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Directions(Q.0110)Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsgivenbelow
it.Certainwordsareprintedinboldtohelpyoutolocatethemwhileansweringsomeofthe
questions.
Theyearlyfestivalwascloseathand.Thestoreroomwaspackedwithsilkfabrics.goldornaments,
claybowlsfullofsweetcurdandplatefulsofsweetmeats.Theordershadbeenplacedwithshops
wellinadvance.Themotherwassendingoutgiftstoeveryone.
Theeldestson,agovernmentservant,livedwithhiswifeandchildreninfarofflands.Thesecond
sonhadlefthomeatanearlyage.Asamerchanthetravelledallovertheworld.Theothersonshad
splitupoverpettysquabbles,andtheynowlivedinhomesoftheirown.Therelativeswerespread
allacrosstheworld.Theyrarelyvisited.Theyoungestson,leftinthecompanyofaservant,was
soonboredandstoodatthedooralldaylong,waitingandwatching.Hismother,thrilledand
excited,loadedthepresentsontraysandplates,coveredthemwithcolourfulkerchiefs,andsent

themoffwithmaidsandservants.Theneighbourslookedon.
Thedaycametoanend.Allthepresentshadbeensentoff.
Thechildcamebackintothehouseanddejectedlysaidtohismother,Maa,yougaveapresentto
everyone,butyoudidntgivemeanything!
Hismotherlaughed,Ihavegivenallthegiftsawaytoeveryone,nowseewhatsleftforyou.She
kissedhimontheforehead.
Thechildsaidinatearfulvoice,DontIgetagift?
Youllgetitwhenyougofaraway.
ButwhenIamclosetoyou,dontIgetsomethingfromyourownhands?
Hismotherreachedoutherarmsanddrewhimtoher.ThisisallIhaveinmyownhands.Itisthe
mostpreciousofall.
1.Whydidthewoman'ssecondsontravel?
(A)Hewasrestlessbynature
(B)Hedidnotwanttostayathome
(C)Hewasrichandcouldaffordtotravel
(D)Hisjobwassuchthathehadtotravel
(E)Noneofthese
2.Whydidthewomanseldestsonnotattendthefestival?
(A)Hewasnotongoodtermswithhisyoungestbrotherwholivedathome
(B)Hehadquarrelledwithhismother
(C)Hiswifedidnotallowhimtoreturnhome
(D)Hisjobpreventedhimfromtakingleave
(E)Noneofthese
3.Howdidthewomanprepareforthefestival?
1.Sheboughtexpensivegiftsforherchildrenandneighbours.
2.Sheorderedherservantstopreparesweetsandfoodwellinadvance.
3.Shemadesurethatheryoungestchildwaslookedaftersothathewouldntbebored.
(A)None
(B)Only1
(C)Only2
(D)Both1and2
(E)All1,2and3
4.Whatdidtheyoungestchilddowhilehismotherwasbusy?
1.Hewaitedforachancetostealsomesweetmeats.
2.Hepesteredhismothertogivehimapresent.
3.Hestoodatthedoorwithservants.
(A)Only1
(B)Only2
(C)Both1and3
(D)Only3
(E)Noneofthese
5.Whichofthefollowingcanbesaidaboutthewoman?

(A)Shewasawidowwhohadbroughtupherchildrensinglehandedly
(B)Shewasnotagoodmothersinceherchildrenhadlefthomeatanearlyage
(C)Sheenjoyedsendingherfamilygiftsatfestivaltime
(D)Shegaveexpensivepresentstoshowthatshewaswealthy
(E)Sherarelyvisitedhergrandchildrenbecausetheyalllivedabroad

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