Examination and Suggestion of The Night Train at Deoli.
1. The narrator would leave the plains –
A) Early in July
B) Late in May
C) Late in July
D) Early in May
2. The Night Train at Deoli is written by –
A) R.K. Narayan
B) Ruskin Bond
C) Toru Dutt
D) Mahesh Dattani
3. Assertion–Reason
Assertion (A): The narrator hated the guard.
Reason (R): The guard blew his whistle for the train to leave.
A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) A and R are both true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is correct but R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect but R is correct
4. The narrator paid for the basket –
A) One rupee
B) Two rupees
C) Three rupees
D) Four rupees
5. The baskets that the girl wanted to sell were –
A) Shiny black
B) Very cheap
C) Made of bamboo
D) Made of cane
6. The narrator was deeply disappointed and overcome by a sense of –
A) Forecast
B) Nostalgia
C) Foreboding
D) Satisfaction
7. Arrange the following statements in correct order:
I) The narrator had to go to Delhi
II) A girl was selling baskets
III) The narrator hated the guard for blowing his whistle
IV) The night train stopped at Deoli
A) I → II → III → IV
B) II → I → III → IV
C) IV → II → I → III
D) III → IV → I → II
8. The narrator’s grandmother lived in –
A) Dehra
B) Kasauli
C) Deoli
D) Rohana
9. What physical characteristic of the young girl draws the narrator’s attention?
A) Her bright and colourful clothing
B) Her warm and friendly smile
C) Her dark and troubled eyes
D) Her loud and boisterous voice
10. After seeing the girl at Deoli station for the first time, the narrator made a return journey after –
A) Two months
B) Two weeks
C) Two years
D) Two days
11. The distance between Deoli and Dehra was –
A) Thirty miles
B) Twenty miles
C) Forty miles
D) Ten miles
12. The story’s title The Night Train at Deoli suggests a sense of –
A) Excitement and adventure
B) Bustling activity and commerce
C) Mystery and longing
D) Comfort and familiarity
13. The girl was selling –
A) Vegetables
B) Fruits
C) Baskets
D) Flowers
14. The train stopped at Deoli for –
A) Five minutes
B) Ten minutes
C) Fifteen minutes
D) Twenty minutes
15. Assertion–Reason
Assertion (A): My grandmother was not pleased with my visit.
Reason (R): I didn’t stay at her place more than a couple of weeks.
A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) A and R are both true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is correct but R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect but R is correct
16. The narrator used to spend his vacations at –
A) Terai
B) His grandmother’s place in Dehra
C) Deoli
D) His maternal uncle’s place
17. Deoli station can best be described as –
A) A very busy railway station
B) A station where the train halts only for five minutes
C) A station with very few coolies on the platform
D) A small station about thirty miles away from Dehra
18. Which word best describes the narrator’s emotional state in the story?
A) Indifference and boredom
B) Anger and frustration
C) Tenderness and longing
D) Exuberance and joy
19. The most likely reason for the narrator’s deep connection with the girl at Deoli was –
A) The girl represents freedom and escape from his routine life
B) The girl symbolises the opportunities he missed in his life
C) The narrator wanted to help the girl financially by buying her baskets
D) The girl reminds him of a past love that he lost
20. The narrator’s primary motivation for visiting Deoli station was –
A) To catch a specific train departing from there
B) To enjoy the bustling atmosphere of the railway platform
C) To hope to encounter the young girl again
D) To go on a business trip to the town of Deoli
21. The age of the narrator when he met the girl at the railway station was –
A) 16 years
B) 18 years
C) 21 years
D) 28 years
22. Pick out the correct alternative:
I) The narrator used to visit his grandmother’s place when he was at college.
II) At that time the narrator was a teen.
III) The narrator never got off the train at Deoli.
IV) The narrator was impressed by the girl.
A) I-F, II-F, III-T, IV-F
B) I-T, II-F, III-F, IV-T
C) I-T, II-T, III-F, IV-T
D) I-F, II-T, III-F, IV-F
23. “In the last few years I have passed through Deoli” –
A) One time
B) Two times
C) Three times
D) Many times
24. The Night Train at Deoli is a/an –
A) Science fiction
B) Short story
C) Travelogue
D) Allegory
25. The narrator could not spend a day at Deoli to find the girl because –
A) He had forgotten her
B) He was afraid to find out what had actually happened to the girl
C) He didn’t have any time
D) He hated her
26. When the college term was over, the narrator came to Deoli and at first asked about the girl to –
A) The tea-stall owner
B) The former station-master
C) The new station-master
D) An unknown person
27. Dehra (Terai) is situated –
A) On the border of heavy jungles of the Indian Terai
B) Thirty kilometres away from Deoli
C) Both A and B
D) None of these
28. Match the columns:
Column–A (Characters) — Column–B (Actions)
I) The guard — (c) Blew whistle
II) The girl — (d) Sold baskets
III) The narrator — (a) Paced up and down the platform
IV) The tea-stall owner — (b) Wore greasy clothes
Correct Answer: I–c, II–d, III–a, IV–b
29. What was not there at the platform of Deoli?
A) A bookstall
B) A tea stall
C) A fruit vendor
D) A few stray dogs
30. The girl selling baskets at Deoli station had –
A) Pale skin and black, quiet eyes
B) Pale skin and grey, troubled eyes
C) Pale skin and dark, troubled eyes
D) Pale skin and blue, eloquent eyes
31. Why did the narrator decide to get off the train at Deoli?
I) To spend the day there
II) To please the town
III) To visit the nearby villages
IV) To have a talk with the station-master
A) I and III
B) III and IV
C) I and II
D) IV
32. Assertion–Reason
Assertion (A): The platform boasted a tea stall, a fruit vendor, a few stray dogs; not much else.
Reason (R): The train would halt there for ten minutes.
A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) A and R are both true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is correct but R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect but R is correct
33. The girl followed the narrator to –
A) Sell her baskets
B) Express her love
C) Ask him about the train
D) Give him details about Deoli railway station
34. The train used to reach Deoli –
A) In the evening
B) In the afternoon
C) At about 5 am
D) At night
Answer
1. The narrator would leave the plains –
A) Early in July
B) Late in May
C) Late in July
D) Early in May ✅
2. The Night Train at Deoli is written by –
A) R.K. Narayan
B) Ruskin Bond ✅
C) Toru Dutt
D) Mahesh Dattani
3. Assertion–Reason
Assertion (A): The narrator hated the guard.
Reason (R): The guard blew his whistle for the train to leave.
A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A ✅
B) A and R are both true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is correct but R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect but R is correct
4. The narrator paid for the basket –
A) One rupee ✅
B) Two rupees
C) Three rupees
D) Four rupees
5. The baskets that the girl wanted to sell were –
A) Shiny black
B) Very cheap
C) Made of bamboo
D) Made of cane ✅
6. The narrator was deeply disappointed and overcome by a sense of –
A) Forecast
B) Nostalgia
C) Foreboding ✅
D) Satisfaction
7. Arrange the following statements in correct order:
I) The narrator had to go to Delhi
II) A girl was selling baskets
III) The narrator hated the guard for blowing his whistle
IV) The night train stopped at Deoli
A) I → II → III → IV
B) II → I → III → IV
C) IV → II → I → III ✅
D) III → IV → I → II
8. The narrator’s grandmother lived in –
A) Dehra ✅
B) Kasauli
C) Deoli
D) Rohana
9. What physical characteristic of the young girl draws the narrator’s attention?
A) Her bright and colourful clothing
B) Her warm and friendly smile
C) Her dark and troubled eyes ✅
D) Her loud and boisterous voice
10. After seeing the girl at Deoli station for the first time, the narrator made a return journey after –
A) Two months ✅
B) Two weeks
C) Two years
D) Two days
11. The distance between Deoli and Dehra was –
A) Thirty miles ✅
B) Twenty miles
C) Forty miles
D) Ten miles
12. The story’s title The Night Train at Deoli suggests a sense of –
A) Excitement and adventure
B) Bustling activity and commerce
C) Mystery and longing ✅
D) Comfort and familiarity
13. The girl was selling –
A) Vegetables
B) Fruits
C) Baskets ✅
D) Flowers
14. The train stopped at Deoli for –
A) Five minutes
B) Ten minutes ✅
C) Fifteen minutes
D) Twenty minutes
15. Assertion–Reason
Assertion (A): My grandmother was not pleased with my visit.
Reason (R): I didn’t stay at her place more than a couple of weeks.
A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A ✅
B) A and R are both true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is correct but R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect but R is correct
16. The narrator used to spend his vacations at –
A) Terai
B) His grandmother’s place in Dehra ✅
C) Deoli
D) His maternal uncle’s place
17. Deoli station can best be described as –
A) A very busy railway station
B) A station where the train halts only for five minutes
C) A station with very few coolies on the platform
D) A small station about thirty miles away from Dehra ✅
18. Which word best describes the narrator’s emotional state in the story?
A) Indifference and boredom
B) Anger and frustration
C) Tenderness and longing ✅
D) Exuberance and joy
19. The most likely reason for the narrator’s deep connection with the girl at Deoli was –
A) The girl represents freedom and escape from his routine life ✅
B) The girl symbolises the opportunities he missed in his life
C) The narrator wanted to help the girl financially by buying her baskets
D) The girl reminds him of a past love that he lost
20. The narrator’s primary motivation for visiting Deoli station was –
A) To catch a specific train departing from there
B) To enjoy the bustling atmosphere of the railway platform
C) To hope to encounter the young girl again ✅
D) To go on a business trip to the town of Deoli
21. The age of the narrator when he met the girl at the railway station was –
A) 16 years
B) 18 years ✅
C) 21 years
D) 28 years
22. Pick out the correct alternative:
I) The narrator used to visit his grandmother’s place when he was at college.
II) At that time the narrator was a teen.
III) The narrator never got off the train at Deoli.
IV) The narrator was impressed by the girl.
A) I-F, II-F, III-T, IV-F
B) I-T, II-F, III-F, IV-T
C) I-T, II-T, III-F, IV-T ✅
D) I-F, II-T, III-F, IV-F
23. “In the last few years I have passed through Deoli” –
A) One time
B) Two times
C) Three times
D) Many times ✅
24. The Night Train at Deoli is a/an –
A) Science fiction
B) Short story ✅
C) Travelogue
D) Allegory
25. The narrator could not spend a day at Deoli to find the girl because –
A) He had forgotten her
B) He was afraid to find out what had actually happened to the girl ✅
C) He didn’t have any time
D) He hated her
26. When the college term was over, the narrator came to Deoli and at first asked about the girl to –
A) The tea-stall owner
B) The former station-master
C) The new station-master ✅
D) An unknown person
27. Dehra (Terai) is situated –
A) On the border of heavy jungles of the Indian Terai ✅
B) Thirty kilometres away from Deoli
C) Both A and B
D) None of these
28. Match the columns:
Column–A (Characters) — Column–B (Actions)
I) The guard — (c) Blew whistle
II) The girl — (d) Sold baskets
III) The narrator — (a) Paced up and down the platform
IV) The tea-stall owner — (b) Wore greasy clothes ✅
Correct Answer: I–c, II–d, III–a, IV–b
29. What was not there at the platform of Deoli?
A) A bookstall ✅
B) A tea stall
C) A fruit vendor
D) A few stray dogs
30. The girl selling baskets at Deoli station had –
A) Pale skin and black, quiet eyes
B) Pale skin and grey, troubled eyes
C) Pale skin and dark, troubled eyes ✅
D) Pale skin and blue, eloquent eyes
31. Why did the narrator decide to get off the train at Deoli?
I) To spend the day there
II) To please the town
III) To visit the nearby villages
IV) To have a talk with the station-master
A) I and III
B) III and IV
C) I and II ✅
D) IV
32. Assertion–Reason
Assertion (A): The platform boasted a tea stall, a fruit vendor, a few stray dogs; not much else.
Reason (R): The train would halt there for ten minutes.
A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) A and R are both true but R is not the correct explanation of A ✅
C) A is correct but R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect but R is correct
33. The girl followed the narrator to –
A) Sell her baskets ✅
B) Express her love
C) Ask him about the train
D) Give him details about Deoli railway station
34. The train used to reach Deoli –
A) In the evening
B) In the afternoon
C) At about 5 am ✅
D) At night
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