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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:Bansilal’s train was late and it reached Mumbai a little after midnight. It was his first visit to the city, and he did not know where to go. He thought he would go to a choultry where he would not have to pay rent, but he did not know how to find one at that hour. He asked a porter to get a cheap room. The porter said that if Bansilal gave him three rupees, he would take him to one. But Bansilal waved him away and walked out of the station. He wandered through the streets and asked a number of people, but could not find a room cheap enough for him. He sat down on a bench. He woke up the next morning stiff in every limb, but he smiled when he realised that it was the cheapest night’s lodging that he had ever had.1. Why did Bansilal think of going to a choultry?2. What did the porter tell Bansilal?3. Why did Bansilal wander through the streets in Mumbai?4. Where did Bansilal find the cheapest lodge? |
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Answer» 1. Bansilal thought of going to a choultry because he would not have to pay rent. 2. The porter told Bansilal that he would take him to a lodge if he paid him three rupees. 3. Bansilal wandered through the streets in Mumbai to find a cheap lodge. 4. Bansilal found the cheapest lodge on a bench in the open air. |
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