Section-3
Read the passage on the following pages and answer questions 28-40
Questions 28-32
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage under section 3 above.
In boxes 28-32 of your answer sheet write
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage under section 3 above.
In boxes 28-32 of your answer sheet write
YES if the statement agrees with the information.
NO if the statement contradicts the information.
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this in the passage.
NO if the statement contradicts the information.
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this in the passage.
Example
Cornelius Houtman was a Dutch navigator YES
Cornelius Houtman was a Dutch navigator YES
28. Bhimli is a short for Bheemunipatman
29. Vasco da Gama landed at Pondecherry in India.
30. Besides iron ore, copper mines were also discovered near Bhimli.
31. Bhimli is at a distance of 25 Km from Vizag.
32. Even today, Bhimli is a large flourishing town.
29. Vasco da Gama landed at Pondecherry in India.
30. Besides iron ore, copper mines were also discovered near Bhimli.
31. Bhimli is at a distance of 25 Km from Vizag.
32. Even today, Bhimli is a large flourishing town.
Questions 33-40
Complete the summaries below. Choose your answers from the box below the summary and write them in boxes 33-40 on your answer sheet.
NB : There are more words than spaces, so you will not use them all.
Complete the summaries below. Choose your answers from the box below the summary and write them in boxes 33-40 on your answer sheet.
NB : There are more words than spaces, so you will not use them all.
Example
Vasco da Gama was given besides some other elements by the local Indian chief. Common salt
Vasco da Gama was given besides some other elements by the local Indian chief. Common salt
33. The route used by Vasco da Gama was used by Cornelius Houtman in………………………..
34. Besides the charm of its sandy beaches, Bhimli offers the spectacular sight of the flow of the……………………… river into the Bay of Bengal.
35. For its shallow waters Bhimli’s beaches are very………………………… for swimming and water sports.
36. Bhimli’s mythological significance arises out of the belief that was slain…………here by one of the Pandava princes. 37. It was in the………………………….. century that the Kalinga rulers got control of the place.
38. The Dutch got control of Bhimli in the………………………… century.
39. Finally, the British became the owners of Bhimli in exchange for their islands in………………..
40. You get the impression of………………………. as you sight the coastal coconut trees and mounds of red sand among other things.
34. Besides the charm of its sandy beaches, Bhimli offers the spectacular sight of the flow of the……………………… river into the Bay of Bengal.
35. For its shallow waters Bhimli’s beaches are very………………………… for swimming and water sports.
36. Bhimli’s mythological significance arises out of the belief that was slain…………here by one of the Pandava princes. 37. It was in the………………………….. century that the Kalinga rulers got control of the place.
38. The Dutch got control of Bhimli in the………………………… century.
39. Finally, the British became the owners of Bhimli in exchange for their islands in………………..
40. You get the impression of………………………. as you sight the coastal coconut trees and mounds of red sand among other things.
A Beach Calling for Attention
It is said that when Vasco da Gama landed at Calicut in India, he was stinking. The local Indian chief gave him some common salt besides some other elements and asked him to have a bath and wash his clothes to move the obnoxious smell emanating from his body. The route used by Vasco da Gama was used by an adventurous Dutch navigator, Cornelius Hout man, in 1596, but instead of reaching Calciut, he reached Bhimli, a beach about 25 km for Vishakhapatnam, generally called Vizag.
Bhimli, itself a short for Bheemunipatnam, and the stretch from Vizag have a fine motorable road running along the seacoast. The area has all along a hilly terrain on the one side and a vast expanse of golden sand on the other. Bhimli offers a picturesque sight with its sandy beaches located where the Gosthani river flows into the Bay of Bengal.
In India beaches such as those of Goa and Chennai, especially the former, are among the internationally famous tourist centres, but, Bhimli deserves to be tried, virtually having not been discovered as a tourist spot by some renowned persons. The place offers a stunning view for all the valid reasons which make a good beach worth-visiting. You can find there coconut trees lining the coast and mounds of red sand interspersed between small fishermen huts and boats as things out of an art movie. You have sea-food there in small stalls selling fresh prawn and pomfret dishes all around the beach. Walking there is a retreat and bathing there is fun and then, above all, Bhimli has one of the safest beaches for swimming and water sports as water there is shallow. Though it is a small place, you can get there coconut, fruits, plastic buckets, nylon ropes, vegetables and all other necessary things.
If you go after mythology and history, Bhimli has both. It is said that it was here that the Pandava prince Bhima slew Bakasura. Hence, the name of the place, Bhimli. The place passed hands from the early rulers to the Kalinga Empire in the 3rd century, then to Pallavas of Kanchi and then to Cholas of Tanjore, from whom it passed on to the Qutubshas of Golconda and later to the Dutch in the 17th century. The Dutch made it their settlement for trade and set up a port there. The Dutch had to bring several ships here and they could capture the place only after fighting pitched battles with locals. Then the port traded in tropical fruits, birds, animals, cloth diamonds, emerald and other items.’ Later, the discovery of iron ore around Bhimli made the Duch to realize the hold over Bhimli to be even more meaningful. Then, besides iron ore, cotton fabric woven by the artisans of Bhimli was traded at the port town.
Later by the middle of the 18th century, the British had wrested many of the Dutch settlements in India. Accordingly, the Dutch gave up their colonies in India, including Bhimli, to the British in exchange for, the British islands in Sumatra. Once a flourishing seaport, today Bhimli is reduced to just a small village of fishermen. Its beaches especially call for a serious attention from lovers of vast sandy expanses on sea–coasts and safe swimming and water sports.
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