Question

The Maharaja's tiger hunts continued to be highly successful. Within ten years he was able to kill seventy tigers. And then, an unforeseen hurdle brought his mission to a standstill. The tiger population became extinct in the forests of Pratibandapuram. Who knows whether the tigers practised birth control or committed harakiri? Or simply ran away from the State because they desired to be shot by British hands alone?

Excluding the Maharaja, who else did hunt tigers, according to the passage?

Options

• British

• Ministers of the Maharaja

• Members of the kingdom

• People who lived in the forest.

Answer 1

British

Explanation:

According to the passage, the British also actively participated in tiger killing. This is supported by the passage's final sentence: 'Or just ran away from the State because they intended to be shot by British hands alone?'