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Directions: (1-5) Read the passages care-fully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.PASSAGE:Nasiruddin was the cleverest man in Khorasan. One of his neighbours was a merchant. He was a great miser. One day the merchant saw Nasiruddin praying inside his house. He was praying in a loud voice asking God to be kind to him and send him 9999 dinars, not a dinar more, or a dinar less. If God sent him even one dinar more, he would return all the money.The merchant could not understand Nasiruddin’s prayer. He decided to find out the truth. He put 10.000 dinars in a bag and threw It Into Nasiruddin’s house. Nasiruddin found the bag and counted the money carefully. He profusely thanked God for giving him 10,000 dinars, when he had asked for only 9999 dinars. The merchant heard Nasiruddin. He realized that Nasiruddin was going to keep the money. He went to Nasiruddin’s house. He called him a liar and demanded that his 10,000 dinars be returned to him. Nasiruddin refused. He claimed that he was not a fool to believe that anyone would throw away 10,000 dinars just to test someone’s honesty. It was his money given by God In answer to his prayer. The merchant decided to take the matter to the judge. Nasiruddin said that he had no clean clothes to wear. The merchant gave him some of his own clothes to wear. Then they went to see the judge.The merchant told the judge what had happened. Nasiruddin argued that the merchant was mad. Ever since he lost a lot of money a few months back, he had been talking like a mad man. The judge asked Nasiruddin whether he could prove his charge. He said, “Just now he told you that I stole his money. Next he Is going to tell you that these clothes which I am wearing are also his." The merchant shouted angrily, “Of course, these clothes are mine!.The judge thought for a few minutes. Then he said, “The case is false. Nasiruddin has not stolen his neighbour’s money, The merchant Is mad. He should be sent to a mental hospital."
Why was Nasiruddin praying in a loud voice?
He wanted to show that he was the cleverest man in Khorasan
He wanted to show that he was a holy man
He wanted his neighbour to hear his prayer
He was in debts and hoped that God would answer his prayers
Why did the merchant throw the bag of money into Nasiruddin’s house?
(refer the passage in Q.1)
He was a miser
He found Nasiruddin’s prayer interesting
He wanted to surprise Nasiruddin by helping him.
He wanted to catch Nasiruddin red-handed stealing the money
What did Nasiruddin think when he found the bag of money?
God had answered his prayer.
Someone had been foolish enough to leave the money by mistake
His neighbour had thrown it into his house to help him.
His neighbour had thrown it into his house to see what he would do
Why did the merchant call Nasiruddin a liar?
Nasiruddin had said that the God sent him the money.
Nasiruddin had claimed that the money belonged to him.
Nasiruddin had said that he would return the money if it was not exactly 9999 dinars.
Nasiruddin said that the merchant was a fool to throw 10,000 dinars Into his house to test his honesty.
What did the judge think about the merchant when he heard the case?
was telling lies
was mad
was telling the truth, which he could not prove '
could be telling the truth
