The man was troubled because ........

English Language (Defence) Reading comprehension (P)

COMPREHENSION

Directions: In this section you have five short passages. After each passage, you will find some questions based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the questions based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

PASSAGE II

A man had two blacksmiths for his neighbours. Their names were Pengu and Shengu. The man was greatly troubled by the noise of their hammers. He decided to talk to them. The next day he called both of them and offered Rs. 100 each, if they found new huts for themselves. They took the money and agreed to find new huts for themselves. The next morning he woke up again to the sound of their hammers. He went out to see why the blacksmiths hadn't found new huts and he discovered that Pengu and Shengu had kept their promise. They had exchanged their huts.

The man was troubled because

the blacksmiths always fought with each others

the blacksmiths' hammers made a lot of noise

he was afraid of blacksmiths

the blacksmiths did not do their work properly

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Explanation:

Refer to the lines, “A man had two blacksmiths for his neighbours. Their names were Pengu and Shengu. The man was greatly troubled by the noise of their hammers.” Thus, option (2) is correct.