CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

IN THE KINGDOM OF FOOLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the guru tell his disciple?
A
the people were innocent
B
the city was full of surprises
C
behaviour of foolish is unpredictable and it was not safe to live with them
D
none
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ans. The Guru told his disciple that it was dangerous to stay in a Kingdom of fools. He said that there was no justice only foolishness and unpredictable behavior that can be expected in such a place. According to him the kingdom would not last long.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: According to the guru foolish people’s behaviour is unpredictable.

Detailed explanation-3: -How will you persuade your disciples not to live in the Kingdom of Fools? Answer: One never knows what a fool has in his mind. So, it is always risky to live among fools. The guru in the story tells his disciple, “The king and the minister are all fools.

Detailed explanation-4: -In order to save his disciple, Guru hatched a plan. He said that the first one to be executed at the state, would become the king in the next life and the second to be executed would be the king’s minister. The foolish king and his minister got themselves executed.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The two strange things the guru and his disciple found in the Kingdom of Fools are: Everyone sleeps during the day and does work and other regular chores at night. Everything costs the same-one duddu i.e. one rupee, whether one buys a measure of rice or a bunch of bananas, it cost a duddu.

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