Question

Q.1 Read the following passage. Tick/ Write the correct option of the multiple-

choice questions that follow. (1x10=10)

Ulhas Mandlik, 35, a power-loom owner from Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra, and his

mother were homeward-bound one evening when heavy rain forced them to

take shelter beneath a bridge. Not far away, a small group of labourers huddled

together under a part of the cement housing above a 16 metre deep well used

to pump water for irrigation.

Suddenly, Mandlik and his mother heard the labourers scream. When the two

got to the well, they were told that a five year old boy named Hariya had fallen

in through a side opening in the structure. Ignoring his mother’s fears, Mandlik

quickly knotted together lengths of flimsy rope belonging to the labourers and

asked them to lower him into the dark well. “I hope the rope holds,” he thought.

As he descended, Mandlik noticed the metal rungs on the wall of the well. He

grabbed hold of one and started climbing down, when he saw the boy clinging

to a pipe running up the well’s centre. Grabbing the child, Mandlik started to

climb praying that the old rungs wouldn’t give away and plunge them both into

the churning water below. Their luck held and within a few minutes, Mandlik

clambered to ground level and handed over Hariya to his sobbing father.

The man fell at Mandlik’s feet and offered him some money as a reward.

Refusing the cash, Mandlik took Hariya and his family to a nearby eatery and

offered them steaming tea to warm them up. Several organisations have

honoured Mandlik for his bravery and presence of mind on that wet day three

years ago. “I am happy I was at the right place at the right time,” he says,” and

was able to return a little boy to his family.”

Read the questions given below and write the option you consider the most

appropriate in your answer sheet.

i) Who fell into the well?

a) Ulhas b) Ajay c) Hariya d) Mandlik​

Answer 1

Answer:

C Hariya

Explanation:

read 12 th line got to the well...................