Match Part-A with Part-B. Part - A Part – B (A) With an interesting b… | English CUET question

An interesting book, a good cup of coffee and the hours can go by. We are not talking about the cafes in Hyderabad where, in the off-peak hours, you are likely to find someone poring over a book or working on a laptop. Think of a cafe attached to a bookstore that can transform into an adda for the exchange of ideas, reading recommendations or playing a board game. Qahveh Khaneh, the compact cafe at the entrance of Akshara Books in Journalists' Colony, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, is built on such a concept.

In the Middle East, Qahveh Khaneh refers to coffee houses where people socialise, exchange news and read. Abhilasha Atluri, the entrepreneur behind Hyderabad's Qahveh Khaneh, might have borrowed a Middle-Eastern name for her venture but she mooted the idea of starting a cafe attached to Akshara Books on returning from her college stint in the United States, where she saw Barnes and Noble bookstores adjacent to Starbucks.

Akshara is among the last few independent bookstores in the city. The store, set up in the 1990s, has changed a few addresses before it moved to its current location eight years ago. In its early years, Akshara set a precedent by hosting visiting authors in interactive sessions with readers. With the opening of Qahveh Khaneh in January 2022, the store has revived the hosting of small events, calling them ‘Guftagoos at QK’. A few photographs on a mood board in the cafe document vignettes of these events. There will be more. The idea is to let the books take precedence and create an atmosphere where readers interact with each other and the store personnel rather than making a quick purchase and moving away.

Match Part-A with Part-B.

Part - A	Part – B
(A) With an interesting book and	(I) had studied in college in the United States
(B) Adda is where	(II) ideas are exchanged
(C) Akshara set a precedent	(III) by hosting visiting authors
(D) The character in the passage	(IV) good coffee, hours can go by

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) With an interesting book and	(IV) good coffee, hours can go by	The passage opens with this picture: an interesting book, a good cup of coffee and the hours can go by.
(B) Adda is where	(II) ideas are exchanged	An adda is an informal place where people meet and talk. The passage speaks of a cafe that can become an adda for the exchange of ideas.
(C) Akshara set a precedent	(III) by hosting visiting authors	To set a precedent is to do something that others later follow. In its early years Akshara did this by hosting visiting authors in sessions with readers.
(D) The character in the passage	(I) had studied in college in the United States	Abhilasha Atluri thought of the cafe on returning from her college stint in the United States.

Match Part-A with Part-B.

Part - A	Part – B
(A) With an interesting book and	(I) had studied in college in the United States
(B) Adda is where	(II) ideas are exchanged
(C) Akshara set a precedent	(III) by hosting visiting authors
(D) The character in the passage	(IV) good coffee, hours can go by

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) With an interesting book and	(IV) good coffee, hours can go by	The passage opens with this picture: an interesting book, a good cup of coffee and the hours can go by.
(B) Adda is where	(II) ideas are exchanged	An adda is an informal place where people meet and talk. The passage speaks of a cafe that can become an adda for the exchange of ideas.
(C) Akshara set a precedent	(III) by hosting visiting authors	To set a precedent is to do something that others later follow. In its early years Akshara did this by hosting visiting authors in sessions with readers.
(D) The character in the passage	(I) had studied in college in the United States	Abhilasha Atluri thought of the cafe on returning from her college stint in the United States.