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  • 1. 
    Indrani had woken up because

  • Duttada had gone
  • She felt for the adjoining pillow and found no one there
  • she did not know where Duttada was
  • there was a burst of cool breeze

  • 2. 
    Dibya was a

  • woman who was Dutta’s friend
  • woman who was Indrani’s friend
  • maid who worked for them
  • telescope which Duttada had

  • 3. 
    The telescope was for Duttada

  • an instrument
  • something to help him
  • fulfilment of an ambition
  • a good investment

  • 4. 
    Navin Babu was to Duttada

  • a friend
  • a doctor
  • a son
  • a brother

  • 5. 
    Duttada’s secret ambition was to

  • discover a new comet
  • go to London
  • be famous and wealthy
  • Just look into the sky and watch it

  • 6. 
    Comets are different from planets because they

  • orbit round the sun
  • are small in size
  • can be new unlike the planets
  • are generally close to the sun

  • 7. 
    Professional astronomers

  • generally discover comets
  • generally look at faint stars
  • discover planets
  • are not interested in discoveries

  • 8. 
    “ Barring rare circumstances, the collision is inevitable. ” What were those rare circumstances?

  • Collision with an asteroid
  • Splitting near the sun
  • Evaporating
  • All of the Above

  • 9. 
    Who had James given the manuscript to?

  • Nature
  • IIA
  • Sir John
  • Taylor

  • 10. 
    How would you describe Johnson?

  • Quiet
  • Efficient
  • Both a and b
  • None of the above
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