Question

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
The young boy took to music early in life. At the age of three, his mother took him to his maternal uncle's house in Benares (now Varanasi). Bismillah was fascinated watching his uncle practising the Shehnai. Soon Bismillah started accompanying his uncle, Ali Bux, to the Vishnu temple of Benares where Bux was employed to play the Shehnai. Ali Bux would play the Shehnai and Bismillah would sit captivated for hours till the end.
(a) Where did the young boy spend his life at the age of three ?
(b) What fascinated the young boy ?
(c) Who was All Bux and where was he employed ?
OR
"What's your name ?"
"Such and Such, Your Highness."
"Were you at home when the dead man burgled your house ?"
"Yes, My Lord. He broke in and the wall was weak. It fell on him."
(a) In the above lines, who asked question and to whom ?
(b) What incident is being referred here ?
(c) Trace a word from the extract that means 'an attempt made to steal / theft'.

Answer 1

(a) The boy spent his life in Benares at the age of three.
(b) The young boy was fascinated, watching his uncle practising the Shehnai.
(c) Ali Bux was Bismillah’s maternal uncle. He was employed in Vishnu temple of Benares to play the Shehnai.
OR
(a) The King asked question to a merchant.
(b) The incident was that a thief entered the house of a merchant but before he could steal anything, the wall fell on him and he died.
(c) burgled

Answer 2

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