Ray & Martin Question Bank Class 12 3rd Semester Questions with Answer : The Night Train at Deol

 

"The Night Train at Deoli" MCQ Practice Work with Answers

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Simple Multiple Choice Questions (Mark-1)

1. The author of 'The Night Train at Deoli' is—

• (a) Mahesh Dattani
• (b) Toru Dutt
• (c) Mulk Raj Anand
• (d) Ruskin Bond

Answer: (d) Ruskin Bond

2. 'The Night Train at Deoli' is a —

• (a) short story
• (b) biography
• (c) essay
• (d) travelogue

Answer: (a) short story

3. Who is the narrator of the story?

• (a) A girl, selling baskets
• (b) The station-master at Deoli
• (c) The grandmother
• (d) A young boy travelling to Dehra.

Answer: (d) A young boy travelling to Dehra.

4. The narrator of 'The Night Train at Deoli' used to visit Dehra in — [⭐ Important Question]

• (a) spring
• (b) autumn
• (c) summer
• (d) winter

Answer: (c) summer

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5. The narrator used to spend his summer vacations in Dehra in his—

• (a) childhood
• (b) school days
• (c) college days
• (d) university days

Answer: (c) college days

6. In Dehra the narrator spent his summer vacations at his—

• (a) aunt's place
• (b) maternal uncle's house
• (c) elder brother's place
• (d) grandmother's place.

Answer: (d) grandmother's place.

7. When would the narrator leave the plains?

• (a) Late in May
• (b) Late in July
• (c) Early in May
• (d) Early in July.

Answer: (c) Early in May

8. The narrator returned to the plains —

• (a) late in June
• (b) early in May
• (c) early in July
• (d) late in July.

Answer: (d) late in July.

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9. Deoli was a –

• (a) small station
• (b) busy port
• (c) metropolitan city
• (d) big junction.

Answer: (a) small station

10. Deoli was situated –

• (a) 30 miles from Dehra
• (b) at the border of the heavy jungles of the Indian Terai
• (c) both (a) & (b)
• (d) none of these.

Answer: (c) both (a) & (b)

11. The train used to reach Deoli station at around—

• (a) 5 pm
• (b) 4 am
• (c) 5 am
• (d) 6 pm.

Answer: (b) 4 am

12. How would the station look when the night train reached Deoli in the morning?

• (a) Brightly lit with tube lights.
• (b) Brightly lit with electric bulbs and oil-lamps.
• (c) Covered in complete darkness.
• (d) Dimly lit with electric bulbs and oil-lamps.

Answer: (d) Dimly lit with electric bulbs and oil-lamps.

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13. The jungle across the station was visible in the faint light of –

• (a) dawn
• (b) sun
• (c) moon
• (d) oil-lamps.

Answer: (a) dawn

14. How many fruit vendors were there at Deoli station?

• (a) One
• (b) Three
• (c) Two
• (d) None

Answer: (a) one.

15. Deoli station had –

• (a) a platform
• (b) an office for the station-master
• (c) a waiting room
• (d) all of the above.

Answer: (d) all of the above.

16. What did the platform of Deoli boast of?

• (a) A waiting room
• (b) A waiting room and a ticket counter
• (c) A waiting room and a station-master's room
• (d) A tea stall, a fruit vendor and a few stray dogs.

Answer: (d) A tea stall, a fruit vendor and a few stray dogs.

17. What could one never see at the platform of Deoli station?

• (a) Coolies
• (b) Fruit vendors
• (c) A station-master
• (d) Stray dogs.

Answer: (a) Coolies

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18. What details about Deoli station suggested its isolation?

• (a) It had a crowded tea stall.
• (b) It was full of shops and counters.
• (c) No trains stopped at the station.
• (d) Nobody got off the train or got in at Deoli.

Answer: (d) Nobody got off the train or got in at Deoli.

19. After stopping for ten minutes at Deoli station a bell would sound and –

• (a) the narrator would get off from the train
• (b) the guard would blow his whistle
• (c) the station-master would wave the green flag
• (d) the coolies would appear on the platform.

Answer: (c) the station-master would wave the green flag

20. How does the narrator describe Deoli as a place?

• (a) Bustling and lively
• (b) Left behind and forgotten
• (c) Full of tourists
• (d) A commercial hub.

Answer: (b) Left behind and forgotten

21. During his journey the narrator used to wonder what happened in Deoli — [⭐ Important Question]

• (a) behind the station walls
• (b) in front of the station walls
• (c) on the platform
• (d) outside the platform.

Answer: (a) behind the station walls

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22. Where does the narrator meet the young girl in the story? [WBCHSE Textbook Exercise]

• (a) On a crowded bus stop
• (b) In a bustling marketplace
• (c) On the railway platform at Deoli
• (d) In a quiet park.

Answer: (c) On the railway platform at Deoli

23. The girl, whom the narrator saw coming down the platform was selling — [⭐ Important Question]

• (a) flowers
• (b) cane baskets
• (c) tumblers
• (d) tea.

Answer: (b) cane baskets

24. The girl was wearing a –

• (a) scarf
• (b) sweater
• (c) shawl
• (d) cardigan.

Answer: (c) shawl

25. The shawl was –

• (a) thrown across the girl's shoulders
• (b) wrapped around the girl's head
• (c) tied loosely around the girl's waist
• (d) draped over the girl's arms.

Answer: (a) thrown across the girl's shoulders

26. What did the girl wear on her feet?

• (a) Only socks
• (b) Socks and shoes
• (c) Only shoes
• (d) Nothing.

Answer: (d) Nothing.

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27. The girl's clothes were –

• (a) old
• (b) new
• (c) fancy
• (d) bright.

Answer: (a) old

28. The girl walked with –

• (a) dignity and grace
• (b) shyness and eloquence
• (c) grace and boldness
• (d) fear and hesitation.

Answer: (c) grace and boldness

29. Which of the following does not describe the girl?

• (a) She wore a shawl across her shoulder.
• (b) She was pale.
• (c) She walked with dignity.
• (d) She wore new clothes.

Answer: (d) She wore new clothes.

30. Where did the girl stop at the platform?

• (a) At the tea stall
• (b) Near the fruit vendor
• (c) Near the station-master's office
• (d) At the narrator's window.

Answer: (d) At the narrator's window.

31. The narrator was looking at the girl –

• (a) with wonder
• (b) intently
• (c) with disgust
• (d) angrily.

Answer: (b) intently

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32. How does the narrator describe the girl's initial behaviour when she approaches his window?

• (a) Outgoing and talkative
• (b) Confident and assertive
• (c) Openly flirtatious
• (d) Shy and reserved.

Answer: (d) Shy and reserved.

33. What did the girl do when she saw that the narrator was looking at her?

• (a) She smiled at the narrator.
• (b) She looked at him angrily.
• (c) She pretended not to notice the narrator.
• (d) She moved towards him.

Answer: (c) She pretended not to notice the narrator.

34. The girl had—

• (a) a pale skin
• (b) shiny black hair
• (c) dark, troubled eyes
• (d) all of these.

Answer: (d) all of these.

35. How did the girl at Deoli respond to the narrator's gaze?

• (a) She completely ignored him.
• (b) She asked the narrator why he was staring at her.
• (c) She was shy at first but looked at him afterwards.
• (d) She got angry.

Answer: (c) She was shy at first but looked at him afterwards.

36. What was so different about the eyes of the girl that the narrator felt attracted towards her at once?

• (a) There was nothing different about it.
• (b) They were dark, eloquent and impatient.
• (c) They were bright and hazel in color.
• (d) They were unusually large and expressive.

Answer: (b) They were dark, eloquent and impatient.

37. What physical characteristic of the young girl draws the narrator's attention? [HS Model Paper 2024]

• (a) Her bright and colourful clothing.
• (b) Her warm and friendly smile.
• (c) Her dark and troubled eyes.
• (d) Her loud and boisterous voice.

Answer: (c) Her dark and troubled eyes.

38. How does the narrator feel about the girl whom he sees at Deoli?

• (a) Indifferent
• (b) Angry at her persistence
• (c) Annoyed at her presence
• (d) Curious and deeply attracted.

Answer: (d) Curious and deeply attracted.

39. When the girl stood by the narrator's window, they—

• (a) exchanged a few words
• (b) talked a lot
• (c) smiled at each other
• (d) said nothing to each other.

Answer: (d) said nothing to each other.

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40. When the girl moved on from the narrator's window, he –

• (a) got up from his seat and got down on the platform
• (b) remained seated
• (c) remained seated but kept looking at the girl
• (d) got up from his seat and called the girl.

Answer: (d) got up from his seat and called the girl.

41. The narrator walked across towards the –

• (a) girl
• (b) tea stall
• (c) ticket counter
• (d) station-master.

Answer: (b) tea stall

42. The tea seller was busy –

• (a) talking to a customer
• (b) washing the kettle
• (c) making tea
• (d) serving tea somewhere on the train.

Answer: (c) making tea

43. Where did the girl follow the narrator to?

• (a) The office of the station-master
• (b) The fruit vendor's stall
• (c) The waiting room
• (d) Behind the tea stall.

Answer: (d) Behind the tea stall.

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44. The girl followed the narrator to –

• (a) confess her love for him
• (b) sell baskets
• (c) ask about his whereabouts
• (d) introduce herself to him.

Answer: (b) sell baskets

45. The baskets of the girl were—

• (a) light and neatly woven
• (b) old and broken
• (c) brightly painted and decorative
• (d) very strong, made of the finest cane.

Answer: (a) light and neatly woven

46. "We stood there looking at each other for what seemed a very long time" – Who are 'we' here?

• (a) The narrator and the fruit vendor
• (b) The narrator and the basket-selling girl
• (c) The narrator and the tea stall owner
• (d) The narrator and the station-master.

Answer: (b) The narrator and the basket-selling girl

47. "All right, give me one" – Who said this to whom?

• (a) The narrator to the girl
• (b) The girl to the narrator
• (c) The narrator to the tea stall owner
• (d) The fruit vendor to the station-master.

Answer: (a) The narrator to the girl

48. "All right, give me one" – What does 'one' refer to?

• (a) A fruit
• (b) A cup of tea
• (c) A basket
• (d) A newspaper.

Answer: (c) A basket

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49. How many baskets did the narrator buy from the girl?

• (a) All that she had
• (b) One
• (c) Two
• (d) None.

Answer: (b) One

50. What did not the narrator dare to do while taking the basket from the girl?

• (a) To smile at her
• (b) To talk to her
• (c) To ask her name
• (d) To touch her fingers.

Answer: (d) To touch her fingers.

51. Just when the girl was about to speak –

• (a) it started raining
• (b) the station-master called her
• (c) the narrator spoke
• (d) the guard blew his whistle.

Answer: (d) the guard blew his whistle.

52. The girl said something but the narrator could not hear that, because it was lost in—

• (a) the shouting of the vendors
• (b) the shouting of the passengers
• (c) the clanging of the bell and the hissing of the engine
• (d) the shouting of the tea stall owner.

Answer: (c) the clanging of the bell and the hissing of the engine

53. As the train was leaving the station, the girl was looking at the narrator and –

• (a) shouting
• (b) smiling
• (c) crying
• (d) waving.

Answer: (b) smiling

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54. The narrator watched the girl until –

• (a) the train entered a tunnel
• (b) a signal-box came in the way
• (c) the guard blew his whistle
• (d) the girl ran away.

Answer: (b) a signal-box came in the way

55. When the jungle hid the station, the narrator could still see –

• (a) the girl standing alone on the platform
• (b) the tea stall
• (c) the office of the station-master
• (d) the dim lights of the station.

Answer: (d) the dim lights of the station.

56. What did the narrator do for the rest of the journey after meeting the girl for the first time?

• (a) He slept peacefully.
• (b) He cried hysterically.
• (c) He read a newspaper.
• (d) He sat up awake.

Answer: (d) He sat up awake.

57. What could not the narrator rid his mind of?

• (a) The picture of the girl's face
• (b) The girl's dark and smouldering eyes
• (c) Both (a) & (b)
• (d) None of these.

Answer: (c) Both (a) & (b)

58. Which literary device is used when the narrator says, "her dark, smouldering eyes"?

• (a) Hyperbole
• (b) Simile
• (c) Metaphor
• (d) Personification.

Answer: (c) Metaphor

59. "... and her dark, smouldering eyes." – Here 'smouldering' means –

• (a) filled with strong emotion
• (b) covered with darkness
• (c) filled with suppressed smile
• (d) expressing anger.

Answer: (a) filled with strong emotion

60. When the narrator reached Dehra –

• (a) the memory of the girl became distant and blurred
• (b) he understood that he would never see her again
• (c) he thought about the girl every now and then
• (d) none of these.

Answer: (c) he thought about the girl every now and then

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61. Why did the incident of meeting the girl become blurred and distant to the narrator?

• (a) The girl was not at all attractive.
• (b) The narrator hated the sight of the girl.
• (c) The meeting with the girl was not at all a memorable one.
• (d) There were different things to occupy the mind of the narrator.

Answer: (d) There were different things to occupy the mind of the narrator.

62. The narrator made the return journey— [⭐ Important Question]

• (a) one month later
• (b) two months later
• (c) three months later
• (d) fifteen days later.

Answer: (b) two months later

63. The narrator remembered the girl again, when—

• (a) he saw her on the platform
• (b) he talked to his friends about her
• (c) he returned home
• (d) he was returning from Dehra.

Answer: (d) he was returning from Dehra.

64. When the train was drawing into the station, the narrator –

• (a) started calling the girl's name
• (b) was looking out for the girl
• (c) was sleeping
• (d) seemed unbothered.

Answer: (b) was looking out for the girl

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65. Seeing the girl walking up the platform, the narrator was feeling an unexpected—

• (a) thrill
• (b) joy
• (c) sorrow
• (d) anxiety.

Answer: (a) thrill

66. When the narrator saw the girl for the second time–

• (a) he called out her name
• (b) he ran towards her
• (c) he sprang off the footboard and waved to her
• (d) he hugged her.

Answer: (c) he sprang off the footboard and waved to her

67. When the girl saw the narrator for the second time—

• (a) she smiled at him
• (b) she tried selling another basket to him
• (c) she offered him tea
• (d) she ignored him.

Answer: (a) she smiled at him

68. The girl was pleased because—

• (a) the narrator bought a basket from her
• (b) the narrator decided to spend a day at Deoli with her
• (c) the narrator brought a red rose for her
• (d) the narrator remembered her.

Answer: (d) the narrator remembered her.

69. Why was the narrator pleased during the second encounter?

• (a) Because the girl waved at him
• (b) Because the girl gave him a hug
• (c) Because the girl remembered him
• (d) Because the girl gave him a basket free of cost.

Answer: (c) Because the girl remembered him

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70. After seeing the narrator for the second time, the girl went straight to –

• (a) his compartment
• (b) the station-master's office
• (c) the tea stall
• (d) other compartments to sell baskets.

Answer: (c) the tea stall

71. When the girl came to the tea stall, her dark eyes were suddenly filled with –

• (a) tears
• (b) light
• (c) thrill
• (d) sadness.

Answer: (b) light

72. When the narrator met the girl again, he felt the impulse–

• (a) to buy all the baskets that she had
• (b) to talk to her for a long time
• (c) to put her on the train and take her away with him
• (d) to stay there with her forever.

Answer: (c) to put her on the train and take her away with him

73. What could not the narrator bear?

• (a) The absence of the girl
• (b) The presence of the girl
• (c) The idea of taking the girl with him
• (d) The thought of having to watch the girl recede into the distance of Deoli station.

Answer: (d) The thought of having to watch the girl recede into the distance of Deoli station.

74. Why did the narrator feel compelled to hold the girl's hand during their second encounter?

• (a) He wanted to elope with her.
• (b) He wanted to console her.
• (c) She was about to faint.
• (d) He did not want her to leave.

Answer: (d) He did not want her to leave.

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75. The narrator was going back to –

• (a) Delhi
• (b) Dehra
• (c) Pune
• (d) Kolkata.

Answer: (a) Delhi

76. The narrator hated the guard for –

• (a) talking to the girl
• (b) delaying the train to leave
• (c) blowing his whistle for the train to leave
• (d) none of these.

Answer: (c) blowing his whistle for the train to leave

77. What was the significance of the train whistle blowing at the end of the narrator's second encounter with the girl?

• (a) It signalled the arrival of a new station.
• (b) It created a sense of urgency and interruption.
• (c) It marked the start of a new journey.
• (d) It foreshadowed a happy reunion.

Answer: (b) It created a sense of urgency and interruption.

78. What did the narrator promise the girl before leaving Deoli station for the second time?

• (a) He would never return to Deoli.
• (b) He would bring her gifts.
• (c) He would come again.
• (d) He would come and take her with him.

Answer: (c) He would come again.

79. After meeting the girl for the second time, the narrator –

• (a) forgot about her again
• (b) did not forget her
• (c) mentioned about her to his parents
• (d) tried to contact her.

Answer: (b) did not forget her

80. After the second encounter with the girl the narrator again went to Dehra –

• (a) after his college term had finished
• (b) before his college term had finished
• (c) after two months
• (d) never.

Answer: (c) after two months

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81. Why did the narrator leave for Dehra earlier than usual?

• (a) He had fallen seriously ill.
• (b) He had an urgent business.
• (c) He was eager to meet his grandmother.
• (d) He could not forget the girl and wanted to meet her again.

Answer: (d) He could not forget the girl and wanted to meet her again.

82. The narrator was anxious and nervous because—

• (a) he wondered about what he should tell the girl and what he should do
• (b) he thought the girl would not recognise him
• (c) he was scared that he might not be able to find the girl
• (d) he thought the train would not stop at the station.

Answer: (c) he was scared that he might not be able to find the girl

83. The narrator was determined not to stand helplessly before the girl during their third encounter, hardly able to speak or do anything about –

• (a) his feelings
• (b) his possessions
• (c) his anger
• (d) his problems.

Answer: (a) his feelings

84. The narrator was disappointed as –

• (a) the girl was not at the platform
• (b) the train did not stop at Deoli station
• (c) the station was very crowded
• (d) the girl refused to talk to him.

Answer: (a) the girl was not at the platform

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85. "I was.... overcome by a sense of foreboding." – Here, the word 'foreboding' means –

• (a) dreadful apprehension
• (b) cheerful feeling
• (c) hopeful anticipation
• (d) auspicious perception.

Answer: (a) dreadful apprehension

86. Why did the narrator run up to the station-master?

• (a) He wanted to know about the town of Deoli.
• (b) He wanted to enquire about the girl who sold baskets on the platform.
• (c) He wanted to know about the timing of the trains.
• (d) He wanted to ask him about the tea stall owner.

Answer: (b) He wanted to enquire about the girl who sold baskets on the platform.

87. "Do you know the girl who used to sell baskets here?"—Whom does 'you' refer to here?

• (a) The narrator
• (b) The reader
• (c) The fruit vendor
• (d) The station-master.

Answer: (d) The station-master.

88. What did the station-master suggest the narrator?

• (a) The narrator should get on the train to avoid being left behind.
• (b) The narrator should ask about the girl to the tea stall owner.
• (c) The narrator should stay at Deoli and enquire about the girl.
• (d) None of these.

Answer: (c) The narrator should stay at Deoli and enquire about the girl.

89. Over the railings at the station yard, the narrator saw a—

• (a) dusty road leading into the town of Deoli
• (b) mango tree and a dusty road leading into the jungle
• (c) garden filled with various trees
• (d) small town.

Answer: (b) mango tree and a dusty road leading into the jungle

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90. As the train started rushing through the forests, the narrator –

• (a) enjoyed the beauty of the forests
• (b) sat brooding in front of the window
• (c) started talking about the girl to his fellow passengers
• (d) slept instantly.

Answer: (b) sat brooding in front of the window

91. The narrator met the girl –

• (a) once
• (b) twice
• (c) thrice
• (d) many a times.

Answer: (b) twice

92. What did the narrator know about the girl who sold baskets at Deoli station?

• (a) Everything
• (b) Her name
• (c) Absolutely nothing
• (d) Where she lived.

Answer: (c) Absolutely nothing

93. The narrator's grandmother was not very pleased with his visit, because –

• (a) he talked only about the girl whom he met at Deoli
• (b) he did not bring her any gifts
• (c) he stayed there for more than a couple of weeks
• (d) he stayed there only for a couple of weeks.

Answer: (d) he stayed there only for a couple of weeks.

94. The narrator could not stay at his grandmother's place for long, as –

(a) he felt unhappy there

(b) he felt restless and ill-at-ease

(c) he was missing his parents

(d) he had exams coming.

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95. 'Ill-at-ease' means to feel –

• (a) happy
• (b) sick
• (c) uncomfortable
• (d) sad.

Answer: (c) uncomfortable

96. The narrator took a train back to the plains because—

• (a) he was not enjoying the company of his grandmother
• (b) he wanted to ask further questions about the girl to the station-master of Deoli
• (c) he wanted to stay at Deoli for a week
• (d) he got a letter from his hostel-warden.

Answer: (b) he wanted to ask further questions about the girl to the station-master of Deoli

97. The previous station-master –

• (a) was transferred to another post
• (b) fell ill
• (c) left his job
• (d) went missing.

Answer: (a) was transferred to another post

98. The new station-master knew nothing about –

• (a) the town of Deoli
• (b) the girl who sold baskets
• (c) the previous station-master
• (d) none of these.

Answer: (b) the girl who sold baskets

99. After talking to the new station-master, the narrator—

• (a) got into the train
• (b) looked over the railings of the station yard
• (c) went into the town to find the girl
• (d) talked to the tea stall owner.

Answer: (b) looked over the railings of the station yard

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100. The owner of the tea stall was a –

• (a) tall and handsome man
• (b) fat and short man
• (c) small and wrinkled-skinned man
• (d) frail and weak man.

Answer: (c) small and wrinkled-skinned man

101. The narrator asked the tea stall owner if he knew anything about –

• (a) the basket selling girl
• (b) the new station-master
• (c) the town of Deoli
• (d) the old station-master.

Answer: (a) the basket selling girl

102. To the enquiry of the narrator, the tea seller said that–

• (a) he knew the girl and she got married
• (b) he did not know anything about the girl
• (c) he knew the girl but she had stopped coming to the station
• (d) he did not know her but the new station-master might.

Answer: (c) he knew the girl but she had stopped coming to the station

103. "She was nothing to me." – The speaker was— [⭐ Important Question]

• (a) the old station master
• (b) the tea stall owner
• (c) the new station master
• (d) the narrator.

Answer: (d) the narrator.

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104. As Deoli platform receded, the narrator decided that–

• (a) he would never visit Deoli again
• (b) he would break his journey at Deoli, spend a day in the town, make enquiries and find the girl
• (c) he would spend a day in the town and visit the nearby forest
• (d) he would ask his friends to come to visit the town with him.

Answer: (b) he would break his journey at Deoli, spend a day in the town, make enquiries and find the girl

105. The narrator wanted to find the girl because—

• (a) she owed him some money
• (b) he wanted to buy more baskets
• (c) she stole his heart
• (d) she requested him to meet her.

Answer: (c) she stole his heart

106. The girl stole the narrator's heart with nothing but –

• (a) a look from her dark, impatient eyes
• (b) her elegance
• (c) her colourful personality
• (d) her sweet talks.

Answer: (a) a look from her dark, impatient eyes

107. "With this thought I consoled myself..." – Which 'thought' is referred to here?

• (a) The thought of taking the girl away with him.
• (b) The thought of meeting the girl.
• (c) The thought of spending a day at Deoli to find out about the girl.
• (d) The thought of buying a few more baskets from the girl.

Answer: (c) The thought of spending a day at Deoli to find out about the girl.

108. The narrator went to Dehra again in –

• (a) summer
• (b) spring
• (c) winter
• (d) monsoon.

Answer: (a) summer

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109. What is the narrator's primary motivation for visiting Deoli station? [⭐ Important Question]

• (a) He needs to catch a specific train departing from there.
• (b) He enjoys the bustling atmosphere of the railway platform.
• (c) He hopes to encounter the young girl again.
• (d) He is on a business trip to the town of Deoli.

Answer: (c) He hopes to encounter the young girl again.

110. Why did the narrator never forget the girl at Deoli?

• (a) She represented a moment of unfulfilled desire and mystery.
• (b) She reminded him of his childhood best friend.
• (c) She promised to meet him again.
• (d) She gave him a gift he treasured.

Answer: (a) She represented a moment of unfulfilled desire and mystery.

111. If it was all fiction or a film, the narrator would have–

• (a) been the station-master of Deoli
• (b) set up a tea stall of his own at Deoli
• (c) set up a fruit stall on the platform
• (d) got down from the train, cleaned up the mystery of the girl and reached a suitable ending.

Answer: (d) got down from the train, cleaned up the mystery of the girl and reached a suitable ending.

112. According to the narrator, a fiction or a film offers a comprehensive scope for –

• (a) wish fulfilment
• (b) acceptance of reality
• (c) maintenance of order
• (d) reasoning.

Answer: (a) wish fulfilment

113. The narrator was unwilling to allow reality to ruin his–

• (a) investigation
• (b) terror
• (c) fame
• (d) imaginative bliss.

Answer: (d) imaginative bliss.

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114. Why did the narrator never spend a day at Deoli and try to find the girl after she went missing?

• (a) He did not have time.
• (b) He had forgotten her.
• (c) He did not care about the girl anymore.
• (d) He was scared to find out what might have actually happened to the girl.

Answer: (d) He was scared to find out what might have actually happened to the girl.

115. What was the narrator's greatest fear of finding out what had happened to the girl?

• (a) She might have no longer been in Deoli.
• (b) She might have got married.
• (c) She might have fallen ill.
• (d) All of these.

Answer: (d) All of these.

116. What was the narrator half expecting while passing through Deoli many times later?

• (a) To see the same fruit vendor
• (b) To see the tea stall owner
• (c) To meet the previous station-master
• (d) To see the same unchanged face of the girl smiling at him.

Answer: (d) To see the same unchanged face of the girl smiling at him.

117. What happened when the narrator looked for the girl on his later journeys?

• (a) She was not there, and he never saw her again.
• (b) She was busy selling baskets and ignored him.
• (c) She waved to him but did not speak to him.
• (d) She was talking to another passenger.

Answer: (a) She was not there, and he never saw her again.

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English-XII Question Bank Solutions (Sem-3 & 4)

118. "It may spoil my game" – What does 'it' refer to?

• (a) Discovering what really happened to the girl.
• (b) Quarrelling with the fruit vendor.
• (c) Buying all the baskets the girl had.
• (d) Meeting the previous station-master.

Answer: (a) Discovering what really happened to the girl.

119. What did the narrator prefer to do at the end?

• (a) To set up his own tea stall at Deoli
• (b) To be the station-master at Deoli
• (c) To keep hoping and dreaming for the girl
• (d) To buy a house and live at Deoli.

Answer: (c) To keep hoping and dreaming for the girl

120. The narrator passed through Deoli –

• (a) never
• (b) once a year
• (c) as often as he could
• (d) every day.

Answer: (c) as often as he could

121. What does Deoli station symbolise in the story?

• (a) A place of beauty and life
• (b) A point of mystery, longing and impermanence
• (c) A mundane part of the narrator's journey
• (d) A hub of commerce and activity.

Answer: (b) A point of mystery, longing and impermanence

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122. When did the narrator find out about the whereabouts of the girl?

• (a) After two months
• (b) After a year
• (c) After several years
• (d) Never.

Answer: (d) Never.

123. Which word best describes the narrator's emotional state in the story? [HS Model Paper 2024]

• (a) Indifference and boredom
• (b) Anger and frustration
• (c) Tenderness and longing
• (d) Exuberance and joy.

Answer: (c) Tenderness and longing

124. The story's title, "The Night Train at Deoli", suggests a sense of— [HS Model Paper 2024]

• (a) excitement and adventure
• (b) bustling activity and commerce
• (c) mystery and longing
• (d) comfort and familiarity.

Answer: (c) mystery and longing

125. What is the main theme explored in the story?

• (a) The importance of Indian railways.
• (b) The beauty of the Indian countryside.
• (c) The power of first impressions.
• (d) The persistence of longing and unanswered questions.

Answer: (d) The persistence of longing and unanswered questions.

126. What is the primary theme of the story?

• (a) The struggles of rural life.
• (b) The adventure of travelling.
• (c) The inevitability of missed opportunities and fleeting connections.
• (d) The need for peace and harmony.

Answer: (c) The inevitability of missed opportunities and fleeting connections.

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127. What literary technique does Ruskin Bond use to evoke nostalgia in the story?

• (a) The unpredictability of life
• (b) The importance of seizing opportunities
• (c) The narrator's lack of courage
• (d) Both (a) & (b).

Answer: (a) The unpredictability of life

128. Why did the narrator choose not to find out about the girl any further?

• (a) He preferred to preserve the memory as it is.
• (b) He believed she no longer lived at Deoli.
• (c) He was afraid of rejection.
• (d) He lost interest over time.

Answer: (a) He preferred to preserve the memory as it is.

129. How did the narrator feel at the end of the story?

• (a) Content with his decision
• (b) Haunted by his past
• (c) Hopeful about future encounters
• (d) None of these.

Answer: (c) Hopeful about future encounters

130. Why was the girl's image so vivid in the narrator's memory?

• (a) She represented a fleeting but meaningful connection.
• (b) She was the only person who spoke to him on his journey.
• (c) She was the only basket seller at the station.
• (d) She gifted him a basket.

Answer: (a) She represented a fleeting but meaningful connection.

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131. What is the significance of the train in the story?

• (a) It symbolises the continuity of life.
• (b) It represents the narrator's attachment to Dehra.
• (c) It provides a link between rural and urban India.
• (d) Both (a) & (c).

Answer: (d) Both (a) & (c).

132. Why does the girl's absence leave a lasting impression on the narrator?

• (a) It represents the loss of an unspoken bond.
• (b) It reflects the narrator's inability to act on his emotions.
• (c) It symbolises the impermanence of human relationships.
• (d) All of the above.

Answer: (d) All of the above.

133. What quality of Bond's writing is evident in the story?

• (a) Complex plot twists
• (b) Simple language and evocative imagery
• (c) Historical and political commentary
• (d) Detailed character development.

Answer: (b) Simple language and evocative imagery

134. How did the narrator feel about returning to Deoli later on?

• (a) He was hopeful about breaking the journey at Deoli.
• (b) He was indifferent to the place.
• (c) He was nostalgic but did not want to disturb the memory.
• (d) He was eager to know why the girl had disappeared.

Answer: (c) He was nostalgic but did not want to disturb the memory.

135. The story "The Night Train at Deoli" is about –

• (a) a train journey
• (b) Ruskin Bond's college life
• (c) Ruskin Bond's life in Dehra
• (d) unrequited adolescent love.

Answer: (d) unrequited adolescent love.

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English-XII Question Bank Solutions (Sem-3 & 4)

135. What emotion dominated the narrator's tone at the end of the story?

• (a) Excitement
• (b) Regret and longing
• (c) Anger and bitterness
• (d) Joyful reminiscence.

Answer: (b) Regret and longing

136. What is the girl's role in the story?

• (a) She is a major character with a detailed backstory.
• (b) She serves as a symbol of fleeting moments and mystery.
• (c) She represents ambition and resilience.
• (d) She is a symbol of hope and fulfilment.

Answer: (b) She serves as a symbol of fleeting moments and mystery.

137. What does the narrator admit about his feelings for the girl?

• (a) He was indifferent towards her.
• (b) He felt a strong but inexplicable connection with her.
• (c) He was only curious about her lifestyle.
• (d) He loved her deeply and planned to marry her.

Answer: (b) He felt a strong but inexplicable connection with her.

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138. Why did the narrator feel a special connection to Deoli?

• (a) It was his birthplace.
• (b) It was an ordinary station made extraordinary by the girl.
• (c) He frequently visited it with his family.
• (d) It was where he completed his studies.

Answer: (b) It was an ordinary station made extraordinary by the girl.

139. What message does the story convey about life and relationships?

• (a) Relationships always offer closure.
• (b) Some connections are brief yet unforgettable.
• (c) Life always grants second chances.
• (d) Nostalgia is a burden one should avoid.

Answer: (b) Some connections are brief yet unforgettable.

140. Why is the girl never given a name in the story?

• (a) To emphasise her role as a symbol of mystery and fleeting connection.
• (b) To show the narrator's lack of interest in her identity.
• (c) To highlight her unimportance in the story.
• (d) To make her more relatable to the readers.

Answer: (a) To emphasise her role as a symbol of mystery and fleeting connection.

141. What makes 'The Night Train at Deoli' a classic Ruskin Bond story?

• (a) Its complex narrative structure.
• (b) Its focus on simplicity, nostalgia, and human emotions.
• (c) Its intricate plot twists.
• (d) Its realistic and factual references.

Answer: (b) Its focus on simplicity, nostalgia, and human emotions.

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