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Part-A

1.The Astrologer opened his bag at --(a)midday

2.The Astrologer spread out his----(a) professional equipment.

3.The professional equipment consisted of --

(a)a dozen cowrie shells, a square piece of cloth with obscure mystic charts on it, a notebook, and a bundle of palmyra writing. 

4.Astrologer's forehead was resplendent with -----(a)sacred ash and vermilion

5. Astrologer's eyes were sparkled with-(a) a sharp and abnormal gleam.

6.Astrologer's eyes were sparkled with a sharp, abnormal gleam which was really ----(a)an outcome of a continual searching look for customers.

7.Astrologer's simple clients took this abnormal gleam to be a -----🙆‍♂️(a)prophetic light.

8.The power of Astrologer's eyes was considerably enhanced by -----(a) their position.

9.What feature enhanced the power of the man's eyes ?

a) The painted forehead

b) The dark whiskers

c) Their position between the painted forehead and dark whiskers

d) The sparkle in the eyes

Ans: (c)Their position between the painted forehead and dark whiskers

10.To crown the effect he wound--(a) a saffron-coloured turban around his head.

11.People were attracted to Astrologer ----(a) as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks.

12.Astrologer sat under ---(a)the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree.

13.A surging crowd was always moving up and down this narrow road ----(a) morning till night

14.What was adjacent to the spreading tamarind tree?a) A playground b) A path running through the town hall park c) A river   Ans:(b) A path running through the town hall park.

15.The people flocked to - a) a vendor of fried groundnut

16.A considerable portion of crowd dallied before --(a)the astrologer 

17.The astrologer transacted his business by the light of ----a) flare

18.The light of a flare --- a) crackled and smoked up above the groundnut heap.

19.Half the enchantment of the place was due to the fact that ----a) it did not have the benefit municipal lighting.

20.The place was lit up by ----a) shop light

21.________________ had hissing gaslights.---(a) One or two

22.Some had naked ---(a)flares stuck on poles.

23.Some were lit up by----(A)old cycle lamps.

24._____________, like the astrologer’s, managed without lights of their own.---(a)one or two

25.For the simple reason that the Astrologer had not in the____________ to be an astrologer when he began life;---(a) least intended

26.He knew no more of what was going to happen to__________.------(a) others

27.Both the Astrologer and his clients were as much a stranger to _______________(a)the stars.

28.Yet the Astrologer said things which ________(a)pleased and astonished everyone.

29. The Astrologer deserved the wages which ------(a) he carried home at the end of a day.

30.The Astrologer had to leave home without telling------(a) anyone.

31.He had a working analysis of mankind’s troubles: --(a) marriage, money, and the tangles of human ties.

32.Long practice had sharpened the Astrologer's----(a) perception.

33. he understood what was wrong---(a)  within five minutes.

34.The Astrologer charged ___________per question,------(a)three paise .

35.The Astrologer  never opened his mouth till the other had spoken for at------(a) least ten minutes

36.What is the primary reason why the person's statements endear him to others?

a) He provides accurate palm readings

b) He offers insightful character analysis

c) He appeals to people's desire for validation

d) He possesses a mysterious aura

37.According to the passage, what is a common trait among those who listen to the person's statements?

a) They have a friendly disposition

b) They have a turbulent relationship with their family

c) They are easily influenced by flattery

d) They are receptive to criticism and self-reflection

38.According to Astrologer, most of the troubles are due to ---(a) nature

39.The nuts vendor blew out ----(a)his flare

40. Blowing out the nuts vendor's flare was the signal for the astrologer----(a)to bundle up his paraphernalia . 

41.A little shaft of green light which strayed in from somewhere and touched --------(a) the ground before the astrologer.

42.The astrologer picked up -----(a) his cowrie shells and paraphernalia .

43."You look so careworn"--Here the speaker  is --- -(a) Astrologer .

44.The Astrologer's charged-----(a) three paise 

45.The mildest of us loves to think that the astrologer  has------ (a) a forbidding exterior.

46.The astrologer sometimes mentioned the name of planet which was ---(a)satrun.

47.“Oh, stop that,”--The speaker is ---(a) the stranger ./the other /Guru Nayak.

48."If I prove you are bluffing..."Who is addressed here ?

--(a)The astrologer 

49."If I prove you are bluffing.." The speaker is ---(a) the stranger ./the other /Guru Nayak.

50.According  to the stranger ,the astrologer must return that anna  with -----(a) interest.

When he told the person before him, gazing at his palm, “In many ways you are not getting the results for your efforts,” nine out of ten were disposed to agree with him. Or he questioned: “Is there any woman in your family, maybe even a distant relative, who is not well disposed towards you?” Or he gave an analysis of character: “Most of your troubles are due to your nature. How can you be otherwise with Saturn where he is? You have an impetuous nature and a rough exterior.” This endeared him to their hearts immediately, for even the mildest of us loves to think that he has a forbidding exterior.

 and rose to go home. This was a signal for the astrologer to bundle up too, since it left him in darkness except for a little shaft of green light which strayed in from somewhere and touched the ground before him. and was putting them back into his bag when the green shaft of light was blotted out; he looked up and saw a man standing before him. He sensed a possible client and said, “You look so careworn. It will do you good to sit down for a while and chat with me.” The other grumbled some reply vaguely. The astrologer pressed his invitation; whereupon the other thrust his palm under his nose, saying, “You call yourself an astrologer?” The astrologer felt challenged and said, tilting the other’s palm towards the green shaft of light, “Yours is a nature ...” “Oh, stop that,” the other said. “Tell me something worthwhile....”
Our friend felt piqued. “I charge only three paise per question, and what you get ought to be good enough for your money....” At this the other withdrew his arm, took out an anna, and flung it out to him, saying, “I have some questions to ask. If I prove you are bluffing, you must return that anna to me with interest.”
“If you find my answers satisfactory, will you give me five rupees?”
“No.”
“Or will you give me eight annas?”
“All right, provided you give me twice as much if you are wrong,” said the stranger. This pact was accepted after a little further argument. The astrologer sent up a prayer to heaven as the other lit a cheroot. The astrologer caught a glimpse of his face by the match light. There was a pause as cars hooted on the road, jutka drivers swore at their horses, and the babble of the crowd agitated the semidarkness of the park. The other sat down, sucking his cheroot, puffing out, sat there ruthlessly. The astrologer felt very uncomfortable. “Here, take your anna back. I am not used to such challenges. It is late for me today....” He made preparations to bundle up. The other held his wrist and said, “You can’t get out of it now. You dragged me in while I was passing.” The astrologer shivered in his grip; and his voice shook and became faint. “Leave me today. I will speak to you tomorrow.” The other thrust his palm in his face and said, “Challenge is challenge. Go on.” The astrologer proceeded with his throat drying up, “There is a woman ...” “Stop,” said the other “I don’t want all that. Shall I succeed in my present search or not? Answer this and go. Otherwise I will not let you go till you disgorge all your coins.” The astrologer muttered a few incantations and replied, “All right. I will speak. But will you give me a rupee if what I say is convincing? Otherwise I will not open my mouth, and you may do what you like.” After a good deal of haggling the other agreed. 

The astrologer said, “You were left for dead. Am I right?”
“Ah, tell me more.”
“A knife has passed through you once?” said the astrologer.
“Good fellow!” He bared his chest to show the scar. “What else?”
“And then you were pushed into a well nearby in the field. You were left for dead.” “I should have been dead if some passerby had not chanced to peep into the well,” exclaimed the other, overwhelmed by enthusiasm. “When shall I get at him?” he asked, clenching his fist. “In the next world,” answered the astrologer. “He died four months ago in a far-off town. You will never see any more of him.” The other groaned on hearing it. The astrologer proceeded:
“Guru Nayak—”
“You know my name!” the other said, taken aback.
“As I know all other things. Guru Nayak, listen carefully to what I have to say. Your village is two days’ journey due north of this town. Take the next train and be gone. I see once again great danger to your life if you go from home.” He took out a pinch of sacred ash and held it to him. “Rub it on your forehead and go home. Never travel southward again, and you will live to be a hundred.”
“Why should I leave home again?” the other said reflectively. “I was only going away now and then to look for him and to choke out his life if I met him.” He shook his head regretfully. “He has escaped my hands. I hope at least he died as he deserved.” “Yes,” said the astrologer. “He was crushed under a lorry.” The other looked gratified to hear it. The place was deserted by the time the astrologer picked up his articles and put them into his bag. The green shaft was also gone, leaving the place in darkness and silence. The stranger had gone off into the night, after giving the astrologer a handful of coins. It was nearly midnight when the astrologer reached home. His wife was waiting for him at the door and demanded an explanation. He flung the coins at her and said, “Count them. One man gave all that.”
“Twelve and a half annas,” she said, counting. She was overjoyed. “I can buy some jaggery and coconut tomorrow. The child has been asking for sweets for so many days now. I will prepare some nice stuff for her.” “The swine has cheated me! He promised me a rupee,” said the astrologer. She looked up at him. “You look worried. What is wrong?”
“Nothing.”
After dinner, sitting on the pyol , he told her, “Do you know a great load is gone from me today? I thought I had the blood of a man on my hands all these years. That was the reason why I ran away from home, settled here, and married you. He is alive.” She gasped. “You tried to kill!” “Yes, in our village, when I was a silly youngster. We drank, gambled, and quarreled badly one day—why think of it now? Time to sleep,” he said, yawning, and stretched himself on the pyol.