Read the following text and do the tasks that follow. Pratap Malla was vastly-learned king and a poet. He could compose poems in Sanskrit, Nepal…

Read the following text and do the tasks that follow.

Pratap Malla was vastly-learned king and a poet. He could compose poems in Sanskrit, Nepal Bhasa, Nepali, Bengali and Hindi. He also knew Arabic, Roman and English scripts. Because of his excellent poems, he conferred on himself the title of 'Kabeendra', a king of poets.

Himself learned, Pratap Malla had a galaxy of learned men in his palace as the Mughal Emperor Akbar had. Like Akbar, he also respected and patronised the scholars of his time. Lambakarna Bhatta, who hailed from Maharastra, Nri Simha Thakur, from Bihar and Jamana Gurubhaju of Kantipur were some of the jewels in the galaxy of scholars in his palace. He was also very fond of music. So, musicians were welcomed and respected in his palace.

Pratap Malla had five sons Bhupendra, Chakrabartendra, Nripendra, Mahipatendra and Parthibendra. He wanted his sons to have experience in the administration of the country while he was still living. He made each of them rule over the country for one year in turn. But unfortunately, his second son Chakrabartendra Malla died the next day he took over the administration of the country. Both the king and queen were greatly grieved at his death. To console the grieving queen, he made a huge pond in front of the present Tri-Chandra College. The pond is known as Ranipokhari.

Pratap Malla had a sudden death while he was watching the religious dance of Harisiddhi.

2.1 Choose and copy the correct answer to answer the following questions.

I. Which one of the following would prove that Pratap Malla was a learned King?

A. He composed poems in many languages.
B. He was conferred with the title "Kabeendra."
C. He had learned men in his palace.
D. He promoted scholars in his palace.

II. Which of the following is common between Pratap Malla and Akbar?

A. respect for the scholars
B. title of Kabeendra
C. galaxy of learned men
D. sudden death

III. Which of the following people was not among the group of scholars in Pratap Malla's palace?

A. Jamana Gurubhaju
B. Nripendra Malla
C. Lambarkarna Bhatta
D. Nrisimha Thakaur

IV. What was unfortunate to Pratap Malla?

A. having five sons
B. having many scholars in his palace
C. death of Chakrabartendra Malla
D. ability to compose poems

V. Why did Pratap Malla have his sons rule over the country in turn?

A. to help them learn administrative work.
B. to make them learned scholars.
C. to divide the country among them.
D. to get help for administrative work.

2.2 Put the following sentences in the correct order.

I. Pratap Malla's son died on the second day of handling the administration.

II. Pratap Malla was a knowledgeable king.

III. Pratap Malla had five sons to succeed him.

IV. Pratap Malla had a sudden death while watching religious dance.

V. Pratap Malla was among the galaxy of scholars in the palace.