CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

BHOLI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did everyone call Sulekha?
A
bholi
B
dumb cow
C
both of then
D
none of them
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Her name was Sulekha, but since her childhood, everyone had been calling her Bholi, the simpleton. She was the fourth daughter of Ramlal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sulekha was nicknamed Bholi because she was a simpleton. She was mentally slow and anybody could befool her.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Sulekha was called Bholi because everyone considered her to be a backward child and a simpleton. The name Bholi thus symbolises her under confidence and ignorance. After mentioning her real name at the beginning of the story, the author mentions it again only in the second-last paragraph.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Answer: Sulekha is called ‘Bholi’ because she is a simpleton due to her suffering some brain damage after falling off a cot when she was ten months old.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: (a) Sulekha later on came to be known as Bholi.

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