Instructions

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:

The wise old Wazir was famous for his judgement and people came to him for justice from all parts of the country. One day two men came to his court and claimed ownership of an extraordinarily good-looking horse. It was a black beauty indeed. One of the men was tall, very well-dressed and soft-spoken. The Wazir heard them patiently and asked them to leave the horse and come to him next morning. Both the men came the next morning. The Wazir asked his soldiers to give the horse to the tall man and to arrest the other man. The tall man wanted to know how the Wazir had learnt the truth. "Very simple", said he, "Firstly, a man of your appearance and manners could not have been the thief. Still, I wanted to be sure, just after you had left the court. I asked one my soldiers to leave the horse free and to see whom it followed. It went after you. This hint was enough for me."

Question 12

This story proves that:

A. the court was quite were very smart
B. the judge was very clever
C. the horse was very clever
D. the horse was a real beauty
E. the judge was indeed quite wise and intelligent

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

The correct answer is option D.

The story demonstrates the wisdom and intelligence of the judge, who used a clever method to determine the true owner of the horse.

The other statements do not directly relate to the main point of the story. The beauty of the horse (Statement D) is  mentioned, but it’s not what the story proves. The cleverness of the court (Statement A) or the horse (Statement C) is not demonstrated in the story. While the judge (Statement B) used a clever method, the emphasis of the story is more on his wisdom and intelligence (Statement E). Therefore, the answer is E only.


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