DESTINY
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We stand poised precariously and challengingly on the razor’s edge of destiny. We are now at the mercy of atom bombs and the like which would destroy us completely if we fail to control them wisely. And wisdom in this crisis means sensitiveness to the basic values of life; it means a vivid realization that we are literally living in one world where we must either swim together or sink together. We cannot afford to tamper with man’s single-minded loyalty to peace and international understanding. Anyone who does it is a traitor not only to man’s past and present but also to his future because he is mortgaging the destiny of unborn generations.
1. From the tone and style of the passage, it appears that the writer is
(a) a prose writer with a fascination for images and metaphors
(b) a humanist with a clear foresight
(c) a traitor who wishes to mortgage the destiny of future generations
(d) unaware of the global power situation
2. The best way to escape complete annihilation in an atomic war is to
(a) work for international understand-in and harmony
(b) invent more powerful weapons
(c) turn to religion
(d) ban nuclear weapons
3. The phrase ‘razor’s edge of destiny’ means a/an modern craze for
(a) the enigma that cuts through the pattern of life like the edge of a razor
(b) a critical situation that foreordains the future
(c) a sharp line of division that marks the alternative courses of action in the future
(d) destiny having sharp edges
4. According to the writer, ‘wisdom’ in the present crisis means
(a) awareness that we stand poised precariously on the razor’s edge of destiny
(b) determination to ban nuclear weapons
(c) responsibility to the ‘unborn generations’
(d) awareness of the basic values of life
5. The author is so concerned about the threat of nuclear weapons because he feels that
(a) a nuclear war will destroy human civilization.
(b) all countries are interlinked and one cannot escape the consequences of what happens to another country.
(c) the world is on the brink of disaster.
(d) his country is threatened by a nuclear war.
ANSWERS:-
1. (c)
2. (b)
3. (a)
4. (c)
5. (d)
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