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An Astrologer’s Day
R. K. Narayan
An Astrologer’s Day MCQ (Top 50 Multiple Choice Questions)
1. The astrologer would open his bag
(i) punctually in the morning
(ii) at 12 noon everyday
(iii) punctually in the evening
(iv) punctually at midnight
Ans: (ii) at 12 noon everyday
2. The ‘professional equipment’ of the astrologer consists of
(i) a square piece of cloth with obscure mystic chart
(ii) a notebook and a bundle of palmyra writing
(iii) a dozen of cowrie shells
(iv) all of the above
Ans: (iv) all of the above
3. The forehead of the astrologer looked
(i) dark
(ii) resplendent
(iii) shadowy
(iv) none of the above
Ans: (ii) resplendent
4. Astrologer’s eyes sparkled with a sharp, abnormal gleam because
(i) he used eyeliner
(ii) of a continual searching look for customers
(iii) street-light fell on his eyes
(iv) none of the above
Ans: (ii) of a continual searching look for customers
5. His forehead was resplendent with
(i) sacred ash and vermilion
(ii) vermilion and chandan
(iii) sacred ash and chandan
(iv) sacred ash and saffron colour
Ans: (i) sacred ash and vermilion
6. The dark whiskers of the astrologer
(i) streamed down his cheeks
(ii) streamed down his shoulder
(iii) streamed down his eyes
(iv) streamed down his nose
Ans: (i) streamed down his cheeks
7. What, according to the author, crowned the affect of the astrologer’s appearance?
(i) Sacred ash on the forehead
(ii) Vermilion on the forehead
(iii) Searching look that attracted clients
(iv) A saffron-coloured turban around his head
Ans: (iv) A saffron-coloured turban around his head
8. Attraction of the people towards the astrologer is similar to (or compared to)
(i) the attraction of the bees to cosmos or dahlia flowers
(ii) attraction of insects to cosmos or dahlia stalks
(iii) attraction of the bird to its nest
(iv) attraction of the ants to food stuff
Ans: (i) the attraction of the bees to cosmos or dahlia flowers
9. The astrologer sat
(i) under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree
(ii) under the shade of a bokul tree
(iii) under the boughs of a spreading neem tree
(iv) under the boughs of a spreading banyan tree
Ans: (i) under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree
10. The place where the astrologer would sit and wait for his clients was located
(i) at the corner of the city centre
(ii) on one side of the path running through the Town Hall Park
(iii) adjoining to a village park
(iv) none of the above
Ans: (ii) on one side of the path running through the Town Hall Park
11. Who gave his ware a fancy name each day?
(i) Vendor of fried groundnut
(ii) Food seller
(iii) Seller of clothes
(iv) Seller of chanachur
Ans: (i) Vendor of fried groundnut
12. Who dallied before the astrologer?
(i) A few persons
(ii) A considerable portion of this crowd
(iii) A small part of the crowd
(iv) A lot of people
Ans: (ii) A considerable portion of this crowd
13. Which light helped the astrologer transact his business?
(i) The light of a flare
(ii) The light of a street lamp
(iii) The light of an old cycle lamp
(iv) The light of the park
Ans: (i) The light of a flare
14. The astrologer managed his business
(i) in the street light
(ii) in the gaslights
(iii) without his own light
(iv) with his own light
Ans: (iii) without his own light
15. According to R. K. Narayan, the astrologer was as much a stranger to the stars
(i) as were his innocent customers
(ii) as were the other vendors
(iii) as were his family members
(iv) as were the residents of Malgudi
Ans: (i) as were his innocent customers
16. Whatever the astrologer said
(i) pleased and astonished everyone
(ii) annoyed his customers
(iii) attracted the passerby
(iv) failed to convince anybody
Ans: (i) pleased and astonished everyone
17. According to R. K. Narayan, the astrologer’s Income was
(i) as much an honest man’s labour as any other
(ii) as much a dishonest man’s labour as any cheat
(iii) less than an honest man’s income
(iv) more than an honest man’s income
Ans: (i) as much an honest man’s labour as any other
18. The astrologer was born and brought up
(i) in a farmer’s family
(ii) in an astrologer’s family
(iii) in an educated family
(iv) in a fisherman’s family
Ans: (i) in a farmer’s family
19. If the astrologer had continued his Ille in the village, he would have carried on
(i) cultivating the land
(ii) catching the fish
(iii) an astrologer’s business
(iv) teaching in a village pathshala
Ans: (i) cultivating the land
20. The present address of the astrologer Is
(i) a hundred mile away from his village home
(ii) a couple of hundred miles away from his village home
(iii) three hundred miles away from his village home
(iv) four hundred miles away from his village home
Ans: (ii) a couple of hundred miles away from his village home
21. As an astrologer he had a working analysis of
(i) mankind’s troubles
(ii) mankind’s happy moments
(iii) mankind’s progress
(iv) mankind’s ambition
Ans: (i) mankind’s troubles
22. Long practice had
(i) sharpened the astrologer’s perception of human troubles
(ii) sharpened the astrologers perception of human affection
(iii) sharpened the astrologers perception of human entanglements
(iv) sharpened the astrologers perception of human interests
Ans: (i) sharpened the astrologer’s perception of human troubles
23. For each question, the astrologer charged
(i) five pies
(ii) four pies
(iii) three pies
(iv) two pies
Ans: (iii) three pies
24. What left the astrologer in darkness?
(i) The closing of medicine shops
(ii) Rising of the cheap cloth-seller
(iii) Rising of the nuts vendor
(iv) Sudden load-shedding
Ans: (iii) Rising of the nuts vendor
25. The astrologer sensed the man standing before him lo be
(i) a client
(ii) a thief
(iii) a shadow
(iv) a mischief-maker
Ans: (i) a client
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26. The astrologer assured the stranger that what he would get
(i) ought to be good enough for his money
(ii) ought to be something more than his money’s worth
(iii) something equal to the value of his time and money
(iv) none of the above
Ans: (i) ought to be good enough for his money
27. The pact between the astrologer and the stranger was accepted
(i) then and there
(ii) after a hard bargain
(iii) within a moment
(iv) without argument
Ans: (ii) after a hard bargain
28. As the astrologer felt very uncomfortable
(i) he refused to accept the challenge
(ii) he attempted to run away from the place
(iii) he lit a cheroot
(iv) he looked upset
Ans: (i) he refused to accept the challenge
29. When the astrologer made his preparations to bundle up
(i) the stranger demanded his money back
(ii) the stranger requested him to go through his palm
(iii) the stranger held the astrologer’s wrist and did not allow him to go
(iv) the stranger did nothing
Ans: (iii) the stranger held the astrologer’s wrist and did not allow him to go
30. As the astrologer was forced lo accept the challenge
(i) his throat dried up
(ii) he leapt up In joy
(iii) he proceeded fearlessly
(iv) he began to stammer
Ans: (i) his throat dried up
31. “After a good deal of haggling the other agreed.”. -Here the word ‘haggling’ means
(i) discussion
(ii) prolonged bargaining
(iii) ethical consideration
(iv) nagging
Ans: (ii) prolonged bargaining
32. The stranger was pushed into
(i) a pond in the village
(ii) a well nearby in the field
(iii) a river flowing through the town
(iv) a tank in the village
Ans: (ii) a well nearby in the field
33. The astrologer informed the stranger that the person he had been searching
(i) died four months ago in a far-off town
(ii) died four months ago in a nearby town
(iii) died four years ago in a far-off town
(iv) died four days ago in a far-off town
Ans: (i) died four months ago in a far-off town
34. The astrologer said that he knew
(i) only the name of the stranger
(ii) only how he was stabbed and rescued
(iii) only the person who stabbed Guru Nayak
(iv) all about Guru Nayak
Ans: (iv) all about Guru Nayak
35. The astrologer advised Guru Nayak
(i) to take the next bus and be gone
(ii) take the next train and be gone
(iii) to stay in his house for the night
(iv) not to travel at night
Ans: (ii) take the next train and be gone
36. The astrologer predicted a great danger to Guru Nayak’s life
(i) if he would go from home
(ii) if he would stay in the town
(iii) if he would travel by train
(iv) if he would travel by bus
Ans: (i) if he would go from home
37. The astrologer informed Guru Nayak that the person who had stabbed him
(i) was crushed under a lorry
(ii) died of cholera
(iii) was crushed under a train
(iv) committed suicide
Ans: (i) was crushed under a lorry
38. When the astrologer reached home after the day’s ordeal
(i) it was nearly midnight
(ii) it was midnight
(iii) it was midday
(iv) it was nearly midday
Ans: (i) it was nearly midnight
39. Counting the coins amounting twelve and a half annas
(i) the astrologer’s wife was surprised
(ii) the astrologer’s wife was unhappy
(iii) the astrologer’s wife was overjoyed
(iv) the astrologer’s wife was not a bit excited
Ans: (iii) the astrologer’s wife was overjoyed
40. The astrologer’s income excited his wife
(i) to buy some jaggery and coconut tomorrow
(ii) to buy some bangles and ribbon the next day
(iii) to buy some grocery items the next day
(iv) to buy some vegetables the next day
Ans: (i) to buy some jaggery and coconut tomorrow
41. The child has been asking for
(i) sweets
(ii) toys
(iii) school dress
(iv) a smartphone
Ans: (i) sweets
42. “The swine has cheated me”—Who says this?
(i) The astrologer’s wife
(ii) The astrologer
(iii) The astrologer’s daughter
(iv) Guru Nayak
Ans: (ii) The astrologer
43. In the hard deal, Guru Nayak promised to pay
(i) the astrologer a rupee
(ii) the astrologer more than a rupee
(iii) the astrologer less than a rupee
(iv) the astrologer twelve and a half annas
Ans: (i) the astrologer a rupee
44. Seeing Guru Nayak alive, the astrologer came to the conclusion that
(i) he is a murderer
(ii) he is no longer a murderer
(iii) he will be jailed for his attempt to murder Guru Nayak
(iv) he is still in danger as Guru Nayak is not dead
Ans: (ii) he is no longer a murderer
45. R. K. Narayan’s ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ Is
(i) the title story of a 1947 collection
(ii) the title story of ‘Malgudi Days’
(iii) a story from ‘Lawley Road’
(iv) a story from ‘New Stories’
Ans: (i) the title story of a 1947 collection
46. The client in ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ actually wanted
(i) to avenge himself
(ii) to free himself from the charge of murder
(iii) to find out his old friend
(iv) to get back his lost property
Ans: (i) to avenge himself
47. The astrologer was reluctant to advise the client because
(i) he recognized his client
(ii) his client forced him to advise
(iii) his client’s behavior was rude
(iv) he was very much tired
Ans: (i) he recognized his client
48. That the astrologer accidentally meets the same person he Is trying to escape is
(i) an example of irony of words
(ii) an example of irony of fate
(iii) an example of verbal irony
(iv) none of these
Ans: (ii) an example of irony of fate
49. The time duration of the story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is
(i) midday to evening
(ii) midday to nearly midnight
(iii) midnight to midday
(iv) midnight to morning
Ans: (ii) midday to nearly midnight
50. The astrologer represents the character trail of
(i) honesty
(ii) hypocrisy
(iii) fellow-feeling
(iv) simplicity
Ans: (ii) hypocrisy
51. What the astrologer discloses about the name of client and his past is
(i) true
(ii) false
(iii) partly true
(iv) false partly
Ans: (i) true
52. The astrologer’s wife demanded an explanation because
(i) the astrologer looked tired
(ii) the astrologer returned home rather early
(iii) the astrologer was late in returning home
(iv) the astrologer reached home without his bag
Ans: (iii) the astrologer was late in returning home
53. The nuts-vendor blew out his flare as
(i) he was tired of shouting his trade cry
(ii) he wanted to go home
(iii) much of his groundnut was sold
(iv) the fuel of his flare exhausted
Ans: (ii) he wanted to go home
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