Question

LITERATURE (10 marks
3. Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE, by answering the questions that follow. (5 X 1 = 5)
(A) Not from weeping nor from grieving will anyone obtain peace of mind; on the controly his pain will
be the great and his body will suffer. He will make himself sick and pale; yet the dead are not saved by
his lamentation.
(i) The speaker of these lines is
(a) Sant Kabirdas
(b) Gautama Buddha
(c) Lord Mahavira
(d) Sant Surdas
(ii) He who seeks
should draw out the arrow of lamentation, complaint and grief.
(a) solitude
(b) Knowledge
(c) worldly
(d) peace
(iii) He who has overcome all sorrows will become free from sorrows and be
(a) blessed
(b) rewarded
(c) awarded
(d) protected
(iv) Which words does 'lamentation' correspond to?
(a) weeping
(b) repenting
(c) feeling sorry
(d) analysing
(v) Who is the listener of these words?
(b) a boy
(a) peeple
(d) none
(c) Kisa Gotami​

Answer 1

Answer:

i) b) Gautam Buddha.

ii) d) peace.

iii) a) blessed.

iv) a) weeping.

v) c) kisa Gotami.