Question

Fill in the blank with the help of information from the passage:

Tyagaraja refused the gift of land and gold coins offered to him by the king because _______________________.

• A. his songs were his dedication to God
• B. he enjoyed singing on the streets more
• C. he did not have any respect for the king
• D. he had sufficient money to live

Answer 1

The correct option is A his songs were his dedication to God

Option A:

Throughout the passage, it is given how passionate Tyagaraja was about music, particularly creating music in praise of his deity Lord Rama.

In the lines, "Once a week, he went along the streets singing songs in praise of God and maintained his family with what people gave him. He never cared for wealth.", it is gathered that Tyagaraja sang in praise of his Lord and not for money. The only reason he accepted money from people on the streets was to maintain his family and provide for their basic needs. His music was a pure devotion to God and he didn't do it for the money. So, he refused to sing in court as his devotion would be sold for money.

Hence option A is correct.

Options B, C and D are incorrect because no lines in the passage give sufficient reason for these answers.