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Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it.

n course of time, we found that we simply couldn't do without the old lady. She cooked for
us, tended the child, gave us necessary courage when the child had fever or stomach-ache
and we became distraught; she knew a lot of tricks about children's health, she grew very
fond of the child and took her out and kept her very happy. She established herself as a
enign elder at home, and for us it meant a great deal. Her devotion to the child enabled me
to take my wife twice or thrice a month to a picture, on a walk along the river, or out
shopping. My wife grew very fond of her and called her “Granny,” so did Leela. But Susila
had a price to pay for this pleasure. She lost her supremacy over the kitchen and the store.
The levels in the containers at the store went down in other ways than my wife calculated.
Susila protested and fought against it for some time, but the old lady had her own way of
rushing aside our objections. And Susila adjusted her own outlook in the matter. “Didn't I
argain for a waste of four rupees a month? Well, it is not so hard, because she wastes only
three rupees...” Our provision bill fluctuated by only three rupees, and it was a small price
to pay for the great company and service of the old lady, who lived on one meal a day, just a
handful of cooked rice and buttermilk. It was a wonder how she found the energy for so
much activity. My wife often sat down with her in order to induce her to eat well, but it was
of no avail.

What was the price that Susila had to pay for having the old lady at home?
(^) She found no time to spent with her child
൯) She had to work hard in the kitchen
(C) Her child ignored her
(D) She lost her control over the kitchen budget

Which of the following alternatives means ‘benign’?
(^) Unfriendly (B) Gentle
(C) Superior (D) Strict

What made the narrator and his wife wonder?
(^) The old lady’s kindness
(B) The old lady’s knowledge of medicines
(C) The old lady’s energy to do work
(1) The old lady’s love for the child

The following sentence has three underlined parts labelled (A), (B), and (C), Find out
whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer
sheet against the corresponding letter. i.e. (A), (B) or (C). If you find no error, your answer
should be indicated as (D) :

He replied, his father has lived in Mumbai since ten years.

(A) Hereplied (8) his father has lived in Mumbai
(0) since ten years (0) Noerror
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