Question

The Maharaja's anxiety reached a fever pitch when there remained just one tiger to achieve his tally of a hundred. He had this one thought during the day and the same dream at night. By this time the tiger farms had run dry even in his father-in-law's kingdom. It became impossible to locate tigers anywhere. Yet only one more was needed. If he could kill just that one single beast, the Maharaja would have no fears left. He could give up tiger hunting altogether. But he had to be extremely careful with that last tiger. What had the late chief astrologer said? ''Even after killing ninety-nine tigers, the Maharaja should beware of the hundredth ..." True enough. The tiger was a savage beast after all. One had to be wary of it. But where was that hundredth tiger to be found? It seemed easier to find tiger's milk than a live tiger.

From this line: 'By this time the tiger farms had run dry even in his father-in-law's kingdom' - what can you guess about the Maharaja's mission to fulfil killing the hundredth tiger?

Options

• No tiger is left even in the kingdom of his father-in-law.

• His father-in-law had tiger farms in his kingdom.

• His father-in-law had transported all the tigers to another forest.

• The Maharaja was not willing to kill the hundredth tiger away from his own kingdom.

Answer 1

No tiger is left even in the kingdom of his father-in-law.

Explanation:

By the time the Maharaja was ready to slay the hundredth tiger, he had slain almost all of the tigers. Furthermore, no tigers were available on his father-in-tiger law's farms.