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प्रश्न
Read the extract given below and answer the questions.
From that day onwards it was celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram. The State banned tiger hunting by anyone except the Maharaja. A proclamation was issued to the effect that if anyone dared to fling so much as a stone at a tiger, all his wealth and property would be confiscated. The Maharaja vowed he would attend to all other matters only after killing the hundred tigers. Initially the king seemed well set to realise his ambition. |
- Select the correct option:
‘…he would attend to all other matters only after killing hundred tigers’. This reflects Tiger King’s ______.
- courage
- determination
- selfishness
- kindness
- Complete the sentence appropriately.
From that day onwards it was celebration time for all the tigers. The above statement is ironical in the sense ______. - ‘…if anyone dared to fling so much as a stone at a tiger, all his wealth and property would be confiscated’.
What trait of the king is reflected in the above line? - State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE.
The King’s ambition is to save people from the tigers.
आकलन
उत्तर
- ‘…he would attend to all other matters only after killing hundred tigers’. This reflects Tiger King’s selfishness.
Explanation:
Selfishness as the king gave more importance to his pursuit of killing tigers. - From that day onwards it was celebration time for all the tigers. The above statement is ironical in the sense the tiger king plans to kill tigers to prevent his death. So, it is not actually a time of celebration for the tigers as they are in danger.
- authoritarian/dominance/selfishness
- This statement is False.
Explanation:
as his ambition is to change his destiny, not to save the people
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