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Vaibhav Arora

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· 1 Months ago

Across is the better option (Question: 257477.0 )

On the banks doesn't seem correct, as Mughal army was on the banks
the rebels were on the other side, and it isn't mentioned that they were on the opposite bank of the river, it's definitely mentioned that they were on the other side of the river, hence across seems better

Question:

Directions: You have brief passages with questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of the four alternatives.

On the morning of August 31, 1573;3000 horsemen of the imperial Mughal army paused at the banks of the Sabarmati. The rebels, they were after, lay just beyond the swollen river but the soldiers were exhausted. They had traversed 960 kilometers of difficult terrain in nine days, riding almost continuously. Suddenly a warrior on a chestnut charger plunged into the raging torrent. As the man on the horse struggled on to the opposite bank, a thrill ran through the army. It was the emperor, Jalaluddin Akbar! With a roar, the soldiers followed him across and within two days, they had put down the rebellion so thoroughly that Gujarat remained in Mughal hands for the next 185 years. 

The rebels were camped–

Options:
A)

across the Sabarmati river

B)

on the banks of Sabarmati river

C)

in Gujarat

D)

in difficult terrain

Solution:

Ans: (b) on the banks of Sabarmati river

Vaibhav Arora

· commented

· 1 Months ago

Just beyond it says, its doesn't mean that on the opposite bank!, does it?
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