A Ballad of Sir Pertab Singh

Why were the Maharaja and the soldier good friends?

They loved each other.

They had similar interests.

They wanted each other's territory.

They needed money from each other.

Where was the story set?

Jaipur

Shahjahanabad

Jodhpore

Punjab

What were the three things that were mentioned in the poem that the maharaja and the soldier talked about?

Wars, women and their countries.

Wine, food and wars.

Women, land and money.

Food, money and wine.

Why did the Maharaj and the soldier agree that their profession as a soldier was most important?

They didn't value their friendship.

They loved their country.

They felt that they weren't very good friends.

They wanted to be fair.

Why did people not want the maharaj to pick up the soldier's coffin?

He would lose his caste.

He would be looked down upon.

He would no longer be a king.

He would have no respect.

How many people were needed to pick up the coffin of the soldier?

Four

Three

Seven

Six

What caste was the maharaja before he picked up the coffin?

Brahmin

Shudra

Kshatriya

He had no caste.

Why was the maharaja required to pick up the coffin?

It was too heavy.

There were only three Britishers in the city and you needed four people.

There was no one who volunteered to pick it up.

A king had to pick up the coffin of a britisher.

What dreadful thing were the Maharaja's advisors informing him about?

The soldier had died.

The Maharaja's kingdom had been taken over by the British.

The Maharaja lost his caste.

The Maharaja's wife had died.

Why did the Maharaja get angry with his advisor?

The advisor lost the Maharaja's territory.

The advisor killed the soldier.

The advisor betrayed the Maharaja.

The advisor thought losing caste is worse than losing a friend.

A Ballad of Sir Pertab Singh

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