy shown to players who succeed and the failure-rate of young entrants are ignored by the press. Even those who reach the heights, maintain their supremacy for only a relatively short period and then desperately need help to establish themselves in a new career. It is always attractive to do something interesting and do it as well as possible but serious injury or an unaccountable loss of form quickly halts the progress of many a young sportsman. A handful of top professionals can afford a house in London, another in the country and a third one on the French Rivieria but most professional players just manage to gain a bare living from their sport. Outdoor life can be delightful except when the prevalent weather conditions are rain, wind, snow, fog or ice. It is flattering to hear one's name chanted with acclaim by thousands on the terraces but crowds are fickle minded and soon forget, once time takes its toll of muscle and mind. Tommy Lawton, the foot ball hero of the forties, spent his later years in poverty, forgotten by all but a small band of his closest friends. Sportsmen at the height of their profession travel the world and visit exotic places. A cricket team may spend its winters in Australian summers and the Wimbledon women champions may spend the year bathed in sunshine but their own social lives are disrupted and leisure hours have to be sacrificed to hard, exhausting practice. All professional sportsmen must adhere to strict training schedules to maintain their physical fitness; their lives are devoted to keeping the body in peak conditions by exhausting exercises combined with a strict regime of self-discipine and moderation in food and drink.
At an early age comes retirement. The financial rewards gained will probably not provide enough to live on for the rest of life and the early retired sportsman has to seek a new career.
Answer the following questions :
(a) In what way do large business interests exploit sportsmen's skills ?
(b) What is the popular image of professional sport ?
(c) How does media help to keep up the popular image ?
(d) What was the fate of Tommy Lawton ?
(e) State two sacrifices a sportsman has to make in his career ?
(f) What happens when a sportsman retires ?
(g) A sportsman has to devote his entire life in doing what ?
(h) Trace a word from the passage which means, 'remain stuck to'.

Answer 1

(a) Considerable profits are made out of selling sports gear which is a replica of that used by the professionals.
(b) The increasing demand for new talented sports men serves to strengthen the popular image of professional sport as a highly glamorous occupation.
(c) The jealousy shown to players who succeed and the failure rate of young entrants are ignored by the press which helps to keep up the image by media.
(d) Tommy Lawton, the football hero of the forties, spent his later years in poverty, forgotten by all but a small band of his closest friends.
(e) Their social lives are disrupted and leisure hours have to be sacrificed to hard, exhausting practice.
(f) The financial reward gained is not enough for the rest of life and so early-retired sportsman has to seek a new career.
(g) Their lives are devoted to keep their body in peak condition by exhausting exercises combined with a strict regime of self-discipline and moderation in food and drink.
(h) ‘Adhere.’

Answer 2

Explanation:

व्हिच ऑफ द फॉलोइंग स्टेटमेंट्स ट्रू स्पोर्ट्समैन ट्रैवल आलराउंडर कंट्री