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patient having conquered Mount Everest, the head of the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex
Trauma Centre, Professor M C Misra said, ‘I knew that she wanted to climb the
Everest but I am absolutely speechless and happy to hear that she has managed to
do it so soon.’ Saluting Arunima’s courage, grit, determination and dedication, Sunil
Bhaskaran, an official of Tata Steel, a division of which supported her climb, said,
‘These qualities played a major role in her very special achievement. The youth of
the country will derive inspiration from achievers like Arunima who have now etched
their names in history for their extraordinary and brave achievements, despite all
odds.’ Arunima Sinha is now dedicated to social welfare and she wants to open a free
sports academy for poor and differently abled people. She is donating all the financial
aid she is getting through awards and seminars for the same cause. The academy will
be named Pandit Chandra Shekhar Vikalang Khel Academy. Arunima has written
a book Born Again on the Mountain. It was launched by the Prime Minister of India,
Narendra Modi, in December 2014.

On the basis of your reading of the passage given above, answer the
following questions.

a. Which train did Arunima Sinha board from Lucknow?

i. August Kranti Express ii. Lucknow Shatabdi

iii. Padmavat Express iv. Padmavati Express

b. Why was she going to Noida?

i. to appear for a test conducted by the Central Industrial Security Force

ii. to appear for a test conducted by AIIMS

iii. to appear for a test conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation

iv. to meet Bachendri Pal

c. Why was she pushed off the moving train by thieves?

i. because she resisted their attempt to stop the train

ii. because she resisted their attempt to snatch her gold chain

iii. because she resisted their attempt to snatch her purse

iv. because she resisted their attempt to snatch her food
d. How did the doctors save her life?

i. They amputated her right leg. ii. They amputated her left leg.
iii. They amputated her right arm. iv. They amputated her left arm.

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