CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

BHOLI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why was Sulekha called Bholi?
A
She was a simpleton
B
she pretended to be naive
C
her name was Bholi
D
she stammered
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -She was the fourth daughter of Ramlal. When she was ten months old, she had fallen off the cot on her head and perhaps it had damaged some part of her brain. That was why she remained a backward child and came to be known as Bholi, the simpleton.

Detailed explanation-2: -In folklore, a simpleton is a person whose foolish actions are the subject of often-repeated stories. Simpletons are also known as noodles, fools, and gothamites. Folklore often holds, with no basis in fact, that certain towns or countries are thought to be home to large numbers of simpletons.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sulekha fell off her cot, when she was only ten months old and it damaged her head. She became a slow learner or a simpleton. So she was nicknamed as Bholi.

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