CET 2026 Slot 5 · MBA CET 2026 Attempt 1 Slot 5 · Verbal – Page 2
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Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it.
Vishnu Raman was an Indian magistrate who lived about a hundred years ago. He was famed for the fairness of his judgements. One day while the magistrate was walking through the market he saw a crowd outside a poultry shop. On enquiring what the matter was he learnt that a worker had accidentally dropped a heavy sack on a chicken, crushing it to death. The chicken was small, worth only about five rupees, but the owner of the shop had caught the worker by his throat and was demanding a hundred rupees. His argument was that the chicken would have grown into a plump bird in another two years and then it would have fetched him the amount he was asking for. Somebody in the crowd recognized the magistrate, and everybody made way for him.
“Judge our case, your honour!” said the owner of the chicken, letting go of the worker and bowing respectfully to the magistrate. “This man, through his carelessness has caused the death of a chicken that would have fetched me a hundred coins in another two years!” Fear had made the worker’s speech incoherent. Nobody could understand what he was saying. “The price put on the chicken is hundred rupees”, said the magistrate, to the worker. “I advise you to pay the owner.” There was a gasp from the crowd. Everybody had expected the magistrate to favour the poor worker. The owner of the chicken was overjoyed. “They said you were fair in your judgements” he said, rubbing his hands in glee, “Now I can say there is no one fairer than you!”
“The Law is always fair”, smiled the magistrate. “Tell me, how much grain a chicken would eat in a year? “About half a sack”, said the poultry shop owner. “So in two years the chicken who died would have eaten a whole sack of grain”, said Vishnu Raman. “Please give the sack of grain you’ve saved to the worker.” The chicken owner turned pale. A sack of grain would cost more than hundred rupees. Frightened by the shouts from the crowd, he declared he would not take any money from the worker, and retreated into the safety of his shop in the end.
Why was the owner of the shop initially overjoyed with the magistrate’s judgement?
- The magistrate asked the worker to pay him a hundred rupees.
- He was fond of the magistrate.
- He did not expect the magistrate to favour the worker.
- He could now buy another chicken.
- The law is always fair.
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Answer: A. The magistrate asked the worker to pay him a hundred rupees.
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Why was the owner asked to give a sack of grain to the worker?
- The worker could not afford grain.
- The worker had purchased the sack of grain.
- The worker did not get paid for his services
- A sack of grain was equal to a hundred rupees
- He would have saved on a sack of grain.
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Answer: E. He would have saved on a sack of grain.
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How did the chicken die?
- The chicken was a sickly bird.
- The chicken was a weak bird.
- A worker accidently dropped a heavy sack on it.
- The shop owner killed it to be sold as meat.
- The chicken was cursed by the magistrate.
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Answer: C. A worker accidently dropped a heavy sack on it.
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Why was the shop owner asking for a hundred rupees?
- The worker could afford to pay him
- The worker purposely killed the chicken.
- He was a greedy man.
- He wanted to sell the chicken for a hundred rupees.
- It would cost that much to buy another chicken.
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Answer: C. He was a greedy man.
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In the end, the owner turned pale because –
1. The magistrate was being unjust.
2. He realised that he was being cheated.
3. The magistrate asked him to give the worker a sack of grain.
- Only 1
- Only 2
- Only 3
- Only 1 and 2
- Only 2 and 3
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Answer: C. Only 3