Passage:
PASSAGE-II A man had two blacksmiths for his neighbours. Their names were Pengu and Shengu. The man was greatly troubled by the noise of their hammers. He decided to talk to them. The next day he called both of them and offered Rs. 100 each, if they found new huts for themselves. They took the money and agreed to find new huts for themselves. The next morning he woke up again to the sound of their hammers. He went out to see why the blacksmiths hadn’t found new huts and he discovered that Pengu and Shengu had kept their promise. They had exchanged their huts.
The man was troubled because
- Athe blacksmiths always fought with each others
- Bthe blacksmiths’ hammers made a lot of noise
- Che was afraid of blacksmiths
- Dthe blacksmiths did not do their work properly
Explanation
The passage states directly: ‘The man was greatly troubled by the noise of their hammers’. He was not troubled by fighting, by fear of the blacksmiths, or by poor work. The cause is stated in the opening lines themselves. Hence the answer is (b).