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The Eyes Have It

MCQ (Multiple Choice) Question Answer

Ruskin Bond

The Eyes Have It MCQ (Multiple Choice) Question Answer | Class 12 English | WBCHSE

The story ‘The Eyes Have It’ is written by —
(a) Khushwant Singh beb
(b) Ruskin Bond
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) James Joyce.

Ans: (b) Ruskin Bond

‘The Eyes Have It is’ a/an —
(a) autobiography
(b) short story
(c) novel
(d) essay. 

Ans: (b) short story

“I had the train compartment to myself up to Rohana,” -Here l’ means —
(a) myself
(b) the co-passenger
(c) the narrator
(d) the girl. 

Ans: (c) the narrator

The narrator had the compartment to himself up to
(a) Saharanpur
(b) Dehradun
(c) Rohana
(d) Mussoorie.

Ans: (c) Rohana

The couple who saw the girl off at the station were probably her —
(a) relatives
(b) colleagues
(c) parents
(d) friends. 

Ans: (c) Rohana

The couple who came to see the girl off were —
(a) sorry about her journey
(b) worried about her comfort
(c) angry at her conduct hip on ifta
(d) disappointed at her blindness. 

Ans: (b) worried about her comfort

The woman instructed the girl as to —
(a) where to keep her things
(b) when not to lean out of the windows
(c) how to avoid speaking to strangers
(d) all of the above.

Ans: (d) all of the above.

The girl’s parents seemed very anxious about her comfort because —
(a) she was homesick
(b) she was blind
(c) she boarded a train for the first time
(d) she was young and charming. 

Ans: (b) she was blind

The narrator could not see the girl’s face because —
(a) the girl was in a different coach
(b) he was stone-blind
(c) the girl kept her face covered
(d) the narrator’s vision was sensitive only to light and darkness. 

Ans: (b) he was stone-blind

The eyes of the narrator were sensitive to —
(a) light
(b) shadow
(c) light and darkness
(d) darkness. 

Ans: (c) light and darkness

The narrator was unable to tell —
(a) where the girl was going on
(b) who will receive the girl
(c) how the girl looked like
(d) who his companion was. 

Ans: (c) how the girl looked like

What is the narrator’s very first clue about his fellow traveller in the train?
(a) He knows that she wears slippers, from the way they slap against her heels.
(b) He knows that she has light eyes and golden hair.
(c) He knows that she has a radiant smile.
(d) He knows that she wears glasses. 

Ans: (a) He knows that she wears slippers, from the way they slap against her heels.

The narrator first discovered that the girl —
(a) had one slipper
(b) had a sweet voice
(c) had a pretty face
(d) had beautiful eyes. 

Ans: (b) had a sweet voice

The narrator’s voice in ‘The Eyes Have It’ —
(a) worried the girl
(b) scared the girl
(c) displeased the girl
(d) startled the girl. 

Ans: (d) startled the girl. 

Even the sound made out of the girls _________ was beautiful to the narrator’s ears.
(a) bangles
(b) ringing laugh
(c) slippers
(d) heart beat. 

Ans: (c) slippers

The girl could not see the narrator because  —
(a) the compartment was dark
(b) she was blind
(C) the narrator sat in a dark corner
(d) there was a crowd. 

Ans: (b) she was blind

The girl was startled when the narrator first spoke to her because —
(a) she did not see him at first
(b) he was sitting in a dark corner
(c) she was not used to being spoken to in that manner
(d) she did not know that there was another person in the compartment. 

Ans: (d) she did not know that there was another person in the compartment. 

According to the narrator people with good eyesight often fail to see things right in front to of them because —
(a) they do not care about anybody else
(b) they actually cannot see
(c) they have too much to take in
(d) they avoid the people in front of them. 

Ans: (c) they have too much to take in

The narrator wanted to prevent the girl from discovering —
(a) that he was there in the compartment
(b) that he felt troubled and lonely
(c) that he was blind
(d) that he knew that even the girl was blind. 

Ans: (c) they have too much to take in

People who cannot see have to —
(a) accept everything
(b) take in too much
(c) ignore the essentials
(d) take in only the essentials.

Ans: (d) take in only the essentials.

What further arouses his curiosity about her?
(a) Her voice
(b) Her good looks
(c) Her sense of humour
(d) Her perfume. 

Ans: (a) Her voice

How does the narrator attempt to strike up a conversation with the girl?
(a) He asks her where she is going
(b) He asks her what she does for a living
(c) He tells her about his childhood
(6) (d) He talks about the weather outside. 

Ans: (a) He asks her where she is going

The blind girl said that she would get off at —
(a) Nainital
(b) Mussoorie
(c) Dehra
(d) Saharanpur.

Ans: (d) Saharanpur.

The narrator decided to conceal his blindness from the girl by —
(a) keeping quiet
(b) keeping to his seat
(c) putting a finger on his lips
(d) quarrelling. 

Ans: (b) keeping to his seat

The girl will be received at Saharanpur by her —
(a) friend
(b) cousin
(c) sister
(d) aunt. 

Ans: (d) aunt. 

According to the narrator, aunts are usually —
(a) formidable creatures
(b) amiable at heart
(c) friendly
(d) repelling.

Ans: (a) formidable creatures

“Aunts are usually formidable creatures,” The meaning of the word ‘formidable’ is —
(a) capable
(b) movable
(c) dreadful
(d) charitable. 

Ans: (c) dreadful

The narrator of ‘The Eyes Have It’ was travelling to —
(a) Rohana
(b) Saharanpur
(c) Mussoorie
(d) Dehra.

Ans: (d) Dehra.

From Dehra, Ruskin Bond was going —
(a) to Mussoorie
(b) to Rohana
(c) to a hill station
(d) to Saharanpur. 

Ans: (a) to Mussoorie

The journey in ‘The Eyes Have it took place in the month of —
(a) September
(b) October
(c) March
(d) November. 

Ans: (b) October

The blind girl said that she loved the —
(a) tree
(b) animals
(c) hills
(d) forests. 

Ans: (c) hills

According to Ruskin Bond, the best time for visiting the hills is —
(a) September
(b) October
(c) November
(d) December. 

Ans: (b) October

The narrator is considered lucky by the girl because
(a) he was blind
(b) he had a blind co-passenger
(c) he had an interesting co-passenger
(d) he was going to Mussoorie.

Ans: (d) he was going to Mussoorie.

In October, the hills are covered with —
(a) moss
(b) pine trees
(c) wild dahlias
(d) sunflowers.

Ans: (c) wild dahlias

The sun has been described as —
(a) radiant
(b) bright
(c) scorching
(d) delicious. 

Ans: (d) delicious. 

“…..at night you can sit in front of a logfire and drink a little” —
(a) tea
(b) coffee
(c) brandy
(d) wine. 

Ans: (c) brandy

How are the roads of Mussoorie in the month of October?
(a) crowded
(b) quiet
(c) beautiful
(d) quiet and almost deserted. 

Ans: (d) quiet and almost deserted. 

“Had she noticed already that I could not see? This statement expressed the narrator’s
(a) fear
(b) tension
(c) surprise
(d) doubt. 

Ans: (d) doubt. 

What did the narrator see in his mind’s eye?
(a) cows on field
(b) mountains
(c) telegraph posts
(d) rows of trees. 

Ans: (c) telegraph posts

The narrator wondered if the girl thought him to be a —
(a) sly person
(b) romantic fool
(c) poet
(d) harmful man. 

Ans: (b) romantic fool

“Then I made a mistake.”—The mistake was made by —
(a) the girl
(b) the girl’s aunt
(c) the co-passenger
(d) the narrator. 

Ans: (d) the narrator. 

“But her next question removed my doubts.” — The next question was —
(a) “What is it like outside ?”
(b) “Where are you going ?”
(c) “Why don’t you look out of the window ?”
(d) “Do you see any animals?”

Ans: (c) “Why don’t you look out of the window ?”

“Then I made a mistake.” The mistake that the narrator made was —
(a) to ask a wrong question
(b) to behave rudely with the girl
(c) to let slip the fact that he could not see
(d) to crack a joke

Ans: (a) to ask a wrong question

In the compartment, the narrator felt for the —
(a) seat
(b) berth
(c) window-ledge
(d) luggage. 

Ans: (c) window-ledge

According to the narrator, there were hardly any animals left in the forests —
(a) near Saharanpur
(b) near Mussoorie
(c) near Dehra
(d) near Rohana. 

Ans: (c) near Dehra

October is a beautiful month in —
(a) Mussoorie
(b) the hills
(c) Dehra
(d) Saharanpur.

Ans: (b) the hills

I heard the _______ of the wheels.
(a) gasp
(b) rumble
(c) roar
(d) whistle.

Ans: (b) rumble

“Have you noticed?” I ventured. The narrator ventured to say —
(a) that the trees were running backward
(b) that he loved the girl
(c) that the animals were grazing in the distance
(d) that the telegraph posts were running backward.

Ans: (a) that the trees were running backward

The narrator said that the girl had —
(a) an intriguing face
(b) an attractive face
(c) an interesting face
(d) an amusing face. 

Ans: (c) an interesting face

According to the blind narrator —
(a) few girls can resist flattery
(b) all girls like flattery
(c) all girls can resist flattery
(d) no girl likes flattery. 

Ans: (a) few girls can resist flattery

“You have an interesting face,” -According to the speaker the remark was —
(a) safe
(b) daring
(c) caustic
(d) rude. 

Ans: (a) safe

The girl was tired of people telling her, she had —
(a) an interesting face
(b) beautiful eyes
(c) a pretty face
(d) pleasant voice. 

Ans: (c) a pretty face

The girl in the train compartment thought the narrator to be —
(a) gallant
(b) serious
(c) gallant and serious
(d) pretentious. 

Ans: (c) gallant and serious

The thought of laughter would make the narrator feel —
(a) troubled
(b) lonely
(c) troubled and lonely
(d) sad and lonely. 

Ans: (c) troubled and lonely

The girl’s voice had the sparkle of —
(a) stars
(b) ripples
(c) a mountain stream
(d) diamonds. 

Ans: (c) a mountain stream

The girl felt relieved as the journey was —
(a) a short one
(b) a long one
(c) boring
(d) comfortable. 

Ans: (a) a short one

The girl could not bear to sit in a train for more than —
(a) two or three hours
(b) three or four hours
(c) four or five hours
(d) five or six hours. 

Ans: (a) two or three hours

The narrator was prepared to listen to the girl talking for —-
(a) one hour
(b) three hours
(c) two hours
(d) almost any length of time. 

Ans: (d) almost any length of time. 

“….it would stay with me for the rest of the journey.” Here ‘it’ refers to the —
(a) sweet smile of the girl on lahev
(b) sweet words of the girl
(c) terrible shock
(d) interesting incident.

Ans: (d) interesting incident.

The engine’s whistle —
(a) shouted
(b) shrieked
(c) blew softly
(d) blew loudly. 

Ans: (b) shrieked

The narrator wondered if the girl’s hair was —
(a) curled
(b) long
(c) cut short
(d) both (b) & (c)

Ans: (d) both (b) & (c)

When the train drew slowly into the station a high-pitched female voice was heard near —
(a) the window
(b) the station master’s chamber
(c) the carriage door
(d) the ticket counter. 

Ans: (c) the carriage door

According to the narrator, the high-pitched female voice must have belonged to the girl’s —
(a) sister
(b) mother
(c) friend
(d) aunt. 

Ans: (d) aunt. 

What tantalized the narrator was the —
(a) ringing laugh of the girl
(b) sweet talk of the girl
(c) melodious voice of the girl
(d) perfume of the girl’s hair. 

Ans: (d) perfume of the girl’s hair. 

When the carriage wheels changed their sound and rhythm, the girl —
(a) bid goodbye
(b) turned from the window
(c) stood very close to the narrator
(d) got up and began to collect her things. 

Ans: (d) got up and began to collect her things. 

The girl got up to collect her things when the carriage wheels changed their —
(a) sound only
(b) rhythm
(c) sound and rhythm
(d) motion. 

Ans: (c) sound and rhythm

The narrator wanted to touch the girl’s —
(a) hand
(b) face
(c) hair
(d) eyes. 

Ans: (c) hair

The girl’s hair was —
(a) tied in a bun
(b) tied in a braid
(c) cut short
(d) sweet-smelling. 

Ans: (d) sweet-smelling. 

The perfume from the girl’s hair was so tantalising that the narrator —
(a) touched her hair
(b) wanted to raise his hand to touch her hair
(c) came close to her and touched her hair
(d) smelt her hair and wanted to touch it. 

Ans: (b) wanted to raise his hand to touch her hair

The ________ lingered after the girl left.
(a) shadow
(b) memory
(c) footmarks
(d) the scent of perfume.

Ans: (d) the scent of perfume.

There was some confusion —
(a) on the platform
(b) near the ticket counter
(c) in the doorway
(d) in the next compartment. 

Ans: (c) in the doorway

“There was some confusion in the doorway.” The confusion was —
(a) a woman fell out with one of the passengers
(b) a woman, getting into the compartment, stammered an apology
(c) the girl while getting off bade the narrator goodbye
(d) a man, getting into the compartment, stammered an apology. 

Ans: (d) a man, getting into the compartment, stammered an apology. 

The person who broke into the narrator’s reverie was —
(a) the girl’s mother
(b) the girl
(c) the new passenger
(d) none of them 

Ans: (c) the new passenger

The third passenger boarded the train at —
(a) Rohana
(b) Saharanpur
(c) Mussoorie
(d) Dehra.

Ans: (b) Saharanpur

A man who got into the compartment at Saharanpur spoke —
(a) softly
(b) apologetically
(c) rudely
(d) distinctly.

Ans: (b) apologetically

The man broke into the narrator’s —
(a) reverie
(b) dream
(c) compartment
(d) thoughts.

Ans: (a) reverie

The word ‘reverie’ means —
(a) memory
(b) a daydream
(c) imagination
(d) folktales. 

Ans: (b) a daydream

The game that the narrator played with his fellow-travellers was to —
(a) pretend that he could see
(b) pretend that he could not hear
(c) make conversation about things around them
(d) make sure that they did not realise that he could not see. 

Ans: (d) make sure that they did not realise that he could not see. 

“Can you tell me-did she keep her hair long or short? ” Here ‘you’ refers to —
(a) the girl co-passenger of the narrator
(b) one of the friends of the narrator
(c) the narrator himself
(d) the male co-passenger of the narrator.

Ans: (d) the male co-passenger of the narrator.

The narrator wanted to know from the passenger about the girl’s —
(a) face
(b) movement
(c) hairstyle
(d) voice. 

Ans: (c) hairstyle

The new fellow traveller’s remark took the narrator by surprise because —
(a) he said that he did not notice the girl’s hairstyle
(b) he said he had seen a boy instead
(c) he said that the girl had no sense of humour
(d) he said that there was no girl at all. 

Ans: (a) he said that he did not notice the girl’s hairstyle

The new passenger described the girl’s eyes as —
(a) big and beautiful
(b) beautiful and blind
(c) small and beautiful
(d) blind and small. 

Ans: (b) beautiful and blind

The girl had beautiful eyes but they were of no use because —
(a) she was deaf for
(b) she could see a little
(c) she was totally blind
(d) her complexion was dark.

Ans: (c) she was totally blind

The narrator praised the girl’s —
(a) voice
(b) hair
(c) movement
(d) dress. 

Ans: (a) voice

We and the narrator come to know that the girl was blind —
(a) at the beginning of the story
(b) at the end of the story
(c) in the middle of the story
(d) as soon as the girl starts speaking. 

Ans: (b) at the end of the story

The surprise of the story is —
(a) The girl is also blind like the narrator
(b) The parents of the girl are known to the narrator
(c) The aunt of the girl is known to the narrator
(d) The narrator knows the girl since childhood. 

Ans: (a) The girl is also blind like the narrator

The story ‘The Eyes Have It’ deals with the theme of —
(a) dream and reality
(b) war and peace
(c) vision and blindness
(d) humanity and brutality. 

Ans: (c) vision and blindness

Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ ends with a —
(a) verbal irony
(b) situational irony
(c) dramatic irony
(d) cosmic irony.

Ans: (b) situational irony