ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The king reached the hermit’s cell ____
A
on foot
B
on horse back
C
on elephant back
D
in a chariot
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In this story a king has two questions to ask and he was searching for wise people for it to answer. So, he decided to visit the wise hermit. But, the wise hermit will only answer the poor. So, king travelled to hermit in normal clothes and also walked to hermit’s cell on foot.

Detailed explanation-2: -He saw no one but simple people, and so the king put on ordinary clothes. Before he reached the hermit’s hut, the king left his horse with his bodyguard and went on alone. As the king came near the hermit’s hut, he saw the hermit digging the ground in front of his hut. He greeted the king and continued digging.

Detailed explanation-3: -The hermit was digging the ground when the king visited him.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answers. The king was aware that the hermit would meet only simple people. So, he dressed up like an ordinary man, left behind his horse and bodyguards and went to meet the hermit in his hut in the woods all alone.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nobody accompanied the king for his visit to the hermit. The ruler goes to the hermit since he needs to know the solutions for his questions. He went there alone in light of the fact that he would not like to show that he is a ruler and dressed like a typical individual.

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