Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Poetry / Literary)

Question:

Read the following poem. Answer the question that follow:

At the Museum

But in 2500 B.C. Harappa,
who cast in bronze a servant girl?
No one keeps records
of soldiers and slaves,
The sculptor knew this,
polishing the ache
off her fingers stiff
from washing the walls
and scrubbing the floors,
from stirring the meat
and the crushed asafoetida
in the bitter gourd.
But I'm grateful she smiled
at the sculptor,
as she smiles at me
in bronze,
a child who had to play women
to her lord
when the warm June rains
came to Harappa.

What did the sculptor preserve in casting in bronze the servant girl in 2500 B.C. Harappa?

Options:

Memory of a supposedly unimportant person

A civilization

Some records of soldiers

Bitter gourd stirred with meat and crushed asafoetida

Correct Answer:

Memory of a supposedly unimportant person

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Memory of a supposedly unimportant person

The poem emphasizes that "no one keeps records of soldiers and slaves," highlighting that people like the servant girl are often forgotten. However, the sculptor immortalized her in bronze, preserving the memory of someone considered insignificant in history. This act gives importance to her existence and ensures her story endures.