Day for Night in Ultapur

One of the townspeople

Step 1: Many people came to complain to the badshah about problems with the new routine. Step 2: The story says 'The rooster crows early in the morning when I'm off to bed and spoils my sleep' — said by one of the people who came to complain. Step 3: Under the new rule, people went to bed at sunrise, which is when roosters crow. Step 4: The crowing disturbed their sleep. Step 5: The clothes-washer complained about a braying donkey, and the oil-seller was worried about oil usage — so they are different complainers. The person complaining about the rooster is simply one of the townspeople.

He was happy but also worried about the oil being used up.

Step 1: Under the new routine, people worked at night. Step 2: To make the night as bright as day, everyone lit more lamps and lanterns. Step 3: This meant they used a lot more oil than usual. Step 4: The oil-seller was happy because more oil was being bought, which meant more business for him. Step 5: But he was also worried because so much oil was being used up. The story clearly says 'He was happy but also worried' — so the correct answer shows both emotions. Options showing only one emotion are incomplete.

When the moon passes in front of the sun and casts a dark shadow on earth.

Step 1: The story explains a solar eclipse when one takes place in Ultapur. Step 2: The exact definition given in the story is: 'A solar eclipse is when the moon passes in front of the sun and casts a dark shadow on earth.' Step 3: The key idea is that the MOON moves in front of the SUN. Step 4: This blocks the sunlight and makes it dark on earth for a short time. Step 5: The other options get the order of objects wrong. It is the moon that moves in front of the sun — not the other way around.

Three in the afternoon

Step 1: The story says 'It was three in the afternoon, a time when the sun shone bright most days.' Step 2: This tells us the eclipse happened at 3 PM. Step 3: At that time, under the new rule in Ultapur, people were actually sleeping because they worked at night and slept during the day. Step 4: So when the eclipse made it dark suddenly, people woke up confused. Step 5: This is the key detail that made the eclipse so dramatic and puzzling for the people of Ultapur.