Directions (Q. Nos. 61-69): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

One day Raghu rode his horse to the village fair. On his way back he met Manvendra, the merchant. The merchant was a crafty man, ready to do anything to earn some money. The villagers knew this. In fact no one knew what trick he would be up to next. Now, Raghu was poor and had no one in the world to call his own except a beautiful, white horse. He loved it more than anything else in the world. The merchant had his eye on the horse for a long-time and tried to think of a way to get it for himself. Seeing Raghu, the merchant thought, "Raghu is a simpleton. Let me see if I can trick him out of his horse. "So he said to Raghu, "You live all alone. How do you manage? What does a young boy like you need with a horse? Sell it to me and I shall make you rich in return." Raghu replied, “No,sss I don't want to sell my horse."

But the merchant refused to give up so easily. He offered Raghu more money. Finally, when the offer reached five hundred gold coins, Raghu paused and said, “Five hundred gold coins seems like a good price. But I have a condition. If you agree to it, I shall give you my horse.” What is it?" The merchant asked impatiently. “Give me the money right now and I shall give you my horse when I have given you ten lashes,” said Raghu. "Is that all? asked the merchant. He could easily bear ten lashes. After all he would resell the horse for over a thousand gold coins in the market. He would take twenty lashes for such a gain. He agreed instantly. He ran home and got the money for Raghu and brought along his whip as well. Raghu counted the money carefully. He then took the whip and the lashes fell on the merchant's back in quick succession. By the eighth lash the merchant was almost in tears but he told himself that there were only two lashes to go and the horse would be his! The merchant held his breath waiting for the final lash. But Raghu had mounted his horse and was riding off. "Wait !" shouted the merchant in anger. "What about the tenth lash? Where are you going with the horse? We had a deal."

Raghu stopped and said, “I agreed to give you the horse only after I had given you ten lashes. But it is upsetting my horse. I'll give you the last lash later. Till then goodbye!" "Come back you cheat !" the merchant shouted. But the crowd that had gathered around agreed with Raghu. A deal was a deal. Till the last lash was given the horse could not belong to the merchant. Raghu rode away richer by five hundred gold coins and Manvendra waited in vain for several days for the final lash which never came !

Question: Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ?

(1) Raghu was an orphan.

(2) The merchant was very persevering.

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