- Standing on Everest, the writer was
i) Overjoyed ii) Very sad iii) Jubilant and sad
- The Emotion that gripped him was on of
i) Victory over hurdles ii) Humidity and a sense of smallness. iii) Greatness an and self-importance iv) Joy of discovery. - “The summit of the mind” refers to
i) Great intelligence achievements
ii) The process of maturing mentally and spiritually.
iii) Overcoming personal ambition for common welfare.
iv) Living in the world of thought and imagination.
v) The triumph of mind over worldly pleasure for a noble cause.
vi) A fuller knowledge of oneself
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1. Jubilant and sad
2. Humility and a sense.
3. A fuller knowledge of oneself.
4. What are the three qualities that played a major role in the author’s climb.
Ans: The three qualities that played a major role in the author’s climb are endurance, persistence and will power.
5. Why is adventure, which is risky, also pleasurable.
Ans: An adventure which is risky in nature poses great challenges and obstacles in its path. Human beings attain immense pleasure and satisfaction overcoming these obstacles.
6. What was it about Mount Everest that the author found irresistible.
Ans: The author could not resist climbing Mount Everest because it is the highest and the mightiest. It has defied many attempts. It demands one’s last ounce of energy.
7. One does not do it (Climb a high peak) for fame alone. What does one do it for, really.
Ans: It is true one does not climb the mountain for fame alone. It is a loss of one’s endurance persistence and will power. It changes a person inside –out. It transforms the climber spiritually and emotionally. The main who has been to the mountains never returns like the same as before.
8. “He becomes conscious in a special manner of his own smallness in this large universe”. This awareness defines an emotion mentioned in the first paragraph. Which is the emotion.
Ans: “ He becomes conscious in a special manner of his smallness in this large universe”. This awareness defines the impact of “humility” on the person after having climbed the highest peak.
9. What were the “symbols of reverence” left by members of the team on Everest.
Ans: “The symbols of reverence” left by members of the team on Everest was a picture of Guru Nanak Dev, his fellow climbers Rawat and Phu Dorgi left pictures and relics of Goddess Durga and Buddha. Edmund Hilary built a cross under the heap of rocks in the snow.
10. What according to the writer did his experience as an Everester teach him.
Ans: The writer thinks that his experience as an ‘Everester’ has given him the strength and inspiration to deal with life’s painful experiences with determination and firmness.
11. Write a sentence against each of the following statements. Your sentence should explain the statement. You can pick out sentences and rewrite them. The first one has been done for you.
i) The experience changes you completely.
Ans: The one who has been to the mountains is never the same again.
ii) Man takes delight in overcoming obstacles.
iii) Mountains are nature at its best.
Iv) The going was difficult but the after – effects were satisfying.
v) The physical conquest of a mountain is really a spiritual experience.
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ii) A climb to a summit means endurance, persistence and power. The demonstration of these physical qualities is no doubt exihilarating.
iii) Mountains are a means of communion with God.
iv) The physical conquest of a mountain is only one part of the achievement. There is more it than that. It is followed by a sense of fulfillment.
v) There is the fact that Everest is not just a physical climb. The man who has been to the mountain top becomes conscious in a special manner of his own smallness in this large universe.