Question

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
King Janaka had in his possession an enormous bow, which at one time belonged to Shiva who had left
it in the custody of an early ancestor of Janaka and since then it had remained an heirloom. Sita, as a baby girl,
was a gift of Mother Earth to Janaka. She had been found in a furrow when a field was being ploughed by
Janaka himself. Janaka adopted the child and reared her. She grew up into a charming beauty, so much so that
several princes, who considered themselves eligible, thronged Janaka's palace and contended for Sita's hand.
Janaka did not want to favour anyone in particular. He made it a condition that whoever could lift, bend and
string Shiva's bow would be considered fit to become Sita's husband. When her suitors took a look at the bow.
they realised that it was a hopeless and unacceptable condition and so they left in rage.
As time passed, Janaka became anxious whether he would ever see his daughter married and settled - since the
condition once made could not be withdrawn. No one on earth seemed worthy of approaching Shiva's bow.
Janaka repented of his own judgement in linking Sita's fate with the mighty divine heirloom.
a) Why did Sita's suitors leave in rage?
(1)
b) What would you do differently if you were Janaka?
c) Pick out from the passage the words having the same meaning /as the expressions given below:
i) took as a daughter
ii) very big
iii) fit to be chosen
iv) taken back​

Answer 1

Answer:

As time passed, Janaka became anxious whether he would ever see his daughter married and settled - since the

condition once made could not be withdrawn. No one on earth seemed worthy of approaching Shiva's bow.

Janaka repented of his own judgement in linking Sita's fate with the mighty divine heirloom.

Answer 2

Answer:

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