An Astrologer’s Day MCQ

An Astrologer’s Day

R K Narayan[1906-2002]

An Astrologer’s Day MCQ – 1 Mark Important Questions

Different Categorical Important Questions

Informative

Q1. R K Narayan is a/an _________________ writer.

• (A) American
• (B) Indian
• (C) Canadian
• (D) Australian

Q2. ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is a /an —

• (A) novel.
• (B) essay.
• (C) travelogue.
• (D) short-story.

Q3. The story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is written by —

• (A) Ruskin Bond.
• (B) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
• (C) R K Narayan.
• (D) Langston Hughes.

Q4. 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.

Q5. ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is _______________ chapter of R K Narayan’s famous collection ‘Malgudi Days’. 

• (A) first
• (B) second
• (C) third
• (D) fourth

Q6. The story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ was published in —

• (A) 1945.
• (B) 1946.
• (C) 1947.
• (D) 1948.

Q7. 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.

Q8. The story ends with a note of —

• (A) sadness.
• (B) frustration.
• (C) happiness.
• (D) twist and surprise.

Q9. 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.

Q10. 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.

Q11. 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.

Q12. The protagonist of the story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is —

• (A) Guru Nayak.
• (B) the astrologer.
• (C) the vendor.
• (D) the astrologer’s wife.

Q13. The protagonist of the story was —

• (A) an honest man.
• (B) a drunkard.
• (C) a gambler.
• (D) a gambler and a murderer.

Q14. Punctually the astrologer opened his bag for his profession —

• (A) at dawn.
• (B) in the morning.
• (C) at midday.
• (D) in the evening.

Q15. 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.

Q16. The equipments used by the astrologer for his business were —

• (A) a dozen of cowrie shells.
• (B) a square piece of cloth with obscure mystic charts on it.
• (C) a bundle of palmyra writing.
• (D) all of these.

Q17. There were ________ cowrie shells in the professional equipment of the astrologer.

• (A) 10
• (B) 12
• (C) 14
• (D) 16

Q18. The astrologer’s forehead was resplendent with —

• (A) sacred ash.
• (B) vermilion.
• (C) both (A) and (B).
• (D) none of these.

Q19. The astrologer’s eyes sparkled with —

• (A) sacred ash.
• (B) vermilion.
• (C) sharp abnormal gleam.
• (D) utter hopelessness.

Q20. 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.

Q21. 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.

Q22. On his head the astrologer wore —

• (A) a crown.
• (B) a wig.
• (C) a hat.
• (D) a turban.

Q23. The colour of the turban the astrologer wound was —

• (A) green.
• (B) white.
• (C) saffron.
• (D) red.

Q24. The astrologer sat for his business under —

• (A) a mango tree.
• (B) a banyan tree.
• (C) a neem tree.
• (D) a tamarind tree.

Q25. The astrologer sat on the path of —

• (A) the City Park.
• (B) the Children Park.
• (C) the Town Hall Park.
• (D) none of these.

Q26. The place where the astrologer sat for his business was —

• (A) desolate.
• (B) crowded.
• (C) vacant.
• (D) haunted.

Q27. 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.

Q28. 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.

Q29. 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.

Q30. 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.

Q31. 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.

Q32. The place where the astrologer sat was lit up by —

• (A) municipal lightning.
• (B) street lights.
• (C) shop lights.
• (D) lights of passing cars.

Q33. ‘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.

Q34. The astrologer came from —

• (A) a city.
• (B) a town.
• (C) another country.
• (D) a village.

Q35. The profession of the astrologer’s forefathers was —

• (A) business.
• (B) fishing.
• (C) astrology.
• (D) tilling the land.

Q36. 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.

Q37. 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.

Q38. The perception power of the astrologer had been sharpened by —

• (A) hard study.
• (B) shred guesswork.
• (C) long practice.
• (D) all of these.

Q39. The astrologer charged ____________ per question. 

• (A) one rupee
• (B) eight annas
• (C) an anna
• (D) three pies

Q40. 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.

Q41. The astrologer understood the problem of his customer within —

• (A) five minutes.
• (B) fifteen minutes.
• (C) fifty minutes.
• (D) fifty-five minutes.

Q42. The astrologer predicted about his customer’s future gazing at his —

• (A) face.
• (B) forehead.
• (C) eyes.
• (D) palm.

Q43. According to the astrologer, the planet which was responsible for his customer’s misfortune was —

• (A) Mars.
• (B) Venus.
• (C) Jupiter.
• (D) Saturn.

Q44. 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.

Q45. 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.

Q46. ‘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.

Q47. 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.

Q48. 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.

Q49. When the stranger said, “You call yourself an astrologer?”, the astrologer —

• (A) was afraid.
• (B) was insulted.
• (C) felt uncomfortable.
• (D) felt challenged.

Q50. The stranger told the astrologer to tell him something —

• (A) real.
• (B) worthwhile.
• (C) interesting.
• (D) clearly.

Q51. The stranger flung out to the astrologer —

• (A) five annas.
• (B) one anna.
• (C) three pies.
• (D) eight annas.

Q52. Primarily the astrologer demanded from the stranger —

• (A) five rupees.
• (B) three annas.
• (C) eight annas.
• (D) three pies.

Q53. Secondly, the astrologer demanded from the stranger —

• (A) five rupees.
• (B) three annas.
• (C) eight annas.
• (D) three pies.

Q54. Primarily the stranger agreed to pay to the astrologer —

• (A) five rupees.
• (B) three annas.
• (C) eight annas.
• (D) three pies.

Q55. 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.

Q56. While conversing with the astrologer, the stranger was sucking —

• (A) cigarette.
• (B) cheroot.
• (C) hookah.
• (D) cigar.

Q57. Finally the astrologer demanded from the stranger —

• (A) three pies.
• (B) eight annas.
• (C) five rupees.
• (D) one rupee.

Q58. 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.

Q59. The astrologer told the stranger that in his past life he was wounded with —

• (A) revolver.
• (B) sword.
• (C) arrow.
• (D) knife.

Q60. The stranger showed the scar on his —

• (A) chest.
• (B) forehead.
• (C) stomach.
• (D) leg.

Q61. After stabbing the stranger was pushed into a —

• (A) well.
• (B) river.
• (C) ditch.
• (D) pond.

Q62. 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.

Q63. The wounded stranger was saved by —

• (A) a hermit.
• (B) a soldier.
• (C) an astrologer.
• (D) a passer-by.

Q64. 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.

Q65. 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.

Q66. 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.

Q67. The stranger’s name was —

• (A) Vinayak.
• (B) Basudev.
• (C) Guru Nanak.
• (D) Guru Nayak.

Q68. 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.

Q69. The stranger’s village was ___________ days’ journey from the town. 

• (A) two
• (B) three
• (C) four
• (D) five

Q70. The stranger’s village was to the —

• (A) north.
• (B) south.
• (C) east.
• (D) west.

Q71. The astrologer took out a pinch of —

• (A) salt.
• (B) sugar.
• (C) sacred ash.
• (D) vermilion.

Q72. The astrologer asked the stranger to rub the sacred ash on his —

• (A) cheek.
• (B) breast.
• (C) forehead.
• (D) palm.

Q73. The astrologer warns the stranger never to travel in the ___________ direction.

• (A) northern
• (B) southern
• (C) eastern
• (D) western

Q74. According to the astrologer, unless the stranger traveled southward, he will live upto —

• (A) ninety.
• (B) ninety-nine.
• (C) hundred.
• (D) hundred and one.

Q75. 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.

Q76. The astrologer reached home nearly —

• (A) in the morning.
• (B) in the evening.
• (C) at night.
• (D) at midnight.

Q77. At home the astrologer’s __________ was waiting for his return.

• (A) father
• (B) mother
• (C) wife
• (D) brother

Q78. 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.

Q79. After counting the money, the astrologer’s wife was —

• (A) afraid.
• (B) overjoyed.
• (C) worried.
• (D) suspicious.

Q80. 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.

Q81. 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.

Q82. According to the astrologer’s wife, the child had been asking for ________ for so many days. 

• (A) jaggery
• (B) toys
• (C) chocolates
• (D) sweets

Q83. ‘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.

Q84. After dinner the astrologer sat on the —

• (A) bed.
• (B) charpoi.
• (C) chair.
• (D) pyol.

Q85. ‘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.

Q86. The astrologer stabbed Guru Nayak after they —

• (A) drank.
• (B) gambled.
• (C) quarrelled badly.
• (D) all of these.

Q87. The short-story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ ends with —

• (A) horror.
• (B) unexpected twist.
• (C) moral.
• (D) tragedy.

Filling the Blanks

Q88. The piece of cloth on which there were obscure mystic charts was ___________ in shape.

• (A) rectangular
• (B) circular
• (C) square
• (D) triangular

Q89. The astrologer smeared ash and vermilion on his ___________.

• (A) cheek
• (B) forehead
• (C) chest
• (D) palms

Q90. The half-lighted condition of his shop suited the ___________ very well.

• (A) cloth-seller
• (B) nut vendor
• (C) astrologer
• (D) magician

Q91. The astrologer transacted his business with the light of a ___________.

• (A) hissing gas lamp
• (B) flare
• (C) cycle lamp
• (D) street lamp

Q92. In his early years the astrologer used to live in a ___________.

• (A) city
• (B) town
• (C) village
• (D) slum

Q93. A couple of hundred miles is a ___________ distance to a villager.

Q94. The astrologer let his clients speak for themselves for at least ___________ minutes.

• (A) five
• (B) ten
• (C) fifteen
• (D) twenty

Q95. Even the mildest of us loves to think that he has a forbidding ___________.

• (A) exterior
• (B) outer look
• (C) interior
• (D) appearance

Q96. After the nut vendor blew out his flare, a ___________ shaft of light touched the ground before the astrologer.

• (A) blue
• (B) white
• (C) green
• (D) yellow

Q97. When the match was lit, the astrologer caught a glimpse of ___________.

• (A) a nearby stall
• (B) the groundnut vendor
• (C) the stranger’s face
• (D) his wife’s face

Q98. The stranger’s village is two days’ journey due ___________ of the astrologer’s town.

• (A) east
• (B) west
• (C) south
• (D) north

Q99. With jaggery and coconut the astrologer’s wife would make ___________.

• (A) curry
• (B) sweets
• (C) a dish for the astrologer
• (D) a nice thing for the staff

Column Matching

Q100. Match the words in Column A with contents in Column B.

Options

• (A) (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a)
• (B) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)
• (C) (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a)
• (D) (i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(c)

Q101. Match the words in Column A with the contents in Column B.

Options

• (A) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)
• (B) (i)-(b), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(c)
• (C) (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a)
• (D) (i)-(a), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(d)

Q102. Match the Columns in the story with their activity.

Options

• (A) (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a)
• (B) (i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
• (C) (i)-(b), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(c)
• (D) (i)-(a), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)

Assertion-Reasoning Type

Q103. Assertion: Punctually at midday the astrologer opened his bag.

Reason: He wanted to study obscure mystic chart.

• (A) Assertion is correct and the Reason is correct.
• (B) Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.
• (C) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
• (D) Assertion is incorrect and Reason is incorrect.

Q104. Assertion: The eyes of the astrologer sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam.

Reason: It was an outcome of continual searching look for customers.

• (A) Both Assertion is correct and Reason is correct.
• (B) Assertion is incorrect and Reason is correct.
• (C) Assertion is correct and Reason is incorrect.
• (D) Assertion is incorrect and Reason is incorrect.

Q105. The half-lighted condition suited the astrologer very well because —

• (A) he could not easily dupe his customers.
• (B) he never intended to be an astrologer.
• (C) he did not want to reveal his identity to others.
• (D) he wanted the glare of the light.

Q106. The astrologer left his native village without any previous thought or plan because —

• (A) he had a desire to visit the city.
• (B) he injured a person in a drunken brawl.
• (C) he wanted to learn the subject of astrology.
• (D) he eloped with a woman whom he married.

Q107. The astrologer’s wife waited for him at the door because —

• (A) he was late.
• (B) she had some demands.
• (C) their daughter was ill.
• (D) she was feeling afraid.

Q108. The astrologer’s wife was overjoyed because —

• (A) the astrologer had come back home early.
• (B) the astrologer had earned a lot of money.
• (C) she relieved from a great load.
• (D) she could buy things to prepare sweet for her daughter.

Q109. Guru Nayak was gratified to hear that his attacker was crushed under a lorry because —

• (A) he had great faith in astrology.
• (B) his sense of revenge was satisfied.
• (C) he was saved from further attack.
• (D) he was expecting this.

Q110. Guru Nayak was going away from home now and then because —

• (A) he decided to set up a business.
• (B) he liked to consult astrologers.
• (C) he wanted to look for his attacker.
• (D) he liked to travel from one place to other.

Q111. The road running through the town hall park was remarkable because —

• (A) it had beautiful ambience.
• (B) it helped people to reach the town hall.
• (C) it remained crowded from morning to night with business activities.
• (D) it was the place where the astrologer ran his business.

Q112. The clients of the astrologer were pleased and astonished at his words because —

• (A) he was a master astrologer.
• (B) he could predict the future very well.
• (C) he studied the activities of stars and planets accurately.
• (D) he had the capacity of studying human nature perfectly.

Q113. The astrologer felt uncomfortable with the stranger because —

• (A) he had been able to identify the stranger.
• (B) the stranger had a forbidding appearance.
• (C) the place had been deserted at that time.
• (D) he was getting late to reach home.

Q114. The astrologer could accurately tell about the incidents of Guru Nayak’s life because —

• (A) he could foresee past and future.
• (B) he was the man who injured Guru Nayak.
• (C) he came to guess about it from Guru Nayak’s words.
• (D) he had a prophetic vision.

Diagram Based Questions

Q115. Which of the following shapes does the piece of cloth with ‘obscure mystic charts’ have?

Options

• Shape (A)◻️
• Shape (B) △
• Shape (C) ◎
• Shape (D) ◯

Cue Sentence:

‘… which consisted of a dozen cowrie shells, a square piece of cloth with obscure mystic charts on it.’

Rearrangement of Sentences

Q116. The right sequence for the events in the following four sentences should be —

(i) He took out an anna and flung it out to him.

(ii) The nut vendor blew out his flare.

(iii) The green shaft of light disappeared.

(iv) The astrologer picked up his cowrie shells and paraphernalia.

Options

• (A) (ii)→(iii)→(iv)→(i)
• (B) (ii)→(iv)→(iii)→(i)
• (C) (ii)→(i)→(iv)→(iii)
• (D) (iii)→(ii)→(iv)→(i)

Q117. The right sequence for the events described in the four sentences below should be as arranged in option —

(i) The astrologer felt very uncomfortable.

(ii) The astrologer caught a glimpse of the stranger’s face.

(iii) The man sat down puffing out smoke.

(iv) The stranger lit a cheroot.

Options

• (A) (iv)→(ii)→(iii)→(i)
• (B) (iv)→(i)→(iii)→(ii)
• (C) (iii)→(iv)→(ii)→(i)
• (D) (ii)→(iii)→(i)→(iv)

Q118. Arrange the following sentences in sequential order:

(i) A passer-by peeped into the well.

(ii) Guru Nayak was stabbed into the chest.

(iii) He recovered injured Guru Nayak.

(iv) His body was pushed into a well nearby.

Options

• (A) (i)→(iii)→(i)→(iv)
• (B) (ii)→(i)→(iii)→(iv)
• (C) (ii)→(iv)→(i)→(iii)
• (D) (ii)→(iii)→(iv)→(i)

Q119. Arrange the following sentences in sequential order by choosing the correct alternative —

(i) The astrologer advised him to go back home by the next train.

(ii) He gave him the sacred ash to rub on forehead.

(iii) Guru Nayak was taken aback.

(iv) The astrologer called him by his name.

Options

• (A) (iv)→(iii)→(ii)→(i)
• (B) (iiii)→(ii)→(i)→(iv)
• (C) (iiii)→(iv)→(ii)→(i)
• (D) (iii)→(i)→(iv)→(ii)

5. The right sequence for the following events should be as arranged in option—

(i) The astrologer’s wife counted the coins.

(ii) He flung the coins to his wife.

(iii) It was nearly midnight when the astrologer reached home.

(iv) She was overjoyed.

Options

(A) (iii)→(i)→(ii)→(iv)

(B) (iii)→(ii)→(i)→(iv)

(C) (iii)→(iv)→(ii)→(i)

(D) (iii)→(i)→(iv)→(ii)

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True and False Type Questions

1. Which among the following statements is false?

(A) The astrologer had a flare which crackled and smoked.

(B) The astrologer took care to put on right make-up noise.

(C) The municipality did not provide any light in the path.

(D) The seller of the cheap cloth made a lot of noise.

2. Choose the true from the following—

(A) The road through town hall park was lonely.

(B) A variety of traders transacted business on the road.

(C) The groundnut seller lit his shop with gaslight.

(D) The astrologer was unhappy with the condition of light.

3. Tick the false statement—

(A) The astrologer intended to be an astrologer since childhood.

(B) The astrologer left his village suddenly.

(C) The astrologer ran away two hundred miles from his village.

(D) The astrologer was unmarried when he left the village.

4. Which among these statements is true?

(A) The astrologer lighted a flare before going home.

(B) The stranger pressed the flare before going home.

(C) A blue shaft of light appeared before the astrologer for consultation.

(D) When the stranger appeared, the light of the flare was blown out.

5. Find out the incorrect option among these statements—

(A) The stranger started smoking a cheroot.

(B) The astrologer sent up a prayer to heaven.

(C) The astrologer too was smoking a cheroot.

(D) The astrologer caught a glimpse of the stranger’s face.

6. Which among these is a correct statement, according to the story?

(A) After having a glimpse of the stranger’s face the astrologer felt relieved.

(B) The stranger was really unknown to the astrologer.

(C) The astrologer was the real identity of the astrologer.

(D) The astrologer could identify the stranger.

7. Tick the false statement—

(A) What the astrologer told about the stranger’s life was true.

(B) The stranger had a scar in his body.

(C) The stranger fled after being attacked.

(D) The stranger was stabbed with a knife.

8. Which is a false statement made by the astrologer?

(A) The attacker died four months ago in a far-off town.

(B) Guru Nayak was attacked with a knife.

(C) The attacker pushed Guru Nayak into a well.

(D) Guru Nayak was left for dead.

9. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

(A) The astrologer’s wife waited for him at the door.

(B) The astrologer’s wife was not happy with the money.

(C) The wife decided to buy coconut and jaggery with the money.

(D) The wife was shocked to hear about the astrologer’s attempt to kill a man.

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Case Based Type Questions

Read the following passage from ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ :

After dinner sitting on the pyol, he told her, “Do you know a great load is gone from me today? I thought I had the blood of a man on my hands all these years. That was the reason why I ran away from home, settled here, and married you. He is alive.” She gasped. “You tried to kill!” “Yes, in our village, when I was silly youngster. We drank, gambled, and quarrelled badly one day—why think of it now? Time to sleep,” he said, yawning, and stretched himself on the pyol.

Suppose the information supplied in the text is considered for a case study to generate conclusions.

Now, which among these would be the right conclusion inferred from the study :

(A) The astrologer had the habit of telling about his past life to his wife.

(B) The astrologer’s wife was a strong and hard-hearted woman.

(C) In his youth the astrologer was quite a reckless fellow, given to bad habits.

(D) Whenever the astrologer thought about his past life he felt sleepy.

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WBCHSE Sample Questions

1. How does the astrologer make his living?

(A) By accurately predicting the future of his clients

(B) By selling fake horoscopes to unsuspecting customers

(C) By performing elaborate rituals to appease the Gods

(D) By offering advice on various life matters to his clients

2. What is the turning point of the story that leads to the astrologer’s realisation?

a) He finds a valuable gem stone while strolling through the market place

b) He encounters a man from the past whom he had tried to kill

c) He discovers that his wife has been cheating on him

d) He meets a wealthy client who offers him a large sum of money

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Quick Recall

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given:

1) The astrologer advised Guru Nayak not to travel…………….again

a) eastward

b) southward

c) westward

d) northward

2) Rearrange the sentences:

(i) The astrologer saw his face by the match light.

(ii) He made preparations to bundle up.

(iii) He asked the client to take back his anna.

(iv) The stranger held his wrist and he shivered in his grip.

a) i-iii-ii-iv

b) ii-iii-i-iv

c) iii-i-ii-iv

d) iv-iii-ii-i

3) The place of the Astrologer’s business was lit up by

a) gaslight

b) lantern

c) moonlight

d) halogen light

4) If the Astrologer had not attempted to murder Guru Nayak,

(i) he would have continued to live in his village.

(ii) he would have become an astrologer.

(iii) he would have become a farmer.

(iv) he would have joined the army.

Select the correct option :

a) i and ii are true but iii and iv are false

b) i and iii are false, ii and iv are true

c) i and iv are true but ii and iv are false

d) i and iii true, but ii and iv are false

5) Select the correct option to match the following:

a) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

b) i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b

c) i-b, ii-c, iii-a, iv-d

d) i-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-a

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R K Narayan’s Short-story An Astrologer’s Day