CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -THE story was narrated to Ganesh by a young man, Mahendra by name. He was a junior supervisor in a firm which offered on hire supervisors at various types of construction sites: factories, bridges, dams, and so on. Mahendra’s job was to keep an eye on the activities at the work site.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans. Mahendra was a young man. He was a junior supervisor in a firm.

Detailed explanation-3: -What work did Mahendra do? Answer: Mahendra was a junior supervisor in a firm that supplied supervisors on hire at various construction sites, factories, bridges, dams, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mahendra was a junior supervisor in a firm which offered supervisors for different construction sites like factories, bridges and dams. His job was to keep a watch on the activities at the work site.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: Mahendra was an unmarried man with simple needs. He made his living by supervising construction work at different sites as per orders from his head office. He was always accompanied by his cook Iswaran who served him faithfully. 26.