The Tiger King
By- Kalki
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ — TEST) (1 Mark Each)
1.Kalki, the author of ‘The Tiger King’ has used as a background, days of———- kings dominating their subjects.
(a) just (b) brave (c) eccentric (d) gullible
2.In the story, The Tiger King’ proves to be all powerful———-
(a) strength of character (b) destiny
(c) willpower (d) authority
3.The Maharaja of———- is the hero of the story.
(a) Ramnagar (b) Pratibandapuram
(c) Paltipuram (d) Preetamgarh
4.Band informs the readers in the beginning that the Tiger King is ————
(a) mortal (b) gullible
(c) eccentric (d) immortal
5.How old was the Prince when he ridiculed the astrologer?
(a) 10 days (b) 10 weeks
(c) 10 months (d) 10 years
6.The astrologer told the Tiger King that death would come from a tiger because he was born in the hour of the————
(a) snake (b) lion
(c) deer (d) bull
7.What character trait of the prince is revealed when he utters the words, ‘Let Tigers Beware’?
(a) Humility (b) Arrogance
(c) Pride (d) Will-power
8.The Tiger King was crowned at the age of———-
(a) 10 (b) 14
(c) 20 (d) 24
9.The state astrologer predicted that no harm would come to the Tiger King till the killing of——— tigers
(a) 89 (b) 99
(c) 79 (d) 100
10.The Tiger King’s upbringing was very English. He was given milk of an English cow, watched English movies and ——-
(a) was looked after by an English nanny
(b) his clothes went to England to be washed
(c) he lived in England
(d) he loved Indian food
11.How old was the King’s son?
(a) One year old (b) Three years old
(c) Five years old (d) Seven years old
12.What present did the king buy for his son?
(a) A real tiger (b) A toy car
(c) A toy tiger (d) An air gun
13.The original cost of the present was
(a) 2 annas and a quarter (b) 2 annas and a half
(c) One and a half annas (d) 3 annas
14. The shopkeeper sold it to the Tiger King for——
(a) 30 rupees (b) 60 rupees
(c) 120 rupees (d) 300 rupees
15.The wooden tiger was carved by
(a) A master craftsman (b) An unskilled carpenter
(c) The shopkeeper himself (d) A British carpenter
16.———stood out of the wooden tiger
(a)Tiny slivers (b) Gems
(c) Engravings of ivory (d) Chains of silver
17.Identify the literary device in ‘like quills all over it’.
(a) Metaphor (b) Simile
(c) Alliteration (d) Personification
18. While playing with the prince, the king got hurt when a tiny sliver pierce his
(a) right hand (b) left hand
(c) right elbow (d) left the ankle
19.How many surgeons were summoned to attend the king?
(a) 3 (b) 7
(c) 9 (d) 13
20.Where were the surgeons summoned from?
(a) Delhi (b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta (d) Madras
21. Each time the Maharaja visited his father-in-law, he killed——— tigers
(a) 1-2 (b) 5-6
(c) 9-10 (d) 12-13
22.The Maharaja was sunk in gloom because
(a) there were no tigers to kill
(b) the British officer was angry
(c) he had not purchased his son’s birthday present
(d) the British officer’s wife accepted all the rings
23.Maharaja on not finding the last tiger———
(a) went to the Madras zoo
(b) terminated the services of many officers
(c) went to live in the jungle
(d) gave up the idea completely
24.The King thought of——– the land tax.
(a) reducing (b) abolishing
(c) doubling (d) imposing
25.The frustrated Tiger King asked the Dewan——–
(a) to resign
(b) to go to far off places in search of a tiger
(c) to invite the British Officer
(d) to get a tiger from the Madras zoo
26.The old tiger was kept——–
(a) in the state jail (b) hidden in the Dewan’s house
(c) tied to a tree in the jungle (d) hidden in a car
27.The old tiger had been brought from———-
(a) Calcutta Park (b) Business Park
(c) Leisure Park (d) People’s Park
28.The Tiger Ring was——- when he thought he had shot the final tiger
(a) related (b) sad
(c) stoic (d) relieved
29.The 100th tiger had——-
(a) been shot dead (b) fainted
(c) disappeared (d) been set free
30.Who shot the 100th tiger?
(a) The Tiger King (b) The Dewan
(c) One of the hunters (d) The British officer
31. The astrologer stated that he would——— if the king killed the 100th tiger
(a) leave the state (b) kill himself
(c) cut his hair (d) denounce the world
32.The state———- tiger killing
(a) protected (b) encouraged
(c) restricted (d) banned
33.A high ranking British officer wished to go on
(a) a tiger hunting expedition
(b) to the jungle
(c) and investigate the decrease in tiger population
(d) and remove the Tiger King
34.The Tiger King rejected the British Officer’s request
(a) for fifty diamond rings (b) of getting photographed with a tiger
(c) visiting his kingdom (d) for killing a tiger
35. ———- became the King’s main occupation
(a) English (b) Justice (c) Governance (d) Tiger hunting
36.The Tiger King sometimes killed the tiger———–
(a) with bare hands (b) without taking aim
(c) with the help of Dewan (d) with the help of British Official
37.Maharaja and Dewan——– the British Officer to save the kingdom
(a) entertained (b) bribed
(c) pacified (d) confronted
38.The diamond rings cost the king———
(a) 3 lakh rupees (b) 13 lakh rupees
(c) 18 lakh rupees (d) 23 lakh rupees
39. In 10 years of hunting expeditions, the Maharaja killed ———tigers
(a) 30 (b) 50
(c) 70 (d) 90
40.——— were left in the kingdom
(a) 30 tigers (b) No tigers
(c) A few tigers (d) Many tigers
41.How did the child grow?
a) drinking goat’s milk like other royal children
b) drinking buffalo’s milk like other royal chilldren
c) drinking cow’s milk like other royal children
d) none
42. What did the astrologer predict?
a) the boy will be a king
b) the boy will visit the world
c) the king will be killed by 100th tiger
d) none
43. How did the king challenge the prediction of the astrologer?
a) by killing the first tiger
b) by killing the 100th tiger
c) by killing all the tigers in the state
d) none
44. At what age the boy was crowned as king?
a) 30
b) 15
c) 22
d) 20
45. Whom did the King marry?
a) a queen
b) a princess
c) a princess whose father had many tigers.
d) none
46. Why did the King decide to marry?
a)to buy tigers
b)to own tigers
c)to tame tigers
d)to achieve his target of killing 100 tigers.
47. What became the cause of King’s death?
a) a tiger
b) a tiger from his wife’s state forest
c) a tiger from his own state forest
d) a wooden tiger from the toy shop
48. What is the theme of the story?
a) Desire of power
b) Desire to have power for one’s selfish interests and not for the welfare of the people
c) desire to help others
d) none
49. Why did the Maharaja double the tax?
a) In his rage against the disappearance of the sheep and to find 100th tiger
b) to raise the funds
c) to increse the income of the state
d) to help the poor
50. Why did the king send rings to British official’s wife?
a) to save his state and to please The British
b) to invite them for hunting
c) to invite them for a feast
d) to find more tigers
51.Who is the author of The Tiger King?
a) Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy
b) Charles Dickens
c) Kamla Das
d) None of the above
52. What is author’s pen name?
a) Chalki
b) Bhalki
c) Kalki
d) None of the above
53. What is the theme of the story?
a) birds
b) animals
c) birds and animals live on the planet
d) All birds and animals have an important role to maintain the ecological balance
54. On which issue is the story The Tiger King a satire on?
a) on people
b) on animals
c) on animals
d) on the false pride, ego and stubbornness of the powerful people
55. From where did the author derive his pen name?
a) from the prefix of his name
b) from the sufix of his name
c) from the sufix of his wife’s name
d) from the sufix of his and his wife’s name
56. The story is based upon which time period?
a) ancient times
b)modern times
c)medieval times
d)time of autocratic king
57. Who was Duraisani?
a) an old lady
b) a young lady
c)a greedy woman ,wife of a high rank British officer
d) none of the above
58. What does Durai mean in the story?
a) Chief leader in bengal
b) Chief leader in andhra
c) Chief leader in andhra
d) Chief British Officer
59. Who had killed the hundredth tiger?
a)Maharaja of Pratibandhapuram
b) Hunters
c) Deewan of Pratibadhapuram
d) British Officers
60. What did the king utter to astrologer’s prediction?
a) let tigers watch
b)Let tigers beware
c) let tigers be careful
d)None
ANSWERS
1.(c) eccentric |
2. (b) destiny |
3. (b) Pratibandapuram |
4.(a) mortal |
5. (a) 10 days |
6.(d) Bull |
7.(b) arrogance |
8. (c) 20 |
9. (b) 99 |
10.(a) was looked after by an English nanny |
11.(b) Three years old |
12. (c) A toy tiger |
13.(a) 2 annas and a quarter |
14. (d) 300 rupees |
15.(b) an unskilled carpenter |
16. (a) Tiny slivers |
17. (b) Simile |
18. (a) right hand |
19. (a) 3 |
20. (d) Madras |
21. (b) 5-6 |
22.(a) there were no tigers to kill |
23.(b) terminated the services of many officers |
24.(c) doubling |
25. (a) to resign |
26.(b) hidden in the Dewan’s house |
27.(d) People’s Park |
28.(a) elated |
29. (b) fainted |
30. (c) One of the hunters |
31. (c) cut his hair |
32.(d) banned |
33. (a) a tiger hunting expedition |
34.(b) of getting photographed with a tiger |
35. (d) Tiger hunting |
36.(a) with bare hands |
37. (b) bribed |
38. (a) 3 lakh rupees |
39.(c) 70 |
40. (b) No tigers |
41.c) drinking cow’s milk like other royal children |
42. c) the king will be killed by 100th tiger |
43. b) by killing the 100th tiger |
44. d) 20 |
45. c) a princess whose father had many tigers. |
46. d) to achieve his target of killing 100 tigers. |
47. d) a wooden tiger from the toy shop |
48. b) Desire to have power for one’s selfish interests and not for the welfare of the people |
49. a) In his rage against the disappearance of the sheep and to find 100th tiger |
50. a) to save his state and to please The British |
51 .a) Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy |
52. c) Kalki |
53. d) All birds and animals have an important role to maintain the ecological balance |
54. d) on the false pride, ego and stubbornness of the powerful people |
55. a) from the prefix of his name |
56. d) time of autocratic king |
57. c) a greedy woman ,wife of a high rank British officer |
58. d) Chief British Officer |
59. b) Hunters |
60. b)Let tigers beware |