Footprints Without Feet: A Triumph of Surgery · Class 10 · CBSE English
What was the main reason for Tricki's deteriorating health?
Practice question from Footprints Without Feet: A Triumph of Surgery (Class 10 · CBSE English), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
easy · MCQ · Q-28043E
What was the main reason for Tricki's deteriorating health?
- A.A rare viral infection caught from other dogs
- B.Overfeeding and a lack of physical exercise by his pampering mistressCorrect answer
- C.Poisonous food accidentally given by the household staff
- D.Extreme weather changes in London
Solution
Tricki fell seriously ill because Mrs. Pumphrey pampered him excessively, feeding him rich foods like malt, cod-liver oil, and bowls of cream, while he received virtually no physical exercise.
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