Verbal Ability - Comprehension - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Comprehension - Section 1 (Q.No. 3)
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I felt the wall of the tunnel shiver. The master alarm squealed through my earphones. Almost simultaneously, Jack yelled down to me that there was a warning light on. Fleeting but spectacular sights snapped into ans out of view, the snow, the shower of debris, the moon, looming close and big, the dazzling sunshine for once unfiltered by layers of air. The last twelve hours before re-entry were particular bone-chilling. During this period, I had to go up in to command module. Even after the fiery re-entry splashing down in 81o water in south pacific, we could still see our frosty breath inside the command module.
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The statement that the dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air" means
Discussion:
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Vinod kumar said:
8 years ago
A) "Unfiltered by layers of air" means The astronauts are directly exposed to harmful rays and electromagnetic radiation by the planet star. There is nothing to do with hotness since radiation and heat are completely different concepts. So, option A is wrong.
B) There is no relation with B.
C) Rays such as UV, Infra, Gamma and X-rays cannot be filtered by pollutants. (4 it's referring to gases like OZONE which filters most of the UV rays). So, C is not an option.
D) Hence you can go with D.
B) There is no relation with B.
C) Rays such as UV, Infra, Gamma and X-rays cannot be filtered by pollutants. (
D) Hence you can go with D.
Jenna K said:
3 years ago
@All.
So, basically, they are asking about the "dazzling sunshine", option A could be right since heat is caused by sunlight, but in this passage, we see that thy mentioned it being snowy, snow and heat basically don't make sense together so eliminate A, then B and C are both talking about pollution and air which isn't what we are talking about here.
So, according to me, none of the options makes sense logically.
So, basically, they are asking about the "dazzling sunshine", option A could be right since heat is caused by sunlight, but in this passage, we see that thy mentioned it being snowy, snow and heat basically don't make sense together so eliminate A, then B and C are both talking about pollution and air which isn't what we are talking about here.
So, according to me, none of the options makes sense logically.
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Nilanjan said:
1 decade ago
It's the correct answer. We at earth do not experience the direct rays of the sun. The sunlight we experience is refracted by the different layers of the atmosphere. But they are currently heading back into the atmosphere from the outer space. They are experiencing the direct sunlight. Hence the term dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air".
Mahesh Kakde said:
4 years ago
Option D is correct.
The sentence means that the sun was shining very brightly without the atmosphere to filter it.
Option A is wrong as it just says that the sun was hot. Option B is wrong as the sentence does not talk anything about the wind. Option C is wrong as the sentence is not about air pollution. So, D is the correct answer.
The sentence means that the sun was shining very brightly without the atmosphere to filter it.
Option A is wrong as it just says that the sun was hot. Option B is wrong as the sentence does not talk anything about the wind. Option C is wrong as the sentence is not about air pollution. So, D is the correct answer.
(4)
Ayushma said:
9 years ago
Option A has to be correct because it really envelops all the discussions above. Unfiltered, UV or whatever, it means that the rays were direct and hence too hot.
I don't know what is the credibility of the person who is providing these answers because that person is spoiling the basic tenets of the language and logic.
I don't know what is the credibility of the person who is providing these answers because that person is spoiling the basic tenets of the language and logic.
Poonam said:
3 years ago
The sentence means that the sun was shining very brightly without the atmosphere to filter it. Choice A is wrong as it just says that the sun was hot.
Choice B is wrong as the sentence does not talk anything about the wind.
Choice C is wrong as the sentence is not about air pollution.
So, D is the correct answer.
Choice B is wrong as the sentence does not talk anything about the wind.
Choice C is wrong as the sentence is not about air pollution.
So, D is the correct answer.
(3)
Algo said:
5 years ago
The dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air, ' which means there was no layer of gases (atmosphere) to cover from the direct sunlight. It does not necessarily describe the direct sun's effect, as seen in choices A, B, and C. So none of the above is the answer (D).
(3)
Ekeh Paschal said:
8 years ago
None of the answers describes exactly what the phrase viz: 'the dazzling sunshine was for once unfiltered by layers of air" to be I would say it indicates multiple particles in the atmosphere which also stands as a danger to the sailing ship. I stand to be corrected.
Ashish said:
9 years ago
Unfiltered by air means they are not in earth atmosphere. That should be inference.
How can you assume if someone is in space so the sun should feel hotter?
And also mentioned that "last few hours before re-entry was bone chilling means cold".
How can you assume if someone is in space so the sun should feel hotter?
And also mentioned that "last few hours before re-entry was bone chilling means cold".
Amit said:
9 years ago
Here it actually means the spacecraft has gone up to such an height in atmosphere that there are no layers of atmosphere present. So the sunlight does not have to pass through any layer. As none of the options match. So D is the answer.
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