1.Nanukaka’ was installed in-
(A) the guest room
(B) the drawing room
(C) author’s bedroom
(D) the verandah
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. The author had taken-
(A) five days’ leave
(B) three days’ leave
(C) two days’ leave
(D) six days’ leave
Answer ⇒ (C)
3. Nanukaką in a linguistic emergengy always turned to
(A) English
(B) Hindi
(C) his mother-tongue
(D) Sanskrit AMY
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. Nanukaka thought that the secretary treated them coldly because they had not gone in-
(A) an old car
(B) a bigger car
(C) a small car
(D) a new car
Answer ⇒ (B)
5. Nanukaka took out his cheque-book and wrote a cheque
(A) five thousand rupees
(B) two thousand rupees
(C) a thousand rupees
(D) five hundred rupees
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. Nanukaka was coming to Delhi –
(A) to visit the Red Fort
(B) to see some minister
(C) to participate a conference
(D) to spend the summer
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. Nanukaka was author’s –
(A) brother
(B) neighbour
(C) maternal uncle
(D) friend
Answer ⇒ (C)
8. The author has a complex about-
(A) relative
(B) guest
(C) officials
(D) ministers
Answer ⇒ (D)
9. Nanukaka travelled in-
(A) the A.C. Class
(B) the Second Class
(C) the Third Class
(D) the First Class
Answer ⇒ (B)
10. On the platform Nanukaka handed over the author –
(A) a bag
(B) a box
(C) a briefcase
(D) a basket
Answer ⇒ (D)
11. The basket contained –
(A) fruits
(B) a cat
(C) sweets
(D) vegetables
Answer ⇒ (B)
12. Namukaka had third class ticket but travelled in the second class because –
(A) he was clever
(B) there was no third class
(C) he lost his ticket
(D) there was no room in the third class
Answer ⇒ (D)
13. The author was merely-
(A) an under secretary
(B) a secretary
(C) a clerk
(D) a peon
Answer ⇒ (A)
14. ‘A Pinch of Snuff’ is written by –
(A) Bertrand Russell
(B) H.E. Bates
(C) Manohar Malgaonkar
(D) Pearl S. Buck
Answer ⇒ (C)
15. Manohar Malgoankar has written the lesson –
(A) I Have a Dream
(B) A Pinch of Snuff
(C) Bharat Is My. Home
(D) The Earth
Answer ⇒ (B)
16. Nanukaka wrote a cheque for a…………rupees.
(A) thousand
(B) hundred
(C) five hundred
(D) ten thousand
Answer ⇒ (A)
17. The second important person Nanukaka had planned to meet was-
(A) The Home Minister
(B) The Railway Minister
(C) The Welfare Minister
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
18. Ratiram was the son of …………
(A) Mohanlal Ratiram
(B) Sohanlal Ratiram
(C) Jaganlal Ratiram
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
19. ……is a humorous story.
(A) The Earth
(B)The Artist
(C) A Pinch of Snuff
(D) above of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
20. There is nothing like honesty was said by —
(A) Nanukaka
(B) Sohanlal Ratiram
(C) Ratiram
(D) Hajrat Barkat Ali
Answer ⇒ (A)
21. …… was coming to visit the narrator’s family.
(A) Sohanlal Ratiram
(B) Hajrat Barkat Ali
(C) Nanukaka
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
22. …… went to the minister in Jodhpuri coat.
(A) Nunukaka
(B) Shiga Naoya
(C) Manohar Malgaonkar (Author)
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
23. The speaker put on his white Jodhpuri coat and the ……… turbom.
(A) orange
(B) red
(C) yellow
(D) black
Answer ⇒ (A)
24. Nanukaka was to stay for….
(A) four or five days
(B) three or four days
(C) two or three days
(D) a week
Answer ⇒ (C)
25. …… informed the undersecretary about Namukaka’s. visit.
(A) father.
(B) mother
(C) friend
(D) brother
Answer ⇒ (B)
26. Nanukaka was related to the narrator as he was his mother’s—
(A) uncle
(B) father
(C) brother
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
27. ………… is the main character of the story ‘A Pinch of Snuff.
(A) Nanukaka
(B) Sohanlal Ratiram
(C) Manohar Malgaonkar
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
28. Nanukaka has a unique quality of telling –
(A) stories
(B) truths
(C) lies
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
29. Nanukaka handed over a cheque of a thousand rupees to a-
(A) Carpenter
(B) Dhobi
(C) Gold smith
(D) Milkman
Answer ⇒ (B)
30. Nanukaka portrayed himself as the hereditary astrologer of the Maharaja of-
(A) Jaipur
(B) Bikaner
(C) Ninnore
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
31. Nanukaka was a very ……. Man.
(A) food
(B) stupid
(C) honest
(D) clever
Answer ⇒ (D)
32. ‘A Pinch of Snuffy is a …
(A) novel
(B) poem
(C) short story
(D) essay
Answer ⇒ (C)
33. ‘A Pinch of Snuff is in fact a detailed character sketch of ………..,
(A) Sohan Lal
(B) Nanukaka
(C) Ratiram
(D) Manohar Malgoankar
Answer ⇒ (B)
34. Manohar Malgaonkar was the ……….. om Probation.
(A) Secretary
(B) Under Secretary
(C) Joint Secretary
(D) Chief Secretary
Answer ⇒ (B)
Short Answer Type Questio
1.The Under-Secretary always obeyed Nanukaka, although he was never willing to do so, Why?
Ans. The under-secretary always obeyed Nanukaka because Nanukaka was his guest and his mother’s brother although he was not willing to do so.
2. “This tie-and-collar business is no good these days”. What did Nanukaka mean to say?”
Ans. In these lines Nanukaka had narrated the importance of our traditional dress, such as close collar, Jodhpur coat and turban, while meeting a minister or other VIPs. The western dress like “Tie and Collar” was not fit for the purpose, according to him.
3. How did Nanukaka impress Sohanlal Ratiram?
Ans. Nanukaka started describing about his VIP status in a very loud voice so that Sohanlal could hear. He firstly
talked about foreign tours and his contacts with politicians and ministers. Then he came to talk about Hazrat Barkat Ali, the ambassador in such a tone as if they were best friends and this impressed Sohanlal the most.
4. What important information did he collect at Ratiram’s place?
Ans. The important information Nanukaka collected at Ratiram’s place was that after refusing the proposal of marriage of his daughter to Sohanlal’s son, the welfare minister had decided to marry his daughter to the prince of Ninnore. Another information received was that Ratiram will not give tickets to minister next time.
5. Who is a Prince? Do we have any prince now? If yes, do they enjoy the same privileges which they used to?
Ans. A prince is the son of the king of an estate or a country. He is the next claimant for the ruler’s post. Now, we do not have any prince in India but some other countries do have princes. No, they can’t enjoy the same privileges they used to, in the past.