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On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following question by ticking the most appropriate option. Give reason for your choice.
Samsuddin was forced to seek a helping hand because
Options
the Second World War had begun
the train now halted at Rameshwaran station
newspapers thrown from the moving train had to be collected .
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Solution
Samsuddin was forced to seek a helping hand because newspapers thrown from the moving train had to be collected .
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Where the mind is led forward by thee
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Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
— Rabindranath Tagore
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