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  Q. No. 1 to 4 : Read the passage and answer the questions given below. (4) The view is superb; it is dark on the earth, but we are still in the light, and it is now past ten o’clock. Now, we begin to hear slight country noises, the double cry of the quail in particular, then the mewing of cats and the barking of dogs. Surely, the dogs have scented the balloon; they have seen it and have given the alarm. We can hear them barking all over the plain, and making the identical noise they make when baying at the moon. The cows also seem to wake up in the barns, for we can hear them lowing; all the beasts are scared and moved before the aerial monster that is passing. 1. What is the name of the balloon being referred to in this context? The balloon is Le Horla. 2. From which lesson is the excerpt taken? The excerpt is taken from “The Trip of the Le Horla” by Guy de Maupassant. 3. Identify any two animal sounds cited in this passage. The two animal sounds are the cry of the qu...

  The Guide by R. K. Narayan – Detailed Summary Introduction R. K. Narayan’s The Guide , published in 1958, is one of the most significant novels in Indian English literature. Set largely in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi, the novel presents the fascinating life and transformation of Raju, a railway shopkeeper who becomes a tourist guide, a successful manager, a prisoner and finally a spiritual guide. Through Raju’s extraordinary journey, Narayan explores questions of identity, deception, love, ambition, art, social expectations, faith, responsibility and spiritual transformation. The novel is particularly interesting because Raju is neither a completely virtuous hero nor a straightforward villain. He is a complex human being whose personality develops through experience. Raju’s Early Life Raju grows up in Malgudi in a modest family. His father runs a small shop near the railway station. The construction and development of the railway station bring new opportuni...