A. The boat floated down the river and reached the other bank.

B. Thinking that she was dead, her friends secretly took her and abandoned her in a boat.

C. The people on the bank took her to a hospital and saved her.

D. Smelling a flower given by the magician, Shweta fell down unconscious.

A) When Franco was young; he would stay at sea all night.

B) Every morning, he would arrive with a big catch of fresh fish and sell it in the market.

C) Franco was a fisherman who lived on the beach.

D) He had been fishing for as long as he could remember.

A) Though John found none, he was not ready to give in.

B) He continued the search till noon.

C) John wanted to have a big well dug.

D) He searched around for workers who would do the job for him without pay.

P. Ibn Al-Haitham wrote a book in seven volumes namely ‘Kitāb al-Manāẓir’ also known as ‘The Book of Optics’.

Q. However, during the medieval period, the notable work of an Arab writer and scientist, Ibn Al-Haitham revolutionised the concept of physics.

R. During the ancient period, the development of Physics took place simultaneously with the development of astronomy.

S. In this book, Ibn Al-Haitham disproved the ancient Greek concept of vision and introduced a new theory.

A) While an average person lives up to 72 years of age, the life expectancy of doctors is only about 59 years, the shocking IMA study concluded.

B) The sudden death of Dr. Meena Kumar at an International Conference in London after suffering a cardiac arrest has alarmed the medical community.

C) She was a well-known medico recognised for her services as a consultant neurologist with a career of over 25 years.

D) Her death brings to the fore the fact that even doctors have risky life-styles and a hard life, a study by the Indian Medical Association conducted on doctors, said.

P) So, clearly, where you get your news from matters, since you can’t possibly be expected to verify and authenticate every bit of ‘news’ you receive.

Q) Are you really sure those apparently sound bits of medical advice you received as forwards would pass muster with your doctor?

R) Yet, we do often forward these in the belief that we are doing a good deed to our friends and relatives.

S) Being educated is no guarantee against falling prey to fake news.

A) Navin and Jathin gathered a group of young men and trained them in fighting.

B) They wanted to build their own village where people could live without fear.

C) They lived in a jungle hideout on the banks of a river in the village.

D) Navin and Jathin were brothers and brave fighters.

A) Finally, she takes the decision to go searching for livelihood in the nearby town.

B) They are: Lakua and his wife, Nathuni.

C) The latter, burdened with a paralytic husband and two children, battles to survive.

D) The film ‘Wayfarers’ narrates the journey of a poor couple in Jharkhand.

A) The Emperor would view the comic acts from the jharokha, a special window of his palace.

B) On the festival of Holi, the Emperor was entertained with mimicry, impersonation and play-acting.

C) Bahadur Shah Jafar’s life and times are described in a book called ‘City of my heart.’

D) Finally, the most talented of the performers would be generously awarded by the king.