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Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them:The man raised his eyebrows, bit his; tongue and said, “Do I know you? Who doesn’t know Bepin Choudhury?”Bepin Babu now turned towards the;! bookshelves and said, “Still you’re making ‘ a mistake. One often does. I’ve never been to Ranchi.”The man now laughed aloud.“What are you saying, Mr Choudhury? ;! You had a fall in Hudroo and cut your right knee. I brought you iodine. I had fixed up a car for you to go to Netarhat the next day, but you couldn’t because of the pain in the knee. Can’t you recall anything? Someone else you know was also in Ranchi at that time.Mr Dinesh Mukerji. You stayed in a bungalow. You said you didn’t like hotel food and would prefer to have your meals cooked by a Kawachi. Mr Mukerji stayed with his sister. You had a big argument about the moon landing, remember? I’ll tell you more: you always carried a bag with your books in it on your sightseeing trips. Am I right or not?”(1) What does this expression – ‘raised his eyebrows, bit his tongue’ – indicate?(2) Give two evidences that the other man quoted as proof that Bepin Choudhury was in Ranchi.(3) Who prepared meals at Dinesh Mukeiji’s place?(4) On what topic did Bepin Choudhury have an argument with Dinesh Mukerji? |
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Answer» 1. This expression – ‘raised his eyebrows, bit his tongue’ – indicates confusion on the part of Bepin Choudhury. 2. The two evidences that the other man quoted as proofs that Bepin Choudhury was in Ranchi are : i. That he had a fall in Hudroo and cut his right knee. ii. That he had stayed in a bungalow with Dinesh Mukerji. 3. A bawarchi prepared meals at Dinesh Mukerji’s place. 4. Bepin Choudhury had an argument with Dinesh Mukerji on the moon landing. |
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