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प्रश्न
Answer the following by choosing the right option from given below:
The sailors were happy to see the albatross because……..
पर्याय
it was the first sign of life and therefore gave them hope that they might
surviveit split the icebergs around the ship and helped the ship move forward.
it was a messenger from God and it lifted the fog and mist.
it gave them hope of survival by splitting the icebergs.
उत्तर
it was a messenger from God and it lifted the fog and mist.
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