Question

Choose the correct alternative from those given below. 2 What kind of man was the astrologer -------------- a) Clever b) Cunning c) Cheating d) Capable .​

Answer 1

Answer:

C is correct answer

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Answer 2

The astrologer was a cunning man. (Option B)

• The story's anonymous protagonist, "An Astrologer's Day," is a cunning guy, not an astrologer. He sets his shop beneath a tree in a market every day, dressed in priest's robes and face paint and masquerading as a holy man with cosmic insight.
• For a nominal price, he listens to people's concerns and delivers what appears to be wise advice, cloaking his common sense and manipulations in astrological jargon.
• Despite his lack of astrological knowledge, he is highly insightful and provides comfort to his consumers by providing self-affirming responses and relaxing their anxieties.
• At the end of the novel, it is revealed that the astrologer is in hiding, having abandoned his house and previous life as a farmer after attempting to assassinate Guru Nayak while inebriated.
• As far as he knows, he did murder Guru Nayak, and the notion of becoming a murderer weighs heavily on him. His burden, though, is formed not of empathy for Guru Nayak, but self-interest.
• Even when the astrologer meets Guru Nayak, he does not attempt to make amends.
• Despite being the protagonist, the astrologer is not the story's hero.
• The astrologer has a wife and a child, none of whom is aware of his violent history.
• Thus, we can say that the astrologer was a cunning man. The answer is thus, Option B.