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प्रश्न
Multiple Choice Question:
Why did the quarrel take a serious turn?
विकल्प
There was no one in the house except these two
Both were quarrelsome by nature
Neither offered a compromise
No one came to settle their dispute
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उत्तर
Neither offered a compromise
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