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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: Bankim Chandra would never sacrifice justice and self-respect. The arrogance of white men never frightened him. When he was a deputy magistrate, he had a superior officer called Munroe, who was the Commissioner of Kolkata. On his morning walk, one day, Bankim Chandra met Munroe near Eden Garden. A British Officer in those days expected every Indian official to show him respect by bowing modestly before him. But Bankim Chandra just walked past him saying ‘Good morning’ politely. Munroe was enraged. That evening Bankim Chandra received an order transferring him to a far off place.1. What did Bankim Chandra love most? 2. How did the British officers behave with their Indian subordinates? 3. What was the result of the polite ‘Good morning’ to Munroe? 4. What do you think of the incident? |
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Answer» 1. Justice and self-respect. 2. They behaved arrogantly. 3. Bankim Chandra was transferred to a far off place. 4. Bankim Chandra was right in not sacrificing his self-respect. Respect should be commended, not demanded. |
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