1. The writer of the story “An
astrologer’s Day is:
a. R. N. Tagore
b. Raja Rao
c. R. K. Narayan
d. Mulk Raj Anand
2. The story “An astrologer’s Day” was
published in:
a. 1922
b. 1923
c. 1947
d. 1948
3. The story “An astrologer’s Day” belongs
to:
a. Malgudi Days
b. Contemporary
English Stories
c. Best of R.K.
Narayan
d. None
4. How many stories are in
"Malgudi Days:
a. 32.
b. 8
c. 15
d. 58
5. The setting of the story is:
a. Bombay
b. Delhi
c. Malgudi
d. Chennai
6. This story was first published in:
a. Indian Thought
Publication
b. Penguin
Publication
c. Oxford
Publication
d. Cambridge
Publication
7. The protagonist of the story was:
a. The Writer
b. The neighbour
c. An astrologer
d. None of above
8. The astrologer was punctual in:
a. Opening his
shop
b. Closing his
shop
c. Sleeping
d. Praying to God
9. The astrologer opened his shop at:
a. 9 AM
b. Sharp Midday
c. Any time
d. Evening.
10. He had the following number of
cowrie shells along with him:
a. 10
b. 12
c. 15
d. 18
11. An Astrologer wore impressive get
up because:
a. He wanted to
travel another village
b. He wanted to
impress customers
c. He used to
like wear the impressive dresses
d. He wanted to
participate in a marriage
12. He had a mystic chart on:
a. Ground
b. Bag
c. Palm
d. a square piece
of cloth
13. The professional equipment which
the Astrologer did not have:
a. Cowrie shells
b. Lemon and
chilli
c. A notebook
d. A bundle of
palmyra writing
14. Obscure means:
a. Supernatural
b. Bright
c. Increase
d. Difficult to
understand
15. He had a bundle of writing notes on:
a. Chart
b. Palmyra
c. Papyrus
d. Paper
16. His forehead was coloured with:
a. Mud
b. Ash
c. Vermilion
d. Both ash and
vermilion
17. His clients thought the gleam of
his eyes as:
a. Sun rays
b. Prophetic
light
c. Magic light
d. None of above.
18. Whiskers mean:
a. Moustache
b. Beard
c. Tusker
d. Drinks
19. The colour of the astrologer’s
turban was:
a. Red
b. Green
c. Yellow
d. Saffron
20. People were attracted to the
astrologer like:
a. bees to dahlia
b. Fish to water
c. Children to
toys
d. Police to
criminals
21. The astrologer sat under the:
a. Tamarind tree
b. Mango Tree
c. Banyan tree
d. Peepul tree
22. The path that touched the shop of
the astrologer, went through the:
a. Forest
b. Play ground
c. Village fair
d. Town Hall Park
23. The auctioneer auctioned in that
place:
a. Furniture
b. Cheap Cloth
c. Antique
jewellery
d. stolen
hardware
24. Who attracted the people most? :
a. Groundnut
seller
b. Astrologer
c. Magician
d. Auctioneer
25. The groundnut seller called his
groundnut:
a. Bombay Ice
cream
b. Delhi Almond
c. King’s
Delicacy
d. Above all
26. ‘Raja’s Delicacy’ is:
a. Eaten by Rajas
only
b. Eaten by the
astrologer
c. The name given
to the nut by a vendor of fried groundnuts
d. None
27. The astrologer transacted his
business by the light of:
a. Cycle lamp
b. Hissing
gaslight
c. Naked flare
d. Groundnut
seller’s flare
28. The astrologer had:
a. Cycle lamp
b. Hissing
gaslight
c. Naked flare
d. No light
29. The astrologer left his village:
a. Without any
plan
b. With a lot of
plan
c. to be an
astrologer
d. to meet his
wife
30. He had a working analysis of
mankind’s:
a. Troubles
b. Profession
c. Joy
d. Nothing
31. What sharpened the astrologer’s
perception? :
a. His wit
b. Long Practice.
c. Long study
d. Yoga
32. Per question, the astrologer
charged:
a. 5 pies
b. 2 pies
c. 1 rupee
d. 3 pies
33. He gave his customer to speak:
a. 10 minutes
b. 5 minutes
c. No time
d. 15 minutes
34. To which fact did most of the
customer agreed? :
a. “In many ways
you are not getting the fullest result for your efforts”
b. “Most of your
troubles are due to your nature”
c. “How can you
be otherwise with Saturn where he is?
d. None of above.
35. The signal for astrologer to bundle
up his shop was:
a. The sun sets
in west
b. The nut-vendor
blew out his flare
c. His wife call
him for dinner
d. None of above
36. When the nut-vendor blew out his
flare only the light remained at astrologer’s shop was:
a. Cycle lamp
b. Gas lights
c. Municipality
light
d. Unknown green
light
37. “You look so careworn”—the speaker
is:
a. Nut vendor
b. Guru Nayak
c. Astrologer
d. Auctioneer
38. You look so careworn”—here the
referred person is:
a. Nut vendor
b. Guru Nayak
c. Astrologer
d. Auctioneer
39. “It will do you good to sit down
for a while and chat with me”—The speaker is:
a. Wife
b. Guru Nayak
c. Astrologer
d. Writer
40. “You call yourself an
astrologer”—Who is the speaker? :
a. Guru Nayak
b. Astrologer
himself
c. Wife
d. Nut seller
41. “Tell me something
worthwhile……….”—The speaker is:
a. Guru Nayak
b. Astrologer
himself
c. Wife
d. Nut seller
42. Guru Nayak flung out at the
astrologer:
a. One anna.
b. Three pies
c. One rupee
d. Five rupees
43. If the astrologer could satisfy
Guru Nayak he would demand:
a. One anna
b. Three pies
c. One rupee
d. Five rupees.
44. The negotiation ended at:
a. Eight annas.
b. Three pies
c. One rupee
d. Five rupees.
45. If the astrologer proved wrong, he
had to return:
a. Full amount
b. Half of his
charge
c. One rupee
d. Twice of his
charge.
46. Guru Nayak lit up a:
a. Cheroot
b. Cigarette
c. Bidi
d. None
47. The astrologer could see the face
of new customer by:
a. The light of
Municipality
b. Nut vendor’s
flare
c. matchlight of
the customer
d. Auctioneer’s
light
48. The vehicle that entered the road
was:
a. Jutka.
b. Taxi
c. Bus
d. Bullock cart
49. “Leave me today……..” –The speaker
was:
a. Guru Nayak
b. Astrologer.
c. Wife
d. Nut seller
50. Astrologer felt uncomfortable:
a. A man came to
him with a knife
b. A man had
beaten him
c. He saw the man
in the light to whom he had beaten and left for death.
d. None of the
above
51. “Challenge is challenge”—the
speaker is:
a. Guru Nayak.
b. Astrologer
c. Wife
d. Nut seller
52. “Otherwise I will not open my
mouth”—The astrologer demanded for the last time to speak:
a. One anna
b. Three pies
c. One rupee.
d. Five rupees
53. Ultimately the astrologer got from
Guru Nayak:
a. One anna
b. Three pies
c. One rupee
d. Twelve and
half annas.
54. Guru Nayak was attacked by:
a. Sword
b. Dagger
c. Knife
d. Stone
55. “Good fellow”—Who was the speaker?:
a. Author
b. Astrologer
c. Guru Nayak.
d. Nut vendor
56. “Good fellow”—the referred fellow
was:
a. Author
b. Astrologer.
c. Guru Nayak
d. Nut vendor
57. Guru Nayak was pushed into a:
a. Well
b. Pond
c. River
d. Septic Tank
58. Guru Nayak was rescued from the
well by:
a. Some passer-by
b. Astrologer
c. His wife
d. Nut vendor
59. “When shall I get at him”—the
speaker is:
a. Author
b. Astrologer
c. Guru Nayak
d. Nut vendor
60. “When shall I get at him”—the
speaker wanted to get:
a. Author
b. Astrologer
c. Guru Nayak
d. Nut vendor
61. According to the astrologer, the attacker
of Guru Nayak died:
a. Four months
ago.
b. Five months
ago
c. One Month ago
d. One year ago
62. According to the astrologer, the
attacker of Guru Nayak died:
a. In this town
b. In a far-off
town
c. Bombay
d. Delhi
63. “You know my name!”—the name refers
to name of:
a. Author
b. Astrologer
c. Medicine
seller
d. Guru Nayak.
64. The village of Guru Nayak is at:
a. East
b. West
c. South
d. North.
65. The village of Guru Nayak was far
from astrologer’s town:
a. One day’s journey
b. Two days’
journey
c. Four days’
journey
d. Five days
journey
66. The astrologer offered Guru Nayak
to rub on his forehead:
a. Ash
b. Vermilion
c. Mud
d. Oilment
67. Astrologer advised Guru Nayak not
to travel:
a. Eastward
b. Westward
c. Northward
d. Southward.
68. the astrologer asked the stranger
to:
a. Come to the
city often
b. Go to the
Raja
c. Read astrology
d. Remain in his
village for ever
69. Astrologer predicted that Guru
Nayak would live:
a. 50 years
b. 90 years
c. 100 years
d. 80 years
70. According to the astrologer, his attacker was
crushed under:
a. Lorry.
b. Truck
c. Tractor
d. Bus
71. The astrologer reached home at:
a. Evening
b. Midnight
c. Midday
d. 11 PM
72. Astrologer’s wife was waiting for
him at:
a. Field
b. Bed room
c. Door
d. Courtyard
73. The wife of astrologer wanted to
buy with money:
a. Sweet
b. Jaggery
c. Coconut
d. Jaggery and
coconut.
74. His wife wanted to prepare for her
children:
a. Coconut sweet
b. Chicken curry
c. Sweet rice
d. None
75. Astrologer had a:
a. Son
b. Daughter
c. Sister
d. None
76. “The swine has cheated me!”—The
swine refers to:
a. Astrologer
b. His wife
c. Guru Nayak.
d. None
77. “The swine has cheated me!”—The
speaker was:
a. Astrologer.
b. His wife
c. Guru Nayak
d. None
78. “You tried to kill”—The speaker is:
a. Astrologer
b. His wife.
c. Guru Nayak
d. None
79. “You tried to kill”—who tried to
kill?:
a. Astrologer.
b. His wife
c. Guru Nayak
d. None
80. Many years ago the astrologer had:
a. Studied
astrology
b. Stabbed a man
and left him for dead.
c. Read the stranger’s
palm
d. Committed
theft
81. The astrologer confessed the truth
to:
a. The
stranger
b. His wife
c. His child
d. Guru Nayak
82. How does the astrologer's wife
respond to his tale of nearly killing someone?:
a. She faints
b. She divorces
him
c. She is mad
that he did not finish the job
d. She is
shocked.
83. The word ‘pyol’ means:
a. High platform
on both side of house entrance.
b. Bed
c. Chair
d. Cloth piece to
sit on
84. The word ‘jutka’ means:
a. Two wheeled,
horse drawn carriage.
b. A kind of food
c. Chair
d. Cloth piece to
sit on
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