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.
3.
The statement that the dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air" means
Discussion:
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R.S said:
1 decade ago
I think that "A" is a more suitable answer compared to "D" as its more vague whereas A suits the description. Any which way I know I am wrong so this is just an opinion.
Hemanth said:
1 decade ago
Dazzling sunshine means bright confusing light, that means fires have come out from their space ship.
Rajat said:
1 decade ago
Unfiltered refers to the place lacked an atmosphere, thus made the astronauts vulnerable to the harmful effects of the UV and other radiations, making the sun appear much hotter.
Omkar said:
1 decade ago
It means that the astronauts were protected by the module or their spacesuits and no longer on the Earth for its atmosphere to filter the sunlight, to make it safe for the living things.
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".
Puneet said:
1 decade ago
Layers of air means probably the layers of atmosphere thus the answer is correct.
Yelena said:
1 decade ago
The dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air".
For a moment even I thought option A was correct but if we read the above sentence it does not make any sense with the options given.
So option D is correct.
For a moment even I thought option A was correct but if we read the above sentence it does not make any sense with the options given.
So option D is correct.
Kaustubh Khot said:
1 decade ago
Option D is correct one.
The dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air". In space there is no atmosphere or no air present around the spacecraft. Hence sunshine is unfiltered by the layers of air!
The dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air". In space there is no atmosphere or no air present around the spacecraft. Hence sunshine is unfiltered by the layers of air!
Vineet said:
1 decade ago
Catastrophe was imminent so we all know the phrase that "Water of sea remains silent before a coming storm". We can relate this phrase to the question. Means a storm or any kind of destruction is about to come.
Yuva Kumar said:
1 decade ago
I guess "Option A" should be the answer for this.
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