Read the following passage and answer the questions carefully : The Ramayana is a great epic in the world. It is written by Valmiki. It deals with the story concerning the life and rule of the honest King Ramachandra of Ayodhya. The royal dynasty of Ayodhya faced a crisis. The king Dasaratha wanted to offer the crown to Ramachandra before going to the forest. Dasaratha had three queens named Kausalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra. Kausalya was the mother of Ramachandra. Kaikeyi was the mother of Bharat. Sumitra had two sons named Laxman and Shatrughna. As per the hereditary rule Ramachandra was to inherit the throne because he was the eldest of all four sons and he was the son of the eldest queen also. People of Ayodhya became very happy at this news. But Ramachandra could not be the king. On the con he was sent to the forest on exile. It happened due to the villainy of an old maid-servant named Manthara. As her evil persuasion, Kaikeyi asked the King to fulfill her boons which he had earlier promised. The two boons were that Rama must be exiled and her own son Bharat must inherit the throne. Dasaratha , who was bound by his promise, granted these two boons. Thus, Ramachandra was sent to the forest for fourteen years. At that time Bharat was away. When he returned, he was shocked to hear this development in the palace. He refused to become the king. However, he ruled the country as a faithful representative of the real king Ramachandra. He placed Rama’s sandals on the throne. Although he tried to call back Rama to Ayodhya but he became unsuccessful. Rama went to forest with Sita and younger brother Laxmana. Questions : i a) Who wrote the Ramayana? What does the Ramayana deal with? (3) b) Why could Ramchandra not be the king of Ayodhya? (3) ii) From the passage, find out the words which have the same meaning : a) Passed on from parent to child (para III) b) Fail (last para)
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