Direction (Q.no. 88-96) : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words in the passage have been printed in bold to help you locate them when answering some of the questions.

It is an established fact of history that the Western world has made a significant contribution in discovering the new world. James Cook is known as a discoverer who set out on the sea to find new places. He was the first to discover river Lawrence of Canada. He also tried to study the way to Venus during one of his voyages in the Pacific Ocean. He is accredited for having surveyed the inner-most part of Canada as also for discovering Australia and its southern parts. In his latter discoveries, he got the assistance of the British Government. In fact, Australia and its Southern countries were talked about, but no one had ever ventured there nor anybody knew, for that matter, whether that land was a reality. James Cook undertook hazardous voyages and discovered the continent of Australia. It was believed then, that Australia was inhabited by the savages and was a backward country, hence fit only for sending convicts, murderers and other prisoners.

James Cook, however, discovered the coastal areas and found them fit for the British to settle there, But unfortunately, the government did not take him seriously and sent only criminals there, Later, to prove his point , Cook himself settled there. The secret of James Cooks success was his skill as a sailor and his inborn leadership qualities.

Cook was born in Yorkshire but he spent his life on board of his ship, always on the move, in search of new lands. One of his sterling qualities was his ability to win the confidence of the native tribal and to work with them in unison. It is, therefore, ironic that he should be killed by the tribals.

Question-91 : Before Cooks discovery of Australia, people believed that

(A) the inhabitants of Australia were uncivilized.

(B) the continent was fit only for criminals to dwell.

(C) there was no such continent in existence

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