Question

Comprehension

Vidyasagar was a very generous and charitable man. From his earliest years he helped the poor and the needy to the utmost of his power. As a boy at school he often gave some of the little food he had to another boy who had none. If one of his school fellows fell ill, little Ishwar would go to his house, sit by his bed and nurse him. When he grew rich, hundreds of poor widows and orphans were supported by him. He would never have an attendant at his gate lest some poor man who wished to see him should be turned away. Rich or poor, high or low, all loved him alike.


1. What type of man was Vidyasagar?

(a) Good looking

(b) Generous

(c) Charitable

(d) Both (b) and (c)

2. Whom did he use to help?

(a) The poor

(b) The needy

(c) The poor and the needy

(d) The rich

3. Whom did he give his food in school?

(a) To a poor boy

(b) To his sister

(c) To his friend

(d) To a laborer

4. Whom did he support when he grew rich?

(a) The poor

(b) The widows

(c) The orphans

(d) All of them

5. Vidyasagar was loved and respected by ………………

(a) the rich

(b) the poor

(c) the low

(d) all of them

6. Give the meaning of ‘generous’.

(a) kind

(b) cunning

(c) cruel

(d) wise


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Answer 1

The questions related to the given comprehension are answered below-

1. The correct option is D. According to the passage, Vidyasagar was a generous and charitable person.

2. The correct option is C. According to the passage, Vidyasagar used to help the people who were poor and needful.

3. The correct option is A. Vidyasagar used to share his food with a boy who used to starve and had no food.

4. The correct option is D. Vidyasagar helped in upgrading the positions of poor, widows, and orphans.

5. The correct option is D. Everyone, irrespective of their positions loved him equally.

6. A is the correct option. Generous is referred to as being kind.

Answer 2

Answer:

1) both a and b

2) (c)

3) (a)

4) (d)

5) (b)

6) (a)