CLASS 10
BHOLI
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She was not given new clothes
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No one cared to wash her clothes
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No one cared to comb her hair
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: her parents called her a cow and treated her as one. she was always left out, pushed aside and the old dresses of her sister were passed on to her. No one cared to mend or wash her clothes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bholi had been a neglected child at home. She was never bathed nor her clothes washed. She was criticised and everyone made fun of her.
Detailed explanation-3: -The way Bholi. s parents treated Bholi in finalising her marriage with Bishamber shows their callousness and indifference towards their daughter. Marrying her to an old and limping man with grown up children showed their callous disregard for the happiness of their unfortunate child.
Detailed explanation-4: -That was why she remained a backward child and came to be known as Bholi, the simpleton. At birth, the child was very fair and pretty. But when she was two years old, she had an attack of small-pox. Only the eyes were saved, but the entire body was permanently disfigured by deep black pock-marks.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: Sulekha was ill treated and ignored in her family because she was not wise and beautiful. Since her childhood, everyone called her Bholi-the simpleton.