Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What did Tenzing and Edmund Hillary gift to the Gods of lofty Summit? How did they do it?
Advertisements
Solution
A hole was made in the ice where Tenzing placed reverentially a bar of chocolate, a packet of biscuits, and a handful of lollies. As Hillary remembered that his team head Col. Hunt had requested to place a crucifix after reaching the peak. So, he also made a hole in the snow and placed the crucifix beside Tenzing’s gift to the Gods. Devout Buddhists believed that at least a small token of gift should be left with Gods who have their homes in that lofty Everest.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?
Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.
Recount the untold sufferings undergone by the siblings after they were rendered homeless.
What message is conveyed through the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
Why does the author say that it is important to include a tea recipe in cookery books?
Which tea does the author prefer– China tea or Indian tea?
What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?
How does army tea taste?
What should be poured into the cup first–tea or milk?
Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
What are the author’s views on China tea?
Based on your understanding of the text, complete the chart given below by choosing the appropriate words or phrases given in brackets.
Golden Rules of Tea Preparation
(add sugar, shaken, milk, infused properly, strainers, without cream, taken to the kettle, small quantities, China or earthenware, stirred, warmed)
| Tea should be made in ______in a teapot. |
↓
| The teapot should be made of ______ |
↓
| The pot should be ______beforehand. |
↓
| The pot should not have ______ |
↓
| While pouring water the teapot should be ______ |
↓
| The tea leaves should be ______ |
↓
| After making tea, it should be ______or the pot should be ______ |
↓
| The milk for the tea should be ______ |
↓
| The author does not like to ______to tea. |
How was the unattended trolley put to use?
What roles did the duo take up?
Detail the statistics Dr. Barnard has provided in his speech.
Adventures, expeditions, and explorations are always exciting. Especially when they are real and if it is the first of its kind, it is even more thrilling. The only question that comes to one’s mind is what makes one to take up such tasks that involve high risks. It is the spirit of formidable adventure and certain qualities which make them achieve such feats.
What did Edmund Hillary do to escape the large overhanging ice cornices?
The soft snow was difficult and dangerous. Why?
What was Pedanna’s suggestion to their father?
When did the children get over the fear of sitting on the chair?
Why did the lady think she was entitled to walk down the middle of the road?
How would a reasonable person react when his actions affect other person’s liberty?
Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author.
How can we sweeten our life’s journey?
Why is there a danger of the world getting ‘liberty drunk’?
What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay ‘On the rule of the Road'?
Explain in your own words, "What freedom means?"
Civilization can only exist when the public collectively accepts constraints on its freedom of action – Explain.
Para 4
Tenzing kicked steps in a long
traverse back towards the ridge, and we
reached its crest where it forms a great
snow bump at about 28000 feet. From
here the ridge narrowed to a knife-edge
and, as my feet were now warm, I took
over the lead.
Para 5
The soft snow made a route on top
of the ridge both difficult and dangerous,
which sometimes held my weight but often
gave way suddenly. After several hundred
feet, we came to a tiny hollow and found
there the two oxygen bottles left on the
an earlier attempt by Evans and Bourdillon.
I scraped the ice off the gauges and was
relieved to find that they still contained
several hundred liters of oxygen-enough
to get us down to the South Col if used sparingly
Para 6
I continued making the trail on up
the ridge, leading up for the last 400 feet
to the southern summit. The snow on this
the face was dangerous, but we persisted in
our efforts to beat a trail up it.
We made frequent changes of
lead. As I was stamping a trail in the deep
snow, a section around me gave way and
Para 7
I slipped back through three or four of
my steps. I discussed with Tenzing the
the advisability of going on, and he, although
admitting that he felt unhappy about the
snow conditions, and finished with his
the familiar phrase “Just as you wish”.
Para 8
I decided to go on, and we finally
reached firmer snow higher up, and then
chipped steps up the last steep slopes and
crampon onto the South Peak. It was now 9 a.m.
Give an account of the journey to the South Col from 28,000 feet. (Para 4 to 8)
