Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it:
Max Mueller was a distinguished ** poet. Some of his poems were set to music by ** composer, Franz (Peter) Schubert. As a youth, Mueller took to the study of the Sanskrit language with great devotion and started learning the language. He took his Doctorate in Philosophy in 1843. He did research.work on Sanskrit and philosophy under eminent scholars in Berlin University.
In 1846, Mueller went to London to copy and collect manuscripts in Sanskrit. He translated Rig Veda, which consists of 1,028 hymns addressed to different gods. As it was being printed in a London university press, he migrated to Oxford in 1848 and lived there for the rest of his life.
The first volume of Mueller’* edition appeared in 1849, the sixth and last volume in 1874. This printed Rig Veda caused great enthusiasm in India. Several publications on Indian religion and literature appeared in quick succession. Max Mueller became the greatest interpreter of India to the Western World. His book ‘India – What it can teach us’ has a special place among his publications. But, Max Mueller never visited India.
The famous music composer who set the music to Mueller’* poems was
When did Mueller get his Doctorate in Philosophy?
Name the university where Mueller did research work.
Why did Mueller go to London?
Who translated the verses of Rig Veda into English? 6. Mueller migrated to Oxford in
(a) 1846
(b) 1848
(c) 1849.
When did the sixth volume of Mueller’* edition appear?
Name the book of Mueller on India mentioned in the passage.
Add a prefix from the brackets to the word ‘appear’ to get the antonym, (un, dis, re).
(Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the word given in brackets)
- Max Mueller’* (interpret) of India is very popular in the Western world.
