CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The gardener was suffering from
A
Malnutrition
B
Lumbago
C
Stomach pain
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Name of the gardner was Hodgkin, He was suffering from the disease known as Lumbago.

Detailed explanation-2: -( lumbago: pain in the muscles and joints of the lower back.) Answer: Hodgkin was down with lumbago.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pumphrey replied that she did take him out for walks now and then; she also gave a reason why the dog was not doing his ring-throwing exercise regularly: the gardener who used to take him out to play was unable to come to work due to lower back pain. ‘Lumbago’ means ‘lower back pain’.

Detailed explanation-4: -he had fallen ill so he couldn’t play with tricky.

Detailed explanation-5: -“Well, he has his little walks with me as you can see, but Hodgkin, the gardener, has been down with lumbago, so there has been no ring-throwing lately.” Tricki, a small dog, is pampered and overfed by his rich mistress. He falls seriously ill and his mistress consults a veterinary surgeon.

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