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Direction: In the following questions, you have several brie f passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the alternatives.

Passage - II

Once upon a time, there lived an old lion. The lion, the king of the forest had grown old. He became frail and due to this, he could not hunt for food. With each passing day he became more and more weak. He realized that he would not live for long if it continued like that. He thought how could he arrange for his food? After pondering over it for quite some time, he decided that he should have an assistant.

The lion thought that a fox would be the best person to handle, this position as he was intelligent and clever. He summoned the foil and said, "Dear friend, I have always liked you because you are smart. I want to appoint you as my minister and advise me on all the affairs of the forest". The old lion also asked the fox, that since he was the king of the forest he should not have to hunt for his food. With respect to this, the fox's first duty as minister was to bring him an animal to eat every day. The fox could not refuse the king and accepted the offer.

After the conversation, the fox went out to find an animal for the lion. On the way, he met a fat donkey. He said "My friend, I have got good news for you. You are very lucky. Our king, the lion has chosen you to be his chief minister. He asked me to meet you and inform you about his decision." The donkey was scared of the lion and said, "I am afraid of the lion. He might kill me and eat me up. Why has he chosen me as his chief minister'' I am not even fit enough to be a minister as I am not as intelligent as other animals." The clever fox laughed and said, "Dear, you don't know your great qualities. Our king is dying to meet you. He has chosen you because you are wise, gentle and hard working. By serving the king, you will be the second most powerful animal of our forest. Imagine, all the other animals will respect you and seek favours from you." ?You must not lose your greatest chance in life.? So, the poor donkey was convinced and got ready to go along with the fox.

In this way, the fox managed to attract the donkey to the lion's den. When the fox and the donkey approached, the lion was hungrier than ever. But he kept a smiling face and said, "Welcome, my dear friend. Come near me. You are my chief minister." As the donkey came closer, the lion pounced on him and killed him instantly. The lion thanked the clever fox and was happy to get the food. As the lion sat down to take his meal, the fox said, "Your Majesty, I know you are very hungry but a king must take a bath before his meal." The lion thought it was a good idea and told the fox to keep a watch on the carcass of the donkey. The fox silently sat down to keep a watch on the donkey and thought to himself, "I took all the trouble of getting the donkey here. It is I who deserve the best portion of the meal". Thus, the fox cut open the head of the donkey and ate up the whole brain. When the lion retuned he shouted," What happened to the donkey's brain? I wanted to eat the brain first". The fox smilingly replied, "Your Majesty donkeys have no brains. If he had any, he would not have come near a lion at all".

Which one of the phrases given below the following statement should be placed in the blank space provided so as to make a meaningfully correct sentence in the context of the passage? When the lion did not see any brain in the donkey's head...

A) he spared his life and let him go

B) he got upset with the fox for having selected such a donkey

C) he took his decision to make him the chief minister back

D) he fox explained to him that donkeys do not have any brains'