Verbal Ability - Comprehension - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Comprehension - Section 2 (Q.No. 3)
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But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.
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The author did not want to shoot the elephant because he
Discussion:
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Mohan M said:
1 year ago
How it is option C?
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Ghoshi said:
2 years ago
@Janvi.
How do you make out that the hunter was called? Please explain in details.
How do you make out that the hunter was called? Please explain in details.
Janhvi said:
3 years ago
A- he is not afraid.
B- (it feels worse to kill large animals) means he has experience of killing large animals as he has done it already.
C- the elephant has caused harm to the people and hence the hunter was called.
D- at that moment, he did not find the elephant to be ferocious that is why he asked the people.
I think it should be D.
B- (it feels worse to kill large animals) means he has experience of killing large animals as he has done it already.
C- the elephant has caused harm to the people and hence the hunter was called.
D- at that moment, he did not find the elephant to be ferocious that is why he asked the people.
I think it should be D.
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Harsh Raj said:
3 years ago
In the first line, the author explains why he did not want to shoot "the" (this) elephant. He justified it with the phrase "preoccupied grandmotherly air" and a feeling of murder for this elephant.
But in the next very line his statement is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
But in the next very line his statement is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
Harsh said:
3 years ago
In the first line, author explains why he did not want to shoot "the" (this) elephant. He justified it with the phrase "preoccupied grandmotherly air" and a feeling of murder for this elephant.
But in the next very line his c is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
Hence, the right answer is Option B.
But in the next very line his c is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
Hence, the right answer is Option B.
Jitesh said:
3 years ago
According to me, its C.
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Nagesh said:
3 years ago
According to me, the Answer (Option) is C.
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Anurag said:
3 years ago
it always seems worse to kill large animals. The author is focusing only in the large animals. i.e. option C will definitely not the answer. So, the correct Answer is option B.
Vikash Kumar said:
3 years ago
Why not option C? Please explain.
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Vikash Kumar said:
3 years ago
It should be option C.
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