An Astrologer’s Day MCQ Questions and Answers | Class 11 | Semester 1 | R.K. Narayan | WBCHSE

1) ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is written by –
(a) Ruskin Bond
(b) Mulk Raj Anand
(c) R.K. Narayan
(d) Anton Chekhov
Ans: (c) R.K. Narayan

2) The story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is taken from –
(a) The Guide
(b) Malgudi Days
(c) Swami and Friends
(d) The Vendor of Sweets
Ans: (b) Malgudi Days

3) The astrologer used to start his business –
(a) in the evening
(b) in the early morning
(c) at dawn
(d) at midday
Ans: (d) at midday

4) The astrologer’s professional equipment consisted of –
(a) cowrie shells
(b) a notebook
(c) a bundle of palmyra writing
(d) all of these
Ans: (d) all of these

5) How many cowrie shells were there?
(a) Six
(b) Ten
(c) Eleven
(d) Twelve
Ans: (d) Twelve

6) The mystic charts on the square piece of cloth were –
(a) clear
(b) obscure
(c) half-clear
(d) half-drawn
Ans: (b) obscure

7) The astrologer’s forehead was resplendent with –
(a) chandan tilak
(b) soil
(c) vermilion
(d) sacred ash and vermilion
Ans: (d) sacred ash and vermilion

8) The astrologer’s eyes sparkled with –
(a) comfort
(b) joy
(c) a sharp abnormal gleam
(d) utter disappointment
Ans: (c) a sharp abnormal gleam

9) The sharp abnormal gleam in astrologer’s eyes was an outcome of –
(a) extensive thinking
(b) a continual searching for customers
(c) family problem
(d) none of these
Ans: (b) a continual searching for customers

10) The simple clients of the astrologer took the gleam of his eyes as –
(a) vociferousness
(b) a half-wit’s eye
(c) prophetic light
(d) normal light
Ans: (c) prophetic light

11) Astrologer’s professional equipment did not include –
(a) cowrie shells
(b) a bundle of palmyra writing
(c) mystic chart
(d) magnifying glass
Ans: (d) magnifying glass

12) Seeing the abnormal gleam in astrologer’s eyes, his customers felt –
(a) faint
(b) comforted
(c) shivered
(d) uncomfortable
Ans: (b) comforted

13) The colour of the turban of the astrologer was –
(a) red
(b) green
(c) saffron
(d) white
Ans: (c) saffron

14) People were attracted to the astrologer as –
(a) ants
(b) bees
(c) stars
(d) birds
Ans: (b) bees

15) The astrologer sat under –
(a) a mango tree
(b) a banyan tree
(c) a tamarind tree
(d) a neem tree
Ans: (c) a tamarind tree

16) The road where the astrologer sat ran through –
(a) cinema hall
(b) Town Hall park
(c) court
(d) the market
Ans: (b) Town Hall Park

17) Which occupation is not mentioned in the story?
(a) Magician
(b) Astrologer
(c) Fried groundnut seller
(d) Doctor
Ans: (d) Doctor

18) Who created enough din to attract the whole town?
(a) Medician-seller
(b) An auctioneer of cheap cloth
(c) Astrologer
(d) Fried groundnut seller
Ans: (b) An auctioneer of cheap cloth

19) Who sat beside the astrologer?
(a) The fruit vendor
(b) The medicine seller
(c) The nut seller
(d) The sweet seller
Ans: (c) The nut seller

20) Next to the astrologer in vociferousness came a vendor of –
(a) fruits
(b) sweets
(c) fried groundnuts
(d) water
Ans: (c) fried groundnuts

21) The fancy name given to the fried groundnut was –
(a) Raja’s Delicacy
(b) Delhi Almond
(c) Bombay Ice-Cream
(d) All of these
Ans: (d) All of these

22) The astrologer transacted his business by the light of –
(a) flare
(b) candle
(c) gaslight
(d) lamp
Ans: (a) flare

23) The light of a flare crackled and smoked up above –
(a) the heap of junk
(b) the heap of groundnut
(c) the heap of cheap cloth
(d) the heap of medicine
Ans: (b) the heap of groundnut

24) Half of the enchantment of the place was due to –
(a) lacking of street light
(b) lacking of municipal light
(c) lacking of gaslight
(d) lacking of cycle lamp
Ans: (b) lacking of municipal light

25) The place where the astrologer sat was lit by –
(a) gaslight
(b) moonlight
(c) lantern
(d) shop lights
Ans: (d) shop lights

26) The astrologer managed his business by –
(a) old cycle lamps
(b) municipal lights
(c) without lights of his own
(d) gaslights
Ans: (c) without lights of his own

27) The astrologer had –
(a) no knowledge of astrology
(b) a vast knowledge of astronomy
(c) a vast knowledge of astrology
(d) no knowledge of astronomy
Ans: (a) no knowledge of astrology

28) The astrologer pleased and astonished everyone by his –
(a) shrewd guesswork
(b) practise
(c) study
(d) all of these
Ans: (d) all of these

29) The astrologer left his village –
(a) to seek a new job
(b) to provide service
(c) without any previous thought or plan
(d) without taking blessing of his parents
Ans: (c) without any previous thought or plan

30) If the astrologer stayed in his village, he would have continued –
(a) selling groundnuts
(b) tilling the land
(c) astrology
(d) business
Ans: (b) tilling the land

31) After leaving his village, the astrologer could not rest till he left behind –
(a) three hundred miles
(b) a couple of miles
(c) a couple of hundred miles
(d) hundred miles
Ans: (c) a couple of hundred miles

32) The astrologer had a working analysis of –
(a) marriage
(b) money
(c) tangles of human ties
(d) all of these
Ans: (d) all of these

33) What had sharpened the astrologer’s perception?
(a) meditation
(b) long practice
(c) making horoscopes
(d) studying the position of stars
Ans: (b) long practice

34) The astrologer understood what was wrong within –
(a) ten minutes
(b) five minutes
(c) six minutes
(d) a minute
Ans: (b) five minutes

35) How much the astrologer charged per question?
(a) One rupee
(b) Three pie
(c) Three pice
(d) Eight annas
Ans: (c) Three pice

36) The astrologer let his customer to speak for at least –
(a) 10 minutes
(b) 15 minutes
(c) 5 minutes
(d) 6 minutes
Ans: (a) 10 minutes

37) The astrologer gave prediction about his clients gazing at his –
(a) face
(b) palm
(c) forehead
(d) eyes
Ans: (b) palm

38) Even the mildest of us loves to think that –
(a) he has a good exterior
(b) he is ill-fated
(c) he has a forbidding exterior
(d) he will be successful in life
Ans: (c) he has a forbidding exterior

39) What is the signal for the astrologer to bundle up?
(a) Sunset
(b) The church bell rings
(c) Municipal lights are switched off
(d) The nut-vendor blowing out his flare
Ans: (d) The nut-vendor blowing out his flare

40) When the nuts-vendor left, there remained only –
(a) red light
(b) green light
(c) blue light
(d) white light
Ans: (b) green light

41) The word ‘paraphernalia’ means –
(a) cowrie shells
(b) mystic charts
(c) equipments
(d) stolen hardware
Ans: (c) equipments

42) Who came there when the astrologer was about to close?
(a) The groundnut seller
(b) A stranger
(c) The auctioneer
(d) His wife
Ans: (b) A stranger

43) When the green shaft of light was blotted out, the astrologer –
(a) stood up
(b) muttered incantation
(c) was picking his equipments
(d) was shouting in fear
Ans: (c) was picking his equipments

44) The astrologer sensed the man standing before him as –
(a) a thief
(b) a client
(c) a policeman
(d) a beggar
Ans: (b) a client

45) When the astrologer saw the man standing before him, he –
(a) ran away
(b) asked for his fees
(c) avoided him
(d) offered him a seat
Ans: (d) offered him a seat

46) When the astrologer pressed him invitation, the stranger –
(a) thrust his notebook
(b) broke the astrologer’s equipments
(c) thrust his palm
(d) fought with the astrologer
Ans: (c) thrust his palm

47) “Our friend felt piqued” – Here ‘our friend’ refers to –
(a) the astrologer
(b) the strange man
(c) the jutka driver
(d) the medicine seller
Ans: (a) the astrologer

48) The stranger asked the astrologer to tell him –
(a) something clearly
(b) something interesting
(c) something worthwhile
(d) something real
Ans: (c) something worthwhile

49) How much did the stranger fling on the astrologer?
(a) Twelve annas
(b) One anna
(c) Five annas
(d) Three pies
Ans: (b) One anna

50) If the stranger proved the astrologer’s deception, the astrologer must return –
(a) one anna with discount
(b) five annas with interest
(c) eight annas with interest
(d) one anna with interest
Ans: (d) one anna with interest

51) What did the astrologer demand if his answers satisfied him?
(a) Two rupees
(b) Three rupees
(c) Four rupees
(d) Five rupees
Ans: (d) Five rupees

52) The stranger agreed to give the astrologer for his questions –
(a) five rupees
(b) one rupee
(c) eight annas
(d) an anna
Ans: (c) eight annas

53) What condition did the man give to the astrologer?
(a) Refund thrice the fees if wrong
(b) Refund twice the fees if wrong
(c) Free consultation if wrong
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) Refund twice the fees in wrong

54) The astrologer sent up a prayer to –
(a) the God
(b) his parents
(c) the stranger
(d) heaven
Ans: (d) heaven

55) When the astrologer sent up a prayer, the stranger –
(a) watched the astrologer carefully
(b) looked at the jutka drivers
(c) lit a cheroot
(d) lit a cigarette
Ans: (c) lit a cheroot

56) The astrologer caught a glimpse of the stranger’s face by the –
(a) street light
(b) shop light
(c) matchlight
(d) green light
Ans: (c) matchlight

57) While conversing with the astrologer, the stranger was sucking –
(a) cigar
(b) cigarette
(c) cheroot
(d) hooka
Ans: (c) cheroot

58) When the stranger sat there ruthlessly, the astrologer felt –
(a) comfortable
(b) uncomfortable
(c) happy
(d) sad
Ans: (b) uncomfortable

59) For not accepting the stranger’s challenge, the astrologer gave the excuse of –
(a) nervousness
(b) being late
(c) being hungry
(d) needing more money
Ans: (b) being late

60) When the astrologer was bundling up, the stranger –
(a) held his wrist tightly
(b) shouted at him
(c) threated to disgorge all coins
(d) thrust his palm
Ans: (a) held his wrist tightly

61) When the stranger held the astrologer’s wrist, his voice became –
(a) mute
(b) shrill
(c) louder
(d) faint
Ans: (d) faint

62) The stranger asked the astrologer if he would succeed in his –
(a) business
(b) life
(c) present search
(d) present ambition
Ans: (c) present search

63) The astrologer muttered a few –
(a) prayers
(b) songs
(c) dialogues
(d) incantations
Ans: (d) incantations

64) After a good deal of haggling the stranger agreed to pay –
(a) twelve annas
(b) eight annas
(c) five annas
(d) one rupee
Ans: (d) one rupee

65) With which was the stranger attacked in the past?
(a) A flare
(b) A knife
(c) A stick
(d) A lorry
Ans: (b) A knife

66) The stranger showed the scar on his –
(a) leg
(b) stomach
(c) chest
(d) arm
Ans: (c) chest

67) The stranger was pushed into –
(a) a pond
(b) a river
(c) a ditch
(d) a well
Ans: (d) a well

68) The stranger escaped his death because some passer-by –
(a) informed his family
(b) took him to the hospital
(c) were looking for him
(d) peep into the well
Ans: (d) peep into the well

69) According to the astrologer, the stranger’s enemy died –
(a) four months ago
(b) three months ago
(c) two months ago
(d) one month ago
Ans: (a) four months ago

70) Hearing his enemy’s death, the strange man –
(a) cried
(b) laughed
(c) groaned
(d) was surprised
Ans: (c) groaned

71) The name of the stranger was –
(a) Guru Nanak
(b) Guru Nayak
(c) Giri Nanak
(d) Vinayak
Ans: (b) Guru Nayak

72) Hearing his name from the astrologer’s mouth, Guru Nayak –
(a) was astonished
(b) sighed and snored
(c) groaned
(d) laughed
Ans: (a) was astonished

73) The distance between the town and Guru Nayak’s house was –
(a) an hour’s journey
(b) three days’ journey
(c) two days’ journey
(d) a day’s journey
Ans: (c) two days’ journey

74) What advice did the astrologer give to Guru Nayak?
(a) Never travel southward
(b) Never travel eastward
(c) Never travel northward
(d) Never travel westward
Ans: (a) Never travel southward

75) The astrologer instructed Guru Nayak to rub the sacred ash on –
(a) his chest
(b) his forehead
(c) his head
(d) his hand
Ans: (b) his forehead

76) According to the astrologer, if Guru Nayak does not travel southward, he will live –
(a) 80 years
(b) 99 years
(c) 100 years
(d) 90 years
Ans: (c) 100 years

77) Guru Nayak left his home only –
(a) to look for jobs
(b) to look for his enemy
(c) to look for his relatives
(d) to look for his stolen bag
Ans: (b) to look for his enemy

78) According to the astrologer, Guru Nayak’s enemy died –
(a) being stabbed
(b) in a car accident
(c) in a lorry accident
(d) of old age
Ans: (c) in a lorry accident

79) To hear of his enemy’s death in a lorry accident, Guru Nayak looked –
(a) gratified
(b) satisfied
(c) disappoint 
(d) relieved
Ans: (a) gratified

80) Guru Nayak had gone away at night giving the astrologer –
(a) five rupees
(b) his cheroot
(c) handful of coins
(d) eight annas
Ans: (c) handful of coins

81) The astrologer reached his home –
(a) at night
(b) at midnight
(c) at dawn
(d) in the morning
Ans: (b) at midnight

82) Who was waiting for the astrologer at the door?
(a) His daughter
(b) His son
(c) His parent
(d) His wife
Ans: (d) His wife

83) At whom did the astrologer fling the coins?
(a) His wife
(b) The stranger
(c) The customer
(d) The auctioneer
Ans: (a) His wife

84) How much money did Guru Nayak give to the astrologer?
(a) Twelve annas
(b) One rupee
(c) Five rupees
(d) Twelve and half annas
Ans: (d) Twelve and half annas

85) Counting the coins, the astrologer’s wife was –
(a) satisfied
(b) disappoint
(c) overjoyed
(d) sad
Ans: (c) overjoyed

86) With the money the astrologer’s wife planned to buy –
(a) jaggery and groundnuts
(b) jaggery and peanuts
(c) saree for herself
(d) jaggery and coconut
Ans: (d) jaggery and coconut

87) Who has been asking for sweets for so many days?
(a) Astrologer
(b) Astrologer’s wife
(c) Astrologer’s child
(d) Guru Nayak
Ans: (c) Astrologer’s child

88) For cheating, the astrologer compared Guru Nayak to –
(a) pig
(b) swine
(c) bitch
(d) ass
Ans: (b) swine

89) After dinner the astrologer sat on a –
(a) sofa
(b) bed
(c) chair
(d) pyol
Ans: (d) pyol

90) When the astrologer confessed his crime, his wife –
(a) fainted
(b) decided to leave him
(c) gasped
(d) remained indifferent
Ans: (c) gasped

91) The astrologer stabbed Guru Nayak after they –
(a) gambled
(b) drank
(c) quarrelled badly
(d) all of these
Ans: (d) all of these

92) The astrologer confessed the truth to –
(a) his parents
(b) his child
(c) his wife
(d) Guru Nayak
Ans: (c) his wife

93) Who is the protagonist of the story?
(a) The vendor of fried groundnuts
(b) Guru Nayak
(c) The astrologer
(d) The passer-by
Ans: (c) The astrologer

94) The astrologer gambled and quarrelled with Guru Nayak when he was –
(a) a child
(b) a youngster
(c) a teenager
(d) ill
Ans: (b) a youngster

95) After confessing the truth to his wife, the astrologer –
(a) started crying
(b) went to sleep
(c) left his house
(d) started drinking
Ans: (b) went to sleep

96) The astrologer left his village –
(a) telling his parents
(b) informing everyone
(c) without telling anyone
(d) telling only his wife
Ans: (c) without telling anyone

97) Guru Nayak searched his enemy to –
(a) forgive him
(b) talk to him politely
(c) take revenge
(d) give blessing
Ans: (c) take revenge

98) Guru Nayak shook his head regretfully because –
(a) a knife had passed through his chest
(b) the astrologer demanded huge money
(c) his enemy escaped his hands
(d) his village was far away from the town
Ans: (c) his enemy escaped his hands

99) “I will prepare some nice staff for her” – Here ‘her’ refers to –
(a) the astrologer’s wife
(b) the astrologer’s mother
(c) the astrologer’s sister
(d) the astrologer’s daughter
Ans: (d) the astrologer’s daughter

100) Though the astrologer earned a lot of money that night, his wife found him –
(a) puzzled
(b) indifferent
(c) worried
(d) disappoint
Ans: (c) worried