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SECTION-C (literature)

Q5. Read the following extract and answer the following questions. (2)

“In the heat of the mid-day

the houses stood with shut doors.

I wandered along the crooked lane.

An old man came out with his bag of gold

He pondered and said,

‘I will hire you with my money’

He weighed his coins one by one,

but I turned away.”

a). Who is the speaker of these lines?

a) The king c) The poet

b) The child d) The man

b). Where did the speaker meet the old man?

a) At the sea shore c) at the stone paved road

b) Near the crooked lane d) in the garden

Q6. Answer the following questions. (3)

a). Give two examples of social practices prevailing in 18th century India.

b). Mention two things that Parimal Ghose knew about Bepin Babu.

c). What did the British impose on the Indian farmers?

a) Heavy taxes b) Regulation II

b) Services tax d) Regulation III

Answers

Answered by insha56789
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a) man

Q6)

a)Two oppressive policies of the British.

Two ways in which common people suffered.

b). That Bepin Babu slipped near Hudroo falls and hurt his leg.

That Bepin Babu stayed in a Bungalow because he preferred food by bawarchi.

c) heavy taxes

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