Karma MCQ

a) in the train

b) in the platform

c) in the waiting room

d) in a room of his bungalow.

a) in the ground floor of his bungalow 

b) in a first-class waiting room at the railway station 

c) in his room at Balliol college, Oxford 

d) in the upper-storey of his bungalow. 

a) Germany 

b) England 

c) Belgium 

d) India.

a) mercury 

b) red oxide 

c) lead 

d) iron. 

a) because of the red oxide that came off and long translucent lines cut across its surface

b) because of the handicraft border used

c) because of the shine and brightness that attracted the writer

d) None of them.

a) pity and patronage                                  

b) hatred and haughtiness

c) arrogance and apathy                            

d) despair.

a) the mirror

b) Sir Mohan Lal’s wife

c) the bearer

d) Sir Mohan Lal.

a) it was small

b) it was cheap

c) it was made in India

d) it was made in England.

a) his wife

b) his countrymen

c) everything else in his country

d) his past life. 

a) himself                

b) his wife                

c) everything belonging to his country     

d) nothing.

a) efficient, worthy, punctual 

b) inefficient, dirty, indifferent 

c) lazy, slow, corrupt 

d) traditional, luxurious, cultural.

2️⃣1️⃣ The mirror ____________ back at Sir Mohan.

2️⃣2️⃣ The personified mirror opines about Sir Mohan Lal that he is 

2️⃣3️⃣ “You are a bit of all right, old chap.”
The speaker of the above line is 

2️⃣4️⃣ “You are a bit of all right, old chap.” Here ‘old chap’ refers to 

2️⃣5️⃣ According to the mirror, Sir Mohan Lal was a 

2️⃣6️⃣ Mohan’s moustache was 

2️⃣7️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal had put on a suit imported from

2️⃣8️⃣ In the button-hole of Mohan’s suit there was a 

2️⃣9️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal normally used 

3️⃣0️⃣ There was an aroma of 

3️⃣1️⃣ ‘Eau de cologne’ refers to 

3️⃣2️⃣ ‘Eau de cologne’ is a/an

3️⃣3️⃣ Sir Mohan smoothed his Balliol tie for the_____________time.

3️⃣4️⃣ Before going away from the mirror, Sir Mohan 

3️⃣5️⃣ “Sir Mohan threw out his chest, smoothed his Balliol tie for the umpteenth time and waved a good bye to the mirror.” Here ‘umpteenth time’ means

3️⃣6️⃣ Sir Mohan smoothed his Balliol tie repeatedly because

3️⃣7️⃣ After glancing his watch, Sir Mohan thought 

3️⃣8️⃣ “There was still time for a quick one.” Here ‘a quick one’ refers to / There was still time for 

3️⃣9️⃣ Sir Mohan wanted to pass his time before the arrival of the train

4️⃣0️⃣ Sir Mohan was attended in the waiting-room by 

4️⃣1️⃣ When Sir Mohan Lal shouted ‘Koi Hai’, there appeared

4️⃣2️⃣ The English rendering of ‘Koi Hai’ is

4️⃣3️⃣ The bearer of Sir Mohan wore a 

4️⃣4️⃣ The word ‘livery’ means

4️⃣5️⃣ “Ek Chota”, ordered Sir Mohan. 
Here ‘Ek Chota’ refers to

4️⃣6️⃣ “Ek Chota”, ordered Sir Mohan, and sank into a large cane chair to drink and ruminate.” 
Here ‘ruminate’ means

4️⃣7️⃣ Sir Mohan waited  at the railway station to

4️⃣8️⃣ Mohan Lal’s luggage was 

4️⃣9️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal’s wife was

5️⃣0️⃣ Lachmi represents

👉Answer Key

5️⃣1️⃣ Lachmi was sitting

5️⃣2️⃣ Lachmi was sitting 

5️⃣3️⃣ Lachmi sat on a

5️⃣4️⃣ While sitting on her grey steel trunk Lady Lal was chewing a

5️⃣5️⃣ While sitting on her steel trunk Lachmi was fanning herself with a

5️⃣6️⃣ Lachmi was

5️⃣7️⃣ Lachmi was a lady in her middle

5️⃣8️⃣ Lady Mohan Lal was aged

5️⃣9️⃣ Lady Lal was aged 

6️⃣0️⃣ Lady Lal wore a

6️⃣1️⃣ The sari of the Lachmi was 

6️⃣2️⃣ The colour of the sari that Lachmi wore was

6️⃣3️⃣ Lady Lal was wearing a 

6️⃣4️⃣ The nose-ring worn by Lady Lal was made of

6️⃣5️⃣ Lachmi had several bangles on her arms made of 

6️⃣6️⃣ Lady Lal first had a talk with

6️⃣7️⃣ “She hailed a passing railway coolie.” 
Here ‘hailed’ means

6️⃣8️⃣ “Where does the zenana stop?” 
Here ‘zenana’ means

6️⃣9️⃣ The word ‘zenana’ in the story means

7️⃣0️⃣ “Where does the zenana stop?”

7️⃣1️⃣ The coolie flattened his turban to 

7️⃣2️⃣ Lachmi’s tiffin carrier was made up of

7️⃣3️⃣ Lady lal picked up her brass fiffin carrier to

7️⃣4️⃣ “Lady Lal ambled along behind him.” 
Here ‘ambled’ means

7️⃣5️⃣ On her way to the zenana compartment, Lady Lal stopped by a

7️⃣6️⃣ Lachmi stopped by a hawker’s stall to buy       

7️⃣7️⃣ Lachmi stopped by a hawkers stall

7️⃣8️⃣ “But you’ll find room in the zenana.” 
Here ‘you’ refers to

7️⃣9️⃣ In Lachmi’s tiffin there were 

8️⃣0️⃣ “The coolie sat opposite her on his haunches, drawing lines in the gravel with his finger.”
Here ‘gravel’ means

8️⃣1️⃣ The coolie was drawing lines in the gravel with his finger when Lady Lal was 

8️⃣2️⃣ Lachmi’s luggage was brought to the compartment of the train by

8️⃣3️⃣ “Are you travelling alone, sister?” 
Here the speaker is 

8️⃣4️⃣ “No, I am with my master, brother.” 
Here ‘master’ refers to

8️⃣5️⃣ “No, I am with my master, brother.” 
Here ‘brother’ refers to 

8️⃣6️⃣ Mohan would travel in the 

8️⃣7️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal was a 

8️⃣8️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal was by profession a/an

8️⃣9️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal’s wife is a/an

9️⃣0️⃣ Lachmi is a/an 

9️⃣1️⃣ Lachmi travelled in the

9️⃣2️⃣ Lachmi travelled alone because 

9️⃣3️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal does not take his wife with him in the same compartment because

9️⃣4️⃣ Lachmi was not allowed to travel with Mohan Lal in the first class because

9️⃣5️⃣ Lachmi did not travel by first class because 

9️⃣6️⃣ “So I keep to me zenana inter-class.” 
‘Zenana’ is originally a/an

9️⃣7️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal and his wife were going

9️⃣8️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal and Lady Lal Lachmi do not travel together though they are booked in the same train because

9️⃣9️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal treated Lachmi with a note of

1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Sir Mohan’s treatment with Lachmi was 

👉Answer Key

1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ “Lachmi chatted away merrily” with

1️⃣0️⃣2️⃣ Lady Lal was fond of

1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣ Lachmi liked to gossip because 

1️⃣0️⃣4️⃣ It was proved that Lady Lal was fond of a little gossip when she 

1️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ Lachmi lived 

1️⃣0️⃣6️⃣ Lady Lal lived

1️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal and Lady Lal lived at home 

1️⃣0️⃣8️⃣ Lachmi alone in the house because 

1️⃣0️⃣9️⃣ “… so they never came.” 
Here ‘they’ refers to

1️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ Lady Lal’s relatives did not come to her bungalow because

1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal used to visit Lady Lal’s room in the bungalow 

1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣ Mohan Lal came up to lady Lal 

1️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal spoke to Lady Lal in 

1️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ Mohan Lal talked to Lachmi in 

1️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ “These nocturnal visits had, however, borne no fruit.” 
The sentence indicates that 

1️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ “These nocturnal visits had, however, borne no fruit.”
The statement suggests that 

1️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ The clanging of the bell announced the 

1️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ “Lady Lal hurriedly finished off her meal.” Lady Lal’s meal contains

1️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ “She got up still licking the stone of the pickled….”
Here ‘stone’ refers to

1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ After washing Lachmi dried her mouth and hands with

1️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ After finishing her meal, Lachmi 

1️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ Lachmi thanked God

1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ Lachmi thanked God for

1️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ The compartment Lady Lal got into was

1️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ The inter-class zenana compartment was

1️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ “She heaved her squat, bulky frame through the door.” 
Here ‘squat’ means

1️⃣2️⃣7️⃣ Lachmi’s figure was 

1️⃣2️⃣8️⃣ Lady Lal gave the coolie

1️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ Lady Mohan Lal offered the coolie 

1️⃣3️⃣0️⃣ Lady Lal gave the coolie 

1️⃣3️⃣1️⃣ Lady Lal produced a two-anna bit for the coolie from 

1️⃣3️⃣2️⃣ Lady Lal charged her betel leaves with 

1️⃣3️⃣3️⃣ “These she thrust into her mouth.” 
Here these refers to

1️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ When the train arrived at the station Sir Mohan Lal was 

1️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ When the train arrived, Sir Mohan

1️⃣3️⃣6️⃣ The arrival of the train did not disturb 

1️⃣3️⃣7️⃣ The arrival of train did not disturb Sir Mohan Lal’s

1️⃣3️⃣8️⃣ “The arrival of the train did not disturb Sir Mohan Lal’s sang-froid.” 
The word ‘sang-froid’ means

1️⃣3️⃣9️⃣ Before the arrival of the train Sir Mohan Lal continued to sip

1️⃣4️⃣0️⃣ According to Sir Mohan, the exhibitions of bad breeding of Indians were

1️⃣4️⃣1️⃣ According to Sir Mohan Lal, ‘excitement’, ‘bustle’ and ‘hurry’ were exhibitions of

1️⃣4️⃣2️⃣ Sir Mohan wanted everything

1️⃣4️⃣3️⃣ “He wanted everything ‘tickety-boo’ and orderly.” 
Here ‘tickety-boo’ means

1️⃣4️⃣4️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal stayed in England for

1️⃣4️⃣5️⃣ Sir Mohan had stayed in Britain for

1️⃣4️⃣6️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal spent ________ in England while reading at the University of Oxford. 

1️⃣4️⃣7️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal had lived abroad for

1️⃣4️⃣8️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal stayed in England for

1️⃣4️⃣9️⃣ In his five years abroad, Sir Mohan had acquired the manners and attitudes of the 

1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ Sir Mohan spoke Hindustani 

👉Answer Key

1️⃣5️⃣2️⃣ “He rarely spoke Hindustani.” 
Sir Mohan rarely spoke Hindustani because

1️⃣5️⃣3️⃣ “When he did, it was like an Englishman’s .’’ 
He ‘when he did ‘ refers to

1️⃣5️⃣4️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal had his education at

1️⃣5️⃣5️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal was taught in the

1️⃣5️⃣6️⃣ Sir Mohan was fond of

1️⃣5️⃣7️⃣ Mohan Lal liked to talk

1️⃣5️⃣8️⃣ Mohan Lal could talk on 

1️⃣5️⃣9️⃣ The English that Sir Mohan spoke was exactly like a/an

1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ Sir Mohan often heard the English people say that he spoke

1️⃣6️⃣1️⃣ The station where Sir Mohan Lal waited was a

1️⃣6️⃣2️⃣ Sir Mohan expected in the compartment 

1️⃣6️⃣3️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal expected that some English soldiers might be on the train because

1️⃣6️⃣4️⃣ Sir Mohan’s heart warmed at the prospect of a/an 

1️⃣6️⃣5️⃣ “His heart warmed at the prospect of an impressive conversation .” 
He expected an impressive conversation with

1️⃣6️⃣6️⃣ Sir Mohan never showed any sign of eagerness to talk to the

1️⃣6️⃣7️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal would often try to draw the attention of his English co-passengers by showing them first 

1️⃣6️⃣8️⃣ Sir Mohan’s plans to strike up a conversation with fellow travelers during the train journey were 

1️⃣6️⃣9️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal kept with him a copy of

1️⃣7️⃣0️⃣ The newspaper Mohan Lal used to read in compartment is 

1️⃣7️⃣1️⃣ “The Times” is a newspaper from

1️⃣7️⃣2️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal always used to read ‘The Times’ because

1️⃣7️⃣3️⃣ “Someone would like to borrow it when he put it aside…” 
Here it refers to / The thing that would someone like to borrow from Mohan Lal is 

1️⃣7️⃣4️⃣ “I’ve finished with it.” 
The person concerned finished

1️⃣7️⃣5️⃣ “I’ve finished with it”
This was spoken by

1️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ The particular thing which Sir Mohan Lal always wore while travelling was

1️⃣7️⃣7️⃣ Mohan Lal used to wear while travelling 

1️⃣7️⃣8️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal always wore 

1️⃣7️⃣9️⃣ Sir Mohan’s tie was special because

1️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ “That would open a vista leading to a fairy-land of Oxford college…”
Here ‘that’ refers to

1️⃣8️⃣1️⃣ When both ‘The Times’ and the tie failed, Sir Mohan asked for

1️⃣8️⃣2️⃣ The thing, which, according to Sir Mohan Lal, never failed with Englishmen was 

1️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ “Whiskey never failed with Englishman.”
The expression means

1️⃣8️⃣4️⃣ Mohan Lal had a 

1️⃣8️⃣5️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal’s cigarette case was made of

1️⃣8️⃣6️⃣ Sir Mohan’s handsome gold cigarette case was filled with 

1️⃣8️⃣7️⃣ “Engish cigarettes in india?”
The person or persons who might think so were

1️⃣8️⃣8️⃣ “How on earth did he get them?” 
Here ‘them’ refers to

1️⃣8️⃣9️⃣ “Sure he didn’t mind?” 
He didn’t mind

1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal would  try to draw the attention of his English co-passengers by showing

1️⃣9️⃣1️⃣ Mohan Lal would try to impress the Englishmen

1️⃣9️⃣2️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal was taught in the

1️⃣9️⃣3️⃣ ‘Mixed doubles’ refers that Mohan Lal played

1️⃣9️⃣4️⃣ While in England Sir Mohan took part in

1️⃣9️⃣5️⃣ While in England Sir Mohan Lal usually enjoyed dinner at

1️⃣9️⃣6️⃣ The life of Sir Mohan in Britain was spent 

1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣ Five years of a crowded glorious life is worth far more than………..in India. 

1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣ Sir Mohan was 

1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal hated 

2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ According to Sir Mohan Lal, Lachmi smelt of 

👉Answer Key

2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal’s ways and manners were meant to produce the impression

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣ The in-charge of Mohan Lal’s luggage’s installation to first class compartment was 

2️⃣0️⃣3️⃣ Sir Mohan’s thoughts were disturbed as 

2️⃣0️⃣4️⃣ The first-class compartment in which Sir Mohan Lal was travelling was next to 

2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ “He was dismayed.” 
Mohan Lal was dismayed because

2️⃣0️⃣6️⃣ When Sir Mohan found the compartment empty, he started 

2️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ Sir Mohan Lal’s  face lit up when he saw through the window of the train compartment

2️⃣0️⃣8️⃣ Two soldiers walked unsteadily because they were

2️⃣0️⃣9️⃣ The two Englsih soldiers carried

2️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ “Sir Mohan decided to welcome them.” 
Here them refers to

2️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ When Sir Mohan saw two English soldiers walking towards his coupe, he decided to

2️⃣1️⃣2️⃣ Sir Mohan decided to welcome 

2️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ The two soldiers were entitled to travel only 

2️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ “He would speak to the guard.”
Sir Mohan decided to speak to the guard 

2️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ The English soldiers whom Sir Mohan Lal had to face were

2️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ Sir Mohan’s compartment was first seen by 

2️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ “He surveyed the compartment…”
Here ‘he’ refers to

2️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ “Ere, Bill,” he shouted, “one ere.”
Here ‘ere’ means

2️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ “Get the nigger out.” 
Here ‘nigger’ refers to 

2️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ “Get the nigger out.”
The word ‘nigger’ is a/an

2️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ “Get the niger out” suggests

2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ In the story, “Karma” ‘niger’ was called to

2️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ The soldiers wore 

2️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ Sir Mohan protested the atrocities of the soldiers in

2️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ ‘The soldiers paused’ when

2️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ The soldiers paused and continued their action because

2️⃣2️⃣7️⃣ “……..but they knew better than to trust their inebriated ears.”
Here ‘inebriated’ means

2️⃣2️⃣8️⃣ The guard waved 

2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ The two English soldiers first flung

2️⃣3️⃣0️⃣ Sir Mohan was livid with rage when the two English soldiers

2️⃣3️⃣1️⃣ Sir Mohan was livid with rage when

2️⃣3️⃣2️⃣ The act of the British soldiers which finally angered Sir Mohan Lal was 

2️⃣3️⃣3️⃣ “Preposterous, preposterous,” he shouted, hoarse with anger. 
Here ‘he’ refers to

2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ “Preposterous, preposterous”, he shouted, hoarse with anger. 
The word ‘preposterous’ means

2️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ “I’ll have you arrested,” so saying Sir Mohan Lal called

2️⃣3️⃣6️⃣ Sir Mohan’s English sounded to the English soldiers

2️⃣3️⃣7️⃣ “…..but it was too much of the King’s for them.”
Here ‘King’s’ refers to 

2️⃣3️⃣8️⃣ “Keep yer ruddy mouth shut!” 
Here ‘ruddy’ means

2️⃣3️⃣9️⃣ _______struck Sir Mohan flat on the face.

2️⃣4️⃣0️⃣ Sir Mohan was struck in the face by 

2️⃣4️⃣1️⃣ Sir Mohan was flung out of the train by the two English soldiers by

2️⃣4️⃣2️⃣ The English soldiers flung Sir Mohan Lal out of the train because

2️⃣4️⃣3️⃣ Sir Mohan was flung out of the train and landed on the 

2️⃣4️⃣4️⃣ Sir Mohan landed on the suitcase when

2️⃣4️⃣5️⃣ When the two soldiers threw Sir Mohan on the platform 

2️⃣4️⃣6️⃣ “Sir Mohan’s feet were glued to the earth and he lost his speech.” 
Here ‘earth’ means 

2️⃣4️⃣7️⃣ The tail end of the train appeared with a

2️⃣4️⃣8️⃣ Lachmi’s mouth was bloated with

2️⃣4️⃣9️⃣ When the train sped past the lighted part of the platform, Lady Lal 

2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ Lachmi spat a jet of 

2️⃣5️⃣1️⃣ At the end of the story ‘Karma’ Sir Mohan Lal was

i) next to the guard’s van                           

ii) just after the engine 

iii) at the tail end of the train                      

iv) in the middle of the train.