Sainik School Entrance Exam 2021 Solved Paper

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SECTION-B : ENGLISH

Read the following passage and answer the following questions (Q. 51 - 58) by choosing the most appropriate option.
Marie Curie
Marie Curie grew up in Warsaw, Poland where she was born on November 7, 1867. Her parents were both teachers. The child of two teachers, Marie, was taught to read and write early in life. She was a very bright child and did well in school. She had a sharp memory and worked hard on her studies. As Marie grew older, her family came upon tough times. Poland was under the control of Russia at that time. People were not even allowed to read or write anything in the Polish language. Her father lost his job because he was in favour of Polish rule. Marie lost her elder sister and mother to typhus and tuberculosis respectively.
After graduating from high school, Marie wanted to attend a university, but this wasn't something that young women did in Poland during the years covering the period 18001900. The university was for men. However, there was famous university in Paris, France called the Sorbonne that women could attend. Marie did not have the money to go there, but agreed to work to help pay for her sister Bronislawa to go to school in France, if she would help Marie after she graduated. It took six years, but, after Bronislawa graduated and became a doctor, Marie moved to France and entered the Sorbonne. Marie arrived in France in 1891. Marie lived the life of a poor college student, but she loved every minute of it. She was learning so much. After three years she earned her degree in Physics.
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