Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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 house above a 16 meter

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. 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 ell’s center. Grabbing the child, Mandlik

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

15 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

organizations - 20 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.”

(a) Give the meaning of each of the following words as used in the passage. One word answers or

short phrases will be accepted.

(i) Flimsy (line 9)

(ii) descended (line 11)

(iii) churning (line 15)

(b) Answer the following questions briefly, in your own words.

(i) What first drew Ulhas and his mother to the well?

(ii) What were Ulhas’ mother’s fears really associated with?

(iii) Why did many organizations honour Mandlik?

(iv). What were the group of labourers doing?

(v) What did Mandlik do to Hariya and his father?

(c) (In not more than 50 words describe how Ulhas rescued Hariya)?​

Answer 1

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