Chapter 7 The Adventure Solutions
Question - 11 : - “You need some interaction to cause a transition.”
Answer - 11 : -
The statement is made by Rajendra in the text The Adventure by Jayant Vishnu Narlikar. Rajendra offered a scientific explanation in the light of catastrophic theory to rationalise the fantastic experience undergone by Prof. Gaitonde regarding the course of India's history after the Battle of Panipat. As per the History text books, the Marathas lost the Battle of Panipat after which India gradually fell to the foreign forces. Contrary to this fact, Prof. Gaitonde witnessed that the Marathas emerged victorious in the Battle of Panipat and extended influence all over the country. These two versions of history seemed perplexing to Prof. Gaitonde. Rajendra's explanation convinced Prof. Gaitonde but he was unable to understand how his consciousness level changed so that he could experience a catastrophic event in history. In this context, Rajendra tried to explain that when Prof. Gaitonde was hit by a truck he was at that time thinking about the Battle of Panipat. The neurons in his brain acted as trigger to change his consciouness level leading to his experience of another version of the course of history after the Battle of Panipat.
Question - 12 : - “The lack of determinism in quantum theory!”
Answer - 12 : -
The statement occurs in the text Adventure by jayant Vishnu Narlikar. This statement is made by Prof. Gaitonde in response to the explanation of Catastrophic theory as explained by Rajendra. Rajendra was trying to rationalise the experiences of Prof. Gaitonde in which he witnessed an altogether new version of Indian History. According to the revelations made to Gaitonde, the Marathas emerged as victorious in the Battle of Panipat and extended influence over the entire country making India self reliant in all respect. The Maratha Peshwas were gradually replaced by democratically elected bodies. Rajendra tried to explain this varied version by applying the catastrophic theory. The catastrophic theory postulates that there can be many alternative realities existing simultaneously. This theory has been developed on the basis of experiments on small systems like atom and their constituent particles. The physicists have observed that the behaviour of these systems cannot be predicted definitevely even if all the physical laws governing those systems are known. That means there is lack of determinism. This theory has been developed in Quantum physics and wonderfully explains phenomenon like that experienced by Prof. Gaitonde was convinced by the explanation offered by Rajendra which could resolve the perplexities as presented before him in the face of two different versions of Indian history.
Question - 13 : - You will find the historian and the scientist in the archaeology and natural science sections of the museum respectively.
Answer - 13 : -
You will find the historian and the scientist in the archaeology and natural sections of the museum respectively means one will find the historian and the scientist in the archaeology and natural sections of the museum individually.
Question - 14 : - The librarian spoke respectfully to the learned scholar.
Answer - 14 : -
The librarian spoke respectfully to the learned scholar means the librarian spoke with full of respect to the learned scholar.
Question - 15 : - The team played two matches successively.
Answer - 15 : -
The team played two matches successively means the team played two matches one after another, i.e., in successive order.
Question - 16 : - The team played the two matches successfully.
Answer - 16 : -
The team played two matches successfully means the team played two matches with success.
Question - 17 : - Green and black stripes were used alternately.
Answer - 17 : -
Green and black stripes were used alternately means green and black stripes were used reciprocally.
Question - 18 : - He was visually impaired.
Answer - 18 : -
He was visually impaired means the concerned person was impaired with respect to sight.
Question - 19 : - He was visibly moved.
Answer - 19 : -
He was visibly moved means the concerned person was perceptibly moved.