CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

MADAM RIDES THE BUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How far was the town from Valli’s village as per the story, ‘Madam Rides the Bus’?
A
Six miles away
B
Three miles away
C
Ten miles away
D
Eight miles away
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The town was six miles from her village. The fare was thirty paise one way-“which is almost nothing at all, ” she heard one well-dressed man say, but to Valli, who scarcely saw that much money from one month to the next, it seemed a fortune. The trip to the town took forty-five minutes.

Detailed explanation-2: -She came to know that the town was six miles from her village, the bus fare was thirty paise and the bus trip took forty-five minutes. She also thought that if she stayed on the bus and came back by the same bus it would only cost her sixty paise.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The town was six miles from Valli’s village.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pincode of bali village locality is 246170. Lansdowne is nearest town to bali for all major economic activities, which is approximately 57km away.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer. Answer: The fare of the bus was 30 paise one way, from her village to the town. Explanation: No doubts, its 100 correct.

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