Read the following passage and answer the questions set below : Hiyderabad : For someone, who had shown so interest in playing cricket as a child, Mithali tyjhas sure come a long way. Few know that the indian captain, who became the highest run getter in women’s ODI’s, trained to be a Bharatnatyam once in her younger years. The fact that she ould be a record-breaker in cricket, however, was predicted when she was just 10 years old. The two people instrumental in giving India is crowning jewel in women’s cricket are former Hyderabad pacer Jyothi Prasad and the late NIS coach Sampath Kumar. While it was Prasad who spotted the talent in the 10-years-old Mithali, Sampath shaped her into a world-class performer. Mithali or “Mithu’ as she is fondly called by ter family and friends was keen on becoming a dancer, However, destiny seems to have had other ideas, Mithali’s father Dorai Raj, who was an officer with the Indian Air Force and later joined ‘te Andhra Bank, started taking his daughter to the St. John’s coaching camp in Secunderabad When she was 10. She was a late riser and to get her into the tabit of rising early, I started taking her to a ‘ Was there that my friend Jyothi Prasad spotted ‘er talent. After a couple of months, he told me ‘owmey in cricket started,” Dorai Raj told Tol "eon Wednesday evening. ‘\ Tick (V) the correct alternative : 1x6=6 1) Mithali Raj has become the highest (2) wicket-taker (b) scorer of runs (©) scorer (d) century getter ‘concentrate on my daughter instead of my son _ she showed more promise. That's how her — (2) As a child Mithali Raj wanted to be a ~ (a) cricketer (b) dancer (c) record breaker (d) performer 3) Bharatnatyam is the name of a form of (a) drama (b) danceform (©) martial art. (d) music Mithali used to go to St. John’s Coachin camp (a) alone (b) with her brother (©) with her father (d) with her father and brother Dorai Raj was the first the staff of (a) St. John’s coaching camp (b) Kanara Bank (©) Indian Air Force (d) Bharatnatyam centre @ Mithali’s talent was detected at the age of (@) ten (b) eleven (©) twelve (d) thirteen B. State whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F accord- ‘ingly in the boxes. Also quote supporting statements : (1+1)x3=6 }) Before joining coaching camp Mithali used Stcket camp where my son was being coached. | to rise early in the morning. S.S. |W Dorai Raj was told that his son had a prom- ising future re S.S. i Jyothi Prasad made Mithali Raj a world-class performer [eae] S.S.Fi C. Answer the following questions in complete sentences : 2x4=8 (@) What achievement was won by Mithali Raj? (ii) Who were the two persons responsible for Mithali’s being a cricketer? (ii) Where was the talent of Mithali Raj at first spotted? a) (iy) What is the pet-name of Mithali Raj? BB Read the following passage and answer the questions set below : Kolkata : Revelry at a procession with a mega-size Ganesha idol ended in tragedy in the wee hours of Monday when three persons were electrocuted by a high voltage rail traction wiere near the immersion ghat. A preliminary probe revealed multiple violations on the part of the puja organiser and negligence on the part of the police. The 25-foot idol of the Ganesha Puja Committee at Jaanbazar’s Uma Das Lane was much taller than the 15 foot height restriction for Durga and Kali idols in the city. Around 1.15 am on Monday, while club members and proters were pushing an iron cart carrying the idol across the circular Railway tracks at Baje Kadamtale Ghat, the idol’s crown | got caught in the traction were. Unmindful of | (i) the danger that the high voltage line posed, the revellers tried to raise it with a bamboo pole like they had done to clrear obstruction caused by | cable wires during the immersion procession. But, the wire carrying cession. But the wire carrying 22,000 volts snapped and fell on the crowd. One person was charred to death while two others died on way to hospital. Seven more were injured. Investigation into the incident pointed to gross violation on the part of the puja organisers. Though the Ganesha idol flouted the Kolkata Police’s height ceiling by 10 feet, the cops did nothing to clamp down on the violation. The organisers also failed to alert Eastern Railway that it was carrying an iddol for immersion across the rail tracks where the traction wire runs at a height of 18 feet. ' ‘ | { LLL = GP 2505 Madhyamik Ultimate English Digest A. Tick (7) the correct alternative: Ixgag | The incident happened (a) at night (b) in the evening (c) at noon (d) 1.15 p.m 2) The idol was being carried in a (a) truck (b) matador (©) car (d) cart Number of persons who died in the ac cident was (a) one (b) seven (c) two (d) three The height of the electric wire was (a) 18 ft (b) 20 ft (c) 10 ft (d) 8 ft The revellers used bamboo pole to (a) push the cart (b) clear the crowd (c) clear the wire (d) make a barricade The height ceiling of Calcutta Police for idols is (a) 10 ft (b) 20 ft (c) 15 ft (d) 18 ft . State whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F ingly in the boxes. Also quote suppor statements : (LH) 93-6 (G) The revellers cleared the obstruction of wires ~~ with a bamboo pole previous to the acci- dent. S.S. (qj) The Eastern Railway authority was informed about the immersion. S.S. Both the organisers of the Puja and the Calcutta Police were responsible for the accident. 8.8. me @ 9 (@) When did the electric wire snap? @ Where did the accident occur?= How was the accident caused? i What was the casualty of the accident? Read the following passage and he questions set below : Kolkata : Unicef the UN arm for the xelopment of children has congratulated chief er Mamata Banerjee for the UN award ich she received on Friday in the Hague for ccess of the Kanyashree scheme. It was nt a twitter message to the CM on Saturday, ratulating her government on the success. The chief minister has also tweeted, thanking ¢ Unicef and the UN for the award. UN gives is special award for the efficacy of public livery system. Kanyashree Prakalpa is the Mamata Banerjee pvernment’s flagship cash-transfer scheme med at empowering girl children. This was me among eight schemes chosen for the UN pard from 552 applications from 62 countries. scheme has so far provided cash incentives nearly 4.33 million girls. The US consulate, ticef, DFID, the World Bank and even NITI uyog back home have appreciated it. A host of educationists, doctors and Hsdustrialists have congratulated the state fovermment and the CM after she received the ward, Former head of ISI, Dipankar Dasgupta, “lauded the state government for the award .Sstyashree is a good incentive scheme. I think 1, Uality of the society will improve through ‘ scheme,” he added. } Min’ cancer specialist. © Gautam A ‘°padhyay felt that this is a recognition not } ’ lor Bengal but for the country as a whole. Sunday, Times of India, Kolkata, June 25, 2017 } " { \ The award of Kanyashree wes received in | (®) Kolkata (b) Howrah ‘9 The Hague (d) New Delhi @ Reading Unseen “to eight before final decision 2) The number of countries that took part in the competition is (a) 552 (b) 62 (c) 8 (d) 433 NITI Aayog is located in (a) US (b) The Hague (c) India (d) Howrah 4) The congratulatory message was sent by Unicef (a) Through letter (b) by messenger (©) through twitter (d) over telephone 5) This report was publish on (a) Friday (b) Saturday (©) Sunday (d) Monday 6) According to Dipankar Dasgupta Kan- yashree will change the quality of the (a) country (b) state (c) girls (d) society “;) Howrah mayor has finalised the site of Kan- yashree info park Sos eS Se i) Unicef sent the congratulatory message on the day of winning the prize SS. 4ii) The Applications for prize were shortlisted S.S. Which award did the Kanyashree scheme win? (i) How many students have already been ben- efited by the Kanyashree scheme? ‘What is the aim of the Kanyashree scheme?