CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

IN THE KINGDOM OF FOOLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
It was decided to hang the disciple in place of the merchant because
A
He was the real culprit
B
He had not followed his guru’s advice
C
He was living in the town illegally
D
He was fat enough to fit the stake
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(d) The disciple was hanged in place of the merchant because he was fat enough to fit the stake. Answer: (d) The disciple was hanged in place of the merchant because he was fat enough to fit the stake.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer:The king had ordered the execution of the rich merchant. Since the rich merchant could not be executed the disciple was chosen to fit the stake. The disciple’s Guru had a vision and saw everything.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why was it decided to execute the disciple? The rich man was too thin to be executed properly on the stake. A fat man was needed for this. So the disciple was chosen to be executed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: (c)’the merchant was too thin to be properly executed on the stake.

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