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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Lakshmi said:
1 decade ago
He woud ve gone there to hunt animals. Since elephant was so big he didn't shoot it. Otheraise he would ve not ve in the gun with him. Hence ans b is correct.
Rohit said:
1 decade ago
I think the ans is c.
Mrigank said:
1 decade ago
Answer would be D:
Hunter firstly observed the elephant beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the "preoccupied grandmotherly" air that elephants have.
Also he asked the experienced-looking Burman's about the behaviour of the elephant which they said that the elephant took no notice of you if you left him alone.
So the author did not find the elephant to be ferocious and did not kill him.
Hunter firstly observed the elephant beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the "preoccupied grandmotherly" air that elephants have.
Also he asked the experienced-looking Burman's about the behaviour of the elephant which they said that the elephant took no notice of you if you left him alone.
So the author did not find the elephant to be ferocious and did not kill him.
Indrajit bagchi said:
8 years ago
C is correct. "It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him". This line explains it.
ANKUR said:
9 years ago
100% Sure, i.e. Option "C" IS CORRECT.
Rakibul Bari said:
9 years ago
I think the correct answer c.
Hema said:
9 years ago
There is no doubt that the author had come to hunt animals with his friends. However, when he came across an elephant, he hesitated: the passage describes the inner conflict in the mind of the author. He tries to find reasons as to why he shouldn't shoot it. Then he decides to take an external opinion- how do they behave. This shows that though he may have shot smaller or ferocious animals before, the thought of killing a harmless, grandmotherly' animal goes against his conscience. So option C is correct.
Angelee said:
9 years ago
The answer is D.
He didn't want to shoot the elephant because he didn't find it to be ferocious and that was why he asked by-standers how was the elephant behaving.
It had nothing to do with being inexperienced the elephant was calm at the time so why shoot it? if you go close and it feels threatened then it will become ferocious.
He didn't want to shoot the elephant because he didn't find it to be ferocious and that was why he asked by-standers how was the elephant behaving.
It had nothing to do with being inexperienced the elephant was calm at the time so why shoot it? if you go close and it feels threatened then it will become ferocious.
Rahul said:
1 decade ago
I think Answer is C as it is clear Hunter was kind and considerate.
Pascal said:
1 decade ago
I think the answer is that the hunter did not wish to kill animal which was not doing anybody any harm, that was why he decided to shoot the elephant after some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when he and his crew arrived.
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