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Read the following text and answer the questions given below it:Orphaned (lost his parents) at a very young age, Salim Ali was brought up by his maternal uncle. As a child, Salim was given an expensive airgun as a present and spent all his time shooting sparrows around the house. One day he noticed that one of the sparrows he had shot at had a yellow throat.He couldn’t hold (was unable to stop) his curiosity and approached his uncle. His uncle, who was equally clueless (no information /knowledge or idea of something), took him to the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) in the hope of finding an answer.there, the honorary secretary, W. S. Milliard told him that the bird was the Yellow Throated Sparrow. Milliard also told him about the variety of sparrows. That day Salim decided that he was going to be an ornithologist (a person who studies birds).No one would have imagined that the bird shooter would become a bird lover and nature conservator (a person who protects values or things) one day!!(1) By whom was Salim brought up ? Why ?(2) What was Salim given as a present ? What did he do with it?(3) Why did young Salim’s uncle take him to BNHS?(4) When did Salim Ali decide to become an ornithologist? |
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Answer» (1) Salim was brought up by his maternal uncle as he had lost his parents at a very young age. (2) Salim was given an expensive airgun as a present. He shot a yellow throated sparrow with it. (3) Young Salim’s uncle took him to BNHS / to satisfy Salim’s curiosity about the yellow throated l sparrow that he had shot. (4) Salim Ali decided to become an ornithologist on the day he visited BNHS with his uncle. |
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