Reading Comprehension Passage: 39 | 100 RC`s for Government Exams Preparation - Bank Exams PDF Download

With regard to ‘journey’ it can be said that pleasant journey is being referred here. How can a journey be healthy for someone ? In passage as well there is no linkage of journey with the health of writer. So, option B can be rejected. Option D is also wrong as passage has no direct or indirect mention of eventless in the journey. Option A is incorrect for the same reason.

In a long ship journey which continues for months there is a need of fresh water and food. It can be inferred from the passage that Captain sent in his lifeboat for fresh water and foods. For food and related items word ‘provisions’ is used which means Cookery, the act of supplying or providing food, etc.

Passage shows relationship of author and captain in a positive light. As captain refused to take ‘single penny for the services’, ‘author’s invitation to captain’ and ‘borrowing of money from captain for home’ are some examples that show that captain’s attitude for the author was friendly and kind.

Author has mentioned in third line of passage ‘I never went out of the ship till we came into the Downs’ So, statement of option D is clearly written and hence the obvious choice.

‘Farthing’ is a unit of money and in the passage captain was not willing to receive any money from the author as a friendly gesture. Farthing means – A coin formerly used in Great Britain worth one fourth of a penny.