1000+ Passage Reconstruction Questions and Answers Pdf - 1

Question: 1

It was clear that to climb Annapurna the right men had to be sufficiently high up on the mountain to make their attempt. On the peak while still fresh and strong. To ensure that, a chain of high camps must be established and the greater parts of the work done by the Sherpas, so that the mountaineers would not tire themselves before they were in a position to attack the peak. Like all other expeditions to the Himalayas, the Frenchmen were to realise the value of the hardy mountain people, without whom they would soon find themselves too helpless to achieve their goal.
Annapurna must be the name of

(A) a mountain pass

(B) a mountain summit

(C) a mountain chain

(D) a mountain scape

Question: 2

The author is of the opinion that the French expedition would fail

(A) if the mountaineers were deserted by the Sherpas

(B) if the mountaineers did not remain fresh and strong

(C) if the mountaineers did not establish a chain of high camps

(D) if the mountaineers failed to realise the nature of the Sherpas

Question: 3

In the given context the expression 'to attack the peak' means

(A) to begin to climb the peak desperately

(B) to use for force to climb the peak

(C) to begin the final phase of climbing the peak with all vigours

(D) to rush upon the peak

Question: 4

The work of establishing a chain of high camps had to be mainly done by the Sherpas because

(A) the Sherpas were particularly skilled

(B) the Sherpas were particularly hardy

(C) the mountaineers had to maintain their superior status

(D) the mountaineers had to preserve their energy

Question: 5

To make the final attempt to climb Annapurna, the work that was to be done first was

(A) to remain fresh and strong

(B) to realise the nature of the hardy mountain people

(C) to have the greater part of the work done by the Sherpas

(D) to have a station built on a high position of the mountain