CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

IN THE KINGDOM OF FOOLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The king and the minister warned, that anyone who disobeyed their orders ____
A
Would be turned out of the kingdom
B
would be put into the prison
C
would be punished with death
D
would be given lashes on the back
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The people did not go against the order of the king and the minister because of fear of death. They had been told that anyone who disobeyed would be punished with death.

Detailed explanation-2: -IN the Kingdom of Fools, both the king and the minister were idiots. They didn’t want to run things like other kings, so they decided to change night into day and day into night.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The king and minister decided that everyone should be awake at night. People should do their work only after dark. Everyone should go to bed as soon as the sun rose.

Detailed explanation-4: -What does it reveal about the King and his minister? Answer: The guru appeared at his disciple’s prayers, and took control of the situation. He asked the’king to put him in the stake before his disciple, because he was the guru and therefore greater than the disciple.

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