Question

"I sometimes find a rupee, even a ten rupee note", Saheb says, his eyes lighting up when you can find a silver coin in a heap of garbage, you don't stop scrounging, for there is hope of finding more.II seems that for ehildren, garbage has a meaning different from what it means to their parents. For the children it is wrapped in wonder, for the elders it is a means of survival. 1 One winter morning I see Saheb standing by the fenced gate of the neighbourhood club, watching two young men dressed in white, playing tennis. "I like the game", he hums, content to watch it standing behind the fence. "I go inside when no one is around" he admits. "The gate keeper lets me use the swing." (iv) On the basis of the extract, choose the correct option with reference to I and II given below :

I. Saheb watches the game from outside.
II. Saheb had lost the previous match.

(a). I is true but II is not
(b) II is true but I is not
(c) Both I and II are true
(d) Both I and II are untrue

Answer 1

Option (a), 'I is true but II is not', is the correct answer as Saheb watches tennis from outside but there is no evidence of his participation or a loss in a match.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is option (a) I is true but II is not. In the extract given, Saheb, a young boy, finds joy and hope in scouring through garbage, something that is quite distinct from the adults' perspective for whom garbage is merely a means of survival. Saheb watches a tennis game from outside the fence, expressing his fondness for the game and his occasional ventures inside when the area is deserted. However, there is no indication in the extract that Saheb himself plays tennis or that he lost any match, therefore option II is not supported by the text.

Based on the given extract, Saheb admits that he likes watching tennis and goes inside the club when no one is around to use the swing. Therefore, Saheb watches the game from outside. However, there is no information provided about Saheb losing a previous match. So, Saheb had not lost the previous match.