Question

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Reading Comprehension
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Prafulla Chandra Ray was born on 2nd August 1861 in the
listrict of Jessore, now in Bangladesh, close to the birth
lace of Madhusudan Dutt, widely regarded as the Milton
(Bengal. It was the best of times and the worst. The British
nad by now perfected their role as masters and British
Falues permeated the Indian upper classes to the very last
Hetail like table manners. That of course, was not the worst
of the British influence. What was far more demeaning to
the educated Indians-and there were several - was the
act that senior government positions were closed to them,
eing forfeited of one's right in one's land of birth would
ecome the rallying point for the Indian intelligentsia in
he years to come. Ray's father Harish Chandra Ray, a man
f learning and taste, was closely associated with the cultural and intellectual leaders
-f the time and exerted great influence on his son Ray had his early schooling in the
illage school founded by his father but soon his father shifted to Kolkata and at the
ge of nine, little Prafulla set eyes for the first time, on the bustling city that would be
is home for many years to come. He was filled with wonder at the ever-changing sights
nd sounds -the city seemed to change moods ever so often! His formal schooling was
nterrupted due to illness but that did not affect his education,
1. Choose the correct option
(a) Prafulla Chandra Ray was greatly influenced by
(1) his brother
(11) his uncle
(iii) his father
(iv) his cousin
(b) Prafulla Chandra's illness could not stop his....chaoling.
(1) schooling
(1) learning
(ili) routine
(iv) sportsman spirit
(c) 'Intelligentsia' means
(11) Intel television
0 intelligent animals
(iii) intelligent people
(iv) special detergent​

Answer 1

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