Class 10 English A Question of Trust – Questions & Answers

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✨ A Question of Trust – Questions & Answers 


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Q1. Who was Horace Danby and what was he good at?

Answer: Horace Danby was a 50-year-old man who made locks and was very successful in his business. He was also an expert at stealing without getting caught.
हॉरस डैनबी पचास साल का आदमी था जो ताले बनाने का काम करता था और अपने व्यवसाय में बहुत सफल था। वह चोरी करने में भी माहिर था और कभी पकड़ा नहीं गया था।


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Q2. Why did Horace commit robberies despite being well-off?

Answer: Horace stole only once a year to buy rare and expensive books that he loved to collect.
हॉरस साल में सिर्फ एक बार चोरी करता था ताकि वह दुर्लभ और महंगी किताबें खरीद सके जिन्हें वह संग्रह करना पसंद करता था।


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Q3. What was Horace planning to steal from the house at Shotover Grange?

Answer: He planned to steal valuable jewels kept in the safe inside the house.
वह घर के भीतर तिजोरी में रखे कीमती गहने चुराने की योजना बना रहा था।


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Q4. Who caught Horace inside the house and how did she trick him?

Answer: A young woman pretending to be the owner’s wife caught him. She tricked him by acting worried and saying she needed the jewels urgently to avoid trouble.
एक युवा महिला, जो खुद को घर की मालकिन बता रही थी, ने उसे पकड़ा। उसने घबराहट दिखाकर कहा कि उसे तुरंत गहनों की जरूरत है, नहीं तो उसे परेशानी होगी, और इस तरह उसने हॉरस को बेवकूफ़ बनाया।


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Q5. Why did Horace believe the woman’s story?

Answer: He believed her because she spoke confidently, acted naturally, and seemed to know everything about the house.
उसने उस महिला की बात इसीलिए मानी क्योंकि वह आत्मविश्वास से बोल रही थी, बहुत स्वाभाविक लग रही थी, और घर के बारे में सब कुछ जानती थी।


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Q6. What favour did the woman ask from Horace?

Answer: She asked Horace to break open the safe for her because she said she had forgotten the combination.
महिला ने हॉरस से तिजोरी खोलने को कहा क्योंकि उसका कहना था कि वह तिजोरी का नंबर भूल गई है।


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Q7. What happened to Horace after he helped the woman?

Answer: Horace was caught by the police later because the real owner reported a robbery.
हॉरस बाद में पुलिस द्वारा पकड़ लिया गया क्योंकि असली मालकिन ने चोरी की रिपोर्ट दर्ज कराई थी।


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Q8. Why did Horace feel unhappy in prison?

Answer: He was unhappy because he now had to make locks for the prison and felt cheated by the woman thief.
वह दुखी था क्योंकि अब उसे जेल में ताले बनाने पड़ते थे और उसे लगता था कि उस महिला चोर ने उसे धोखा दिया।


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Q9. What is the irony in the story?

Answer: The irony is that the expert thief Horace was fooled by another thief who stole the jewels while he was arrested for a crime he did not commit.
विडंबना यह है कि एक माहिर चोर हॉरस को दूसरे चोर ने बेवकूफ़ बनाया और खुद गहने चोरी कर लिए, जबकि हॉरस उस चोरी के लिए पकड़ा गया जो उसने की ही नहीं थी।


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