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Prose-3 A Pinch of Snuff
by Manohar Malgonkar1. Who is the author of the prose piece "A Pinch of Snuff"?
1. Who is the author of the prose piece "A Pinch of Snuff"?
(A) Murli Manohar Joshi
(B) Manohar Pandya
(C) Manohar Malgonkar
(D) Vikram Naipal | Ans- (C)
2. Nanukaka's meeting with Sohanlal Ratiram was—
2. Nanukaka's meeting with Sohanlal Ratiram was—
(A) A failure
(B) Cancelled
(C) Very Successful
(D) Postponed | Ans- (C)
3. The second important person Nanukaka had planned to meet was ................
3. The second important person Nanukaka had planned to meet was ................
(A) Businessman
(B) Welfare minister
(C) Estate minister
(D) Zamindar | Ans- (B)
4. The new role Nanukaka gave the narrator/under-secretary, was of ..............
4. The new role Nanukaka gave the narrator/under-secretary, was of ..............
(A) Cook
(B) Driver
(C) Professor
(D) Minister | Ans- (B)
5. Nanukaka was coming from Delhi to see some ............
5. Nanukaka was coming from Delhi to see some ............
(A) ministers
(B) doctors
(C) friends
(D) governors | Ans- (A)
6. Nanukaka took out his cheque book and wrote a cheque for ...............
[2018A]6. Nanukaka took out his cheque book and wrote a cheque for ...............
(A) five thousand rupees
(B) two thousand rupees
(C) a thousand rupees
(D) three | Ans- (C)
7. Ratiram was the son of ...............
7. Ratiram was the son of ...............
(A) Sohanlal Ratiram
(B) Mohanlal Ratiram
(C) Devanlal Ratiram
(D) Herolal Ratiram | Ans- (A)
8. .............. is a humorous story.
8. .............. is a humorous story.
(A) The Artist
(B) A Pinch of Snuff
(C) A Child is Born
(D) The Earth | Ans- (B)
9. There is nothing like honesty was said by ...............
9. There is nothing like honesty was said by ...............
(A) Nanukaka
(B) Bhanukaka
(C) Raushankaka
(D) Monukaka | Ans- (A)
10. I was waiting on the ........... when the train comes in.
10. I was waiting on the ........... when the train comes in.
(A) platform
(B) verandah
(C) elevators
(D) staircase | Ans- (A)
11. .............. went to the minister in Jodhpur coat.
11. .............. went to the minister in Jodhpur coat.
(A) Manohar Malgonkar
(B) Shiga Naoya
(C) Dr Zakir Hussain
(D) Mahatma Gandhi | Ans- (A)
12. Nanukaka had tied a huge ............. turban around his head.
12. Nanukaka had tied a huge ............. turban around his head.
(A) red
(B) orange
(C) yellow
(D) green | Ans- (B)
13. Manohar Malgonkar was the ............. on probation.
13. Manohar Malgonkar was the ............. on probation.
(A) Secretary
(B) Under Secretary
(C) Chief Secretary
(D) Joint Secretary | Ans- (B)
14. Nanukaka was the narrator's ...............
14. Nanukaka was the narrator's ...............
(A) father
(B) maternal uncle
(C) mother
(D) cousin | Ans- (B)
15. Nanukaka was the ............... of Manohar Malgonkar's mother.
15. Nanukaka was the ............... of Manohar Malgonkar's mother.
(A) brother
(B) father
(C) sister
(D) son | Ans- (A)
16. ............... is the main character of A Pinch of Snuff.
16. ............... is the main character of A Pinch of Snuff.
(A) Nanukaka
(B) Bhanukaka
(C) Rajukaka
(D) Ramukaka | Ans- (A)
17. Nanukaka has a unique quality of telling .............
17. Nanukaka has a unique quality of telling .............
(A) truths
(B) lies
(C) stories
(D) dicta | Ans- (B)
18. Nanukaka has to meet a minister in the ..............
18. Nanukaka has to meet a minister in the ..............
(A) North Block
(B) South Block
(C) West Block
(D) East Block | Ans- (A)
19. Nanukaka managed to travel in 2nd Class on a ticket of ..............
19. Nanukaka managed to travel in 2nd Class on a ticket of ..............
(A) 1st Class
(B) 3rd Class
(C) General Class
(D) Sleeper Class | Ans- (B)
20. Nanukaka handed over a cheque of a thousand rupees to a ................
20. Nanukaka handed over a cheque of a thousand rupees to a ................
(A) Dhobi
(B) Carpenter
(C) Blacksmith
(D) Gold Smith | Ans- (A)
21. Nanukaka portrayed himself as the hereditary astrologer of the Maharaja of ...............
21. Nanukaka portrayed himself as the hereditary astrologer of the Maharaja of ...............
(A) Bikaner
(B) Jaipur
(C) Udaipur
(D) Ninnore | Ans- (D)
22. Nanukaka went to the .............. Auto Dealers.
22. Nanukaka went to the .............. Auto Dealers.
(A) Sikka
(B) Rikka
(C) Mohit
(D) Alankar | Ans- (A)
23. Nanukaka gave the ......... a two rupees note as a reward.
23. Nanukaka gave the ......... a two rupees note as a reward.
(A) Dhobi
(B) Plumber
(C) Rickshaw puller
(D) Carpenter | Ans- (A)
24. Nanukaka gave the minister his address of the .............
24. Nanukaka gave the minister his address of the .............
(A) narrator
(B) novelist
(C) dramatist
(D) poet | Ans- (A)
25. Angocha was kept by ..............
25. Angocha was kept by ..............
(A) Manohar Malgonkar
(B) Nanukaka
(C) Mohan
(D) Sohan | Ans- (B)
26. The portfolio of the minister is the ................
26. The portfolio of the minister is the ................
(A) Welfare
(B) Home
(C) Railway
(D) Finance | Ans- (A)
27. Manohar Malgonkar's mother assured him that .............. would manage everything.
27. Manohar Malgonkar's mother assured him that .............. would manage everything.
(A) Nanukaka
(B) Birbal
(C) Deepak
(D) Rana | Ans- (A)
28. Nanukaka was to stay for ............... days.
28. Nanukaka was to stay for ............... days.
(A) three or four days
(B) two or three days
(C) one month
(D) 15 days | Ans- (B)
29. A Pinch of Snuff is a ..............
29. A Pinch of Snuff is a ..............
(A) Short Story
(B) Novel
(C) Essay
(D) Poem | Ans- (A)
30. A Pinch of Snuff is in fact a detailed character sketch of .............
30. A Pinch of Snuff is in fact a detailed character sketch of .............
(A) Nanukaka
(B) Sohan Lal
(C) Mohan Lal
(D) Raju | Ans- (A)
31. Nanukaka was a very ............... man.
31. Nanukaka was a very ............... man.
(A) clever
(B) fool
(C) stupid
(D) honest | Ans- (A)
32. Nanukaka Chauffeur was ...............
32. Nanukaka Chauffeur was ...............
(A) Manohar Malgonkar
(B) Gandhiji
(C) Dr Zakir Hussain
(D) Shiga Naoya | Ans- (A)
33. Nanukaka managed to impress the Sikka Auto Dealers by the demonstration of ...............
33. Nanukaka managed to impress the Sikka Auto Dealers by the demonstration of ...............
(A) Country
(B) Knowledge
(C) Wealth
(D) Politeness | Ans- (C)
34. The type of situation in which a person from time to time turns to his mother tongue .................
34. The type of situation in which a person from time to time turns to his mother tongue .................
(A) Hesitation
(B) Linguistic Emergency
(C) Revolving
(D) Consequence | Ans- (B)
35. Nanukaka told, "Take me Maharaja Sutkatta's palace to return the .............."
35. Nanukaka told, "Take me Maharaja Sutkatta's palace to return the .............."
(A) Cheque
(B) Coat
(C) Horoscopes
(D) Driver | Ans- (C)
36. Nanukaka in a linguistic emergency always to his ..............
36. Nanukaka in a linguistic emergency always to his ..............
(A) Mother tongue
(B) Hindi
(C) English
(D) French | Ans- (A)
37. Whose announcement shook Manohar Malgonkar (the narrator)?
37. Whose announcement shook Manohar Malgonkar (the narrator)?
(A) mother's
(B) father's
(C) sister's
(D) brother's | Ans- (A)
38. ............... opened his snuff-box and had a pinch of it.
38. ............... opened his snuff-box and had a pinch of it.
(A) Deepukaka
(B) Nanukaka
(C) Mohitkaka
(D) Tanukaka | Ans- (B)
39. .............. was coming to visit the narrator's family.
39. .............. was coming to visit the narrator's family.
(A) Ram
(B) Mohan
(C) Nikku
(D) Nanukaka | Ans- (D)
40. Mother said that Nanukaka is coming to see some ..............
40. Mother said that Nanukaka is coming to see some ..............
(A) Monuments
(B) Ministers
(C) Monsters
(D) Estates | Ans- (B)
41. The narrator of "A Pinch of Snuff" was on probation .............
41. The narrator of "A Pinch of Snuff" was on probation .............
(A) A minister
(B) A secretary
(C) An under-secretary
(D) A novelist | Ans- (C)
42. Name of the son of Sohanlal Ratiram was ..............
42. Name of the son of Sohanlal Ratiram was ..............
(A) Hariram
(B) Raviram
(C) Ratiram
(D) Sohanram | Ans- (C)
43. Sohanlal Ratiram was the Party Boss in ...............
43. Sohanlal Ratiram was the Party Boss in ...............
(A) Patna
(B) Delhi
(C) Mumbai
(D) Rajasthan | Ans- (B)
44. Sohanlal Ratiram was the Party Boss in ...............
44. Sohanlal Ratiram was the Party Boss in ...............
(A) Patna
(B) Delhi
(C) Mumbai
(D) Rajasthan | Ans- (B)
45. Which one of the following is a short story?
45. Which one of the following is a short story?
(A) Indian Civilization and Culture
(B) Bharat is My Home
(C) A Pinch of Snuff
(D) I Have a Dream | Ans- (C)
46. Manohar Malgonkar is an .................. writer.
46. Manohar Malgonkar is an .................. writer.
(A) Australian
(B) African
(C) Indo-Anglian
(D) Indonesian | Ans- (C)
47. The writer of "A Pinch of Snuff" is ..................
47. The writer of "A Pinch of Snuff" is ..................
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) H.E. Bates
(C) Manohar Malgonkar
(D) None of these | Ans- (C)
48. Name of the Kaka (Nanukaka) is the character of the story .................
48. Name of the Kaka (Nanukaka) is the character of the story .................
(A) The Artist
(B) The Earth
(C) How Free is the Press
(D) A Pinch of Snuff | Ans- (D)
49. When was Manohar Malgonkar born?
49. When was Manohar Malgonkar born?
(A) 1912
(B) 1915
(C) 1913
(D) 1918 | Ans- (C)
50. "Bombay Beware" is written by ..................
50. "Bombay Beware" is written by ..................
(A) R. K. Narayan
(B) Dr Zakir Hussain
(C) Manohar Malgonkar
(D) Martin Luther King, Jr. | Ans- (C)
51. "A Pinch of Snuff" is taken from ..................
51. "A Pinch of Snuff" is taken from ..................
(A) Contemporary Dream
(B) A Bend in Ganges
(C) Distant Drama
(D) Bombay Beware | Ans- (A)
52. .............. was coming to visit the narrator's family.
52. .............. was coming to visit the narrator's family.
(A) Prime minister
(B) Foreign Secretary
(C) Nanukaka
(D) Sohan Lal | Ans- (C)
53. "A Pinch of Snuff" is written by ...................
53. "A Pinch of Snuff" is written by ...................
(A) Manohar Malgonkar
(B) Germaine Greer
(C) Dorothy L. Sayers
(D) H. E. Bates | Ans- (A)
54. Who doesn't see people for weeks-month?
54. Who doesn't see people for weeks-month?
(A) Teachers
(B) Businessmen
(C) Ministers
(D) Engineers | Ans- (C)
55. Who are regarded as two steps higher than God?
55. Who are regarded as two steps higher than God?
(A) Ministers
(B) Teachers
(C) Doctors
(D) Philosophers | Ans- (A)
56. Who took a pinch of snuff?
56. Who took a pinch of snuff?
(A) Manohar Malgonkar
(B) Nanukaka
(C) Rahman
(D) John | Ans- (B)
57. Who had installed Nanukaka in Malgonkar room?
57. Who had installed Nanukaka in Malgonkar room?
(A) his mother
(B) his father
(C) his sister
(D) his brother | Ans- (A)
58. How many days' leave had been taken by Malgonkar?
58. How many days' leave had been taken by Malgonkar?
(A) three days
(B) two days
(C) four days
(D) five days | Ans- (B)
59. Who returned mumbling colourful Marathi swearwords?
59. Who returned mumbling colourful Marathi swearwords?
(A) Nanukaka
(B) Manohar Malgonkar
(C) Sohan
(D) Rohan | Ans- (A)
60. Who spoke another series of Marathi expletives?
60. Who spoke another series of Marathi expletives?
(A) Nanukaka
(B) Manohar Malgonkar
(C) Sohan
(D) Rajesh | Ans- (A)
61. Who has a garnish yellow sports car?
61. Who has a garnish yellow sports car?
(A) Ratiram
(B) Sohanlal
(C) Matiram
(D) Ruparam | Ans- (A)
62. For what purpose had Nanukaka come to Delhi?
62. For what purpose had Nanukaka come to Delhi?
(A) for attending Zamindars convention
(B) for paying the debt
(C) for writing an application
(D) for taking a rest | Ans- (A)
63. Nanukaka was related to the narrator as he was his mother's ................
63. Nanukaka was related to the narrator as he was his mother's ................
(A) brother
(B) nephew
(C) grandfather
(D) none of these | Ans- (A)
64. Who always obeyed Nanukaka?
64. Who always obeyed Nanukaka?
(A) The under-secretary
(B) The minister
(C) Writer's mother
(D) None of these | Ans- (A)
65. "This Tie and Collar business is no good these days" Who said this line?
65. "This Tie and Collar business is no good these days" Who said this line?
(A) The under-secretary
(B) The minister
(C) Writer's mother
(D) Nnaukaka | Ans- (D)
66. Who changed his appearance into Jodhpur Coat and tied a huge orange turban on his head?
66. Who changed his appearance into Jodhpur Coat and tied a huge orange turban on his head?
(A) The under-secretary
(B) The minister
(C) Nanukaka
(D) Sohanlal Ratiram | Ans- (C)
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