The Summit Within
Textbook Questions and Answers
Working with the Text :
1. Answer the following questions. (निम्न प्रश्नों का उत्तर दें)
(i) What are the three qualities that played a major role in the author’s climb?
वे तीन गुण कौनसे हैं जिन्होंने लेखक की चढ़ाई में मुख्य भूमिका निभाई?
Answer:
Endurance, persistence and will power are the three qualities that played a major role in the author’s climb.
सहनशक्ति, कृत संकल्पता व इच्छा शक्ति वे तीन गुण हैं जिन्होंने लेखक की चढ़ाई में मुख्य भूमिका निभाई।
(ii) Why is adventure, which is risky, also pleasurable?
रोमांच, जो कि खतरनाक है, सुखप्रद क्यों होता है?
Answer:
The adventure, which is risky, is also pleasurable because man takes delight in overcoming obstacles. After having done something adventurous, man feels the sense of battle fought and won. Man has the feeling of victory and happiness.
रोमांच, जो कि खतरनाक है, सुखप्रद भी होता है क्योंकि बाधाओं को पार करने में मानव को आनन्द आता है। कछ रोमांचकारी करने के उपरान्त, मानव में युद्ध लड़ने व जीतने का भाव आता है। मानव में विजय व उल्लास की | भावना उत्पन्न होती है।
(iii) What was it about Mount Everest that the author found irresistible?
माउंट एवरेस्ट के बारे में यह क्या था (अर्थात् वह कौनसी बात थी) जिसे लेखक ने अप्रतिरोध्य पाया?
Answer:
The beauty, aloofness, might, ruggedness and the difficulties encountered on the way of Mount Everest were the features that the author found irresistible.
सुन्दरता, एकांतता, विषमता, ऊबड़-खाबड़ स्थिति और मार्ग में कठिनाइयों से होने वाला सामना माउंट एवरेस्ट की वे|’ विशेषताएँ जिसे लेखक ने अप्रतिरोध्य पाया।
(iv) One does not do it (climb a high peak) for fame alone. What does one do it for, really?
एक व्यक्ति इसे (एक ऊँची चोटी पर चढ़ना) अकेले प्रसिद्धि के लिए नहीं करता है। एक व्यक्ति इसे वास्तव में किसके लिए करता है?’
Answer:
Really, one climbs a high peak for the satisfaction of a deep urge to rise above one’s surroundings and for reaching a fuller knowledge of himself.
वास्तव में एक व्यक्ति अपने परिवेश से ऊपर उठने की गहन लालसा की संतुष्टि के लिए व स्वयं के बारे में पूर्ण ज्ञान तक पहुंचने के लिए ऊँची चोटी पर चढ़ता है।
(v) “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?
“वह इस विशाल विश्व में अपनी स्वयं की लघुता पर एक विशेष रूप में सतर्क हो जाता है।” यह जागरूकता प्रथम पैराग्राफ में एक भाव के रूप में व्यक्त की गई है। यह कौनसा भाव है?
Answer:
The emotion mentioned in the first paragraph is ‘humility’.
जो भावना प्रथम पैराग्राफ में व्यक्त की गई है वह ‘विनम्रता’
(vi) What were the “symbols of reverence” left by members of the team on Everest?
दल के सदस्यों द्वारा एवरेस्ट पर छोड़े गए सम्मान के प्रतीक कौनसे थे?
Answer:
A picture of Guru Nanak, a picture of Goddess Durga, and a relic of the Buddha were the ‘symbols of reverence’ left by members of the team on Everest.
गुरु नानक की एक तस्वीर, देवी दुर्गा का एक चित्र व भगवान बुद्ध का एक अवशेष वे सम्मान के प्रतीक थे जो एवरेस्ट पर दल के सदस्यों द्वारा छोड़े गए थे।
(vii) What, according to the writer, did his experience as an Everester teach him?
लेखक के अनुसार, उसके एवरेस्ट विजेता होने के अनुभव ने उसे क्या शिक्षा दी?
Answer:
According to the writer, his experience as an Everester taught him to face life’s ordeals resolutely.
लेखक के अनुसार, उसके एवरेस्ट विजेता के रूप में अनुभव ने उसे जीवन की अग्निपरीक्षाओं का दृढ़ता से सामना करने की शिक्षा दी।
Question 2.
Write a sentence against each of the following statements. Your sentence should explain the statement. You can pick out sentences from the text and rewrite them. The first one has been done for you.
निम्न कथनों में प्रत्येक के आगे एक वाक्य लिखें। आपका वाक्य कथन को स्पष्ट करना चाहिए। आप मूल पाठ से वाक्य चुन सकते हैं व उनको पुनः लिख सकते हैं। प्रथम कथन आपके लिए किया गया है।
(i) The experience changes you completely.
Answer:
One who has been to the mountains is never the same again.
(ii) Man takes delight in overcoming obstacles.
Answer:
Man has eternal love for adventure.
Overcoming obstacles inspires to face life’s ordeals resolutely
(iii) Mountains are nature at its best.
Answer:
The beauty and majesty of mountains pose a great challenge. They are a means of communion with God.
(iv) The going was difficult but the aftereffects were satisfying.
Answer:
You wonder why you ever undertook the ascent. It teaches you much about the world and about yourself. of
(v) The physical conquest of a mountain is e really a spiritual experience.
Answer:
The experience is not merely physical. It is emotional. It is spiritual. It changes you completely.
Comprehension Check
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Question 1.
Standing on Everest, the writer was …….
(एटरेस्ट पर खड़े होकर लेखक था) —
(i) overjoyed.
(ii) very sad.
(iii) jubilant and sad. Choose the right item. (ठीक आइटम को चुनिए)
Answer:
(ii) very sad.
Question 2.
The emotion that gripped him was one of (भावना जिसने उसे घरे वह थी)
(i) victory over hurdles.
(ii) humility and a sense of smallness.
(iii) greatness and self-importance.
(iv) joy of discovery. Choose the right item.(ठीक आइटम को चुनिए)
Answer:
(ii) humility and a sense of smallness.
Question 3.
“The summit of the mind” refers to
(i) great intellectual 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 pleasures for a noble cause.
(vi) a fuller knowledge of oneself. Mark the item(s) not relevant.
(उन आइटम/आइटमों को चिन्हित करें जो संगत नहीं हैं)
Answer:
(ii) the process of maturing mentally and spiritually
(iii) overcoming personal ambition for common welfare.
(iv) living in the world of thought and imagination
Working with Language:
1. Fill in the blanks in the following dialogues choosing suitable phrases from those given in the box. बॉक्स में दिये गये उचित वाक्यांश को चुनकर निम्न संवाद में दिये गये रिक्त स्थानों को भरिए
at hand, at once, at all, at a low, at first sight
Teacher: You were away from school without permission. Go to the principal ……………. and submit your explanation
Pupil : Yes, Madam. But would you help me write it first? (1)
Arun: Are you unwell?
Ila : No, not …………. Why do you ask?
Arun : If you were unwell, I would send you to my uncle. He is a doctor.
(iii) Mary : Almost every Indian film has an episode of love.
David : Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?
(iv) Asif : You look depressed. Why are your spirits …… today? (Use such in the phrase)
Ashok : I have to write ten sentences using words that I never heard before.
(v) Shieba : Your big moment is close.
Jyoti : How should I welcome it?
Shieba: Get up and receive the trophy.
Answers:
(i) at once,
(ii) at all
(iii) at first sight
(iv) at a low ebb
(v) at hand.
2. Write the noun forms of the following words. adding -ance or -ence to each.
(i) endure ……………
(ii) persist ……………
(iii) signify …………….
(iv) confide ……………..
(v) maintain …………
(vi) abhor
Answer:
(i) endurance
(ii) persistence
(iii) significance
(iv) confidence
(v) maintenance
(vi) abhorrence
3. (i) Match words under A with their meanings under B.
कॉलम A के शब्दों को कॉलम B में दिये गए इनके अर्थ से मिलान कीजिए।
A —- B
remote — difficult to overcome
means — most prominent
dominant — be overcome overpowered
formidable — method(s)
overwhelmed — far away from
Answer:
remote — far away from
means — method(s)
dominant — most prominent
formidable — difficult to overcome
overwhelmed — be overcome/overpowered
(ii) Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with appropriate words from under A.
उपर्युक्त कॉलम A में दिये गये शब्दों में से उचित शब्द चुनकर नीचे दिये गए वाक्यों के रिक्त स्थान भरें
(a) There were …………. obstacles on the way, but we reached our destination safely.
(b) We have no ……………. of finding out what happened there.
(c) Why he lives in a house …………. from any town or village is more than I can tell
(d) ……………. by gratitude, we bowed to the speaker for his valuable advice.
(e) The old castle stands in a …………… position above the sleepy town.
Answer:
(a) formidable
(b) means
(c) remote
(d) overwhelmed
(e) dominant.
Seen Passages For
Comprehension
Read the given passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Passage 1.
Of all the emotions which surged through me as I stood on the summit of Everest, looking over miles of panorama below us, the dominant one I think was humility. The physical in me seemed to say, ‘Thank God, it’s all over!” However, instead of being jubilant, there was a tinge of sadness.
Was it because I had already done the ‘ultimate’ in climbing and there would be nothing higher to climb and all roads hereafter would lead down? By climbing the summit of Everest you are overwhelmed by a deep sense of joy and thankfulness. It is a joy which lasts a lifetime. The experience changes you completely. The man who has been to the mountains is never the same again.
1. Where was the author standing when he felt humility?
लेखक कहाँ खड़ा था जब उसने विनयशीलता महसूस की?
2. By what was the author overwhelmed?
लेखक किस बात से अभिभूत था?
3. How long does the joy of climbing the summit last?
शिखर पर चढ़ने का आनन्द कितना लंबा चलता है?
4. What is the effect of the experience of climbing on the author?
चढ़ने के अनुभव का लेखक पर क्या प्रभाव है?
5. Find the one word from the passage which means, “the highest point of a mountain”.
6. Find the opposites of the following from the passage :
(i) happiness
(ii) always.
Answers :
1. The author was standing on the summit of Everest when he felt humility.
लेखक एवरेस्ट के शिखर पर खड़ा था जब उसने विनयशीलता महसूस की।
2. The author was overwhelmed by a deep sense of joy and thankfulness.
लेखक हर्ष व कृतज्ञता के गहन भाव से अभिभूत था।
3. The joy of climbing the summit lasts a lifetime.
शिखर पर चढ़ने का आनन्द जीवन भर चलता है। .
4. The effect of the experience of climbing on the author is that his perception has been completely changed.
चढ़ने के अनुभव का लेखक पर यह प्रभाव है कि उसका दृष्टिकोण पूर्णतः परिवर्तित हो जाता है।
5. summit
6. (i) sadness
(ii) never
Passage 2.
Mountains are nature at its best. Their beauty and majesty pose a great challenge, and like many, I believe that mountains are a means of communion with God Once having granted this, the question remains: Why Everest? Because it is the highest, the mightiest and has defied many previous attempts. It takes the last ounce of one’s energy. It is a brutal struggle with rock and ice.
Once taken up, it cannot be given up halfway even when one’s life is at stake. The passage back is as difficult as the passage onwards. And then, when the summit is climbed, there is the exhilaration, the joy of having done something, the sense of a battle fought and won. There is a feeling of victory and of happiness.
1. How do mountains pose a great challenge?
पर्वत किस प्रकार एक बड़ी चुनौती पेश करते हैं?
2. In what does the author believe?
लेखक किसमें विश्वास करता है?
3. Who has defied many previous attempts?
किसने पूर्व के प्रयासों को असफल किया है?
4. When does the climber have the joy of having done something?
आरोहक को यह हर्ष कब होता है कि उसने कुछ कर दिखाया है?
5. Find the one word from the passage which means, “leave”.
6. Find the opposites of the following from the passage :
(i) defeat
(ii) easy
Answers :
1. Mountains pose a great challenge by their beauty and majesty.
पर्वत अपनी सुन्दरता व भव्यता द्वारा बड़ी चुनौती पेश करते
2. That mountains are a means of communion with God. The author believes in this.
पर्वत ईश्वर से वार्तालाप का एक साधन हैं। लेखक इसमें विश्वास करता है।
3. Everest has defied many previous attempts.
एवरेस्ट ने पूर्व के काफी प्रयासों को असफल किया है।
4. When the summit is climbed, the climber has this joy.
जब शिखर पर चढ़ लिया जाता है तब आरोहक को यह हर्ष होता है।
5. give up
6. (i) victory
Passage 3.
I Looking round from the summit you tell yourself that it was worthwhile. Other silvery peaks appear through the clouds. If you are lucky the sun may be on them. The surrounding peaks look like a jewelled necklace around the neck of your summit.
Below, you see vast valleys sloping into the distance. It is an ennobling, enriching experience to just look down from the summit of a mountain. You bow down and make your obeisance to whichever God you worship. I left on Everest a picture of Guru Nanak, Rawat left a picture of Goddess Durga.
Phu Dorji left a relic of the Buddha. Edmund Hillary had buried a cross under a cairn (a heap of rocks and stones) in the snow. These are not symbols of conquest but of reverence.
1. How does the surrounding peak look?
चारों ओर के शिखर कैसे दिखते हैं?
2. Why does the climber bow down?
आरोहक क्यों झुकता है?
3. What did the author leave on Everest?
लेखक ने एवरेस्ट पर क्या छोड़ा?
4. Who buried a cross there?
वहाँ क्रॉस किसने दबाया था?
5. Find the one word from the passage which means, “respect or love for God”.
6. Find the opposites of the following from the passage:
(i) disappear
(ii) unlucky .
Answers:
1. The surrounding peaks look like a jewelled necklace.
चारों ओर के शिखर रत्नजड़ित हार के समान दिखाई देते
2. The climber bows down to make obeisance to God
आरोहक ईश्वर को नमन करने झुकता है।
3. The author left a picture of Guru Nanak on Everest.
लेखक ने गुरु नानक का एक चित्र एवरेस्ट पर छोड़ा।
4. Edmund Hillary buried across there.
एडमंड हिलेरी ने वहाँ एक क्रॉस दबाया था।
5. worship
6. (i) appear
(ii) lucky