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DIRECTIONS (71-80):- Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some for the questions.
King Hutamasan felt he had everything in the world not only due to his riches and his noble knights, but because of his beautiful queen, Rani Matsya. The rays of the sun were put to shame with the iridescent light that Matsya illuminated, with her beauty and brains. At the right hand of the king she was known to sit and aid him in all his judicial probes. You could not escape her deep-set eyes when you committed a crime as she always knew the victim and the culprit. Her generosity preceded her reputation in the kingdom and her hands were always full to give. People in the kingdom revered her because if she passed by, she always gave to the compassionate and poor.
Far away from the kingly palace lived a man named Raman, withonly ends to his poverty and no means to rectify it. Raman waswrecked with poverty as he had lost all his land to the landlord.His age enabled him little towards manual labour and so beggingwas the only alternative to salvage his wife and children. Everymorning he went door to door for some work, food and money.The kindness of people always got him enough to take home.But Raman was a little self-centered. His world began with himfirst, followed by his family and the rest. So he would eat anddrink to his delight and return home with whatever he foundexcess. This routine followed and he never let anyone discoverhis interests as he always put on a long face when he reachedhome.
One day as he was relishing the bowl of rice he had just receivedfrom a humble home, he heard that Rani Matsya was to pass fromthe very place he was standing. Her generosity had reached his ears and he knew if he pulled a long face and showed how poorhe was, she would hand him a bag full of gold coins-enough forthe rest of his life, enough to buy food and supplies for hisfamily. He thought he could keep some coins for himself and onlyreveal a few to his wife, so he can fulfill his own wishes.
He ran to the chariot of the Rani and begged her soldiers to allowhim to speak to the queen. Listening to the arguments outsideRani Matsya opened the curtains of her chariot and asked Ramanwhat he wanted. Raman went on his knees and praised the queen,“I have heard you are most generous and most chaste, show thisbeggar some charity. Rani narrowed her brows and asked Ramanwhat he could give her in return. Surprised by such a question,Raman looked at his bowl full of rice. With spite in him he justpicked up a few grains of rice and gave it to her. Rani Matsyacounted the five grains and looked at his bowl full of rice andsaid, you shall be given what is due to you. Saying this, thechariot galloped away. Raman abused her under his breath. Thishe never thought would happen. How could she ask him forsomething in return when she had not given him anything?Irritated with anger he stormed home and gave his wife the bowlof rice. Just then he saw a sack at the entrance. His wife saidsome men had come and kept it there. He opened it to find it fullof rice. He put his hand inside and caught hold of a hard metalonly to discover it was a gold coin. Elated he upturned the sackto find five gold coins in exact for the five rice grains. If only I hadgiven my entire bowl, thought Raman, I would have had a sackfull of gold.
King Hutamasan felt he had everything in the world not only due to his riches and his noble knights, but because of his beautiful queen, Rani Matsya. The rays of the sun were put to shame with the iridescent light that Matsya illuminated, with her beauty and brains. At the right hand of the king she was known to sit and aid him in all his judicial probes. You could not escape her deep-set eyes when you committed a crime as she always knew the victim and the culprit. Her generosity preceded her reputation in the kingdom and her hands were always full to give. People in the kingdom revered her because if she passed by, she always gave to the compassionate and poor.
Far away from the kingly palace lived a man named Raman, withonly ends to his poverty and no means to rectify it. Raman waswrecked with poverty as he had lost all his land to the landlord.His age enabled him little towards manual labour and so beggingwas the only alternative to salvage his wife and children. Everymorning he went door to door for some work, food and money.The kindness of people always got him enough to take home.But Raman was a little self-centered. His world began with himfirst, followed by his family and the rest. So he would eat anddrink to his delight and return home with whatever he foundexcess. This routine followed and he never let anyone discoverhis interests as he always put on a long face when he reachedhome.
One day as he was relishing the bowl of rice he had just receivedfrom a humble home, he heard that Rani Matsya was to pass fromthe very place he was standing. Her generosity had reached his ears and he knew if he pulled a long face and showed how poorhe was, she would hand him a bag full of gold coins-enough forthe rest of his life, enough to buy food and supplies for hisfamily. He thought he could keep some coins for himself and onlyreveal a few to his wife, so he can fulfill his own wishes.
He ran to the chariot of the Rani and begged her soldiers to allowhim to speak to the queen. Listening to the arguments outsideRani Matsya opened the curtains of her chariot and asked Ramanwhat he wanted. Raman went on his knees and praised the queen,“I have heard you are most generous and most chaste, show thisbeggar some charity. Rani narrowed her brows and asked Ramanwhat he could give her in return. Surprised by such a question,Raman looked at his bowl full of rice. With spite in him he justpicked up a few grains of rice and gave it to her. Rani Matsyacounted the five grains and looked at his bowl full of rice andsaid, you shall be given what is due to you. Saying this, thechariot galloped away. Raman abused her under his breath. Thishe never thought would happen. How could she ask him forsomething in return when she had not given him anything?Irritated with anger he stormed home and gave his wife the bowlof rice. Just then he saw a sack at the entrance. His wife saidsome men had come and kept it there. He opened it to find it fullof rice. He put his hand inside and caught hold of a hard metalonly to discover it was a gold coin. Elated he upturned the sackto find five gold coins in exact for the five rice grains. If only I hadgiven my entire bowl, thought Raman, I would have had a sackfull of gold.
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