Questions

Ascent’ means upward moment and is incorrect as per the meaning of the sentence. ‘Accent’ means to emphasize a particular feature; ‘Approof’ means trial, and ‘Assent’ means to give an expression of approval or agreement. Thus, ‘Ascent’ needs to be replaced with ‘Assent’ Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘My father has given his assent for my long tour’.

A pencil is an implement for writing or drawing. It is a thin core of graphite well mixed with clay, inside a wooden body as protective casing that prevents the core from being broken.

Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean. It is about 48 km wide.

It separates Rutland Island to the north, and Little Andaman to the south.

West of Duncan Passage is the Bay of Bengal, east is the Andaman Sea.