What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?
Solution and Explanation
He says that if he would tell the truth people would not give alms. We can correlate it with the way beggars dress and crib about being hungry for days.
In some bigger cities there are criminal gangs keeping an army of beggars. They do the required cosmetic make up and drop off beggars at strategic traffic points. They train those beggars to cry properly so that people would show mercy on them.
At the end of the day the gang lord gets a hefty commission out of day’s booty.
Top CBSE Class IX English Questions
- Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable.
- Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?
- What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer.
Why was Santosh sent to the local school?
When did she leave home for Delhi, and why?
Top CBSE Class IX Questions
- The following table gives the lifetimes of 400 neon lamps:
Length (in hours)
Number of lamps
300 − 400
14
400 − 500
56
500 − 600
60
600 − 700
86
700 − 800
74
800 − 900
62
900 − 1000
48
(i) Represent the given information with the help of a histogram.
(ii) How many lamps have a lifetime of more than 700 hours? - Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable.
- Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?
- What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer.
Why was Santosh sent to the local school?