1. R K Narayan is a/an _________________ writer.
(A) American
(B) Indian
(C) Canadian
(D) Australian
2. ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is a/an
(A) novel
(B) essay
(C) travelogue
(D) short-story.
3. The story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is written by
(A) Ruskin Bond
(B) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
(C) R K Narayan
(D) Langston Hughes.
4. The source of the story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is
(A) Wings of Fire
(B) Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra
(C) Malgudi Days
(D) The Collected Stories.
5. ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is _______________ chapter of R K Narayan’s famous collection ‘Malgudi Days’.
(A) first
(B) second
(C) third
(D) fourth
6. The story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ was published in
(A) 1945
(B) 1946
(C) 1947
(D) 1948.
7. The central theme of the story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is
(A) humanity
(B) human rights
(C) human weakness
(D) human weakness of wanting to know the future.
8. The story ends with a note of
(A) sadness
(B) frustration
(C) happiness
(D) twist and surprise.
10. The story is about
(A) revenge
(B) the past
(C) the reasons why we make the decisions we make in our lives
(D) all of these.
10. R K Narayan’s short-story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is based on
(A) horror incidents
(B) thriller
(C) suspense
(D) both thriller and suspense.
11. In 1947 the story was published in R K Narayan’s fourth collection of stories by
(A) Book India Publication
(B) Oxford Publication
(C) Cambridge Publication
(D) Indian Thought Publications.
12. The protagonist of the story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is
(A) Guru Nayak
(B) the astrologer
(C) the vendor
(D) the astrologer’s wife.
13. The protagonist of the story was
(A) an honest man
(B) a drunkard
(C) a gambler
(D) a gambler and a murderer.
14. Punctually the astrologer opened his bag for his profession
(A) at dawn
(B) in the morning
(C) at midday
(D) in the evening.
15. The astrologer professional equipment consisted of
(A) a dozen cowrie shells
(B) a square piece of cloth with obscure mystic charts on it
(C) a bundle of palmyra writing
(D) all of these.
16. The equipments used by the astrologer for his business were
(A) a dozen cowri shells
(B) a square piece of cloth with obscure mystic charts on it
(C) a bundle of palmyra writing
(D) all of these.
17. There were ________ cowrie shells in the professional equipment of the astrologer.
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 16
18. The astrologer’s forehead was resplendent with
(A) sacred ash
(B) vermilion
(C) both (A) and (A)
(D) none of these.
19. The astrologer’s eyes sparkled with
(A) sacred ash
(B) vermilion
(C) sharp abnormal gleam
(D) utter hopelessness.
20. The sharp abnormal gleam on the eyes of the astrologer was really an outcome of
(A) magical light
(B) prophetic light
(C) continual searching look for customers
(D) all of these.
21. The sharp abnormal gleam on the eyes of the astrologer was taken by the simple clients to be
(A) prophetic light
(B) spiritual light
(C) hypocritical gleam
(D) all of these.
22. On his head the astrologer wore
(A) a crown
(B) a wig
(C) a hat
(D) a turban.
23. The colour of the turban the astrologer wound was
(A) green
(B) white
(C) saffron
(D) red.
24. The astrologer sat for his business under
(A) a mango tree
(B) a banyan tree
(C) a neem tree
(D) a tamarind tree.
25. The astrologer sat on the path of
(A) the City Park
(B) the Children Park
(C) the Town Hall Park
(D) none of these.
26. The place where the astrologer sat for his business was
(A) desolate
(B) crowdy
(C) vacant
(D) haunted.
27. The surging crowd was always moving up and down the narrow road on which the astrologer sat from
(A) morning to night
(B) dawn to dusk
(C) noon to afternoon
(D) noon to night.
28. The trader who created enough din all day to attract the whole town was
(A) a medicine seller
(B) an auctioneer of cheap clothes
(C) a groundnut vendor
(D) a seller of stolen hardware.
29. Fancy names given by the groundnut vendor to sell his goods were
(A) Delhi Ice-cream, Mumbai Almond and Sultan’s Delicacy
(B) Mumbai Ice-cream, Delhi Almond and King’s Delicacy
(C) Madras Ice-cream, Delhi Almond and Raja’s Delicacy
(D) Mumbai Ice-cream, Delhi Almond and Raja’s Delicacy.
30. The astrologer transacted his business by the light of
(A) gas lights
(B) municipal lights
(C) cycle lamps
(D) a flare of the groundnut vendor.
31. Half the enchantment of the place was due to the fact that
(A) the astrologer sat under a tamarind tree
(B) the vendor gave his wares fancy names
(C) a variety of trades and occupations was represented there
(D) it did not have the benefit of municipal lighting.
32. The place where the astrologer sat was lit up by
(A) municipal lightning
(B) street lights
(C) shop lights
(D) lights of passing cars.
33. “Yet he said things which pleased and astonished everyone; that was more a matter of…….”
(A) study
(B) practice
(C) shred guesswork
(D) all of these.
34. The astrologer came from
(A) a city
(B) a town
(C) another country
(D) a village.
35. The profession of the astrologer’s forefathers was
(A) business
(B) fishing
(C) astrology
(D) tilling the land.
36. The distance between the astrologer’s present residence and his village was
(A) about two hundred kilometers
(B) about one hundred kilometers
(C) about one hundred miles
(D) about two hundred miles.
37. The common mankind’s troubles are
(A) money, marriage and family
(B) money, marriage and relationship
(C) marriage, money and the tangles of human ties
(D) none of these.
38. The perception power of the astrologer had been sharpened by
(A) hard study
(B) shred guesswork
(C) long practice
(D) all of these.
39. The astrologer charged ____________ per question.
(A) one rupee
(B) eight annas
(C) an anna
(D) three pies
40. The astrologer never opened his mouth till the client had spoken for at least
(A) ten minutes
(B) twenty minutes
(C) thirty minutes
(D) thirteen minutes.
41. The astrologer understood the problem of his customer within
(A) five minutes
(B) fifteen minutes
(C) fifty minutes
(D) fifty-five minutes.
42. The astrologer predicted about his customer’s future gazing at his
(A) face
(B) forehead
(C) eyes
(D) palm.
43. According to the astrologer, the planet which was responsible for his customer’s misfortune was
(A) Mars
(B) Venus
(C) Jupiter
(D) Saturn.
44. The astrologer bundled up his equipments to go home when
(A) the nuts-vendor blew out his flare and rose to go home
(B) a little shaft of green light which strayed in
(C) the municipal lights were put out
(D) the church bell rang.
45. After the nuts-vendor blew out his flare and rose to go home, the only source of light for the astrologer was
(A) the municipal lights
(B) the lamp of the medicine seller
(C) moonlight coming through the branches of the tamarind tree
(D) a little shaft of green light from somewhere.
46. “He picked up his cowrie shells and paraphernalia.” The word ‘paraphernalia’ means
(A) a square piece of cloth with obscure mystic charts on it
(B) a bundle of palmyra writing
(C) equipments
(D) mystic signs.
47. When the astrologer was about to close his business, there came
(A) the auctioneer of cheap cloth
(B) the groundnut vendor
(C) his wife
(D) a stranger.
48. When the astrologer pressed his invitation, the stranger
(A) thrust his palm under the astrologer’s nose
(B) flung an anna before the astrologer
(C) grumbled some vague reply
(D) laughed at him.
49. When the stranger said, “You call yourself an astrologer?”, the astrologer
(A) was afraid
(B) was insulted
(C) felt uncomfortable
(D) felt challenged.
50. The stranger told the astrologer to tell him something
(A) real
(B) worthwhile
(C) interesting
(D) clearly.
51. The stranger flung out to the astrologer
(A) five annas
(B) one anna
(C) three pies
(D) eight annas.
52. Primarily the astrologer demanded from the stranger
(A) five rupees
(B) three annas
(C) eight annas
(D) three pies.
53. Secondly, the astrologer demanded from the stranger
(A) five rupees
(B) three annas
(C) eight annas
(D) three pies.
54. Primarily the stranger agreed to pay to the astrologer
(A) five rupees
(B) three annas
(C) eight annas
(D) three pies.
55. The astrologer caught a glimpse of the face of the stranger by the
(A) street light
(B) green flare
(C) light of cars
(D) matchlight.
56. While conversing with the astrologer, the stranger was sucking
(A) cigarette
(B) cheroot
(C) hookah
(D) cigar.
57. Finally the astrologer demanded from the stranger
(A) three pies
(B) eight annas
(C) five rupees
(D) one rupee.
58. After a good deal of haggling, the stranger agreed to pay to the astrologer
(A) three pies
(B) eight annas
(C) five rupees
(D) one rupee.
59. The astrologer told the stranger that in his past life he was wounded with
(A) revolver
(B) sword
(C) arrow
(D) knife.
60. The stranger showed the scar on his
(A) chest
(B) forehead
(C) stomach
(D) leg.
61. After stabbing the stranger was pushed into a
(A) well
(B) river
(C) ditch
(D) pond.
62. The wounded stranger was pushed into a well
(A) beside a river
(B) nearby in the field
(C) in a farmhouse
(D) beside a forest.
63. The wounded stranger was saved by
(A) a hermit
(B) a soldier
(C) an astrologer
(D) a passer-by.
64. According to the astrologer, the stranger would get at his enemy
(A) in a far off village
(B) in a far off town
(C) in the next world
(D) in this very town.
65. According to the astrologer, the stranger’s enemy died
(A) one month ago
(B) two months ago
(C) three months ago
(D) four months ago.
66. The astrologer advised the stranger to
(A) take revenge on his enemy
(B) live with him
(C) return to his village
(D) leave his village.
67. The stranger’s name was
(A) Vinayak
(B) Basudev
(C) Guru Nanak
(D) Guru Nayak.
68. The astrologer told the stranger about his enemy’s death that
(A) he was died of cancer
(B) he was died of heart attack
(C) he was stabbed by someone
(D) he was crushed under a lorry.
69. The stranger’s village was ___________ days’ journey from the town.
(A) two
(B) three
(C) four
(D) five
70. The stranger’s village was to the
(A) north
(B) south
(C) east
(D) west.
71. The astrologer took out a pinch of
(A) salt
(B) sugar
(C) sacred ash
(D) vermilion.
72. The astrologer asked the stranger to rub the sacred ash on his
(A) cheek
(B) breast
(C) forehead
(D) palm.
73. The astrologer warns the stranger never to travel in the ___________ direction.
(A) northern
(B) southern
(C) eastern
(D) western
74. According to the astrologer, unless the stranger traveled southward, he will live upto
(A) ninety
(B) ninety-nine
(C) hundred
(D) hundred and one.
75. At the end the stranger offered to the astrologer
(A) a bag full of coins
(B) ten rupees
(C) a handful of coins
(D) a diamond.
76. The astrologer reached home nearly
(A) in the morning
(B) in the evening
(C) at night
(D) at midnight.
77. At home the astrologer’s __________ was waiting for his return.
(A) father
(B) mother
(C) wife
(D) brother
78. The amount of money counted by the astrologer’s wife was
(A) twelve annas
(B) twelve and half annas
(C) eight annas
(D) ten annas.
79. Counting the money, the astrologer’s wife was
(A) afraid
(B) overjoyed
(C) worried
(D) suspicious.
80. With the money earned by her husband the astrologer’s wife intended to
(A) buy some domestic articles
(B) save the money for future
(C) spend it wisely
(D) prepare some nice stuff for the child.
81. With the money earned by her husband the astrologer’s wife intended to buy
(A) jaggery and coconut
(B) dresses for the children
(C) Saree for herself
(D) rice and pulses.
82. According to the astrologer, the child had been asking for ________ for so many days.
(A) jaggery
(B) toys
(C) chocolates
(D) sweets
83. “The swine has cheated me!” Here the word ‘swine’ refers to
(A) the astrologer
(B) Guru Nanak
(C) Guru Nayak
(D) the astrologer’s wife.
84. After dinner the astrologer sat on the
(A) bed
(B) charpoi
(C) chair
(D) pyol.
85. “You tried to kill!” The speaker is
(A) the astrologer’s brother
(B) the astrologer’s friend
(C) the astrologer’s wife
(D) the stranger.
86. The astrologer stabbed Guru Nayak after they
(A) drank
(B) gambled
(C) quarrelled badly
(D) all of these.
87. The short-story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ ends with
(A) horror
(B) unexpected twist
(C) moral
(D) tragedy.
