Question 85
MediumOriginal questionRaicharan was twelve years old when he came as a servant to his master's house. He belonged to the same caste as his master, and was given his master's little son to nurse. As time went on the boy left Raicharan's arms to go to school. From school he went on to college, and after college he entered the judicial service. Always, until he married, Raicharan was his .
But, when a mistress came into the house, Raicharan found two masters instead of one. All his former influence passed to the new mistress. This was for by a fresh arrival. Anukul had a son born to him, and Raicharan by his attentions soon got a complete hold over the child. He used to toss him up in his arms, call to him in absurd baby language, put his face close to the baby's and draw it away again with a grin.
Presently the child was able to crawl and cross the doorway. When Raicharan went to catch him, he would scream with mischievous laughter and make for safety. Raicharan was amazed at the skill and exact judgment the baby showed when pursued. He would say to his mistress with a look of and mystery: "Your son will be a judge some day."
New wonders came in their turn. When the baby began to toddle, that was to Raicharan an in human history. When he called his father Ba-ba and his mother Ma-ma and Raicharan Chan-na, then Raicharan's knew no bounds. He went out to tell the news to all the world.
What do Raicharan's actions show about his feelings for the baby?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
He tossed it up, spoke baby language to it, was "amazed" by its crawling, and when it said "Chan-na", "his ecstasy knew no bounds".
He even "went out to tell the news to all the world".
Worth noting
"Unsparing attentions" shows he gave the baby all his care, not that he found it a nuisance.
- Concept
- Inferring feelings from actions
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