CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

IN THE KINGDOM OF FOOLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
WHEN DID THE GURU AND HIS DISCIPLE REACH THE CITY?
A
BY MIDNIGHT
B
BROAD DAYLIGHT
C
COLD EVENING
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As soon as the sun set, the whole city woke up. Being hungry, they went to buy some eatables from a shop. They were surprised to find that everything cost the same, a single ‘duddu’. Both of them were delighted to find such a cheap city.

Detailed explanation-2: -One day a guru and his disciple arrived in the city. It was a beautiful city, it was broad daylight, but there was no one about. Everyone was asleep, not a mouse stirring. Even the cattle had been taught to sleep by day.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solution : When the guru and his disciple arrived in the city, they found it beautiful. It was broad daylight.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: When the guru and the disciple reached the Kingdom of Fools, the first strange thing they noticed was that there was no one about. There was not a single soul to be found on the streets, not even cattle. They were amazed by what they saw around them and wandered here and there till evening.

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