Important MCQs with Answer :Night Train at Deoli Class 12 Semester 3
1. Who is the writer of the story "Night Train at Deoli"?
A) Rasekin Bond
B) Ruskin Bond
C) APJ Abdul Kalam
D) R. K. Narayan
Answer: (B) Ruskin Bond
2. Deoli is the name of a ___
A) girl
B) a crowded and busy platform
C) a lonely station
D) narrator's grandmother
Answer: C) a lonely station
3. Distance between Deoli and Dehera
A) 30 Kms.
B) 30 miles
C) 25 Kms.
D) 50 miles
Answer: (B) 30 miles
4. The narrator boarded the train at
A) Delhi
B) Dehra
C) Delhi
D) not mentioned in the story
Answer: (C) Delhi
5. When did the narrator boarded the train?
A) at about 5 in the morning
B) at 5:00 a.m.
C) in the evening
D) at night
Answer: (D) at night
6. The purpose of the narrator's boarding the train was
A) to go to college
B) to visit his grandmother
C) to spend summer vacation in Dehera
D) both B and C
Answer: (D) both B and C
7. "...at my grandmother's place" Here 'place' refers to
A) Delhi
B) Deoli
C) Dehradun
D) Kolkata
Answer: (C) Dehradun
8. The narrator's grandmother was a resident of ____
A) Indian Terai
B) Dehra
C) Himalayan region
D) both B and C
Answer: B) Dehra
9. Ruskin Bond is a/ an
A) British writer
B) Indian writer
C) Anglo Indian writer
D) Anglo Bengali writer
Answer: (C) Anglo Indian writer
10. Which of the following prizes did not Ruskin Bond receive?
A) Sahitya Academy
B) Padma Bhushan
C) Nobel Prize
D) Padma Shri
Answer: (C) Nobel Prize
11. Which of the following names is not associated with the place of living of Ruskin Bond as mentioned in the story?
A) Deoli
B) Mussoorie
C) Dehradun
D) Uttarakhand
Answer: (A) Deoli
12. What is the type of the story "The Night Train at Deoli"?
A) a story of a young boy and a girl
B) a story of love and romance
C) a story of love, romance and nostalgia
D) a story of nostalgic description in love
Answer: (D) a story of nostalgic description in love
13. The entire story is built on the theme of
A) love making
B) gossiping
C) lirting
D) enchanting power of nostalgia
Answer: (D) enchanting power of nostalgia
14. What is nostalgia?
A) a feeling of love
B) a feeling of anger
C) a feeling of paining for the past
D) a feeling of jealousy
Answer: (C) a feeling of paining for the past
15. Who among the following characters lived in Dehradun?
A) Ruskin Bond
B) the basket selling girl
C) Bond's parents
D) the narrator's grandmother
Answer: (D) the narrator's grandmother
16. The summer vacation of Ruskin Bond's college started in
A) June
B) July
C) May
D) early May
Answer: (D) early May
17. The Summer vacation of his college came to an end in
A) June
B) July
C) May
D) the first week of August
Answer: (B) July
18. Geographically, Dehradun is a ____ area
A) plain
B) hilly
C) jungle
D) marine
Answer: (B) hilly
19. "I would leave the plains..." Here 'plains' refers to
A) Delhi
B) Dehradun
C) Indian Terai
D) Delhi
Answer: (D) Delhi
20. The 'heavy jungles of Indian Terai' begins from
A) Deoli
B) Dehera
C) Delhi
D) not mentioned in the story
Answer: (A) Deoli
21. When did the narrator's train reach Deoli?
A) early morning
B) at dusk
C) at dawn
D) both A & C
Answer: (D) both A & C
22. The Deoli station was illuminated with
I) electric bulbs
II) solar light
III) oil lamps
IV) moon light
A) I, II & III are right but IV is false.
B) Only I & III are true.
C) Only II & III are false.
D) Both B & C
Answer: (B) Only I & III are true.
23. The light of the Deoli station was ____
A) bright
B) dull
C) dim
D) faint
Answer: (C) dim
24. Column matching
Column A:
a) Early May
b) Late July
c) About 5a.m
d) At dawn
Column B:
i) The train reached Deoli.
ii) Summer vacation started.
iii) Railway tracks were visible.
iv) Summer vacation came to an end.
Answer: (C)
25. "____ across the railway tracks would be visible in the faint light of dawn."
A) the mountain area
B) the station
C) the jungle across the railway track
D) the basket selling girl
Answer: (C) the jungle across the railway track
26. Deoli station constituted of
I) solitary platform
II) an office of station master
III) waiting hall
IV) a stall of hot drinks
A) I and III are right but II and IV are false.
B) I, II, III are right but IV is false.
C) Only IV is false.
D) I, II, III, and IV are right.
Answer: (D) I, II, III, and IV are right.
27. At Deoli station the passengers would get the relish of ____
I) coffee
II) tea
III) wine
IV) fruits
A) I & IV are true but the others are false.
B) II & IV are true and the others are false.
C) Only II is true.
D) Only IV is true.
Answer: (B) II & IV are true and the others are false.
28. In which year was the story Night Train at Deoli published?
A) 1988
B) 1980
C) 2001
D) 1999
Answer: (A) 1988
29. The only animal mentioned in the story is
A) cat
B) tiger
C) dog
D) elephant
Answer: (C) dog
30. The train halted at Deoli station for
A) a quarter of an hour
B) full 10 minutes
C) less than a quarter of an hour
D) both B and C
Answer: B) full 10 minutes
31. "Nothing happened there." Here 'nothing' refers to which of the following activities
I) Nobody got off the train.
II) Nobody got in the train.
III) No person was seen around.
IV) No coolie was available there.
A) I, II and IV are true but III is false
B) Only I and II are true but III and IV are false
C) Only I and IV are true but II and III are false
D) I, II, III, and IV are true
Answer: (A) I, II and IV are true but III is false
32. "But the train would halt there for a full ____ minutes."
A) 2
B) 4
C) 10
D) 20
Answer: (C) 10
33. Why did the storyteller feel sorry for the Deoli station?
A) Nobody wanted to visit the station.
B) The station was lonely.
C) Nobody got off and got in the train.
D) all of the above
Answer: (D) all of the above
34. Assertion: The narrator decided to get off the train at Deoli for a day.
Reason: He wanted to find out the whereabouts of the girl.
A) Assertion is true but reason is false.
B) Assertion and reason are true.
C) Both assertion and reason are false.
D) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer: (A) Assertion is true but reason is false.
35. "I decided one day..." What is the decision taken by the storyteller?
A) to go in search of the girl
B) to visit his grandmother
C) to spend summer vacation in Dehra
D) to get off the train at Deoli and spend a day there looking for the girl.
Answer: (D) to get off the train at Deoli and spend a day there looking for the girl.
36. Which of the following sentences is related to the narrator's age?
I) He was an adolescent.
II) He was an adult.
III) He was 18 years old.
IV) He was in his teens.
A) I-F, II-T, III-T, IV-T
B) I-T, II-T, III-T, IV-T
C) I-F, II-F, III-T, IV-F
D) I-T, II-T, III-T, IV-F
Answer: (B) I-T, II-T, III-T, IV-T
37. Whom did the narrator meet at Deoli for the first time?
A) A vagabond
B) an old beggar
C) a young girl
D) some coolies and vendors
Answer: (C) a young girl
38. The girl was dealing in
A) bucket
B) basket
C) fruits
D) tea
Answer: (B) basket
39. When the narrator met the girl, the day was ____
A) hot and humid
B) cold
C) stormy
D) moderate
Answer: (B) cold
40. Column matching
Column A:
a) clothes
b) feet
c) walking
d) morning
Column B:
i) bare
ii) cold
iii) old
iv) graceful
C) Answer: (B)
41. Which of the following is not true about the walking style of the girl?
A) graceful
B) majestic
C) dignified
D) all of the above
Answer: (B) majestic
42. Column matching
Column A:
i) pale
ii) troubled
iii) black
iv) morning
Column B:
a) eyes
b) hair
c) skin
d) eyes
Answer: (A)
43. Where was the girl standing when the narrator first met her?
A) at the entrance of the compartment
B) at the window of the compartment
C) inside the train compartment
D) in front of the narrator
Answer: (B) at the window of the compartment
44. Which of the following qualities is not said about the eyes of the girl?
A) dark
B) trouble
C) searching
D) bright
Answer: (D) bright
45. Assertion (A): The girl moved on.
Reason (R): The narrator left his seat.
A) A is true but R is false
B) A is false but R is true
C) A is false and R is false
D) A is true and R is true
Answer: (D) A is true and R is true
46. Column matching
Column A:
i) Narrator stood
ii) A kettle started
iii) Tea stall owner
iv) The girl came down
Column B:
a) selling baskets
b) serving tea
c) boiling on a small fire
d) waiting on a small platform
Answer: (D)
47. ____ followed the narrator behind the tea stall.
A) the owner of the stall
B) the coolie
C) the basket selling girl
D) the TTE of the station
Answer: (C) the basket selling girl
48. Who first broke the silence in the story?
A) the basket selling girl
B) the narrator
C) the coolie
D) the tea stall owner
Answer: (A) the basket selling girl
49. "Do you want to buy a basket?" Who said this and to whom?
A) the narrator to the girl
B) the girl to the narrator
C) the hawker to the narrator
D) the girl to a customer
Answer: (B) the girl to the narrator
50. What was the basket, sold by the girl made of?
A) finest bamboo
B) finest cane
C) sturdy rope
D) plastic
Answer: (B) finest cane
51. "They are very strong." Here 'they' refers to
A) kettle
B) bucket
C) basket
D) the doors of the train
Answer: (C) basket
52. How many baskets did the narrator buy from the girl?
A) 2
B) 0
C) 1
D) 3
Answer: (C) 1
53. How much money did the narrator pay to the girl for the basket?
A) Two annas
B) 2 rupees
C) 1 rupee
D) 1 rupee and a half
Answer: (C) 1 rupee
54. Assertion (A): The narrator paid the girl Re 1.
Reason (R): He bought two baskets from the girl.
A) A is true R is true
B) A is false but R is true
C) A is true but R is false
D) Neither A nor R is true
Answer: (C) A is true but R is false
55. Statement I: The narrator bought a basket.
Statement II: Each basket cost Re 1.
Statement III: He touched the girl's finger.
Statement IV: He took one basket from the middle of the baskets on her head.
Answer: (D)
56. "...hardly daring to touch her fingers." This statement means ____.
A) The narrator did not want to touch her fingers.
B) He wanted to touch her finger but lacked courage.
C) It was hard to touch her fingers.
D) He was unsuccessful to touch her fingers.
Answer: (B) He wanted to touch her finger but lacked courage.
57. Column matching
Column A:
i) whistle
ii) the bell
iii) engine
iv) carriage
Column B:
a) jolting
b) blowing
c) clanging
d) hissing
Answer: (D)
58. Assertion (A): The narrator had to run back to the compartment.
Reason (R): The guard blew the whistle.
A) A is true is R is false
B) A is false but R is true
C) A is false and R is false
D) A is true and R is true
Answer: (D) A is true and R is true
59. Select the proper chronological order:
i) The carriage shuddered and jolted forward.
ii) The engine made a hissing sound.
iii) The guard blew the whistle.
iv) The bell started clanging.
v) The girl was about to speak to the narrator.
Answer: (D)
60. "I watched her as the ______ slipped away."
A) the train
B) the compartment
C) the narrator
D) the platform
Answer: (D) the platform
61. Assertion (A): The narrator had to run back to his compartment.
Reason (R): The guard blew the whistle.
A) A is true R is false
B) A is false but R is true
C) A is true and R is true
D) A is false and R is false
Answer: (C) A is true and R is true
62. What obstructed the narrator to watch the girl?
A) a TTE
B) a passenger
C) a signal box
D) darkness
Answer: (C) a signal box
63. How did the storyteller spend the rest of the journey to Dehera?
A) keeping awake
B) sleeping on the berth
C) thinking over the sweet memory of the girl
D) ruminating on the just ended meeting
Answer: (A) keeping awake
64. Find out the adjectives that the narrator used to describe the girl's eyes.
A) bright, smoldering, blue
B) dark, troubled and smoldering
C) beautiful, dark and bold
D) troubled, pale and smoldering
Answer: (B) dark, troubled and smoldering
65. How did the girl's memory seem to the narrator on reaching Dehera?
A) sweet and fresh
B) blurred and dim
C) blurred and distant
D) foggy and hazy
Answer: (C) blurred and distant
66. Assertion (A): The narrator became oblivious of the girl.
Reason (R): There were many other things to occupy his mind.
A) A is True, But R is False
B) A is True and R is the Correct explanation of A
C) A is False But R is not True
D) A is False and R is False
Answer: (B) A is True and R is the Correct explanation of A
67. Where did the narrator finally get down from his train journey?
A) at Delhi
B) at Deoli
C) at Dehradun
D) at a busy station
Answer: (C) at Dehradun
68. After how many months did the narrator make his return journey from Dehradun?
A) one month
B) two months
C) three months
D) two and a half months
Answer: (B) two months
69. The narrator stayed with his grandmother for ------- days.
A) 30
B) 45
C) 90
D) 60
Answer: (D) 60
70. Select the proper chronological order.
i) He remembered the girl.
ii) The return journey started after one month.
iii) The incident of his first meeting with the girl seemed blurred and distant to him.
iv) The narrator reached Dehera.
v) Many things occupied his mind.
Answer: (A) iv
71. What did the narrator feel on the day of his return journey from Dehra to see the girl with the basket?
A) thirst of love
B) an unexpected thrill
C) a mixed feeling of joy and fear
D) deep inclination
Answer: (B) an unexpected thrill
72. The narrator made his next time arrival to the station known to the girl by-----
A) calling her by her name loudly
B) making a phone call to her
C) waving his hand to her
D) none of the above
Answer: (C) waving his hand to her
73. Select the proper chronological order of the following sentences.
i) The narrator felt an unexpected thrill.
ii) He waved to her.
iii) The train drew into the station.
iv) The girl was walking up the platform.
v) He sprang off the footboard and waved to her.
Answer: (C) iii
74. Assertion (A): The narrator felt an unexpected thrill.
Reason (R): The girl gave consent to his love proposal.
A) A is True and R is True
B) A is False and R is False
C) A is True, But R is not the proper explanation of A
D) A is False, but R is True
Answer: (C) A is True, But R is not the proper explanation of A
75. Assertion (A): The narrator remembered the girl.
Reason (R): She was pleased.
A) A-F, R-T
B) A-T, R-T
C) A-F, R-F
D) A-T, R-F
Answer: (C) A-F, R-F
76. The narrator's meeting with the girl was compared to a meeting of ---------
A) old friends
B) school friends
C) old lovers
D) old mates
Answer: (A) old friends
77. Select the proper combination.
i) The narrator remembered the girl.
ii) The girl forgot him.
iii) Both of them were pleased to meet once again.
iv) The girl smiled at the narrator on seeing him.
A) i-T, ii-F, iii-F, iv-T
B) i-T, ii-F, iii-T, iv-T
C) i-F, ii-T, iii-T, iv-T
D) i-F, ii-F, iii-T, iv-T
Answer: (B) i-T, ii-F, iii-T, iv-T
78. Assertion (A): The girl had no time to gossip with the narrator.
Reason (R): She was busy selling baskets in the train.
A) A is true but R is false
B) A contradicts B
C) A and R are independent
D) Both A and R are false
Answer: (B) A contradicts B
79. Column matching
Column A:
i) the train
ii) the narrator
iii) the girl
iv) the previous meeting
Column B:
a) became blurred and distant
b) smiled to the narrator
c) drew into the station
d) felt an unexpected thrill
Answer: (C)
80. Assertion (A): She did not go down the length of the train selling baskets.
Reason (R): The narrator took her with him in the train.
A) A is true but R is false
B) Both A and R are true.
C) A contradicts R
D) A and R are independent
Answer: (A) A is true but R is false
81. Statement I: The narrator put the girl on the train.
Statement II: He took her away with him.
Statement III: They said nothing to each other for some time.
Statement IV: The girl was busy with selling baskets.
A) I-T, II-T, III-F, IV-F
B) I-F, II-F, III-T, IV-T
C) I-T, II-F, III-F, IV-T
Answer: (B) I-F, II-F, III-T, IV-T
82. The narrator had his seat reserved up to -----
A) Deoli
B) Dehera
C) Delhi
D) Kolkata
Answer: (C) Delhi
83. Statement (A): The narrator hated the guard very much.
Statement (B): The guard blew the whistle.
A) Statement A contradicts statement B.
B) Statement A is the effect of statement B.
C) Statement B is the reason of statement A.
D) Both B and C are right.
Answer: (B) Statement A is the effect of statement B.
84. "I will come again." Who is the speaker and where will the speaker come?
A) The girl to Delhi
B) The girl to Dehradun
C) The narrator to Deoli
D) The narrator to Delhi
Answer: (C) The narrator to Deoli
85. "She put out her hand for one of them." Here 'them' refers to
A) The narrator's hand
B) The narrator's luggage
C) the baskets
D) the tea cups
Answer: (C) the baskets
86. "The ______ caught ______ hands and held it."
A) girl, narrator's
B) narrator, the girl's
C) station master, the girl's
D) grandmother, the narrator's
Answer: (B) narrator, the girl's
87. "I will come again" & "Will you be Here?" Here the pronoun 'I' and 'you' respectively refer to---
A) The narrator and his grandmother
B) The girl and the narrator
C) The narrator and the girl
D) The grandmother and the narrator
Answer: (C) The narrator and the girl
88. "She nodded again." What does she mean by nodding?
A) She would go to Delhi with the narrator
B) She gave consent to the narrator's love proposal.
C) She asserted that she would be at Deoli next time to meet him.
D) She refused to meet him again in Delhi
Answer: (C) She asserted that she would be at Deoli next time to meet him.
89. Column matching
Column A:
i) whistle
ii) bell
iii) train
iv) carriage
Column B:
a) slid forward
b) clanged
c) jolted
d) blew
Answer: (D)
90. Statement A: The narrator asked the girl to meet him at Deoli next time.
Statement B: The girl nodded.
A) Statement A contradicts Statement B
B) Statement A is the correct explanation of Statement B
C) Statement B is not relevant to the context.
D) Statement B expresses an approval to the appeal made in Statement A
Answer: (D) Statement B expresses an approval to the appeal made in Statement A
91. Statement A: The narrator had to wrench his hand away from the girl.
Statement B: The girl threatened him not to hold her hand again.
A) Statement A contradicts Statement B
B) Statement B is not the logical explanation of Statement A
C) Statement A is true but Statement B is false
D) all of the above
Answer: (D) all of the above
92. Statement A: The narrator had to wrench his hand away.
Statement B: The train started moving.
A) Statement A is false
B) Statement B is false
C) Statement B is the reason for Statement A
D) Neither Statement A nor B is true
Answer: (C) Statement B is the reason for Statement A
93. Column matching
Column A:
a) the bell
b) the narrator
c) the girl
d) the train
Column B:
i) nodded
ii) slid forward
iii) wrenched one hand
iv) clanged
Answer: (B)
94. What is the point of difference between the first meeting and the second meeting of the narrator with the girl?
Statement I: After the first meeting with the girl the narrator's memory became blurred and distant.
Statement II: After the second meeting the girl's memory was a bright and living thing to the narrator.
Statement III: After the first meeting the narrator forgot about her due to the pressure of his study.
Statement IV: After the second meeting the narrator was occupied with the girl's sweet memory.
A) Statement I, II and III are false but IV is right.
B) Statements I, II, III and IV are true.
C) Statement II is true but I, III and IV are not contextual.
D) Statement I and III are false but II and IV are true.
Answer: (B) Statements I, II, III and IV are true.
95. "All that years she was a i, ii thing."
A) i- dull, ii- drab
B) i - beautiful, ii- loving
C) i- colourful, ii - delighted
D) i - bright, ii - living
Answer: (D) i - bright, ii - living
96. How did the narrator feel to meet the girl as the train drew into the station?
A) nervous and anxious
B) nervous and wistful
C) worried and impatient
D) excited and agitated
Answer: (A) nervous and anxious
97. Select the proper chronological order.
i) The narrator was not to stand helplessly before the girl.
ii) The narrator grew nervous and anxious.
iii) The train drew into Deoli.
iv) He decided not to talk to her about his feelings towards her.
v) He wanted to be reserved to her.
Answer: (A) iii
98. Assertion (A): The narrator was nervous and anxious.
Reason (R): The train drew into Deoli station.
A) T is True R is not the correct explanation of A
B) A is True. R is the correct explanation of A
C) A is False and R is False
D) A is true but R is one of the reasons of A
Answer: (D) A is true but R is one of the reasons of A
99. Statement I: The narrator was deeply disappointed.
Statement II: He could not find out the girl.
A) Statement I is the cause of statement II
B) Statement I is the outcome of statement II
C) Two statements are contradictory.
D) Statement I is not the logical explanation of statement II
Answer: (B) Statement I is the outcome of statement II
100. Statement I: The train drew into Deoli station.
Statement II: He looked for her everywhere.
Statement III: They gossiped with each other for a long time.
Statement IV: They had tea together in the tea stall.
A) I - T, II - F, III - F, IV - T
B) I - T, II - T, III - F, IV - F
C) I - F, II - T, III - F, IV - F
D) I - T, II - T, III - T, IV - F
Answer: (B) I - T, II - T, III - F, IV - F
101. "I was deeply disappointed and overcome by a sense of ____"
A) awe
B) suspense
C) nostalgia
D) foreboding
Answer: (D) foreboding
102. What did the narrator decide to do when he could not find the girl at the station?
A) He asked the station master her whereabouts.
B) He asked the tea stall owner to know her whereabouts.
C) He telephoned her to come there immediately.
D) He went to her house to meet her.
Answer: (A) He asked the station master her whereabouts.
103. What did the station master advise him to do when he asked him to know the whereabouts of the girl?
A) to look for her in all the train compartments
B) to go to her house
C) to ask the other hawkers about her
D) to go and sit in the train compartment
Answer: (D) to go and sit in the train compartment
104. "But I paced up and down the platform and stared over ____"
A) the movement of the girl
B) beautiful nature around
C) darkness that prevailed the jungle
D) the railings of the station yard
Answer: (D) the railings of the station yard
105. The only tree mentioned in the story is –
A) tamarind tree
B) mango tree
C) cherry tree
D) pine tree
Answer: (B) mango tree
106. The road leading into the jungle is ____
A) dusty
B) broad
C) wide
D) dark
Answer: (A) dusty
107. Statement I: The narrator came to know the whereabouts of the girl.
Statement II: They dined together in a restaurant.
Statement III: The station master knew the girl very well.
Statement IV: The station master was newly appointed.
A) I - T, II - F, III - T, IV - T
B) I - F, II - F, III - F, IV - T
C) I - F, II - F, III - T, IV - F
D) I - T, II - T, III - T, IV - F
Answer: (B) I - F, II - F, III - F, IV - T
108. Assertion (A): I had to jump for the door of my compartment.
Reason (R): ?
A) The guard blew the whistle.
B) The train was moving out of the station.
C) The girl invited him to come to the compartment.
D) None of the above
Answer: (B) The train was moving out of the station.
109. Select the proper chronological order.
i. The narrator could not come to know the whereabouts of the girl.
ii. He paced up and down the platform.
iii. He sat brooding in front of the train.
iv. The train rushed through the forest.
v. He had to jump for the door of his compartment.
Answer: (B)
110. Assertion (A): ?
Reason (R): The train rushed through the window.
A) The signal became green.
B) The guard blew the whistle.
C) It was delayed by 5 hours
D) The train gathered speed.
Answer: (D) The train gathered speed.
111. "...all I saw was a i tree and ii road."
A) i banana, ii wide
B) i jackfruit, ii narrow
C) i mango, ii dusty
D) i mango, ii worn out
Answer: (C) i mango, ii dusty
112. "I sat i in front of the ii."
A) i brooding, ii window
B) i down, ii door
C) i asleep, ii compartment
D) i happily, ii the girl
Answer: (A) i brooding, ii window
113. The guard: blowing the whistle
A dusty road: leading into the jungle
The train: moving out of the station
The narrator: ?
A) talking to the girl for a long time
B) sat brooding in front of the window
C) thinking deeply of her sweet memory
D) doing nothing in despair
Answer: (B) sat brooding in front of the window
114. The narrator had a meeting with the girl at Deoli for ____
A) once
B) twice
C) thrice
D) many times
Answer: (B) twice
115. Statement I: The narrator knew the whereabouts of the girl.
Statement II: He talked to the girl twice.
Statement III: He succeeded in finding the girl.
Statement IV: He was infatuated by the girl's voice only.
A) I - T, II - T, III - F, IV - T
B) I - F, II - T, III - T, IV - F
C) I - T, II - F, III - T, IV - T
D) I - F, II - T, III - F, IV - F
Answer: (D) I - F, II - T, III - F, IV - F
116. "...who had hardly spoken to me." The statement means which of the following:
A) It was hard for the narrator to speak to the girl.
B) The narrator felt it was hard to speak to the girl.
C) The girl behaved harshly towards the narrator.
D) The girl had spoken to the narrator a little.
Answer: (D) The girl had spoken to the narrator a little.
117. Statement (A) : The narrator knew absolutely nothing about the girl.
Statement (B) : He had hardly spoken to her.
A) B contradicts A
B) B is the reason A.
C) A is true but B is false .
D) A and B are independent of each other.
Answer: (A) B contradicts A
118. "...but for whom I felt a ---i--- and ---ii--- that I had never felt before?"
A) i- restless, ii- apprehension
B) i- love, ii- affection
C) i- tenderness, ii- responsibility
D) infatuation, ii- restlessness
Answer: (C) i- tenderness, ii- responsibility
119. Assertion (A) : The narrator stayed with his grandmother for not more than a couple of weeks.
Reason (R) : His grandmother was not pleased with him.
A) Both A and R true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but A is not the correct explanation of B.
C) A is correct and R is incorrect.
D) A is incorrect and R is correct.
Answer: (C) A is correct and R is incorrect.
120. '... I did not stay at her place for more than a couple of weeks." Here 'her place' refers to the place of his -------
A) a lady love
B) the basket selling girl
C) his grandmother
D) his dream girl
Answer: (C) his grandmother
121. Here 'a couple of weeks' refers to how many days -----
A) two
B) fourteen
C) seven
D) four
Answer: (B) fourteen
122. How did the narrator feel at his grandmother's house being failed to find the girl at Deoli?
A) restless and ill at ease
B) happy and contented
C) worried and tensed
D) suspicious and timorous
Answer: (A) restless and ill at ease
123. Select the correct chronological order.
i He went to the station master at Deoli to ask the whereabouts of the girl.
ii He left his grandmother's house after two weeks.
iii The narrator felt restless at his grandmother's house .
iv He took the train back to the plains.
Answer: (B)
124. "I took the train back to the plains." Here 'plains' refers to -------
A) Delhi
B) Kolkata
C) Dehera
D) Deoli
Answer: (D) Deoli
125. How long ago was the former station master at Deoli transferred to a new post?
A) a month
B) a week
C) a fortnight
D) not mentioned in the story
Answer: (D) not mentioned in the story
126. Assertion (A) : There was a new station master at Deoli.
Reason (R) : He knew nothing about the basket selling girl.
A) A contradicts R.
B) A is the effect of R
C) R is the cause of A.
D) both B and C
Answer: (D) both B and C
127. Statement I : The old station master retired from his post.
Statement II : The new station master helped the narrator a lot to get the girl found out.
Statement III : At last he succeeded in finding out the girl.
Statement IV : The owner of the tea stall knew the basket selling girl.
A) I- F, II- T, III- F, IV- T
B) I- F, II- F, III- F, IV- T
C) I- T, II- T, III- F, IV- F
D) I- F, II- F, III- T, IV- T
Answer: (B) I- F, II- F, III- F, IV- T
128. Select the correct chronological order.
i He found that a new station master was appointed at Deoli.
ii The narrator felt an impulse to find out the girl.
iii The tea stall owner could trace out the girl but could not give him any positive reply.
iv He took the train back to Deoli.
Answer: (D)
129. "I remember quite well." Who remembers whom quite well?
A) The narrator, the girl
B) the girl, the narrator
C) the tea stall owner, the girl
D) the narrator, the beauty of Deoli station
Answer: (C) the tea stall owner, the girl
130. Statement A : At Deoli station, there was a new station master.
Statement B : The girl has stopped coming to Deoli now.
A) A contradicts B.
B) B is the reason of A.
C) A is the reason of B.
D) A and B are independent of each other.
Answer: (D) A and B are independent of each other.
131. The narrator about the girl:
Had seen twice $\rightarrow$ Had hardly spoken $\rightarrow$ Felt a tenderness$\rightarrow$ ?
A) Knew nothing
B) Knew a lot of things
C) Gossiped at Deoli station for a long time
D) Proposed to marry
Answer: (B) Knew a lot of things
132. Statement A: The narrator's grandmother was not pleased with him.
Statement B: He stayed with her for not more than a couple of weeks only.
A) A contradicts B.
B) B is the effect of A.
C) B is the reason of A.
D) A and B are independent of each other.
Answer: (C) B is the reason of A.
133. "... a small shrivelled up man wearing greasy clothes." What is the identity of the man?
A) the old station master
B) the new station master
C) the hawker
D) the tea stall owner
Answer: (D) the tea stall owner
134. greasy clothes : the tea stall owner :: old clothes : ?
A) the narrator
B) the girl
C) narrator's grandmother
D) the station master
Answer: (D) the station master
135. Column matching
Column A:
a) the girl
b) the narrator
c) the station master
d) the hawkers
Column B:
i) "I remember quite well."
ii) "I didn't have to go anywhere."
iii) "I have to go to Delhi."
iv) "No, I don't"
136. "She was nothing to me." Who was nothing to whom?
A) the girl to the narrator
B) the girl to the tea stall owner
C) the girl to the station master
D) grandmother to the narrator
Answer: (B) the girl to the tea stall owner
137. "How should I know?", said the man. What did the man mean to say here?
A) He knew the girl.
B) He did not know the girl.
C) He had no means to know the girl.
D) He had no necessity to know the girl.
Answer: (B) He did not know the girl.
138. How many times did the narrator have to run for the train?
A) once
B) twice
C) thrice
D) many times
Answer: (B) twice
139. Which of the following adjectives is not used to describe the basket selling girl's eyes?
A) dark and impatient
B) eloquent
C) troubled
D) pale
Answer: (D) pale
140. Select the correct chronological order.
i Deoli platform receded.
ii He decided to spend a day in the town to find out the girl.
iii He had to run for the train.
iv The narrator got no satisfactory answer from anyone.
Answer: (D)
. "As Deoli platform receded ." Here 'receded' means ---
A) stopped
B) sped fast
C) retroceded
D) advanced
Answer: (C) retroceded
142. Which of the following decisions was not taken by the narrator as the train started moving back from Deoli?
A) He would have to break his journey at Deoli to find the girl.
B) He would go to the girl's residence.
C) He would spend a day in the town
D) He would make enquiries about the girl .
Answer: (B) He would go to the girl's residence.
143. Select the correct chronological order.
i He would make queries about the girl.
ii He would spend a day at Deoli.
iii The girl had stolen his heart.
iv He would break his journey at Deoli.
A) iii$\rightarrow$iv$\rightarrow$ii$\rightarrow$i B) iv$\rightarrow$iii$\rightarrow$ii$\rightarrow$i C) ii$\rightarrow$iv$\rightarrow$i$\rightarrow$iii D) iii$\rightarrow$iv$\rightarrow$i$\rightarrow$ii Answer: (A) iii$\rightarrow$iv$\rightarrow$ii$\rightarrow$i
144. How according to the narrator did the girl steal his heart?
A) by her charming voice
B) by her looks from her dark,
C) impatient eyes.
D) by her beauty
Answer: (C) impatient eyes.
145. "...the girl who had stolen my heart with nothing but a look from her dark, impatient eyes." does the underlined clause shows _______
A) infatuation
B) filial
C) passionate
D) childish
Answer: (A) infatuation
146. Assertion (A) : The narrator decided to spend a day in the town.
Reason (R) : He longed to find out the whereabouts of the girl.
A) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true and A is the correct explanation of R
C) A is correct and R is incorrect.
D) A is incorrect and R is correct
Answer: (B) Both A and R are true and A is the correct explanation of R
147. "With this thought I consoled myself." Here 'this thought' refers to -------
A) making a telephone call to her
B) writing a letter to her
C) paying a visit to her house
D) spending a day in the town in search of her
Answer: (D) spending a day in the town in search of her
148. In which season did the narrator go to Dehradun?
A) winter
B) autumn
C) summer
D) spring
Answer: (C) summer
149. Statement A : The last semester of the narrator's college came to an end.
Statement B : He went to Dehera again.
A) A contradicts B
B) B is the outcome of A
C) A is true but B is false.
D) A and B are independent of each other.
Answer: (B) B is the outcome of A
150. When did the night train draw into Deoli station?
A) at noon
B) in the early morning
C) at night
D) in the morning
Answer: (B) in the early morning
151. "With this thought I consoled myself throughout my last term in college." Here 'this thought' refers to
A) how to propose to the girl.
B) how to meet the girl
C) how to find out the girl
D) spending a day in the town and making enquiries to find out the girl
Answer: (D) spending a day in the town and making enquiries to find out the girl
152. What/Whom was the narrator looking for when the train drew into Deoli?
A) tea stall
B) the basket selling girl
C) the tea stall owner
D) the TTE
Answer: (B) the basket selling girl
153. "... but hoping just the same." What does the speaker mean to say by the extract?
A) He would continue to hope for the girl.
B) He would continue to hope for the result of his last term exam.
C) He would hope to forget Deoli.
D) He would not break his journey at Deoli.
Answer: (A) He would continue to hope for the girl.
154. Why did not the narrator really break his journey at Deoli ?
A) He became very busy with his studies.
B) The girl seemed nothing to him.
C) He was afraid to face the grim reality happened to the girl.
D) He found hardly any time to break his journey .
Answer: (C) He was afraid to face the grim reality happened to the girl.
155. Statement A: I would have to break my journey there.
Statement B : I couldn't bring myself to break the journey at Deoli.
A) A contradicts R.
B) A and B are independent.
C) A is the effect of B.
D) B is the cause of A
Answer: (A) A contradicts R.
156. Assertion(A) : The narrator ultimately came to a happy ending .
Reason(R) : His meeting with the girl was a real incident- not a film or fiction
A) A and R are independent of each other.
B) A contradicts R.
C) A is the cause of R.
D) R is the cause of A
Answer: (D) R is the cause of A
157. "I think I was afraid to do this." Here 'this' refers to
A) to take the girl to his house
B) to go to Deoli and find out her
C) to forget the girl forever
D) to come to know what really happened to her
Answer: (D) to come to know what really happened to her
158. "I think I was afraid to do this." What was the narrator afraid of ?
A) writing a letter to her
B) telephoning her
C) discovering what really happened to her.
D) trying to forget the girl
Answer: (C) discovering what really happened to her.
159. Which of the following does not the narrator apprehend about the future of the girl?
A) Perhaps she was no longer in Deoli.
B) Perhaps she was married.
C) Perhaps she was no more on the earth.
D) Perhaps she had fallen ill,
Answer: (D) Perhaps she had fallen ill,
160. While travelling by train through Deoli, the narrator always looked out of the window with a view to ____
A) looking for the girl
B) finding the girl selling basket
C) capturing a photo of Deoli station
D) watching the same and changed face of the girl smiling up at him
Answer: (D) watching the same and changed face of the girl smiling up at him
161. Statement I : The narrator spent a day in Deoli station area to find out the girl.
Statement II : Their meeting had a happy ending.
Statement III : Finally he came to know the outcome of the girl .
Statement IV : The girl was married elsewhere .
A) I-T, II-T, III-F, IV-F
B) I-F, II-T, III- F, IV-T
C) I-F, II-F, III-F, IV-F
D) I-F, II-F, III-T, IV-T
Answer: (C) I-F, II-F, III-F, IV-F
162. Statement A : The narrator understood what happened in Deoli behind the station walls .
Statement B : He would never break his journey there .
A) A contradicts B.
B) A is the effect of B
C) B is the effect of A.
D) A and B are independent.
Answer: (C) B is the effect of A.
163. Statement A : The narrator never deboaded the train at Delhi in search of the girl.
Statement B : It spoilt his game
A) A contradicts
B) A is true but B is false.
C) B is the reason of A
D) A and B are independent of each other.
Answer: (B) A is true but B is false.
164. "It may spoil my game." What does 'it' refer to here?
A) forgetting the girl
B) finding out the real outcome of the girl
C) breaking his journey at Deoli
D) going to the girl's house
Answer: (B) finding out the real outcome of the girl
165. "It may spoil my game." Why doesn't the narrator like to spoil the game ?
A) He has an emotional connection with the girl.
B) He likes to play games with her.
C) He compares their meeting to a game.
D) all of these
Answer: (C) He compares their meeting to a game.
166. "It may spoil my game." What does 'the game' refer to?
A) asking people about the girl
B) the brief encounter with the girl and the mystery surrounding her
C) meeting her at Deoli.
D) The game of his emotional attachment with her.
Answer: (B) the brief encounter with the girl and the mystery surrounding her
167. What does the narrator prefer to do instead of spoiling the game?
A) He prefers to bear the sweet memory of the girl?
B) He prefers to dream of her.
C) He prefers to wait for the girl with baskets.
D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
168. When the train left Delhi the narrator felt ____ for the platform.
A) ecstatic
B) lonely
C) sorry
D) nostalgic
Answer: (C) sorry
169. Where does the narrator meet the young girl in the story ?
A) at a crowded bus stop
B) in a busy marketplace
C) on the railway platform at Deoli
D) in a quiet park
Answer: (C) on the railway platform at Deoli
170. Which quality of the girl captivated the narrator ?
A) her bright and cheerful personality
B) her loud and assertive voice
C) her quite dignity and dark troubled eyes
D) her expensive and colourful cloth
Answer: (C) her quite dignity and dark troubled eyes
171. What does the narrator's repeated visits to Deoli station suggest ?
A) He needs to catch a train there frequently.
B) He enjoys the scenery of the place.
C) He hopes to meet the young girl again.
D) He has business dealings in the town.
Answer: (C) He hopes to meet the young girl again.
172. When does the narrator pass through Dehra?
A) every week
B) every month
C) every summer
D) every winter
Answer: (C) every summer
173. How did the narrator feel when he got no trace of the girl from the station master and the tea stall owner?
A) relieved
B) hopeful
C) heart broken
D) stoic
Answer: (C) heart broken
174. How does the story "Night Train at Deoli" come to an end?
A) in a suspense
B) with a happy ending
C) abruptly
D) with a sense of incomplete longing
Answer: (D) with a sense of incomplete longing
175. What was the narrator travelling in
A) bus
B) train
C) car
D) bicycle
Answer: (B) train
176. Name the station where the narrator met the girl .
A) Delhi
B) Deli
C) Deoli
D) Dehradun
Answer: (C) Deoli
177. How does the narrator feel about the girl when he sees her at Deoli station during his second visit as mentioned in the story?
A) indifferent
B) care free
C) fascinated
D) surprised
Answer: (C) fascinated
178. What is the climax of the story ?
A) The narrator found the girl.
B) The girl was found with her husband.
C) the girl accepted his love proposal.
D) He never found the girl anymore
Answer: (D) He never found the girl anymore
179. How did the narrator feel when he could not find the girl on his second visit to Deoli station?
A) disheartened
B) relaxed
C) jubilant
D) exultant
Answer: (A) disheartened
180. How does the setting contribute to the story?
A) It serves as a background to add charm to the story.
B) It increases the story's dream-like quality .
C) It makes the story dull and callous .
D) It helps to draw the readers' attention.
Answer: (B) It increases the story's dream-like quality .
181. What is the symbolic implication of the girl's basket ?
A) love
B) passion
C) simplicity and brittleness of life
D) innocence
Answer: (C) simplicity and brittleness of life
182. How does the narrator feel about the changes in his life compared to the stillness of Deoli?
A) conflicted
B) mirthful
C) gleeful
D) frustrated
Answer: (D) frustrated
183. What is the narrative style of the story?
A) monolog
B) stream of consciousness
C) first person
D) none of these
Answer: (C) first person
184. What role does memory play in the story?
A) amnesia
B) different with reality
C) related to reality
D) a game of deception
Answer: (B) different with reality
185. What was the final feeling of the narrator with Deoli?
A) emotional
B) banal
C) apathetic
D) nostalgic
Answer: (D) nostalgic
186. What does the train journey symbolise in the story?
A) time bound schedule
B) life journey is replete with many experiences and some make one nostalgic.
C) long and tiresome
D) romantic and full of enjoyment
Answer: (B) life journey is replete with many experiences and some make one nostalgic.
187. What trait of the narrator's character is expressed when he longed to meet the girl again at Deoli?
A) He is callous to the girl
B) He is romantic , emotional and optimistic.
C) He is passionate and optimistic.
D) He is vulgar and pessimistic
Answer: (B) He is romantic , emotional and optimistic.
188. What does Deoli station symbolize in the narrator's life?
A) a place of good luck
B) a place of adoration
C) a place of nostalgia and waiting for
D) a place of an unfulfilled love
Answer: (C) a place of nostalgia and waiting for
189. What does the atmosphere of the dark night make the mood of the story ?
A) errie
B) enchanting
C) romantic
D) a sense of mystery and foreboding
Answer: (D) a sense of mystery and foreboding
190. The girl's physical appearance bears the stamp of_______
A) coloured beauty
B) elite society
C) strength and endurance
D) richness and property
Answer: (C) strength and endurance
191. The lesson that the narrator learns from his repeated journey to Deoli_____
A) It is useless to be nostalgic
B) What is done is done for betterment.
C) Time is the greatest healer of our sorrow.
D) Sweet memory should be cherished- not be marred by confronting to reality
Answer: (D) Sweet memory should be cherished- not be marred by confronting to reality
192. How does Ruskin Bond portray the girl's simplicity?
A) by her plain dress and occupation
B) by her bohemian life.
C) by her dark eyes
D) by her sweet voice
Answer: (A) by her plain dress and occupation
193. Why does the narrator choose the first person narrative in the story ?
A) to make the story in personal
B) to apple to the attention of the readers
C) to familiarize the readers with his own emotion
D) to meet a girl he liked
Answer: (C) to familiarize the readers with his own emotion
194. What is the tone of the story ?
A) humorous
B) reflective and melancholic
C) suspense
D) thrilling
Answer: (B) reflective and melancholic
195. How does the story end ?
A) with a happy union
B) with a mutual understanding
C) with a sense of incomplete longing
D) optimism
Answer: (C) with a sense of incomplete longing
196. What does night symbolize in the story ?
A) darkness of life
B) confusion
C) mystery unknown
D) pessimism
Answer: (C) mystery unknown
197. What is the genre of "Night Train at Deoli"?
A) suspense story
B) fantasy
C) realistic fiction
D) travelogue
Answer: (C) realistic fiction
198. What is the theme of the story ?
A) All hopes cannot be fulfilled.
B) A girl selling baskets
C) infatuation or child love of a boy
D) fleeting nature of moments and relationship
Answer: (D) fleeting nature of moments and relationship
199. What is the main conflict of the story ?
Statement I Man versus Nature
Statement II Expectation versus Fulfillment
Statement III Emotion and Reality
A) A only I
B) only II
C) both I&II
D) both II&III
Answer: (D) both II&III
200. Why do you think the narrator has not mentioned the name of the girl in the story ?
A) She is a trivial person to him.
B) He is afraid of her father .
C) He cannot remember her name .
D) He represents her as an abstract concept of memory .
Answer: (D) He represents her as an abstract concept of memory .
201. How does Ruskin Bond use sensory detail to evoke emotion in the readers ?
A) din and bustle of the station
B) clamour of the passengers.
C) sound of whistle clanging of the bells and hissing of the engine
D) all of these
Answer: (C) sound of whistle clanging of the bells and hissing of the engine
202. Finally the narrator has made the decision not to go down from the train and look for the girl. What is the reason behind it?
A) He has forgotten her.
B) He is in love with someone else.
C) He is afraid to face the grim reality of her life.
D) He has become tired of waiting for her
Answer: (C) He is afraid to face the grim reality of her life.
203. electric bulb : oil lamp :: dimly : ?
A) illuminated
B) burning
C) lit
D) light
Answer: (C) lit
204. Column matching
Column A:
a) thirty miles
b) ten minutes
c) arrived at 5a.m
d) one rupee
Column B:
i) The train receded.
ii) Cost of each basket
iii) Distance between Deoli and Dehera
iv) The train stopped at Deoli.
205. At Deoli station no one could notice a -------
A) vegetable vendor
B) a tea stall
C) many stray dogs
D) a few stray dogs
Answer: (A) vegetable vendor
206. Statement 1 : The heavy jungle in the Indian Terai started from Deoli.
Statement II: The train would reach Deoli at 5p.m.
Statement III : The eyes of the girl were described as dark and troubled, but not eloquent .
Statement IV : The train would halt at Deoli for ten minutes only.
A) I-T, II- T, III- F, IV- T
B) I-T, II-F, III- F, IV- T
C) I-T, II- F, III- T, IV- F
D) I-T, II- T, III- F, IV- F
Answer: (B) I-T, II-F, III- F, IV- T
207. Assertion (A) : Deoli was a small station.
Reason (R) : The train would stop there for only 10 minutes.
A) A contradicts B
B) A is the effect of B.
C) B is the reason for A though not clearly mentioned.
D) A and B are independent .
Answer: (C) B is the reason for A though not clearly mentioned.
208. Assertion (A) : The Deoli station was dimly lit.
Reason (R) : ?
A) There was a load shedding
B) The electric bulbs were broken
C) Electric bulb and oil lamps were feebly burning.
D) It was a moonlit night
Answer: (C) Electric bulb and oil lamps were feebly burning.
209. Select the proper chronological order.
i The train would halt at Deoli for 10 minutes.
ii The train stopped at Deoli at about 5 in the morning .
iii A bell would sound and the guard would blow the whistle .
iv Nobody got off the train and nobody got in.
Answer: (B)
210. Assertion (A): The train would halt at Deoli for a full 10 minutes .
Reason (R) : They were never any coolies on the platform .
A) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R true and R is the correct explanation of A
C) A is correct R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect and R is correct
Answer: (A) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
211. Statement A : At the age of eighteen, I visited my grandmother in Dehera.
Statement B : I meet a girl selling baskets at Deoli station
A) A contradicts B .
B) B is the reason of A .
C) A is true but B is false .
D) A and B are independent of each other.
Answer: (D) A and B are independent of each other.
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