Read the passage carefully. Attempt Question:
To those of you who may be inclined to indulge in the sport of the man-eater hunting on foot, it will be of interest to know that the birds and animals of the jungle, and the four winds of heaven, play a very important part in this form of sport. This is not the place to give the names of the jungle folk on whose alarm-calls the sportsman depends, to a great extent, for his safety and knowledge of his quarry's movements; for in a country in which a walk up or down hill of three or four miles might mean a difference in altitude of as much as a thousand feet, the variation in fauna, in a well-stocked area, is considerable. The wind, however, at all altitudes, remains a constant factor, and a few words relevant to its importance in connection with man-eater hunting on foot will not be out of place.
Tigers do not know that human beings have no sense of smell, and when a tiger becomes a man-eater it treats human beings exactly as it treats wild animals, that is, it approaches its intended victims up-wind, or lies up in wait for them down-wind.
The significance of this will be apparent when it is realized that, while the sportsman is trying to get a sight of the tiger, the tiger in all probability is trying to stalk the sportsman, or is lying up in wait for him. The contest, owing to the tiger's height, colouring, and ability to move without making a sound, would be very unequal were it not for the wind-factor operating in favour of the sportsman.
Match List I with List II.
LIST I | LIST II |
A. Jungle folk | I. lies up in wait for attack |
B. Tigers | II. Unaware that human beings cannot smell |
C. Human beings | III. Birds and animals who give alarm calls |
D. Man eaters | IV. Hardly any sense of smell |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Jungle folk | (III) Birds and animals who give alarm calls | The writer speaks of the "jungle folk on whose alarm-calls the sportsman depends" for his safety and for news of the tiger's movements. |
| (B) Tigers | (II) Unaware that human beings cannot smell | The passage says, "Tigers do not know that human beings have no sense of smell", so a man-eater stalks people just as it stalks wild animals. |
| (C) Human beings | (IV) Hardly any sense of smell | The passage says that human beings have no sense of smell, though tigers do not know this. |
| (D) Man eaters | (I) lies up in wait for attack | A man-eater approaches its victims up-wind "or lies up in wait for them down-wind". |