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Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question."Did you continue firing?""Yes," replied the general.There was an audible gasp that echoed through this crowded room in response to that single word. His Lordship waited for silence to be restored, sitting with eyes lowered, hands clasped tightly on the long table that separated the Committee from everyone else. The folds of his black robe pinched against the table's edge as he hunched forward, leaning heavily on his elbows, asking in a voice strained thin by incredulity:"If the crowd was going to disperse, why did you not stop firing?""I thought it my duty to go on firing until it dispersed. If I fired a little, the effect would not be sufficient. If I had fired a little I should be wrong in firing at all.""What reason had you to suppose that if you had ordered the assembly to leave the Bagh they would not have done so without the necessity of your firing, continued firing for a length of time?""Yes, I think it is quite possible that I could have dispersed them perhaps even without firing.""Why did you not adopt that course" His Lordship asked, shaking his head, more in wonder than horror, as he asked the question."I could not disperse them for some time," the General answered, speaking slowly, sounding distracted as he stared over the heads of the judges, "then they would all come back and laugh at me, and I considered I would be making myself a fool."A wave of startled comment greeted this remark, and the clamour became so loud that His Lordship was obliged to rap his gavel before continuing his interrogation."You know that the casualties were something between four hundred and five hundred.""Yes I have seen it in the papers. I divided all my rounds by five--" He paused and touched his fingertips to his lips, staring vacantly at the ceiling, mumbling, "I am in doubt whether by five or six--to arrive at the number.""I understood that the shooting that took place was individual shooting, and it was not volley shooting?""No, there was no volley shooting.""The crowd was very dense?""It was very dense.""It was unlikely that a man shooting into the crowd will miss?""No, according to the circumstances of the case," the General replied, shaking his head, sounding bewildered. "They were running, and I noticed only a certain number of men were hit. In the centre of the section, the crowd was very dense and therefore if a man directed his fire well he should not miss."Q. What can be inferred from the passage about the general regarding his decision to fire at the crowd?a)He believed it was a tragic but necessary evil to restore law and order.b)He was remorseful of his decision and wished he could undo it.c)He believed it was the only way to achieve his objective and not lose face.d)He was pleased with the results ending in a massacre.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? for CLAT 2025 is part of CLAT preparation. The Question and answers have been prepared according to the CLAT exam syllabus. Information about Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question."Did you continue firing?""Yes," replied the general.There was an audible gasp that echoed through this crowded room in response to that single word. His Lordship waited for silence to be restored, sitting with eyes lowered, hands clasped tightly on the long table that separated the Committee from everyone else. The folds of his black robe pinched against the table's edge as he hunched forward, leaning heavily on his elbows, asking in a voice strained thin by incredulity:"If the crowd was going to disperse, why did you not stop firing?""I thought it my duty to go on firing until it dispersed. If I fired a little, the effect would not be sufficient. If I had fired a little I should be wrong in firing at all.""What reason had you to suppose that if you had ordered the assembly to leave the Bagh they would not have done so without the necessity of your firing, continued firing for a length of time?""Yes, I think it is quite possible that I could have dispersed them perhaps even without firing.""Why did you not adopt that course" His Lordship asked, shaking his head, more in wonder than horror, as he asked the question."I could not disperse them for some time," the General answered, speaking slowly, sounding distracted as he stared over the heads of the judges, "then they would all come back and laugh at me, and I considered I would be making myself a fool."A wave of startled comment greeted this remark, and the clamour became so loud that His Lordship was obliged to rap his gavel before continuing his interrogation."You know that the casualties were something between four hundred and five hundred.""Yes I have seen it in the papers. I divided all my rounds by five--" He paused and touched his fingertips to his lips, staring vacantly at the ceiling, mumbling, "I am in doubt whether by five or six--to arrive at the number.""I understood that the shooting that took place was individual shooting, and it was not volley shooting?""No, there was no volley shooting.""The crowd was very dense?""It was very dense.""It was unlikely that a man shooting into the crowd will miss?""No, according to the circumstances of the case," the General replied, shaking his head, sounding bewildered. "They were running, and I noticed only a certain number of men were hit. In the centre of the section, the crowd was very dense and therefore if a man directed his fire well he should not miss."Q. What can be inferred from the passage about the general regarding his decision to fire at the crowd?a)He believed it was a tragic but necessary evil to restore law and order.b)He was remorseful of his decision and wished he could undo it.c)He believed it was the only way to achieve his objective and not lose face.d)He was pleased with the results ending in a massacre.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? covers all topics & solutions for CLAT 2025 Exam. Find important definitions, questions, meanings, examples, exercises and tests below for Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question."Did you continue firing?""Yes," replied the general.There was an audible gasp that echoed through this crowded room in response to that single word. His Lordship waited for silence to be restored, sitting with eyes lowered, hands clasped tightly on the long table that separated the Committee from everyone else. The folds of his black robe pinched against the table's edge as he hunched forward, leaning heavily on his elbows, asking in a voice strained thin by incredulity:"If the crowd was going to disperse, why did you not stop firing?""I thought it my duty to go on firing until it dispersed. If I fired a little, the effect would not be sufficient. If I had fired a little I should be wrong in firing at all.""What reason had you to suppose that if you had ordered the assembly to leave the Bagh they would not have done so without the necessity of your firing, continued firing for a length of time?""Yes, I think it is quite possible that I could have dispersed them perhaps even without firing.""Why did you not adopt that course" His Lordship asked, shaking his head, more in wonder than horror, as he asked the question."I could not disperse them for some time," the General answered, speaking slowly, sounding distracted as he stared over the heads of the judges, "then they would all come back and laugh at me, and I considered I would be making myself a fool."A wave of startled comment greeted this remark, and the clamour became so loud that His Lordship was obliged to rap his gavel before continuing his interrogation."You know that the casualties were something between four hundred and five hundred.""Yes I have seen it in the papers. I divided all my rounds by five--" He paused and touched his fingertips to his lips, staring vacantly at the ceiling, mumbling, "I am in doubt whether by five or six--to arrive at the number.""I understood that the shooting that took place was individual shooting, and it was not volley shooting?""No, there was no volley shooting.""The crowd was very dense?""It was very dense.""It was unlikely that a man shooting into the crowd will miss?""No, according to the circumstances of the case," the General replied, shaking his head, sounding bewildered. "They were running, and I noticed only a certain number of men were hit. In the centre of the section, the crowd was very dense and therefore if a man directed his fire well he should not miss."Q. What can be inferred from the passage about the general regarding his decision to fire at the crowd?a)He believed it was a tragic but necessary evil to restore law and order.b)He was remorseful of his decision and wished he could undo it.c)He believed it was the only way to achieve his objective and not lose face.d)He was pleased with the results ending in a massacre.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?.

Solutions for Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question."Did you continue firing?""Yes," replied the general.There was an audible gasp that echoed through this crowded room in response to that single word. His Lordship waited for silence to be restored, sitting with eyes lowered, hands clasped tightly on the long table that separated the Committee from everyone else. The folds of his black robe pinched against the table's edge as he hunched forward, leaning heavily on his elbows, asking in a voice strained thin by incredulity:"If the crowd was going to disperse, why did you not stop firing?""I thought it my duty to go on firing until it dispersed. If I fired a little, the effect would not be sufficient. If I had fired a little I should be wrong in firing at all.""What reason had you to suppose that if you had ordered the assembly to leave the Bagh they would not have done so without the necessity of your firing, continued firing for a length of time?""Yes, I think it is quite possible that I could have dispersed them perhaps even without firing.""Why did you not adopt that course" His Lordship asked, shaking his head, more in wonder than horror, as he asked the question."I could not disperse them for some time," the General answered, speaking slowly, sounding distracted as he stared over the heads of the judges, "then they would all come back and laugh at me, and I considered I would be making myself a fool."A wave of startled comment greeted this remark, and the clamour became so loud that His Lordship was obliged to rap his gavel before continuing his interrogation."You know that the casualties were something between four hundred and five hundred.""Yes I have seen it in the papers. I divided all my rounds by five--" He paused and touched his fingertips to his lips, staring vacantly at the ceiling, mumbling, "I am in doubt whether by five or six--to arrive at the number.""I understood that the shooting that took place was individual shooting, and it was not volley shooting?""No, there was no volley shooting.""The crowd was very dense?""It was very dense.""It was unlikely that a man shooting into the crowd will miss?""No, according to the circumstances of the case," the General replied, shaking his head, sounding bewildered. "They were running, and I noticed only a certain number of men were hit. In the centre of the section, the crowd was very dense and therefore if a man directed his fire well he should not miss."Q. What can be inferred from the passage about the general regarding his decision to fire at the crowd?a)He believed it was a tragic but necessary evil to restore law and order.b)He was remorseful of his decision and wished he could undo it.c)He believed it was the only way to achieve his objective and not lose face.d)He was pleased with the results ending in a massacre.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? in English & in Hindi are available as part of our courses for CLAT. Download more important topics, notes, lectures and mock test series for CLAT Exam by signing up for free.

Here you can find the meaning of Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question."Did you continue firing?""Yes," replied the general.There was an audible gasp that echoed through this crowded room in response to that single word. His Lordship waited for silence to be restored, sitting with eyes lowered, hands clasped tightly on the long table that separated the Committee from everyone else. The folds of his black robe pinched against the table's edge as he hunched forward, leaning heavily on his elbows, asking in a voice strained thin by incredulity:"If the crowd was going to disperse, why did you not stop firing?""I thought it my duty to go on firing until it dispersed. If I fired a little, the effect would not be sufficient. If I had fired a little I should be wrong in firing at all.""What reason had you to suppose that if you had ordered the assembly to leave the Bagh they would not have done so without the necessity of your firing, continued firing for a length of time?""Yes, I think it is quite possible that I could have dispersed them perhaps even without firing.""Why did you not adopt that course" His Lordship asked, shaking his head, more in wonder than horror, as he asked the question."I could not disperse them for some time," the General answered, speaking slowly, sounding distracted as he stared over the heads of the judges, "then they would all come back and laugh at me, and I considered I would be making myself a fool."A wave of startled comment greeted this remark, and the clamour became so loud that His Lordship was obliged to rap his gavel before continuing his interrogation."You know that the casualties were something between four hundred and five hundred.""Yes I have seen it in the papers. I divided all my rounds by five--" He paused and touched his fingertips to his lips, staring vacantly at the ceiling, mumbling, "I am in doubt whether by five or six--to arrive at the number.""I understood that the shooting that took place was individual shooting, and it was not volley shooting?""No, there was no volley shooting.""The crowd was very dense?""It was very dense.""It was unlikely that a man shooting into the crowd will miss?""No, according to the circumstances of the case," the General replied, shaking his head, sounding bewildered. "They were running, and I noticed only a certain number of men were hit. In the centre of the section, the crowd was very dense and therefore if a man directed his fire well he should not miss."Q. What can be inferred from the passage about the general regarding his decision to fire at the crowd?a)He believed it was a tragic but necessary evil to restore law and order.b)He was remorseful of his decision and wished he could undo it.c)He believed it was the only way to achieve his objective and not lose face.d)He was pleased with the results ending in a massacre.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? defined & explained in the simplest way possible. Besides giving the explanation of Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question."Did you continue firing?""Yes," replied the general.There was an audible gasp that echoed through this crowded room in response to that single word. His Lordship waited for silence to be restored, sitting with eyes lowered, hands clasped tightly on the long table that separated the Committee from everyone else. The folds of his black robe pinched against the table's edge as he hunched forward, leaning heavily on his elbows, asking in a voice strained thin by incredulity:"If the crowd was going to disperse, why did you not stop firing?""I thought it my duty to go on firing until it dispersed. If I fired a little, the effect would not be sufficient. If I had fired a little I should be wrong in firing at all.""What reason had you to suppose that if you had ordered the assembly to leave the Bagh they would not have done so without the necessity of your firing, continued firing for a length of time?""Yes, I think it is quite possible that I could have dispersed them perhaps even without firing.""Why did you not adopt that course" His Lordship asked, shaking his head, more in wonder than horror, as he asked the question."I could not disperse them for some time," the General answered, speaking slowly, sounding distracted as he stared over the heads of the judges, "then they would all come back and laugh at me, and I considered I would be making myself a fool."A wave of startled comment greeted this remark, and the clamour became so loud that His Lordship was obliged to rap his gavel before continuing his interrogation."You know that the casualties were something between four hundred and five hundred.""Yes I have seen it in the papers. I divided all my rounds by five--" He paused and touched his fingertips to his lips, staring vacantly at the ceiling, mumbling, "I am in doubt whether by five or six--to arrive at the number.""I understood that the shooting that took place was individual shooting, and it was not volley shooting?""No, there was no volley shooting.""The crowd was very dense?""It was very dense.""It was unlikely that a man shooting into the crowd will miss?""No, according to the circumstances of the case," the General replied, shaking his head, sounding bewildered. "They were running, and I noticed only a certain number of men were hit. In the centre of the section, the crowd was very dense and therefore if a man directed his fire well he should not miss."Q. What can be inferred from the passage about the general regarding his decision to fire at the crowd?a)He believed it was a tragic but necessary evil to restore law and order.b)He was remorseful of his decision and wished he could undo it.c)He believed it was the only way to achieve his objective and not lose face.d)He was pleased with the results ending in a massacre.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?, a detailed solution for Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question."Did you continue firing?""Yes," replied the general.There was an audible gasp that echoed through this crowded room in response to that single word. His Lordship waited for silence to be restored, sitting with eyes lowered, hands clasped tightly on the long table that separated the Committee from everyone else. The folds of his black robe pinched against the table's edge as he hunched forward, leaning heavily on his elbows, asking in a voice strained thin by incredulity:"If the crowd was going to disperse, why did you not stop firing?""I thought it my duty to go on firing until it dispersed. If I fired a little, the effect would not be sufficient. If I had fired a little I should be wrong in firing at all.""What reason had you to suppose that if you had ordered the assembly to leave the Bagh they would not have done so without the necessity of your firing, continued firing for a length of time?""Yes, I think it is quite possible that I could have dispersed them perhaps even without firing.""Why did you not adopt that course" His Lordship asked, shaking his head, more in wonder than horror, as he asked the question."I could not disperse them for some time," the General answered, speaking slowly, sounding distracted as he stared over the heads of the judges, "then they would all come back and laugh at me, and I considered I would be making myself a fool."A wave of startled comment greeted this remark, and the clamour became so loud that His Lordship was obliged to rap his gavel before continuing his interrogation."You know that the casualties were something between four hundred and five hundred.""Yes I have seen it in the papers. I divided all my rounds by five--" He paused and touched his fingertips to his lips, staring vacantly at the ceiling, mumbling, "I am in doubt whether by five or six--to arrive at the number.""I understood that the shooting that took place was individual shooting, and it was not volley shooting?""No, there was no volley shooting.""The crowd was very dense?""It was very dense.""It was unlikely that a man shooting into the crowd will miss?""No, according to the circumstances of the case," the General replied, shaking his head, sounding bewildered. "They were running, and I noticed only a certain number of men were hit. In the centre of the section, the crowd was very dense and therefore if a man directed his fire well he should not miss."Q. What can be inferred from the passage about the general regarding his decision to fire at the crowd?a)He believed it was a tragic but necessary evil to restore law and order.b)He was remorseful of his decision and wished he could undo it.c)He believed it was the only way to achieve his objective and not lose face.d)He was pleased with the results ending in a massacre.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? has been provided alongside types of Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question."Did you continue firing?""Yes," replied the general.There was an audible gasp that echoed through this crowded room in response to that single word. His Lordship waited for silence to be restored, sitting with eyes lowered, hands clasped tightly on the long table that separated the Committee from everyone else. The folds of his black robe pinched against the table's edge as he hunched forward, leaning heavily on his elbows, asking in a voice strained thin by incredulity:"If the crowd was going to disperse, why did you not stop firing?""I thought it my duty to go on firing until it dispersed. If I fired a little, the effect would not be sufficient. If I had fired a little I should be wrong in firing at all.""What reason had you to suppose that if you had ordered the assembly to leave the Bagh they would not have done so without the necessity of your firing, continued firing for a length of time?""Yes, I think it is quite possible that I could have dispersed them perhaps even without firing.""Why did you not adopt that course" His Lordship asked, shaking his head, more in wonder than horror, as he asked the question."I could not disperse them for some time," the General answered, speaking slowly, sounding distracted as he stared over the heads of the judges, "then they would all come back and laugh at me, and I considered I would be making myself a fool."A wave of startled comment greeted this remark, and the clamour became so loud that His Lordship was obliged to rap his gavel before continuing his interrogation."You know that the casualties were something between four hundred and five hundred.""Yes I have seen it in the papers. I divided all my rounds by five--" He paused and touched his fingertips to his lips, staring vacantly at the ceiling, mumbling, "I am in doubt whether by five or six--to arrive at the number.""I understood that the shooting that took place was individual shooting, and it was not volley shooting?""No, there was no volley shooting.""The crowd was very dense?""It was very dense.""It was unlikely that a man shooting into the crowd will miss?""No, according to the circumstances of the case," the General replied, shaking his head, sounding bewildered. "They were running, and I noticed only a certain number of men were hit. In the centre of the section, the crowd was very dense and therefore if a man directed his fire well he should not miss."Q. What can be inferred from the passage about the general regarding his decision to fire at the crowd?a)He believed it was a tragic but necessary evil to restore law and order.b)He was remorseful of his decision and wished he could undo it.c)He believed it was the only way to achieve his objective and not lose face.d)He was pleased with the results ending in a massacre.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? theory, EduRev gives you an ample number of questions to practice Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question."Did you continue firing?""Yes," replied the general.There was an audible gasp that echoed through this crowded room in response to that single word. His Lordship waited for silence to be restored, sitting with eyes lowered, hands clasped tightly on the long table that separated the Committee from everyone else. The folds of his black robe pinched against the table's edge as he hunched forward, leaning heavily on his elbows, asking in a voice strained thin by incredulity:"If the crowd was going to disperse, why did you not stop firing?""I thought it my duty to go on firing until it dispersed. If I fired a little, the effect would not be sufficient. If I had fired a little I should be wrong in firing at all.""What reason had you to suppose that if you had ordered the assembly to leave the Bagh they would not have done so without the necessity of your firing, continued firing for a length of time?""Yes, I think it is quite possible that I could have dispersed them perhaps even without firing.""Why did you not adopt that course" His Lordship asked, shaking his head, more in wonder than horror, as he asked the question."I could not disperse them for some time," the General answered, speaking slowly, sounding distracted as he stared over the heads of the judges, "then they would all come back and laugh at me, and I considered I would be making myself a fool."A wave of startled comment greeted this remark, and the clamour became so loud that His Lordship was obliged to rap his gavel before continuing his interrogation."You know that the casualties were something between four hundred and five hundred.""Yes I have seen it in the papers. I divided all my rounds by five--" He paused and touched his fingertips to his lips, staring vacantly at the ceiling, mumbling, "I am in doubt whether by five or six--to arrive at the number.""I understood that the shooting that took place was individual shooting, and it was not volley shooting?""No, there was no volley shooting.""The crowd was very dense?""It was very dense.""It was unlikely that a man shooting into the crowd will miss?""No, according to the circumstances of the case," the General replied, shaking his head, sounding bewildered. "They were running, and I noticed only a certain number of men were hit. In the centre of the section, the crowd was very dense and therefore if a man directed his fire well he should not miss."Q. What can be inferred from the passage about the general regarding his decision to fire at the crowd?a)He believed it was a tragic but necessary evil to restore law and order.b)He was remorseful of his decision and wished he could undo it.c)He believed it was the only way to achieve his objective and not lose face.d)He was pleased with the results ending in a massacre.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? tests, examples and also practice CLAT tests.