CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A QUESTION OF TRUST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When the Thief counted the notes stolen from Anil, they were
A
500 rupees in fifties
B
600 rupees in fifties
C
650 rupees in fifties
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The thief realised that Anil knew he had stolen his money because he found some of the notes still wet, as if they were taken out in the rain. He gave a fifty-rupee-note to Hari Singh the next morning, and he promised to give him more money, though he did not have any contract for giving any money.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hari Singh was a poor boy. He stole Anil’s bundle of notes. It was a sum of 600 rupees. Hari Singh thought that he could live in luxury like an oil-rich Arab for some time on this stolen money.

Detailed explanation-3: -As Hari saw the bundle of notes, so his evil spirit aroused in his mind. He decided to rob Anil that night. After taking dinner Anil slept calmly. Hari crept to the bed and slipped his hand under the mattress.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why did Hari Singh decide to come back to Anil? Ans. Hari Singh decided to come back to Anil because he felt that when Anil would come to know about the theft, he would feel sad, not for the loss of money but for the loss of trust. He did not want to lose his trust.

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