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Question
When Amma said,'Don’t upset our foreign visitor' she meant______.
Options
potatoes
pepper
chilli
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Solution
When Amma said,'Don’t upset our foreign visitor' she meant chilli.
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For Want of a Nail
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost,
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