Important Short Questions & Answers :Toba Tek Singh by Sa'adat Hasan Manto

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35 Most Important Short Questions & Answers

Toba Tek Singh by Sa'adat Hasan Manto

  1. Who is the author of the story "Toba Tek Singh"?
    The author of the story "Toba Tek Singh" is Sa'adat Hasan Manto.
  2. What historical event forms the background of the story?
    The partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 forms the background of the story.
  3. What strange decision did the governments of India and Pakistan make?
    They decided to exchange the lunatics confined in the mental asylums based on their religion.
  4. Where were the Muslim lunatics from Hindustan sent?
    The Muslim lunatics from Hindustan were sent to Pakistan.
  5. Where did most of the story take place?
    Most of the story took place inside a mental asylum in Lahore.
  6. How did the lunatics react to the news of the exchange?
    The lunatics became completely confused and failed to understand the situation.
  7. What happened to the Muslim lunatic who shouted "Pakistan Zindabad" in the bathroom?
    He slipped on the wet floor, fell down, and lost his consciousness.
  8. Where did one lunatic climb to escape the Hindustan-Pakistan confusion?
    He climbed up a high tree and declared that he wanted to live there.
  9. What was the main worry of the Anglo-Indian lunatics?
    They worried about whether they would get European breakfast and bread instead of Indian chapatti.
  10. Why were some sane murderers kept in the mental asylum?
    Their relatives bribed the officials to put them in the asylum to save them from the hangman's noose.
  11. Who is the main character of the story?
    Bishen Singh is the main character of the story.
  12. What was the popular nickname of Bishen Singh?
    The popular nickname of Bishen Singh was Toba Tek Singh.
  13. How long did Bishen Singh stay in the mental asylum?
    Bishen Singh stayed in the mental asylum for fifteen long years.
  14. What strange physical habit did Bishen Singh have?
    He never slept or sat down for a single moment in fifteen years.
  15. What was the result of Bishen Singh's continuous standing?
    His feet and ankles became heavily swollen due to continuous standing.
  16. What meaningless phrase did Bishen Singh always mutter?
    He always muttered the phrase "Opar di gurgur di annexe di bay dhiana di mung di daal."
  17. What question did Bishen Singh ask everyone in the asylum?
    He constantly asked everyone whether his native village Toba Tek Singh was in Pakistan or Hindustan.
  18. Why could nobody give a correct answer about the location of Toba Tek Singh?
    Nobody gave a correct answer because the new borders confused everyone in the asylum.
  19. What did Bishen Singh ask the lunatic who called himself God?
    He begged the "God" to pass the final orders to resolve the location of Toba Tek Singh.
  20. How did Bishen Singh know about the arrival of his visitors?
    The voice of his own heart would secretly tell him about their arrival every month.
  21. What preparations did Bishen Singh make before meeting his family?
    He took a good bath, oiled his hair, and wore clean clothes before meeting them.
  22. Why did Bishen Singh fail to recognize his grown-up daughter?
    He failed to recognize her because she had grown from an infant into a young woman during his fifteen years in the asylum.
  23. Who was Fazal Deen?
    Fazal Deen was a Muslim friend and neighbor of Bishen Singh from his native village.
  24. What important news did Fazal Deen bring to Bishen Singh?
    Fazal Deen brought the news that Bishen Singh's family had safely reached Hindustan.
  25. What did Fazal Deen bring for Bishen Singh?
    Fazal Deen brought some homemade sweets for his old friend.
  26. Where did the final exchange of lunatics take place?
    The final exchange of the lunatics took place at the Wagah border.
  27. What was the weather condition on the day of the exchange?
    It was a severely cold night during the exchange.
  28. How did the lunatics behave during the exchange process?
    They refused to move, tore off their clothes, cried, wailed, and fought with each other.
  29. What slogans did some lunatics shout at the border?
    Some lunatics shouted "Pakistan Zindabad" and "Pakistan Murdabad" at the border.
  30. What did Bishen Singh ask the official at the Wagah border?
    He asked the registering official whether Toba Tek Singh was in Pakistan or in Hindustan.
  31. What answer did the official give to Bishen Singh?
    The official laughed and told him that Toba Tek Singh was in Pakistan.
  32. What did Bishen Singh do after hearing the official's answer?
    He immediately refused to cross the border and ran back to his companions.
  33. Where did Bishen Singh finally stand?
    He stood firmly on his swollen legs in the middle of the land between the two borders.
  34. When did Bishen Singh collapse on the ground?
    He gave a loud, sky-rending cry and collapsed on the ground just before sunrise.
  35. Where did Toba Tek Singh's dead body lie at the end of the story?
    His dead body lay on a nameless piece of land between the barbed wires of Hindustan and Pakistan.

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