Summary Writing : (5 marks) Read the passage given in Q. No. 4(A) and write a summary of it. Suggest a suitable title to the summary.As the clock ticked 1.38 am, the control room controller made the announcement of the start of final descent. As the…
Q.4 (B) Summary Writing : (5 marks) Read the passage given in Q. No. 4(A) and write a summary of it. Suggest a suitable title to the summary.
As the clock ticked 1.38 am, the control room controller made the announcement of the start of final descent. As the lander raced down the trajectory, the scientists started clapping. Over 60 students selected from across the country and some invited from Bhutan, who were sitting behind the control room, joined the cheering crowd. Even the P.M. started clapping. There was a celebratory mood all over the ISRO complex. It seemed, India would become the first to land on Moon’s South Pole.
Suddenly, the green line denoting Vikram on the screen started deviating from the path, and at exactly 1.51 am, 13 minutes after the start of the final descent, the green line stopped moving. The celebration stopped. ISRO Chief, K. Sivan broke the bad news at 2.16 am.
The ISRO Chief’s announcement plunged the whole country into a state of gloom. PM, then entered the control room and consoled the scientists.