Q.No.1: Read the passage given below:

(1) Milkha Singh, also known as The Flying Sikh, was an Indian track and field
sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is
the only athlete to win gold in 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the
Commonwealth Games. He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian
Games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the
1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics 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 beginnings 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 athlete 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
competition 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 talents were pitted 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 athletes 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 vomit blood or drop down unconscious through sheer
exercise. My doctors and coaches warned me, asked me to slow down to
maintain my health and equilibrium but my determination was too strong to
give up. My only focus was to become the best athlete in the world. But then
images of a packed stadium filled with cheering spectators, wildly applauding
me as I crossed the finishing line, would flash across my would mind and I
would start again, encouraged by vision of victory."

Based on your reading answer two questions given below :

(i) What motivated Milkha Singh to become the best athlete in the world?

(ii) Explain the phrase 'I would start again' in the last sentence.