An Astrologer's Day Mcq

 

An Astrologer's Day Mcqs Set-1

                                 

1.When did the astrologer open his bag? At what time of day did the astrologer open his bag? 

1. Morning

2. Midday

3. Night

4. Midnight

2.  The astrologer spread out 

1. Sacred ash and Vermilion

2. Saffron colour turban 

3. Professional equipment

4. Groundnuts 

3. How many cowrie shells did the astrologer have? 

1. 12

2. 11

3. 24

4. 36

4. What was the shape of the piece of cloth in the astrologer's professional equipment? 

1. Triangular

2. Rectangular

3. Circular 

4. Square 

5. On the cloth there was 

1. A notebook

2. A bundle of palmyra writing

3. Mystic  charts 

4. Cowrie shells 

6. The word ‘obscure’ means 

1. Occult 

2. Obvious 

3. Clear 

4. Vague 

7.  The mystic charts were 

1. Resplendent

2. Sacred 

3. Sparkling

4. Obscure

8.  The word ‘ resplendent’ means 

1. Respected or esteemed 

2. Attractive or lustrous

3. Fading or soothing 

4. Coloured or hued 

9. What adjective is used before ‘ash’? 

1. Resplendent

2. Sacred 

3. Sparkling

4. Obscure

10. The forehead was resplendent with ash and —-----? 

1. Vermillion

2. Turban

3. Cowrie shells

4. Light

11. His eyes sparkled with 

1. searching look for customers

2. prophetic light 

3. a sharp abnormal gleam

4. A calm serenity

12. Which was an outcome of a continual

searching look for customers? 

1. The prophetic light of his eyes 

2. A sharp abnormal gleam in his eyes

3. A calm serenity in his face 

4. His turban 

13. “which his simple clients took to be a prophetic light” What does which refer to? 

1.  his eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam

2. of a continual searching look for customers

3. A calm serenity in his face 

4. His turban

14. The customer felt comforted with 

1. his eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam which seems prophetic to the customers 

2. of a continual searching look for customers

3. A calm serenity in his face 

4. His turban

15. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by 

1. a sharp abnormal gleam

2. a continual searching look for customers

3. their position

4. sacred ash and vermilion

16. The eyes of the astrologer was placed between 

1. the painted forehead and the dark whiskers 

2. The eyebrows

3. the painted forehead and cheeks 

4. the dark whiskers and cheeks

17. What streamed down the cheek of the astrologer? 

1. the painted forehead

2. the dark whiskers 

3. Sparkling eyes 

4. Dark Beard 

18.The word “half-wit” refers to

1. Impractical 

2. Insane 

3. Emotional

4. Foolish

19.  “...in such a setting” refers to 

1. spreading tamarind tree

2. Town Hall Park

3. The place lit up by shop lights

4. The position of the eyes between the painted forehead and the dark whiskers

20.  “To crown” means 

1. Decrease 

2. Enhance 

3. Neutral

4. Prioritize

21. ‘This colour scheme never failed.” Which colour is referred to here? 

1. Greene

2. White

3. Saffron 

4. Orange

22. The word “cosmos” refers to 

1. The universe

2. The beehive 

3. The home of the astrologer

4. A kind of flower

23. The attraction of the people towards the astrologer is compared to the 

1. Planets 

2. Bees 

3. Snakes 

4. Music

24. Which flowers are mentioned? 

1. Cosmos and Dahlia 

2. Rose and Dahlia

3. Cosmos and Rose 

4. Dahlia and Tulip

25.  The astrologer sat under the boughs of a 

1. Dahlia tree 

2. Tamarind tree 

3. Mango Tree 

4. Turmeric tree

26. The tamarind tree is 

1. Short 

2. Long

3. Wide 

4. Spreading 

27. The path of the tamarind tree running towards the

1. Police station 

2. Town Hall 

3. Town Hall park 

4. Town park 

28. The word “flanked” means 

1. Side, edge or fringe 

2. In front of

3. Behind 

4. Above 

29. “It was a remarkable place in many ways:” which of the following is not one of the many ways of factors that make the place remarkable? 

1. Crowd 

2. A variety of traders 

3. The groundnut seller 

4. The school nearby

30. “It was a remarkable place in many ways:” which place has been referred to here? 

1. The tamarind tree beside the Town Hall park 

2. The Bank 

3. The railway station

4. The school

31. The word “surging” means 

1. Searching

2. Spreading

3. Growing

4. Decreasing 

32. A surging crowd was always moving up and down this narrow road from morning till 

1. Midday

2. Afternoon

3. Evening

4. Night

33. Which of the following varieties of trades and occupations was not represented? 

1. medicine-sellers

2. sellers of stolen hardware and junk, 

3. magicians and an auctioneer

4. Vendor of sweets

34. The auctioneer used to auction on 

1. Sweets

2. Electronic wires 

3. Stolen hardware 

4. Cheap clothes 

35. Who used to sit next to the astrologer? 

1. medicine-sellers

2. sellers of stolen hardware and junk

3. ground-nut seller

4. auctioneer

36. The word “vociferousness” means 

1. Noisy / crying loud 

2. Greedy/ avaricious

3. Violent 

4. Voiceless

37. The word vendor is synonymous with 

1. An auctioneer

2. An astrologer

3. A lawyer 

4. A seller 

38. The word “ Shop” is replicated in the text by the word 

1. Store

2. House 

3. Ware 

4. Equipment

39. What fancy name he used to give his shop one day? 

1. Bombay Ice-Cream

2. Delhi Almond

3. Raja's Delicacy

4. Crunch Peanuts 

40. What fancy name he used to give his shop the next day?

1. Bombay Ice-Cream

2. Delhi Almond

3. Raja's Delicacy

4. Crunch Peanuts 

41. What fancy name he used to give his shop the third day?

1. Bombay Ice-Cream

2. Delhi Almond

3. Raja's Delicacy

4. Crunch Peanuts

42. “so on and so forth” is an example of 

1. Idiom

2. Phrase

3. Archaic language

4. Symbol 

43.  “and people flocked to him” To whom did the people flock? 

1. The astrologer

2. The auctioneer

3. The ground-nut seller

4. The magician

44. The astrologer transacted his business by

1. Cycle lamps

2. naked flares stuck on poles

3. shop lights

4. the light of a flare which crackled and smoked up above the groundnut heap nearby.

45. The road on which the astrologer used to sit did not have the benefit of 

1. traffic signal 

2. municipal lighting

3. Water supply

4. Sanitation

46. The sound of the gaslight mentioned in the text is 

1. Hissing

2. Buzzing

3. Wheezing

4. Creaking

47. “This suited the astrologer very well”. What does “this” refer to here? 

1. naked flares

2. criss-cross of light rays

3. moving shadows 

4. Both B & C 

48. The word “bewildering” means 

1. Confusing

2. Enchanting

3. Surprising 

4. Shocking

49. The astrologer was as much a stranger to the stars as 

1. were his innocent customers

2. he was innocent in his youth

3. bees to dahlia stalks 

4. All of the above

50. His said things pleased and astonished everyone as that was a matter of 

1. study

2. practice 

3. shrewd guesswork

4. All of the above

51. Which of the following was not one of the works of the astrologer’s forefathers? 

1. tilling the land and ripening in his cornfield 

2. living and marrying

3. taking care of his ancestral home 

4. Animal farming 

52. The astrologer could not rest till he left behind 

1. a couple of hundred miles

2. a couple of two hundred miles 

3. a couple of three hundred miles

4. a couple of four hundred miles

53. The phrase “ a couple of hundred miles” refer to 

1. 100 miles 

2. 200 miles 

3. 300 miles 

4. 400 miles 

54.  To a villager it is a great deal, as if 

1. an ocean flowed between

2. a sea flowed between

3. a river flowed between

4. time flowed between

55. The astrologer had a working analysis of

1. human psychology

2. man's struggle for existence

3. mankind's troubles

4. All of the above

56. Which of the following is not one of mankind's troubles according to the author? 

1. marriage

2. money 

3.  the tangles of human ties

4. All of the above

57. ________ had sharpened the astrologer’s perception. 

1. Guess work 

2. Long practice

3. Prophetic vision 

4. Study 

58.  How much did the astrologer charge per question? 

1. three anna

2. three rupees

3. three pice

4. three pounds 

59. The astrologer never opened his mouth till the other had spoken for at least

1. ten minutes

2. twelve minutes

3. twenty minutes 

4. three minutes 

60. Why did the astrologer never open his mouth till the other had spoken for at least a few minutes? 

1. to sympathize with his clients 

2. to get acquainted with his clients 

3. to get enough stuff for a dozen answers and advice. 

4. to meditate for his prophecy

61. How many people were disposed to agree

with him when he told the person before him, gazing at his palm, "In many ways you are not

getting the fullest results for your efforts" ? 

1. Ten out of ten 

2. Nine out of ten

3. Nine out of nine 

4. Eight out of ten 

62. Which of the following did the astrologer first say on seeing the palm of his clients? 

1. “In many ways you are not getting the fullest results for your efforts"

2. "Is there any woman in your fYou have an impetuous nature and a rough exterior."amily, maybe even a distant relative, who is not well disposed towards you?" 

3. "Most of your troubles are due to your nature. How can you be otherwise with Saturn where he is?  You have an impetuous nature and a rough exterior.”

4. Both B & C 

63. What does the astrologer say about a woman relative? 

1. She is not getting the fullest results for her efforts

2. She is not well disposed towards the client

3. Most of her troubles are due to her nature.

4. She has an impetuous nature and a rough exterior

64. "Most of your troubles are due to your nature.” What nature does the astrologer talk about?

1. Timid nature and a soft exterior

2. Nervous exterior

3. Impetuous nature and a rough exterior

4. Nervous nature and a a soft exterior

65. Which of the following planets did the astrologer mention? 

1. Jupiter

2. Mars 

3. Mercury

4. Saturn 

66. “for even the mildest of us loves to think that he has a _________ exterior.

1. rough

2. tender

3. indifferent

4. forbidding

67. “This was a signal for the astrologer to bundle up too” What was the signal? 

1. The vociferousness of the ground- nut seller 

2. The flare of the groundnut seller 

3. The nuts-vendor's blowing out his flare

4. All of the above

68. Why was this a signal for the astrologer to bundle up too? 

1. since it left him in darkness 

2. He had to rush for home 

3. He used to accompany the nut vendor in his way home 

4. he was afraid of being left alone 

69. “...it left him in darkness except for a little shaft of ______ light”

1. Green 

2. Blue

3. Golden

4. Yellow 

70.  The little shaft of green light which strayed in from somewhere touched the 

1. cowrie shells 

2. ground before the astrologer

3. his mystic chart 

4. his Palmyra writing

71. He picked up —---- 

1. Vermilion

2. Ash 

3. Cowrie shells

4. Three pice 

72. The word “paraphernalia” means 

1. equipment

2. stuff 

3. ambience

4. Both A & C 

73. The green shaft of light was blotted out because 

1. There was a power cut 

2. A man standing before him

3. A cart was standing before him

4. The nut vendor was standing before him

74. The astrologer said the man that he looked so ______

1. Anxious

2. Careworn

3. Dumb 

4. Pale 

75. “It will do you good” What will do good to the man as per the astrologer? 

1. to sit down for a while 

2. chat with the astrologer

3. Both A & B 

4. to calm down 

76. What did the astrologer initially try to predict about the man? 

1. A woman relative in dispute with him 

2. The man's nature

3. The unexpected result of his efforts

4. His search in life 

77. The man asked the astrologer to tell him something 

1. Worthy 

2. Worthwhile

3. Wordy 

4. Worrying

78. “Our friend felt piqued”..... Who is referred to as “our friend”? 

1. The astrologer

2. The nut vendor

3. The stranger man

4. The auctioneer

79. The amount of money that the stranger first flung out to the astrologer was 

1. 8 anna 

2. 3 pice

3. One anna 

4. 16 anna 

80. How much money did the astrologer first ask from the man if his answer would be satisfactory to the man? 

1. 5 anna

2. 8 anna

3. 1 rupee

4. 5 rupees 

81. The man finally agreed to give what amount of money to the astrologer while bargaining? 

1.  5 anna

2. 8 anna

3. 1 rupee

4. 5 rupees 

82. “This pact was accepted after a little further argument.” What was the pact? 

1. The man will give the astrologer 8 annas with the satisfactory answer but will have to return him twice if the answer is dissatisfactory 

2. The man will give the astrologer 4 annas with the satisfactory answer but will have to return him twice if the answer is dissatisfactory

3. The man will give the astrologer 16 annas with the satisfactory answer but will have to return him twice if the answer is dissatisfactory

4. The man will give the astrologer 5 rupees with the satisfactory answer but will have to return him twice if the answer is dissatisfactory

83. The astrologer sent up a prayer to 

1. Mother Earth

2. Lord Shiva

3. Goddess Kali

4. Heaven

84. The stranger lit 

1. A lamp

2. A cigar

3. A flare

4. A cheerot 

85. The astrologer caught a glimpse of his face by the 

1. matchlight

2. streetlight

3. candle light

4. flare of groundnut seller

86. ______ drivers swore at their horses

1. Tanga

2. Tekka 

3. Jutka

4. Jutko

87. The man held the astrologer’s 

1. Hand 

2. Wrist

3. Fist 

4. Neck

88. The voice of the astrologer 

1. Shook 

2. Become faint

3. Both A & B 

4. Hooted

89. What did the man want to know from the astrologer? 

1. About his woman relative

2. Would he succeed in his present search or not

3. Would he kill his opponent or not

4. Will he be alive or not

90. The astrologer muttered a few ______

1. Chantings

2. Prayers 

3. Calculations

4. Incantations

91. How much money did the astrologer ask for to open his mouth? 

1. 5 rupees

2. 8 annas 

3. One rupee

4. 4 annas 

92. The first correct statement of the astrologer about the man was 

1. He was left for dead

2. He was robbed of his wealth 

3. He should not travel southward 

4. His village was two day journey due North of that town 

93. How was the man attacked? 

1. By a revolver

2. Gangs of hooligans

3. By a knife 

4. By throwing into well 

94. He bared his chest to show the

1. Locket

2. Wound 

3. Scar

4. Pendant

95. The man was pushed into a _____ nearby in the field.

1. Pond

2. Well 

3. River 

4. Lake

96. The man was saved by

1. A stranger

2. A woman

3. A child

4. A passerby

97. Where can the man get his enemy as per the astrologer? 

1. In heaven

2. In hell

3. In town

4. In the next world

98. "He died _____months ago in a far-off town.” 

1. One

2. two

3. four

4. six

99. The other ______on hearing it. 

1. groaned

2. Moaned 

3. Cried

4. Sighed

100. The name of the man was 

1. Guru Nanak

2. Gur Nayek

3. Guru  Neyeb

4. Guru Nayak 

101. The man’s village is ______ journey due north of this town

1. one day's

2. two days’

3. three days’

4. four days’

102. He took out a pinch of sacred ____ and held it out to him

1. ash

2. vermilion

3. cowrie

4. sandal 

103. "Rub it on your _____and go home.” 

1. forehead

2. palm

3. chest 

4. shoulder 

104. The astrologer asked the traveler not to travel

1. Northward

2. Southward

3. Eastward

4. Westward

105. _____years the astrologer said the man will live 

1. 100 

2. 50

3. 80

4. 95

106. The man's enemy as per the astrologer

1. Was stabbed to death 

2. Was crushed under a lorry 

3. Was poisoned 

4. Was imprisoned

107. The man looked _____ to hear the news of his enemy’s death 

1. gratified

2. overjoyed

3. shocked 

4. grateful 

108. The place was _______ by the time the astrologer picked up his articles and put

them into his bag. 

1. silent

2. deserted

3. lonely

4. dark 

109. The green shaft was also gone, leaving the place in _________

1. darkness 

2. silence

3. Both A & B

4. calmness

110. It was nearly _______ when the astrologer reached home

1. evening

2. early morning

3. midnight

4. midday

111. His wife was waiting for him at the _____

1. Veranda

2. Backyard

3. Door

4. Kitchen 

112. The astrologer’s wife demanded ______

1. a gold coin

2. eight anna

3. 3 rupees

4. an explanation

113. How many coins the man gave the astrologer as per the wife's counting? 

1. "Twelve and a half annas”

2. "Ten and a half annas”

3. "Twenty and a half annas”

4. “Six and a half annas”

114. What  the astrologer’s wife will buy with the given money? 

1. Jaggery

2. Coconut

3. Sugar 

4. Both A & B 

115. The child of the astrologer was asking for 

1. Sweets

2. Crackers 

3. Clothes

4. Books 

116. The astrologer had  

1. a boy 

2. a girl 

3. both a boy and a girl 

4. no kids 

117. "The swine has cheated me!” Why did the astrologer say so? 

1. The man promised him a rupee and gave him ten and a half annas

2. The man promised him five rupees and gave him ten and a half annas

3. The man promised him five rupees and gave him twelve and a half annas

4. The man promised him a rupee and gave him twelve and a half annas

118. 1 rupee is equivalent to 

1. 10 annas

2. 12 annas

3. 16 annas

4. 18 annas 

119. After dinner, the astrologer was sitting on _______

1. the chair 

2. the jutka 

3. the charpoi 

4. the pyol

120. "Do you know a great load is gone

from me today?” What was the load the astrologer was talking about? 

1. He thought he had the blood of a man on his hands all these year

2. He thought he had robbed of a man 

3. He was guilty of leaving his ancestral home 

4. He was guilty of imprisonment 

121. “That was the reason why I ran away from home, settled here and married you”. What was the reason? 

1. He thought he had the blood of a man on his hands all these year

2. He thought he had robbed of a man 

3. He was guilty of leaving his ancestral home 

4. He was guilty of imprisonment

122. "Do you know a great load is gone

from me today?” Why had the load been gone? 

1. His ancestral home was taken care of by his brother

2. The man he robbed of was rich 

3. He was never verdicted for imprisonment

4. The man was alive whom he thought to have killed

123. She______ , "You tried to kill!”

1. was gratified

2. was shocked 

3. sighed 

4. gasped

124. When did the astrologer attack the man? 

1. In his late 40s 

2. In his old age 

3. When he was a silly youngster

4. After his marriage

125. Why did the astrologer attack the man?

1. he was drank 

2. he gambled with the man 

3. he had a quarrel with the man 

4. All of the above 

126.  “Time to sleep," he said, _____, and stretched himself on the pyol.

1. sighing

2. yawning

3. gasping

4. yelling

127. How does the astrologer make his living?

1. By accurately predicting the future of his clients

2. By selling fake horoscopes to unsuspecting customers

3. By performing elaborate rituals to appease the Gods

4.  By offering advice on various life matters to his clients

128. What is the turning point of the story that leads to the astrologer's realization?

1. He finds a valuable gemstone while strolling through the marketplace

2. He encounters a man from the past whom he had tried to kill

3. He discovers that his wife has been cheating on him

4. He meets a wealthy client who offers him a large sum of money

129. “ An Astrologer’s Day” is a

1. novella

2. Short story

3. Article

4. Report 

130. “ An Astrologer’s Day” is taken from R. K. Narayan's 

1.  Malgudi Days

2. Swami and Friends

3. A Vendor of Sweets 

4. A Bachelor of Arts 

131. R. K. Narayan's  Malgudi Days is 

1. A novel 

2. A novella 

3. A collection of short stories

4. An autobiography

132. “An Astrologer’s Day” is an example of 

1. Spiritual story

2. Autobiography

3. Suspense thriller story 

4. Moral preaching

133. The background of R. K. Narayan's novels and short stories is 

1. Malgudi

2. Masinagudi 

3. Bengaluru

4. Madras