Deck 4: Poems: Part B

Question 1

For whom is the poet praying in 'A Prayer for my Daughter'?

A)The people of Ireland
B)The queen
C)Helen
D)For his baby

Answer 1

The people of Ireland

Question 2

In Yeats' poem, who rose out of the spray?

A)The great queen
B)Helen
C)A serpent
D)A monster

Answer 2

Helen

Question 3

Kunwar Singh was of the _______ caste

A)Dalit
B)Kshatriya
C)Chandni
D)Thakur

Answer 3

Thakur

Question 4

How old was Jim Corbett when he was given his first gun?

A)Ten years old
B)Eight years old
C)Eighteen years old
D)twelve years old

Question 5

Kunwar Singh was the headman of Chandni Chauk and the best shikari in:

A)Kaladhungi
B)Kamalanagar
C)Kasurat
D)West Bengal

Question 6

The name of Jim Corbett's elder brother is:

A)Jason
B)Samuel
C)Tom
D)Jimmy

Question 7

In the Hindu tradition, a dying man is made to hold the tail of a cow, preferably a:

A)black buck
B)black heifer
C)black buffalo
D)black cat

Question 8

One day, in the month of April, Kunwar Singh went hunting with

A)His eldest son
B)Jim Corbett
C)Har Singh
D)The village chief

Question 9

As fees for the doctor at Kaladhungi hospital, Kunwar Singh offered

A)1 rupee
B)2 rupees
C)3 rupees
D)4 rupees

Question 10

Among the many things that Corbett learned from Kunwar Singh, one was

A)Climbing trees
B)Hunting tigers
C)Belief in superstitions
D)Making mental maps

Question 11

Kunwar Singh was the headman of

A)Garuppu
B)Kaladhhungi
C)Chandni Chauk
D)Lailapur

Question 12

Kunwar Singh had not eaten anything for

A)6 days
B)8 days
C)14 days
D)16 days

Question 13

After his recovery from his sickness, Kunwar Singh lived for another

A)2 years
B)3 years
C)4 years
D)5 years

Question 14

From which book is the account of Kunwar Singh extracted from?

A)My India
B)Man-Eaters of Kumaon
C)The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
D)The Temple Tigers

Question 15

How much did Aladia receive as pay per month as the postmaster from the government?

A)5 paise
B)10 paise
C)10 rupees
D)5 rupees

Question 16

What did Jim Corbett order Kunwar Singh's son to bring as he treated the dying man?

A)Two vessels of fresh water
B)Two buckets of river water
C)Two bowls of fresh fruits
D)Two seers of warm milk

Question 17

By what force was the landmark tree marked by the tiger's scratch destroyed?

A)Forest fire
B)Poachers
C)Flood
D)Lightning

Question 18

Who said this to whom? "Did you see that, you, who boasted that your sahib would teach mine to shoot?"

A)Kunwar Singh to Jim Corbett
B)Tom to Ellis
C)Kunwar Singh to Budhoo
D)Tom to Budhoo

Question 19

Kunwar Singh was the _________ of Chandni Chauk.

A)king
B)ruler
C)priest
D)headman

Question 20

After Jim Corbett left school, he started to work in -

A)Haryana
B)Bengal
C)Kashmir
D)Bihar

Question 21

Kunwar Singh had fallen a victim to -

A)malaria
B)opium
C)career
D)love

Question 22

According to Kunwar Singh, it was necessary for a hunter to know how to -

A)set a trap
B)shoot a gun
C)climb trees
D)tackle wild animals

Question 23

Jim Corbett also learnt how to make ___________ from Kunwar Singh.

A)guns
B)friends
C)right decision
D)mental maps

Question 24

The mass from Har Singh's stomach was

A)left as it was
B)eaten up by the tiger
C)put back into his stomach
D)cut off and thrown

Question 25

The post master of Kaladhungi was

A)Obeda
B)Aladia
C)Babu Saheb
D)Har Singh