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1-10. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some questions.
I am no boxing fan and flinch at the violence it unleashes while two people tear into each other like ferocious dogs fighting over a piece of flesh. The nimble footwork, the artful dodge, the speed of the arm, the power of the punch, a display of horse-like stamina and the raw courage to risk serious injury are cited to convince sceptics that there is much more to boxing than gore and blood. Since millions follow the sport, there has to be more to boxing than just two people pounding each other to pulp, but it hasn’t made me a convert so far and there are many like me who don’t consider it a sport worth wasting their time on. And yet, Muhammad Ali was a hero to even me, an incomparable icon who puts to the shade all the Brad mans and Tendulkar’s of this world. Ali, the boxer, may have been pursuing a sport that exploits the baser sentiment in human nature but it is Ali the man, all that he symbolised and the price he was willing to pay for his convictions that made him arguably the greatest sportsperson the world has seen.
For us school-going kids in the early seventies, Ali just barged his way into our subconscious not as a boxing champion but as a man who stood for the underdog and fought for all the injustices of a world dominated by the Whites and the West. The India of the seventies was politically a tumultuous period and the bicycle was a symbol of lower-middle class prosperity. Whatever the drawbacks of living in the border town of Amritsar may have been in the backdrop of India-Pakistan having fought two wars against each other and threatening to do so again any time, there was one plus that outweighed all other negatives.
Pakistan Television used to beam live many sporting events and their Urdu serials were a rage in Amritsar. Most of the Ali fights, be it the more famous ones against Joe Frazier or George Foreman or with Ken Norton or Larry Holmes, were either shown live or pre-recorded and shown without any cuts on PTV. While watching those fights on a flickering black and white TV set in a neighbour’s house, Ali became a compelling figure for what he stood for. He was Black, like most of the other boxers, but he was the one who showed the courage to stand up against White supremacy and his conversion to Islam was a massive step of defiance that earned him the admiration of the third world. He became a cult figure even in countries like India and Pakistan the day he refused to be drafted into the US Army, refusing to fight the Vietnam war. The seventies fights were Ali’s comeback efforts to regain the world heavyweight crown after having been jailed and stripped of his title. He obviously had lost a lot of his sharpness and strength. Ali is the one whose fight with the establishment and standing up to the wrongs of a society and a nation, even at the cost of his career, has in many ways diminished many other legendary sportsmen in other disciplines in our eyes. We expect them, just like Ali once did, to speak up and not count the costs of rebellion. That is why Ali is a hero, a superman for even those who care little for a sport called boxing.
1 Which of the following according to the passage earned admiration of the third world to Mhd. Ali?
01. He was the one who showed the courage to stand up against White supremacy
02. Most of the Ali fights, be it the more famous ones against Joe Frazier or George Foreman
03. Ali just barged his way into our subconscious not as a boxing champion
04. Ali is the one whose fight with the establishment and standing up to the wrongs of a society
05. An incomparable icon who puts to the shade all the Brad mans and Tendulkar’s of this world
2 What was a symbol of lower-middle class prosperity during the seventies of the India?
01. Boxing
02. Bicycle
03. Car
04. Motorcycle
05. Television
3 According to the passage how did Mhd, Ali become cult figure in countries like India and Pakistan?
01. He was Black, like most of the other boxers, but he was the one who showed the courage to stand up against White
02. Many ways diminished many other legendary sportsmen in other disciplines in our eyes.
03. The day he refused to be drafted into the US Army, refusing to fight the Vietnam war.
04. flickering black and white TV set in a neighbour’s house, Ali became a compelling figure for what he stood for
05. who stood for the underdog and fought for all the injustices of a world dominated by the Whites and the West
4 According to the passage what made Mhd. Ali the greatest sports figure of his time ?
01. All that he symbolised and the price he was willing to pay for his convictions
02. The raw courage to risk serious injury are cited to convince sceptics that there is much more to boxing
03. An incomparable icon who puts to the shade all the Brad mans and Tendulkars of this world
04. Ali is a hero, a superman for even those who care little for a sport called boxing.
05. Ali is the one whose fight with the establishment and standing up to the wrongs of a society and a nation
5 According to the passage which is the suitable title of the passage ?
01. Muhammad Ali overshadows Tendulkar and other sporting greats
02. Ali’s comeback efforts to regain the world heavyweight crown
03. Ali fights, be it the more famous ones against Joe Frazier or George Foreman
04. A man who stood for the underdog and fought for all the injustices
05. Ali’s comeback efforts to regain the world heavyweight crown
6 According to the passage which is not true for the statement why Ali is a hero, a superman for even those who care little for a sport called boxing.
01. The seventies fights were Ali’s comeback efforts to regain the world heavyweight crown
02. Ali is the one whose fight with the establishment and standing up to the wrongs of a society
03. At the cost of his career, has in many ways diminished many other legendary sportsmen
04. He refused to be drafted into the US Army, refusing to fight the Vietnam war.
05. The raw courage to risk serious injury are cited to convince sceptics
7 Which if the following options is the most similar in meaning to the word 'incomparable' as given in the passage?
01. Inimitable
02. Menial
03. Subjacent
04. Nether
05. Chief
8 Which of the following options is the most similar to the word ' barged ' as given in the passage?
01. Mend
02. Combined
03. Explode
04. Pacify
05. Placate
9 Which of the following options is the most opposite to the word 'compelling' as given in the passage?
01. Fascinating
02. Compulsory
03. Forcible
04. Optional
05. Constraining
10 Which of the following options is the most opposite to the word ' cult ' as given in the passage?
01. Faith
02. Religion
03. Rapport
04. Disbelief
05. Clique
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