The Night Train at Deoli MCQ
The Night Train at Deoli – A Famous Short-story First Published in 1988
“The Night Train at Deoli” by Ruskin Bond [1934 —] is a tale of unfulfilled love and longing, set against the backdrop of a quiet, small railway station in India.
Ruskin Bond [1934 —] An Indian-born Writer with British Descent
MCQ – 1 Mark
Different Categorical Important Questions
Informative
1. During his college days, the narrator spent his summer vacations in
(A) Delhi
(B) Daman
(C) Dehra
(D) Deoli.
2. The narrator stayed in Dehra from
(A) May to early July
(B) late May to late July
(C) May to late June
(D) May to late July.
3. Deoli station was marked by
(A) the beginning of the Himalayan range
(B) the beginning of tea gardens
(C) the beginning of the pine forests of the Indian Terai
(D) the beginning of the heavy jungles of the Indian Terai.
4. The distance from Dehra to Deoli was
(A) thirty kilometers
(B) thirteen miles
(C) thirty three miles
(D) thirty miles.
5. The title ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ suggests that
(A) the narrator caught the train in Deoli at night
(B) the train reached Deoli at night
(C) the train started from Deoli at night
(D) the train reached Deoli after a overnight journey.
6. In the early morning Deoli station was lighted by
(A) the faint light of dawn
(B) kerosene lamps
(C) hanging oil lamps from the ceiling
(D) oil-lamps and electric bulbs.
7. The train stopped at Deoli station for
(A) five minutes
(B) half an hour
(C) an indefinite time
(D) ten minutes.
8. When the narrator first met the girl, he was
(A) sixteen years
(B) seventeen years
(C) fifteen years
(D) eighteen years old.
9. “Her feet were bare and her clothes were old.” Here the description of the girl suggests that
(A) she was an uncivilized tribal girl
(B) she belonged to a poor family
(C) it was hot season
(D) she wore the clothes belonging to her mother.
10. The narrator first met the girl in a
(A) winter morning
(B) summer evening
(C) winter night
(D) summer morning
11. “When she came to my window, she stopped.” Here the line refers to the window of
(A) the window of a train compartment
(B) the window of the narrator’s house
(C) the window of the narrator’s room
(D) the window of the grandmother’s house.
12. The most befitting description of the followings given by the narrator about the girl was
(A) black complexioned
(B) doe-eyed
(C) fair-skinned
(D) troubled appearance.
13. The baskets which the girl of Deoli was selling were made of
(A) coconut leaves
(B) bamboo
(C) cane
(D) plastic.
14. The narrator paid for the basket
(A) one rupee a few annas
(B) two rupees
(C) five rupees
(D) one rupee.
15. The narrator first talked with the girl at Deoli
(A) during his journey to Dehra and to his college in the plains
(B) when he took a break in his journey to enquire about the girl
(C) at the time of his return journey to his college
(D) at the time of his first journey to Dehra.
16. When the narrator saw the girl for the second time, he experienced a feeling of
(A) unexpected passion
(B) great shock
(C) great surprise
(D) unexpected thrill.
17. After his first meeting, the feature of the girl haunted the narrator’s mind was her
(A) face and dark eyes
(B) youthful shape
(C) bare feet
(D) grace and dignity.
18. “But when I reached Dehra the incident became blurred and distant” The ‘incident’ here refers to
(A) the narrator’s second meeting with the girl
(B) the narrator’s first meeting with the girl at Deoli
(C) the narrator’s meeting with the station-master
(D) the narrator’s meeting with the tea-vendor.
19. The narrator met the girl second time at Deoli
(A) two months after his first meeting
(B) two weeks after his first meeting
(C) two years after his first meeting
(D) two days after his first meeting.
20. The narrator had to go to Delhi for
(A) attending his college
(B) collecting more information about Deoli
(C) spending the summer vacation
(D) meeting with his grandmother.
21. When the narrator and the girl met for the second time
(A) both of them were pleased
(B) the narrator was pleased but the girl was unhappy
(C) the girl was happy but the narrator was not pleased
(D) both of them were not happy with each other.
22. When the narrator and the girl met for the first time in the tea-stall, the owner of the tea-stall was
(A) absent
(B) talking with a customer
(C) preparing tea
(D) boiling water in a kettle.
23. The jungle across the railway station was visible
(A) by the rays of the rising sun
(B) in the faint light of dawn
(C) in the light of the oil-lamps
(D) by the dimly-lit electric bulbs.
24. After ten minutes of halt at Deoli station, the train rushed into
(A) a valley of pine trees
(B) a deep gorge of the Himalayas
(C) the hilly terrain
(D) the forest of Indian terai.
25. The train reached Deoli at
(A) about five in the evening
(B) no specified hour
(C) about five in the morning
(D) five o’clock.
26. On the platform of Deoli station the little girl was selling
(A) fruits
(B) baskets
(C) newspaper
(D) tea.
27. Their wares were not sold on the platform of Deoli by
(A) fruit vendor
(B) tea-seller
(C) newspaper hawker
(D) basket seller.
28. To keep herself warm the basket-selling girl put on
(A) a shawl
(B) a wrapper
(C) a scarf
(D) a stol.
29. The narrator felt sorry for the lonely platform of Deoli as
(A) nobody wanted to visit the place
(B) the basket selling girl did not visit it
(C) the station-master was transferred
(D) the platform had a few stalls.
30. On the platform of Deoli station there was not
(A) station-master’s office
(B) coolies
(C) waiting room
(D) stray dogs.
31. At the time of the narrator’s first meeting with the girl the tea-vendor was absent in the tea-stall as
(A) he was serving tea somewhere in the train
(B) he was summoned by the new station-master
(C) he went to serve tea to the station-master
(D) he was in the washroom of the station.
32. “They are very strong, made of the finest cane…” Here ‘They’ refers to the
(A) the narrator’s luggage
(B) the tea-vendor’s bench
(C) station-master’s chair
(D) baskets.
33. The words that the girl at Deoli station uttered was lost in the
(A) hue and cry of the passengers
(B) clanging of the bell and the hissing of the engine
(C) whistle of the guard
(D) shriek of the train whistle.
34. “I took the one on top and gave her a rupee” The narrator of the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ took
(A) a newspaper
(B) a fruit
(C) a food item
(D) a basket.
35. The thing came in the way of the narrator to obstruct his views of the girl standing on the platform of Deoli was
(A) a tall stall
(B) a pall of thick fog
(C) a signal box
(D) a group of passengers.
36. The narrator of the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ compared his second meeting with the girl as a
(A) meeting of old friends
(B) meeting of a mother with her child
(C) reunion of two lovers
(D) meeting of a brother with his sister.
37. When the narrator reached Dehra, the incident of his meeting with the girl became blurred because
(A) there were other things to occupy his mind
(B) she could not impress him sufficiently
(C) his memory was short-lived
(D) he had a relationship with another girl in Dehra.
38. The commitment that the narrator made to the girl was
(A) ‘All right, give me one’
(B) ‘I have to go to Delhi‘
(C) ‘I will come again’
(D) ‘I will come tomorrow’.
39. The option among ones best describes the category of the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ is
(A) a story of strange love and longing
(B) a story of mystery and love
(C) a story of dark love
(D) a story of intense and passionate love.
40. The narrator took the baskets from the hands of the girl
(A) to relieve the girl from her burden
(B) to show them to others
(C) to buy one from her
(D) to put them down on the ground.
41. The narrator told the girl that
(A) he had to go to his grandmother’s house
(B) he had to go to Deoli
(C) he had to go to Delhi
(D) he had to go to Dehra.
42. The author wrenched his hand away from the girl
(A) to get to his train compartment as the train was about to leave
(B) because he was warned by the station-master
(C) because the girl got offended at this
(D) because he was ashamed of holding her hand.
43. When his college term finished, the narrator started for Dehra
(A) as he normally started
(B) earlier than usual
(C) in his usual time
(D) later than usual.
44. After the completion of college term when the train drew into Deoli during his journey, the narrator felt
(A) nervous and anxious
(B) thoughtful and unhappy
(C) excited and happy
(D) frustrated and afraid.
45. “I was determined that I wouldn’t stand helplessly before her, hardly able to speak or do anything about my feelings” The feeling that the speaker had about ‘her’ was a feeling of
(A) shame
(B) regret
(C) love and attraction
(D) doubt.
46. After the completion of his college term, the narrator left for Dehra earlier than usual
(A) for his eagerness to meet the girl
(B) to return to the basket to the girl
(C) to please his grandmother
(D) for his delight after finishing the college term.
47. After the narrator couldn’t find the girl at Deoli, the first person the narrator encountered was
(A) the old station-master
(B) the tea vendor
(C) the new station-master
(D) the girl’s parents.
48. The station-master, regarding the girl, informed the narrator that
(A) he did not know her
(B) he remembered the girl very well
(C) he refused to share anything about her
(D) he knew a little about the girl.
49. The narrator viewed across the fence at Deoli station
(A) a few cottages behind a banyan tree
(B) a few horse-carts and a jalebi shop
(C) a girl carrying baskets walking along a dusty road
(D) a mango tree and a dusty road leading into the jungle.
50. The tree that the narrator spotted past the railings of Deoli station was
(A) a banyan tree
(B) a pine tree
(C) a mango tree
(D) a tamarind tree.
51. The narrator’s emotions when he didn’t find the girl on Deoli’s platform were
(A) deeply sorrowful
(B) deeply relieved
(C) deeply disgusted
(D) deeply disappointed.
52. The narrator encountered the girl
(A) more than twice
(B) twice
(C) once
(D) many times
53. After leaving Deoli, the train rushed through
(A) hills
(B) ravine
(C) river-bank
(D) forests.
54. After finishing his college education, the narrator stayed in Dehra for
(A) a week
(B) two weeks
(C) a couple of months
(D) a few days.
55. The narrator’s grandmother was upset about his visit to Dehra because
(A) he arrived too soon
(B) he didn’t stay long enough
(C) he wasn’t eager enough to visit her
(D) he stayed more than two weeks.
56. The narrator portrayed the tea-stall owner as a
(A) tall, middle-aged man
(B) small, shriveled-up man
(C) fat, pot-bellied man
(D) dirty old man.
57. The tea-stall owner wore
(A) greasy clothes
(B) dirty clothes
(C) old clothes
(D) warm clothes.
58. While searching for the girl, the narrator realized
(A) only the girl’s name was known to him
(B) he knew where she lived
(C) he had no knowledge of the girl at all
(D) some men around knew her.
59. The girl selling baskets aroused
(A) love and possessiveness
(B) affection and sympathy
(C) passion and attraction
(D) tenderness and responsibility in the narrator.
60. The narrator learnt the new station-master had started
(A) a few days ago
(B) a week ago
(C) a month ago
(D) a fortnight ago.
61. The narrator cut short his stay in Dehra
(A) to attend college earlier
(B) to meet the girl
(C) to ask the station-master about the girl
(D) to question the tea-vendor.
62. The tea-vendor told the narrator about the girl with baskets that
(A) she had fallen ill
(B) she had migrated from Deoli
(C) she had stopped coming to the station
(D) she had gotten married.
63. The girl captivated the narrator’s heart with her
(A) grace and dignity
(B) dark, impatient eyes
(C) striking beauty
(D) simplicity and poise.
64. The narrator in his final college semester regarding the girl hoped that
(A) she’d eventually meet him
(B) the station-master and tea-vendor would help him
(C) he’d make inquiries and find her someday
(D) the girl would definitely come again.
65. The word which was not used by the narrator when describing the basket girl was
(A) troubled
(B) beautiful
(C) impatient
(D) smouldering.
66. “Her dark eyes were suddenly filled with light.” This line suggests that
(A) she was annoyed with the narrator
(B) she hoped to sell another basket
(C) the tea-stall light reflected in her eyes
(D) she was pleased to see the narrator.
67. When the narrator and the girl met the second time, he suddenly felt that
(A) he would marry her right away
(B) he should go and visit her village
(C) he would board the train and take her along
(D) he would tell his grandmother about her.
68. To the narrator’s question : “Will you be here?” the girl responded by
(A) laughing aloud
(B) blushing
(C) saying something
(D) nodding.
69. The narrator’s grandmother’s home was
(A) Dehra
(B) Deoli
(C) Doon
(D) Delhi.
70. The narrator didn’t interrupt his train journey at Deoli because
(A) he accepted he’d never meet the girl again
(B) he didn’t want to lose hope
(C) he didn’t intend to marry the girl
(D) he believed his college-educated status held him back.
71. The writer claims the story “The Night Train at Deoli” is
(A) based on a movie
(B) imaginary
(C) part of a fictional piece
(D) a true event.
72. The narrator left Dehra early after college because of
(A) the station-master
(B) his grandmother
(C) the tea-vendor
(D) the basket girl.
73. The girl’s attire was
(A) old
(B) new
(C) colourful
(D) dark.
74. The narrator scans the Deoli platform every time his train passes through because
(A) he hopes to see the same girl again
(B) he feels curious about Deoli
(C) he wants to purchase a basket
(D) he admires Deoli station’s nighttime appearance.
75. The girl carried her baskets
(A) in a bag
(B) on her head
(C) in her arms
(D) in a cart.
76. To the narrator the Deoli station was
(A) one the narrator used to begin his trips
(B) one where the narrator frequently broke his journey
(C) a station where the narrator’s friend worked
(D) one he passed often.
77. Upon seeing the narrator for the second time, the girl
(A) went directly to the tea-stall to meet him
(B) stayed selling baskets
(C) left the platform
(D) hesitated due to shyness.
78. When the narrator didn’t find the girl on the platform, out of disappointment, he
(A) immediately decided to break his journey to find her
(B) ran to the station-master
(C) entered the train again
(D) started walking on the dusty road
79. The station-master advised the narrator
(A) to meet the new station-master
(B) to visit the girl’s village
(C) to speak to the tea-vendor
(D) to board the train quickly.
80. The narrator usually spent his holidays in Dehra
(A) during his school vacations
(B) in his college vacations
(C) during early childhood
(D) in his university years.
81. When the girl walked on the platform, the narrator observed that she walked
(A) proudly
(B) stealthily
(C) gracefully
(D) hesitantly.
82. The basket girl followed the narrator to
(A) ticket-counter
(B) station-master’s office
(C) tea-stall
(D) train compartment.
83. The shawl over the girl’s shoulder indicated that
(A) the girl was from a wealthy family
(B) she had style
(C) it was a cold morning
(D) none of the above.
84. The narrator held the girl’s hand
(A) during the first meeting
(B) both times
(C) in their second meeting
(D) he didn’t hold it at all.
85. The word “here” in the question “Do you know the girl who used to sell basket here?” refers to
(A) Deoli town
(B) Delhi
(C) Deoli railway station
(D) Dehra.
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WBCHSE Sample Questions
1. Where does the narrator meet the young girl in the story?
(A) On a crowded bus stop
(B) In a bustling marketplace
(C) On the railway platform at Deoli
(D) In a quiet park
2. What is the narrator captivated by in the young girl?
(A) Her bright and cheerful personality
(B) Her loud and assertive voice
(C) Her quiet dignity and dark troubled eyes
(D) Her expensive and colourful clothes
3. What does the narrator’s repeated visits to Deoli station suggest?
(A) He needs to catch a train there frequently.
(B) He enjoys the scenery of the place.
(C) He hopes to meet the young girl again.
(D) He has business dealings in the town.
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WBCHSE Model Questions
1. What is the narrator’s primary motivation for visiting Deoli station?
(A) He needs to catch a specific train departing from there.
(B) He enjoys the bustling atmosphere of the railway platform.
(C) He hopes to encounter the young girl again.
(D) He is on a business trip to the town of Deoli.
2. What physical characteristic of the young girl draws the narrator’s attention?
(A) Her bright and colourful clothing
(B) Her warm and friendly smile
(C) Her dark and troubled eyes
(D) Her loud and boisterous voice
3. The story’s title “The Night Train at Deoli” suggests a sense of :
(A) excitement and adventure
(B) bustling activity and commerce
(C) mystery and longing
(D) comfort and familiarity
4. Which word best describes the narrator’s emotional state in the story?
(A) indifference and boredom
(B) anger and frustration
(C) tenderness and longing
(D) exuberance and joy
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Fill in the Blanks
1. The narrator used to spend his ____________ vacations in Dehra, at his grandmother’s house. [Choose the right word to fill in the gap.]
(A) winter
(B) christmas
(C) summer
(D) puja
2. The platform boasted a tea-stall, a ____________ vendor and a few stray dogs. [Choose the right word to fill in the gap.]
(A) fruit
(B) newspaper
(C) vegetables
(D) basket
3. She had a pale skin, set off by ____________ hair, and dark troubled eyes. [Choose the right words to fill in the gap.]
(A) dark brown
(B) shiny black
(C) long loose
(D) neatly braided
4. At the time of giving a rupee to the girl the narrator had a desire to touch her ____________. [Choose the right word to fill in the gap.]
(A) hands
(B) hair
(C) face
(D) fingers
5. But when I reached ____________ the incident became blurred and distant. [Choose the right word to fill in the gap.]
(A) Delhi
(B) Deoli
(C) Dehra
(D) Dehradoon
6. The narrator stared over the railings at the station yard of Deoli and saw a ____________ tree and a ____________ road leading into the jungle. [Choose the right words to fill in the gap.]
(A) mango, dusty
(B) tamarind, country
(C) banyan, brick-bat
(D) neem, zigzag
7. The basket-selling girl stole the narrator’s heart with nothing but her dark ____________. [Choose the right word to fill in the gap.]
(A) hair
(B) complexion
(C) eyes
(D) dresses
8. She nodded, “I do not have to go ____________.” [Choose the right word to fill in the gap.]
(A) somewhere
(B) everywhere
(C) anywhere
(D) nowhere
9. The narrator took the train back to the plains within two weeks as he wanted to ask further questions to the ____________. [Choose the right word to fill in the gap.]
(A) girl
(B) station-master
(C) tea-stall owner
(D) fruit vendor
10. The guard blew his whistle for the train to leave and how I ____________ the guard for doing that. [Choose the right word to fill in the gap.]
(A) loved
(B) appreciated
(C) hated
(D) blessed
11. “What could I do about finding a girl I had seen only ____________ , who had hardly spoken to me…?” [Choose the right word to fill in the gap.]
(A) twice
(B) once
(C) thrice
(D) a few times
12. The girl followed the narrator to the ____________ . [Choose the right word to fill in the gap.]
(A) waiting room
(B) compartment door
(C) tea-stall
(D) ticket counter
13. The narrator asked ____________ person/persons about the girl with the baskets. [Choose the right word to fill in the gap.]
(A) one
(B) two
(C) three
(D) four
14. The narrator decided many times to break his journey and spend a ____________ in the town of Deoli. [Choose the right word to fill in the gap.]
(A) week
(B) day
(C) month
(D) year
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Column Matching Type
1. Match the words in Column A with the contents in Column B :
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) The station-master | (a) remembered the girl |
| (ii) The tea-stall owner | (b) was not pleased with the narrator’s visit |
| (iii) Grandmother | (c) joined the post recently |
| (iv) The new station-master | (d) advised the narrator to get on the train |
(A) (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d)
(B) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(c)
(C) (i)-(d), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(a)
(D) (i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(c)
2. Match the words in Column A with the contents in Column B :
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Deoli | (a) Grandmother’s house |
| (ii) Dehra | (b) leading to the jungle |
| (iii) Delhi | (c) a small railway station |
| (iv) Dusty road | (d) destination of the narrator |
Options
(A) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a)
(B) (i)-(b), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(c)
(C) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)
(D) (i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(c)
3. Match the physical features of the basket-selling girl in Column A with the expressions in Column B :
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Skin | (a) bare |
| (ii) Eyes | (b) covered with shawl |
| (iii) Feet | (c) dark and troubled |
| (iv) Shoulder | (d) pale |
Options
(A) (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)
(B) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(c)
(C) (i)-(d), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(a)
(D) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(b)
2. Match the words in Column A with the contents in Column B :
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Signal box | (a) carried by the girl |
| (ii) Kettle | (b) dimly lit the station |
| (iii) Baskets | (c) obstructed the view |
| (iv) Oil-lamps | (d) boiling over a small fire |
Options
(A) (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d)
(B) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)
(C) (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a)
(D) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)
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Assertion-Reasoning Type
1. Assertion : My grandmother was not pleased with my visit after all.
Reason : I didn’t stay at her place more than a couple of weeks.
Choose the correct answer :
(A) Assertion is right but the Reason is wrong.
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are right.
(C) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
(D) Reason does not match with Assertion.
2. Assertion : I always felt sorry for that lonely platform.
Reason : ?
Choose the correct answer :
(A) It was the same platform where he met the basket-selling girl.
(B) There were never any coolies on the platform.
(C) Nobody wanted to visit it.
(D) The train would halt here only for ten minutes.
3. Assertion : ?
Reason : She was a young girl.
Choose the correct answer :
(A) Her feet were bare and her clothes were old.
(B) She had a pale skin, set off by shiny black hair.
(C) The girl had a shawl thrown across her shoulder.
(D) The girl was walking gracefully and with dignity.
4. The narrator had to wrench his hand away from the girl because—
(A) the bell clanged and the train slid forward
(B) the narrator was anxious and nervous
(C) the girl felt uneasy at this
(D) the narrator hated the guard for blowing the whistle.
5. Assertion : I couldn’t bring myself to break journey at Deoli and spend a day there.
Reason : ?
Choose the correct answer :
(A) I would have got down and cleaned up the mystery.
(B) I think I was afraid to do this.
(C) I have passed through Deoli many times.
(D) I wonder what happens in Deoli behind the station walls. (B)
6. The narrator packed in haste and left for Dehra earlier than usual because—
(A) he wanted to please his grandmother
(B) the college term was finished early
(C) he was eager to meet with the girl
(D) he had other things in Dehra to occupy his mind.
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Sentence Relationship Type
1. Statement A : But the train would halt there a full ten minutes.
Statement B : Nothing ever happened there.
(A) Statement A supports Statement B
(B) Statement A contradicts Statement B
(C) Statement A is the reason of Statement B
(D) Statement A and Statement B are not related with each other
2. Statement A : I saw her walking up the platform.
Statement B : I felt an unexpected thrill.
(A) Statement A and Statement B are independent sentences
(B) Statement B is contradictory to Statement A
(C) Statement A is the cause of Statement B
(D) Statement A is the effect of Statement B
3. Statement A : If it was all fiction or a film.
Statement B : It would have reached a suitable ending for the whole this.
(A) Statement A is the condition for Statement B
(B) Statement B is the reason of Statement A
(C) Statement A and Statement B are not related with each other
(D) Statement A contradicts Statement B
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Rearrangement of Sentences Type
1. Arrange the following sentences accordingly in their proper order of happening by choosing the correct option.
(i) She came to my window.
(ii) A girl came down the platform, selling baskets.
(iii) At first she pretended not to notice.
(iv) She saw that I was looking at her intently.
Options
(A) (ii)→(iii)→(iv)→(i)
(B) (ii)→(i)→(iv)→(iii)
(C) (ii)→(iv)→(iii)→(i)
(D) (ii)→(iv)→(i)→(iii)
2. Arrange the following sentences accordingly in their proper order of happening by choosing the correct option.
(i) I walked across to the tea-stall.
(ii) When she moved on, I found myself leaving my seat.
(iii) She stood by my window for some time.
(iv) Going to the carriage door, I stood waiting on the platform.
Options
(A) (iii)→(ii)→(iv)→(i)
(B) (iii)→(iv)→(i)→(ii)
(C) (iii)→(i)→(iv)→(ii)
(D) (iii)→(ii)→(i)→(iv)
3. Arrange the following sentences accordingly in their proper order of happening by choosing the correct option.
(i) She came straight to the tea-stall.
(ii) I was looking out for her as the train drew into the station.
(iii) When she saw me, she smiled.
(iv) I felt an unexpected thrill when I saw her walking up the platform.
Options
(A) (ii)→(iv)→(iii)→(i)
(B) (ii)→(iv)→(i)→(iii)
(C) (ii)→(i)→(iii)→(iv)
(D) (ii)→(iii)→(iv)→(i)
4. Arrange the following sentences accordingly in their proper order of happening by choosing the correct option.
(i) But I could not see the girl anywhere.
(ii) I ran up to the station-master.
(iii) I was deeply disappointed and felt that I had to do something.
(iv) The train came to Deoli and I looked up and down the platform.
Options
(A) (iv)→(ii)→(iii)→(i)
(B) (iv)→(i)→(ii)→(iii)
(C) (iv)→(iii)→(i)→(ii)
(D) (iv)→(i)→(iii)→(ii) (B)
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True and False Type
1. Which among the following statements is true?
(A) The train halted at Deoli for ten minutes.
(B) Deoli is a big railway station in the Indian Terai region.
(C) The train reached Deoli at night.
(D) Coolies and traders crowded in the platform of Deoli.
2. Which among the following statements is false?
(A) The narrator was returning from Dehra two months after his meeting with the girl.
(B) The narrator could not remember the girl at Deoli.
(C) The girl saw him and smiled.
(D) The narrator told her that he had to go to Delhi.
3. Choose the right option to state whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
(i) The narrator was curious about Deoli.
(ii) The girl did not show any sign of attachment to the narrator.
(iii) The tea-vendor could not remember the girl.
(iv) The narrator met two different station-masters at Deoli station.
Options
(A) (i)→T, (ii)→F, (iii)→F, (iv)→T
(B) (i)→T, (ii)→F, (iii)→T, (iv)→F
(C) (i)→T, (ii)→T, (iii)→F, (iv)→F
(D) (i)→F, (ii)→T, (iii)→F, (iv)→T (A)
4. Choose the true statement about the early departure.
(A) The narrator expected that grandmother would be displeased for his early visit.
(B) He reached Dehra earlier than usual.
(C) Grandmother was pleased for his early departure.
(D) He departed Dehra later than usual.
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Diagram Based Type
1. The narrator of the story met the girl twice at Deoli station. These meetings happened either during his journey to Dehra (D) or from Dehra to his college (C). The arrows describe the directions of his journey.
Now, which among the following diagrams rightly indicates the 1st and 2nd meeting of the narrator with the girl?
(A) C ← → D
(B) D → ← C
(C) C → ← D
(D) D ← → C
2. White circle in the following diagrams indicates the characters who saw the girl in the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ and the black circle indicates those who did not see the girl.
According to that which among the following diagrams gives wrong information?
(A) Old station master ⚪
(B) New station master ⚫
(C) Narrator ⚪
(D) Tea-vendor ⚪
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Case Based Type
1. “We said nothing for some time but we couldn’t have been more eloquent”—The sentence suggests that—
(A) the narrator and the girl were too shy to talk with each other
(B) the narrator and the girl were exchanging thoughts through their eyes
(C) the narrator and the girl were very eloquent speakers
(D) the narrator and the girl were silent for some time to speak with each other eloquently.
2. “I took one on top and gave her a rupee silently daring to touch her fingers”—The sentence gives a hint that the narrator—
(A) was eager to buy the basket from the girl
(B) felt a physical attraction to the basket-selling girl
(C) was quite an intelligent person
(D) was a miserly person who bargained a lot.
3. “But I will never break my journey there. It may spoil my game.” The ‘game’ in the above sentence refers to—
(A) the game of playing hide and seek with the girl
(B) the game of guessing about the girl
(C) the game of hoping and dreaming about the girl
(D) the game of solving the mystery about the girl.
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