Complete बिहार बोर्ड 12th English Solution
- Line by Line Hindi of This lesson,
- All Word Meanings,
- All questions & Answers, and
- Summary - Very easy, Line by Line English and Hindi.
B.2. 1. Write T for true and F for false statements:
a) It was very easy for the narrator to get sent on a foreign assignment. - False
b) Ratiram was the son of Sohanlal Ratiram. - True
c) Sohanlal Ratiram was the Party boss in Delhi. - True
d) Nanukaka went to Lala Sohanlal because they both were Zamindars. - False
e) Nanukaka visited Lala Sohanlal in the guise of an astrologer. - False
f) Nanukaka's meeting with Sohanlal Ratiram was very successful. - True
B.2. 2. Answer the following questions briefly:
1) The Under-Secretary always obeyed Nanukaka,
although he was never willing to do so. Why?
Ans. – The Under-Secretary always obeyed Nanukaka,
although he was never willing to do so because his mother
had told to do so and he also wanted Nanukaka to leave
his home as soon as possible.
2) This tie-and-collar business is no good these days."
What did Nanukaka mean to say?
Ans. In this line Nanukaka was referring to the formal
dressing of present time and he was calling this dressing
sense useless. Nanukaka preferred traditional dressing.
3) How did the Under-Secretary change his appearance
to accompany Nanukaka?
Ans. – Under-secretary changed into Jodhpur coat to accompany Nanukaka.
4) Who is a Zamindar? Do you know any Zamindar in
your locality? What do the people in your locality think
about him?
Ans. – Zamindars are the landlords who have a huge piece of land and many workers and farmers work for them in
their farms. Yes, I know a Zamindar. Usually people in my locality think of him as a powerful person and almost everyone respects him.
5) How did Nanukaka impress Sohanlal Ratiram?
Ans – Nanukaka impressed Sohanlal by showing off that he knows Hazrat Barkat Ali. Sohanlal Ratiram had to send his
son with H.B. so he was impressed by Nanukaka.
6) What important information did he collect at Ratiram's
place?
Ans. – Nanukaka came to know that the welfare minister is
about to marry his daughter to a prince of the princely
state, called Ninnore.
7) Who is a Prince? Do we have any prince now? If yes,
do they enjoy the same privileges which they used to
do?
Ans – The son of a king is called prince. Now a day there
are very few princes in our country. No, they do not have
same privileges as they used to have in earlier days.
Some Objective Questions
1.Who was coming to visit the narrator's family in ‘A Pinch
of Snuff’?
- Nanukaka
2.In ‘A Pinch of Snuff’, the narrator was working as –
Under Secretary
3.Nanukaka in a linguistic emergency always turned to
…………..
- His mother tongue
4.Nanukaka thought that secretary treated them coldly
because they had not gone in –
- A Big Car
5.Nanukaka took out his cheque-book and wrote a cheque
for what amount?
- A thousand rupees
6.Nanukaka was coming to Delhi to ………………
- Visit welfare minister
7.Nanukaka was author’s ………………..
- Maternal uncle
8.Nanukaka travelled in which class in train?
- Second class
9.What did Nanukaka handed over the author on the
platform?
- A basket
10. Who is the author of ‘A Pinch of Snuff’?
- Manohar Malgaonkar
11. The narrator was ……………. on probation.
- Under secretary
12. For how long Nanukaka was to stay in Delhi?
- Two or three days
13. Who informed the under Secretary about Nanukaka's
visit?
- His mother
14. Manohar Malgaonkar has more than _________
publications to his credit.
- 25
15. Where was the charpoy of the Under Secretary
installed?
- In the back verandah
16. Who returned the cheque to Nanukaka at the car
dealer’s shop?
- Dhobi
17. What did Nanukaka gave to dhobi as reward?
- A Two rupee note and a pat on his back
18. ‘A Pinch of Snuff’ is taken from which book of
Manohar Malgaonkar?
- Contemporary Indian Short stories in English
19. Minister’s daughter was going to be married to the son
of –
- The Maharaja of Ninnore
20. Who was party boss in Delhi?
- Sohanlal Ratiram
21. Ratiram was the son of –
- Sohanlal Ratiram
22. Manohar Malgaonkar was a famous novelist and
____________ Short story writer
23. What type of coat was Nanukaka wearing when Narrator went to the railway station?
- An old fashioned knee-length black coat
24. Where was the Narrator waiting when he went to receive Nanukaka?
- At the platform
25. Once the best friends, the Minister and Lala Sohan Lal, were now –
- At daggers drawn
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