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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (121-128)

A couple of days later, there was a music recital in the Bharatendu Auditorium, one of the two largest auditoriums in town. One of the performers was Ustad Majeed Khan.

Lata and Malati both managed to get tickets. So did Hema, a tall, thin and high-spirited friend of theirs who lived with innumerable cousins–boys and girls–in a house not far from Nabiganj. They were all under the care of a strict elder member of the family who was referred to by everyone as Tauji.

Hema’s Tauji had quite a job on his hands, as he was not only responsible for the well-being and reputation of the girls of the family but also had to make sure that the boys did not get into the countless kinds of mischief that boys are prone to. He had often cursed his luck that he was the sole representative in a university town of a large and far-flung family. He had on occasions threatened to send everyone straight back home when they had caused him more trouble than he could bear. But his wife, Taiji to everyone, thought she herself had been brought up with almost no liberty or latitude, felt it was a great pity that her nieces and grandnieces should be similarly constrained. She managed to obtain for the girls what they could not obtain by a more direct approach.

This evening Hema and her cousin had thus succeeded in reserving the use of Tauji’s large maroon Packard car and went around town collecting their friends for the concert. No sooner was Tauji out of sight than they had entirely forgotten his outraged parting comment. “Flowers? Flowers in your hair? Rushing off in exam time- and listening to all this pleasure - music! Everyone will think you are completely dissolute–you will never get married.”

State which of the following statements is True/False.

(A) Taiji was relatively liberal in her approach.
(B) Lata and Malati could not obtain tickets for the recital.

Options

A

(A) is True but (B) is False.

B

(B) is True but (A) is False.

C

Both (A) and (B) are True.

D

Both (A) and (B) are False.

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Correct Answer :

Option A

(A) is True but (B) is False.

Solution :

The correct answer is (A) is True but (B) is False.

Let us analyze both statements step-by-step based on the provided passage:
1. Statement (A): "Taiji was relatively liberal in her approach."
The passage mentions that Tauji was strict and concerned about constrained behavior. However, his wife, Taiji, felt it was a pity that her nieces should be constrained, as she herself was brought up with almost no liberty. Consequently, she helped the girls obtain permission and freedom that they could not get directly. Thus, Taiji was relatively more liberal in her approach compared to Tauji. Hence, Statement (A) is True.

2. Statement (B): "Lata and Malati could not obtain tickets for the recital."
The second paragraph explicitly states: "Lata and Malati both managed to get tickets." Therefore, saying that they could not obtain tickets is factually incorrect according to the passage. Hence, Statement (B) is False.

Combining both findings, Statement (A) is True and Statement (B) is False.

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