*4. In the Kingdom of Fools (A. K. Ramanujan)*
Very Short Type
Question-Answer
*1. Who is the writer of this story?*
Ans. A. K. Ramanujan
*2. In the Kingdom of fools how were the
king and the minister?*
Ans. They were foolish
*3. What did the king and the minister
decide to do?*
Ans. They decided to change the day into night and night into day
*4. In the Kingdom of fools when did the
men work?*
Ans. During the night
*5. In the Kingdom of fools when did people
sleep?*
Ans. During the day
*6. What was the name of the currency in
the kingdom of fools?*
Ans. Duddu
*7. Who became fat like a street side
sacred bull?*
Ans. The disciple
*8. What did a thief do on one bright day?*
Ans. He broke into a rich merchant’s house
*9. What happened to the thief?*
Ans. The wall collapsed on him and he died on the spot
*10. Who had actually built the weak wall?*
Ans. The rich merchant’s father
*11. Who did the bricklayer put the blame
on?*
Ans. On a dancing girl
*12. Who did the dancing girl put the blame
on?*
Ans. On a goldsmith
*13. Who did the goldsmith put the blame
on?*
Ans. On a rich merchant
*14. Who saved the disciple’s life?*
Ans. The guru
*1. What are the
two strange things the guru and his disciple find the kingdom of fools?*
Ans. The
two strange things that the guru and his disciple find in the kingdom of fools
are: People used to work during nights and sleep during days. Cost of
everything in the market was the same, one duddu.
*2. Why does the
disciple decide to stay in the kingdom of fools?*
Ans. The disciple
decided to stay in the Kingdom of Fools because the cost of
everything was single duddu. And all that he wanted was good and very cheap.
*3. Who was
finally blamed for the crime and why?*
Ans. The rich owner of the house was finally blamed for the crime. He said that his father had ordered the jewellery and he should have been responsible. But because his father had died, the king gave judgment that he would die in his father's place.
*1. How does the
guru manage to save his disciple’s life?*
Ans. The king
ordered to execute the disciple. He prayed to his Guru to save him. The
Guru heard his prayer in his vision and appeared to rescue his disciple. He
told the king that it was not an ordinary stake. Whoever went first would
become the king in the next life. The second person to go would become his
minister. But the king wanted to take advantage of this opportunity so he let
them go. Thus the guru managed
to save his disciple’s life.