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Reading Skills - Comprehension
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Answer the following questions.
(a) When did the Ganga become a holy river?
(b)
Why did King Sagara want to tell people that he was the king of the land?
(c) Why did the Gods feel sad about the sons of King Sgara?
(d) Why was Ganga very proud? What was her notion?
State if the following sentences are 'True' or 'False'.
(a) The Ganga was brought down to earth by King Sagara.
(b) The name of the second wife of King Sagara was Kesini.
(c)
Indra is regarded as the king of Gods.
The sixty thousand sons of the king knew that Kapila Muni was a sa​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) November 4, 2008

b) his wish

c) Excluding the sons that Sagara got from his different wives, those 60000 sons burnt to ashes. Generations later, one of Sagara's descendant, Bhagiratha felt sad about his forefathers death and he performed tapa to Goddess Ganga to come from the heavens to the earth so that his forefathers could be freed from the world.

d) I don't know

a) true

b) false

c) true