Question

Read the passage given below and complete the statements that follow by choosing the most appropriate options from those given.
Jail birds sing they say. And Subhadra Khosla, the youngest freedom fighter to be imprisoned at 13, was no exception. The only difference was that singing taught her the power of non-violence. Now, 80, Khosla recounted her days in jail. She was locked in jail with her motherfor over a year. "One day, we decided to put one chair on top ofanother till we managed to take off the Union Jack and unfurl thenational ag." The inmates of the jail found themselves facinga ring squad. "There were orders to shoot us. We didn't knowwhat else to do. So we started signgning," said Khosla. Their voice had its impact.
"The guards were Indians too. They started crying and said they couldn't are at us. That was our first win," a thrilled Khosla recalled. Khosla's father was a doctor and her brother, rishna Kant later onbecame India's Vice-President. Khosla was picketing at Anarkali Bazarin Lahore in 1942 when she and her siblings were arrested. "It was unfair. Wewere all children after all. But the British wanted to destroy families like ours. We fought for this freedom. But we still have to go beyond."
(a) The inmates of the jail had to face the ring squad because Khosla and her mother …...................
(i)unfurled the national ag
(ii)burned the Union Jack
(iii)unfurled the Union Jack
(iv)put one chair over a table
(b) The Khoslas expressed their protest by …............
(i)crying
(ii)singing
(iii)shouting
(iv)running away
(c) The British arrested the children to …............
(i)teach them a lesson
(ii)listen to the songs
(iii)destroy their families
(iv)take them to Britain
(d) The Khoslas showed the British the power of ….........
(ii)money
(iii)violence
(iv)non-violence
(e) The word, 'impact' means …............
(i)disgust
(ii)effect
(iii)gain
(iv)affect

Answer 1

(a) (i) ""unfurled the national flag""

(b) (ii) ""singing""

(c) (iii) ""destroy their families.""

(d) (iv) ""non-violence.""

(e) (ii) ""effect""

The given paragraph is about the freedom fighter named ""Subhadra Khosla"".

It talks about the scenario took place in the prison during her imprisonment at the age of 13.

She recalls the impact she and her mother made on the other people with their singing of National Anthem when their shooting order was issued.