Read out the passage and given below.
1. Milkha Singh is also known as flying sikh, was an Indian track and field sprienter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the only athelete to win gold in 400 metres at the Asian games as well as the commonwealth games. He also won gold medals in the 1958and 1962 Asian games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympic in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympic in Tokyo. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements.
2. The race for which Singh is best remembered is his fourth place finish in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Olympic games. He led the race till the 200 m mark before easing off, allowing others to pass him. Singh's fourth-place time of 45.73 seconds was the Indian National record for almost 40 years.
3. From beginning that saw him orphaned and displaced during the partition of India, Singh became a sporting icon in the country. In 2008, journalist Rohit Brijnath described singh as "the finest athelete India has ever produced"
4. He was disappointed with his debut performance at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. "I returned to India, chastened by my poor performance in Melbourne. I had been so excited by the prospects of being part of the Indian Olympics team, but, hadn't realized how strong and professional the copetition would be. My success in India had filled me with a false sense of pride and it was only when I was on the track that I saw How inconsequential my talent were when petted against superbly fit and seasoned athletes. It was then that I understood what competition actually meant, and that if I wanted to succeed on the international arena, I must be prepared to test my mettle against the best athlete in the world."
5. Then he decided to make sprinting the sole focus of his life. "Running had thus become my God, my religion and my beloved."
"My life during those two years was governed by strict rules and regulations and a self-imposed penance . Every morning I would rise at the crack of dawn, get into my sports kit and dash off to the track, where I would run two or three miles cross country in the company of my coach."
6. On how he pushed himself through the tough days of vigorous training. "I practiced so strenuously that often I was drained of all energy, and there were times When I would increase my speed to such an extent that after my rounds , I would vomit blood or drop down unconscios through sheer exercise. My doctors and coaches warned me , asked me to slow down to maintain my health equilibrium but my determination was too strong to give up. My only focus was to become the best athlete in the world. But then the images of a packed stadium filled with cheering spectators, widely applauding me as I crossed the finishing line, would flash across my mind and I would start again, encouraged by visions of victory."
Based on your reading answer any five questions from the six given below :
(i) What is Milkha Singh known as ? What realization did Milkha Singh have when he was on the track during the Melbourne Olympics?
(ii) List any two of Milkha Singh's achievements.
(iii) What strict rules and regulations did Milkha Singh follow ?
(iv) State two consequences of his hard and strenuous practice.
(v) What motivation Mikha Singh to become the best athelete in the world ?
(vi) Explain the phrase 'I would start again' in the last sentence.
