Question 70: Reading Comprehension

The author's children held his hands firmly because

athey were scared of the barking dogs.

bthey wanted him to pluck berries.

cthey saw the whip in the old man's hand.

dthe road was uneven.

UPSC dropped this question: it was not marked, and every candidate kept its marks either way.

Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2014, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.