AHSEC| CLASS 12| ENGLISH| CHAPTER - 12| THE TIGER KING| SOLVED QUESTIONS FOR 1 MARK EACH| H.S. 2ND YEAR
THE TIGER KING
Solved questions for 1 mark each:
(A) VERY
SHORT ANSWER:
1. Who is the
Tiger King?
Ans: Maharaja
Jung Bahadur of Prabandhanpuram is Tiger King.
2. Why does
the Tiger King get his name?
Ans: He
was named Tiger King because at the time of his birth it was predicted that he
would die at the hands of a tiger.
3. What is a Stuka bomber?
Ans: The
Stuka is a bomber aircraft.
4. What is the natural desire among men
regarding the Tiger King?
Ans: People's
natural desire was to meet the Tiger King face to face.
5. Why can the natural desire to meet the 'Tiger
King' not be fulfilled?
Ans: The
wish to meet Tiger King cannot be fulfilled because he is dead.
6. From which epic are the mythical characters
of Bharata, Rama and Dasaratha taken?
Ans: The
mythological characters of Bharat, Rama and Dasharatha are taken from the Hindu
epic "Ramayana".
7. What did
the astrologers foretell about the 'Tiger King'? [Exam paper - 2017]
Ans: The
most spectacular aspect of his demise was that since his birth, astrologers had
predicted that one day the Tiger King would actually have to die.
8. What was
the secret about the 'Tiger King' which the astrologers were compelled to
reveal?
Ans: The
mystery about Tiger King that astrologers were forced to uncover was how he
would die. He reveals that his death will be at the hands of a tiger.
9. Give
another word for 'enunciated','harakiri?
Ans:
Enunciated: pronounced or said clearly
Harakiri:
ceremonious suicide using a sword. (Japanese word)
10. How did
the chief astrologer caution the Tiger King after he had killed his first
tiger?
Ans: The
chief astrologer warned the tiger king that after killing the ninety-nine
tigers he should be very careful of the hundredth tiger.
11. What did
the chief astrologer profess to do if the Tiger King killed the hundredth
tiger?
Ans: The
chief astrologer claimed that if the Tiger King succeeded in killing the
hundredth tiger, he would knock out his teeth, cut his hair and become an
insurance agent.
12. Why was
it celebration time for all the tiger inhabiting Pratibandapuram?
Ans: It
was a time of celebration for all the tigers living in Prabandhanpuram as the
Tiger King had banned the hunting of tigers by anyone other than himself and
thus, they got the honour of being killed by the royal gun.
13. Why is it
said that the Maharaja's tiger hunts were highly successful?
Ans: The
Maharaja's tiger hunting was highly successful as he was able to kill seventy
tigers in ten years.
14. What was
the price of the wooden toy tiger?
Ans: The
price of the wooden toy tiger was only two annas.
15. How much
did the Maharaja pay for the wooden toy tiger?
Ans: The
Maharaja did not pay any money for the wooden toy tiger but took it as a gift
from the shopkeeper on his birthday.
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