“The Maharaja vowed he would attend to all other matters only after killing the hundred tigers.”
What image of the Maharaja is reflected in the above statement? (Tiger King)
What image of the Maharaja is reflected in the above statement? (Tiger King)
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At another time he was in danger of losing his throne. A
high-ranking British officer visited Pratibandapuram. He was very
fond of hunting tigers. And fonder of being photographed with the
tigers he had shot. As usual, he wished to hunt tigers in
Pratibandapuram. But the Maharaja was firm in his resolve. He
refused permission. “I can organise any other hunt. You may go on a
boar hunt. You may conduct a mouse hunt. We are ready for a
mosquito hunt. But tiger hunt! That’s impossible!”
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(i) Complete the following suitably.
The passage suggests that the Maharaja was in danger of losing his throne because ___.
(ii) What phrase in the above passage indicates that the Maharaja was a determined man who stuck to his decision?
(iii) By saying ‘that’s impossible’, the Maharaja in the above passage means ___.
(A) he will not give up his throne
(B) that the British officer cannot go on a tiger hunt in his kingdom
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Not that he faced no dangers. There were times when the bullet missed its mark, the tiger leapt upon him and he fought the beast with his bare hands. Each time it was the Maharaja who won. At another time he was in danger of losing his throne. A high-ranking British officer visited Pratibandapuram. He was very fond of hunting tigers. And fonder of being photographed with the tigers he had shot.
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