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Q421.Book Back Question
What does the idiom 'on the ball' signify?
A
Playing a football match
B
Competent, alert, and understanding a situation well
C
Rolling down a hill
D
Being very clumsy
Q422.Book Back Question
What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?
A
Happening every night
B
An event that happens very rarely
C
A bright full moon night
D
Doing things rapidly
Q423.Vocabulary
What is the meaning of the word 'circumnavigate'?
A
To sail in a straight line
B
To travel all the way around something, especially the earth
C
To explore deep caves
D
To fly above clouds
Q424.Book Back Question
What did Lt. Cdr. Vartika Joshi note about the ocean and gender equality?
A
The sea favors men
B
The sea does not discriminate between genders and is always gender-neutral
C
Women cannot endure stormy seas
D
Sailing requires muscle power only
Q425.Book Back Question
Which Indian festival was celebrated by the crew members while sailing out in the middle of the sea?
A
Holi
B
Diwali
C
Pongal
D
Christmas
Q426.Book Back Question
What breathtaking natural phenomenon did the crew witness while crossing the Tasman Sea?
A
A solar eclipse
B
Southern Lights (Aurora Australis)
C
A waterspout
D
A volcanic island eruption
Q427.Book Back Question
Who served as the mentor to the six-member women naval crew prior to the voyage?
A
Commander Abhilash Tomy
B
Commander Dilip Donde
C
Admiral Sunil Lanba
D
Captain James Cook
Q428.Book Back Question
From which Indian port did the historic Navika Sagar Parikrama expedition start on 10 September 2017?
A
Mumbai
B
Kochi
C
Goa
D
Chennai
Q429.Book Back Question
After which famous temple in the Ganjam district of Odisha was the vessel INSV Tarini named?
A
Konark Sun Temple
B
Tara-Tarini Temple
C
Puri Jagannath Temple
D
Lingaraj Temple
Q430.Book Back Question
How many days did the all-women Indian Navy crew take to complete the circumnavigation of the globe?
A
150 days
B
254 days
C
365 days
D
200 days
Q431.Vocabulary
In the lesson, what does the word 'hullabaloo' mean?
A
Quiet whisper
B
A lot of loud noise made by people who are excited or confused
C
A military march
D
A dark tunnel
Q433.Book Back Question
What is the plural form of the singular Latin noun 'radius'?
A
radiuses
B
radii
C
radia
D
radios
Q434.Book Back Question
Fill in the blank: 'There is a grand banyan tree right _____ my ancestral house.'
A
in front of
B
because of
C
except for
D
in addition to
Q435.Book Back Question
Fill in the blank: 'The cricket match was called off _____ heavy rain.'
A
owing to
B
in spite of
C
with reference to
D
in addition to
Q436.Book Back Question
Choose the appropriate prepositional phrase: '_____ several warnings, he continued to swim in the river.'
A
Due to
B
In spite of
C
Because of
D
In addition to
Q437.Book Back Question
Choose the correct article: 'The Earth goes round _____ sun.'
A
a
B
an
C
the
D
no article
Q438.Book Back Question
Choose the correct article: 'He is _____ honest shopkeeper.'
A
a
B
an
C
the
D
no article
Q439.Book Back Question
Why did the art critic Mrs. Jhunjhunwala purchase the ruined painting 'Sunset at Marina' for ₹5,000?
A
Out of pity for Mrs. Krishnan
B
She adored the streaky orange papaya bits as a brilliant new painting technique
C
She wanted to display it in a museum
D
Dr. Krishnan persuaded her
Q440.Book Back Question
How did Zigzag transform Dr. Krishnan's chaotic pediatric clinic into a calm place?
A
He sang nursery rhymes
B
He commanded children firmly, soothed crying babies, and kept order
C
He performed acrobatic tricks
D
He put all patients to sleep
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