RBI Assistant Model Paper 4

Directions (Q. 41 - 50): Read the following passage carefully and answer thequestions given below it. Once upon a time, there lived a lion in a forest. A jackal, a crow and a wolfhad developed friendship with him. However, all the three had a selfish motivebehind this so-called friendship. They knew that the lion was the king of theforest and friendship with such a fierce creature would always help them. Tomeet their selfish ends, they started obeying and were always at the service ofthe lion. They didn't have to make any efforts to search for their food, as the lion gavehis leftover meals to them. Moreover, they became powerful as they were next tothe king of the forest. One day, a camel, who came from some distant land, losthis way and entered the same forest where these three friends happened to passthe same way that the camel was wandering. When they saw the camel, theyrealized that he did not belong to their forest. The jackal suggested to his other two friends, "Let's kill and eat him." the wolf replied, "It is a big animal. Wecannot kill him like this. I think, we should first inform our king about thiscamel." the crow agreed with the wolf's idea. All of them went to meet the lion On reaching the lion's den, the jackal approached the lion and said, "YourMajesty, an unknown camel has dared to enter your kingdom without your consent.Let's kill him; he could make a nice meal." The lion roared loudly on hearing thisand said, 'What are you saying? The camel has come for refugee in my kingdom.It is unethical to kill him. We should provide him the best shelter. Go and bringhim to me." All of them were dispirited to hear these words from the king. Theyunwillingly went to the camel and told him about the lion's desire to meet him.The camel was scared about the strange offer. He thought that his end had comeand in a little while he would become the lion's meal. As he couldn't even escape,he decided to meet the lion. The selfish friends escorted the camel to the lion'sden. The lion welcomed the camel warmly and assured him of a safe stay in theforest. The camel was totally amazed to hear the lion’s words. He happily startedliving with the jackal, the crow and the wolf. One day, when the lion was hunting for food, he had a struggle with amighty elephant. The lion was badly injured in the struggle and became incapableof hunting for his food. Thus the lion had to sustain without food for days. Due tothis, his friends too had to go hungry for days as they totally depended on thelion’s kill for their food. But the camel was satisfied grazing around in the forest. All the three friends were worried and discussed the matter among them.As the jackal, the crow and the wolf had set their evil eves on the camel, theymet once again and devised a plan to kill the camel. They went to the camel andsaid. “Dear Friend, you know our king has not eaten anything for many days now.He is unable to hunt due to his wounds and sickness. Under such circumstances,it becomes our duty to sacrifice ourselves to save the life of our king. Come withus, we will offer our bodies as food for him.” The camel didn’t understand theirplan, but innocently nodded in favour of it. All of them approached the lion’s den. First of all, the crow came forward and said, “Your Majesty, I can’t see youlike this. So please eat me.” The lion replied, “I would prefer to die than toperform such a sinful deed.” then, the jackal came forward and said, “Your Majesty,crow’s body is too small for your appetite. I offer myself to you, as it is my duty tosave your life.” The lion politely rejected the offer. As per the plan, now it was thewolf’s turn to offer himself to the king. So, the wolf came forward and said, “YourMajesty, jackal is quite small to gratify your hunger. I offer myself for thin kindjob. Please kill me and appease your hunger.” But the Lion didn’t kill any of them.The camel, who was watching the whole scene felt reassured of his safety andalso decided to go forward and complete the formality. He marched forward andsaid, “Your Majesty, why don’t you kill me? You are my friend. Please allow me tooffer you my body.” The lion found the offer quite appropriate as the camel himselfhad offered his body for food. The lion attacked the camel at once, ripped open hisbody and tore him into pieces. The lion and his friends feasted on the poor camelfor days together.