निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा/कौन-से कथन सही है/हैं?
- 1.रॉयल बॉक्स में बैठे ह्यू ग्रांट, सेंटर कोर्ट में फ्लेवियो कोबोली और नोवाक जोकोविच के बीच चल रहे पुरुष सेमी-फाइनल मैच देख रहे थे।
- 2.इस प्रसंग में टेनिस के खेल से लिए गए पदयुक्त वाक्यांश ‘अप्रत्याशित ऐस’ का प्रयोग ह्यू ग्रांट की ‘झपकी’ लेने के अस्वाभाविक कृत्य को प्रमुखता से दिखाने हेतु किया गया है; एक ऐसे कृत्य जिसे अपकीर्ति के रूप में देखा जाता है।
- 3.ग्रांट ने समाज की माँगों को अपने शरीर के विवेक के अधीन कर दिया।
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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Hugh Grant was watching, from the Royal Box, the men’s semifinal match on Centre Court between Flavio Cobolli and Novak Djokovic.
2. The phrase ‘unexpected ace’ in the context uses a term from the game of tennis to highlight Hugh Grant’s somewhat uncharacteristic act of catching ‘forty winks’; an act that is viewed with opprobrium.
3. Grant subjects the demands of society to the wisdom of his body.
Select the answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 · (b) 3 only · (c) 2 and 3 · (d) 2 only
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (b) केवल 3
Grant was watching the men's singles quarterfinals, not a semifinal, and the writer praises the nap rather than condemning it. Statement 3 restates the passage: the body's quiet wisdom was placed over society's performance demands.
- ✗ 1. He was 'watching the men's singles quarterfinals', not a semifinal.
- ✗ 2. 'Ace' is indeed a tennis term, but the writer says 'praise be to Grant' — the nap is admired, not viewed with opprobrium (strong disapproval).
- ✓ 3. He chose 'the body's quiet wisdom over society's relentless performance metrics'.
Remember · Check factual details (round, venue, names) exactly, and check the author's tone before accepting words like 'opprobrium'.
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