Question

“At about the age of twenty five, the Prince, heretofore shielded from the sufferings

of the world, while out hunting chanced upon a sick man, then an aged man, then a

funeral procession, and finally a monk begging for alms. These sights so moved him

that he at once became a beggar and went out into the world to seek enlightenment

concerning the sorrows he had witnessed.”

1. Name of the Prince being talked about in the above passage.

a. Sidhant b. Sidharth

c. Mahavir d. Sudeepta

2. What sights moved the prince to seek enlightenment?

a. a sad man, an old man, a funeral procession and a monk preaching

b. a sick man, an old woman, a funeral procession and a monk begging

c. a sick man, an old man, a funeral procession and a monk begging

d. a sick man, an old man, a funeral procession and a monk crying

3. The adjective form of ‘begging ’is:

a. beg b. beggar

c. begged d. beggarly

4. The word from the passage which means – ‘state of high spiritual knowledge’.

a. procession b. shielded

c. enlightenment d. funeral

5. He had his first introduction with sorrow and suffering when he went out for:

a. while out hunting one day at the age of twenty-five

b. an outing in the forest

c. a visit to the city

d. a walk at the riverside​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.c.mahavir

2.c. a sick man, an old man, a funeral procession and a monk begging

3.b.beggar

4.c. enlightenment

5.a. while out hunting one day at the age of twenty-five