This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Common Subjects > English Vistas > Class 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 2 The Tiger King – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 2 The Tiger King Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is the author of The Tiger King? A) Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy. B) Charles Dickens. C) Kamladas. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy. 2. Each time the Maharaja visited his father-in-law, he killed ..... tigers A) 5-6. B) 9-10. C) 1-2. D) 12-13. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5-6. 3. What does Kalki trying to show in this story? A) The futility of going against the destiny. B) Kings shallowness. C) False pride and ego. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The futility of going against the destiny. 4. Why did the Tiger King marry? A) For love. B) To obtain a new province where he could kill tigers. C) To produce an heir for the throne. D) To obey his dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To obtain a new province where he could kill tigers. 5. The justified the act of killing the tigers by saying it was self-defence A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. The old tiger had been brought from ..... A) People's Park. B) Leisure Park. C) Calcutta Park. D) Business Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People's Park. 7. What evidence from the story gives us the hint that this story belongs to the British era in India? A) The prince was brought up in English culture. B) Various states were under British officers. C) Both of the above. D) Neither of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above. 8. Who brought up the king? A) A nanny. B) An English tutor. C) An English nanny. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An English nanny. 9. Why did The Maharaja not agree to the proposal of the high ranking British officer? A) Because it would set a bad example and other British officers might turn up for tiger hunts. B) Because there were only a few tigers left in his kingdom. C) Because it might infuriate the people and they may turn against him. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it would set a bad example and other British officers might turn up for tiger hunts. 10. When did the Prince marry? A) At the age of 20. B) When he killed the first tiger. C) After killing all the tigers in the State. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After killing all the tigers in the State. 11. Which Ornament was sent from British Company of Jewellers in Calcutta to the Maharaja? A) Diamond bracelets. B) Diamond rings. C) Diamond earrings. D) Diamond necklace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diamond rings. 12. How many surgeons operated the right hand of the Tiger King? From where did they come to operate him? A) 02 surgeons / they came from Madras. B) 02 surgeons / they came from Calcutta. C) 03 surgeons / they came from Calcutta. D) 03 surgeons / they came from Madras. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 03 surgeons / they came from Madras. 13. Who shot the 100th tiger? A) The Dewan. B) The Tiger King. C) One of the hunters. D) The British officer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One of the hunters. 14. What made the astrologers surprised while they were studying the horoscope? A) When they found that the child born under the star will one day have to meet its death. B) When astrologers were not able to find the way to avoid the death of the child. C) When the ten-day old infant asked about the manner of his death. D) When they found that the child would grow up to become champion of champions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the ten-day old infant asked about the manner of his death. 15. The Tiger King's upbringing was very English. He was given milk of an English cow, watched English movies and ..... A) Was looked after by an English nanny. B) His clothes went to England to be washed. C) He lived in England. D) He loved Indian food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was looked after by an English nanny. 16. The real name of the Tiger King was ..... A) Jung Jung Bahadur. B) Jing Jing Bahadur. C) Jam Jam Bahadur. D) Bahadur of Bahadur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jung Jung Bahadur. 17. When The Maharaja showed the first tiger he killed to the chief astrologer, what did the astrologer say? A) He said that The Maharaja could kill ninety nine tigers but should be careful with the hundredth. B) He congratulated The Maharaja. C) He acquiesced his defeat. D) He said that The Maharaja need not worry about the tigers anymore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that The Maharaja could kill ninety nine tigers but should be careful with the hundredth. 18. In 10 years of hunting expeditions, the Maharaja killed ..... tigers A) 70. B) 50. C) 30. D) 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 70. 19. How did the 100th tiger take its revenge? A) By putting him in danger. B) By being killed by a hunter. C) By being fainted. D) A silver on toy tiger's body pricked his finger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A silver on toy tiger's body pricked his finger. 20. What is author's pen name? A) Chalki. B) Balki. C) Kalki. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalki. 21. What literary device has been used in the story? A) Metaphorical expressions. B) Irony. C) Sarcasm. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 22. The King thought of ..... the land tax A) Doubling. B) Reducing. C) Abolishing. D) Imposing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doubling. 23. The Maharaja of ..... is the hero of the story. A) Ramnagar. B) Pratibandapuram. C) Paltipuram. D) Preetamgarh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pratibandapuram. 24. About which time is the story based? A) Ancient times. B) Medieval times. C) Time of autocratic kings. D) Modern times. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time of autocratic kings. 25. What does Durai mean in the story? A) Chief leader in bengal. B) Chief leader in andhra. C) Chief leader in andhra. D) Chief British Officer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chief British Officer. 26. ..... stood out of the wooden tiger A) 120 rupees. B) 30 rupees. C) 60 rupees. D) 300 rupees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 300 rupees. 27. Where were the surgeons summoned from? A) Delhi. B) Bombay. C) Calcutta. D) Madras. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Madras. 28. Whom did the King marry? A) To a girl. B) To a princess. C) To a princess whose father had many tigers. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To a princess whose father had many tigers. 29. Who was Duraisani? A) An old lady. B) A young lady. C) A greedy woman, wife of a high rank British officer. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A greedy woman, wife of a high rank British officer. 30. On which issue is the story The Tiger King a satire on? A) On people. B) On animals. C) On animals. D) On the false pride, ego and stubborness of the powerful people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the false pride, ego and stubborness of the powerful people. 31. How many surgeons were summoned to attend the king? A) 9. B) 13. C) 3. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 32. The astrologer told the Tiger King that death would come from a tiger because he was born in the hour of the ..... A) Bull. B) Lion. C) Deer. D) Snake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bull. 33. Why was the king in danger of losing his kingdom? A) Because he prohibited British officer from killing a tiger. B) Because he killed all the tigers. C) Becuse he killed atiger in the forest. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he prohibited British officer from killing a tiger. 34. What birthday gift did the Maharaja present to his 3 years old son? A) A toy tiger. B) Forests. C) Gold coins. D) A toy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A toy tiger. 35. The old tiger was kept ..... A) In the state jail. B) Hidden in a car. C) Hidden in the Dewan's house. D) Tied to a tree in the jungle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hidden in the Dewan's house. 36. Why did the king send rings to British official's wife? A) To save his state and to please The British. B) To invite them for hunting. C) To invite them for a feast. D) To find more tigers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To save his state and to please The British. 37. What did the king utter to astrologer's prediction? A) Let tigers watch. B) Let tigers beware. C) Let tigers be careful. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Let tigers beware. 38. A brave, courageous, strong and determined king, who killed 99 tigers, meets his death with an inanimate toy wooden tiger.The statement above is an example of; A) Joke. B) Flattery. C) Irony. D) Corruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 39. Why was the king called The Tiger King? A) He was fond of tigers. B) Because he killed 100 tigers. C) He tamed many tigers. D) He kept many tigers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he killed 100 tigers. 40. The state astrologer predicted that no harm would come to the Tiger King till the killing of ..... tigers A) 79. B) 100. C) 99. D) 89. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 99. 41. The Tiger King rejected the British Officer's request A) Visiting his kingdom. B) Of getting photographed with a tiger. C) For fifty diamond rings. D) For killing a tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of getting photographed with a tiger. 42. What does the author mean when he says, "the tiger launched its satyagraha" ? A) The tiger decided to join the satyagraha movement launched by their community. B) The tiger decided to protest against the killing of other tigers. C) The tiger refused to get out of the car. D) The tiger went on a hunger strike. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tiger refused to get out of the car. 43. Why does the author say, "From that day onwards it was celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram." ? A) Because there was exponential growth in tiger population. B) Because the hunters had disappeared from the Pratibandapuram forest. C) Because the State banned tiger hunting by anyone except the Maharaja. D) Because The Tiger King was no more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the State banned tiger hunting by anyone except the Maharaja. 44. What did the astrologer predict? A) The boy will be a king. B) The boy will visit the world. C) The king will be killed by 100th tiger. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The king will be killed by 100th tiger. 45. At what age the boy crowned as king? A) 15. B) 20. C) 30. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20. 46. Identify the literary device in 'like quills all over it'. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 47. "One day when his rage was at its height, the Maharaja called the dewan and ordered him to double the land tax forthwith." Why did the Maharaja do so? A) Because he had to increase his revenue to pay the Britishers. B) Because his people had revolted against him. C) Because the people had informed him about the tiger but it was nowhere to be found. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the people had informed him about the tiger but it was nowhere to be found. 48. What does the narrator mean by the phrase 'They bit their lips'? A) C-They replied angrily. B) D-They replied happily. C) A-They hesitated. D) B-They spoke confidently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A-They hesitated. 49. The Tiger King died from the ..... tiger. A) 100th. B) 101st. C) Fake. D) 99th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100th. 50. How old was the King's son? A) Three years old. B) Seven years old. C) Five years old. D) One year old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Five years old. 51. Why did the King decide to marry? A) To buy tigers. B) To tame tigers. C) To achieve his target of killing 100 tigers. D) To own tigers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To achieve his target of killing 100 tigers. 52. Who killed the hundredth tiger? A) The hunters. B) The british officials. C) The dewan. D) The maharaja. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The hunters. 53. What proved the Dewan's resorcefulness? A) His wits. B) His intelligence. C) His ability to mange a tiger in Madras. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His ability to mange a tiger in Madras. 54. What shows the false ego and pride of the king in the story? A) His orders from time to time. B) His killing of tigers and no concern for nature. C) His desire to marry. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His killing of tigers and no concern for nature. 55. From where did the author derive his name? A) From the prefix of his name. B) From the sufix of his name. C) From the sufix of his wife's name. D) From the sufix of his and his wife's name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the prefix of his name. 56. Maharaja on not finding the last tiger ..... A) Gave up the idea completely. B) Went to the Madras zoo. C) Terminated the services of many officers. D) Went to live in the jungle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terminated the services of many officers. 57. The Tiger King stand in danger of losing his kingdom A) When he refused to give a high-ranking British officer permission to hunt tigers. B) When the British officer wanted to take a photograph with the dead tiger. C) When the King could not find the 100th tiger to hunt. D) When the astrologers predicted that the 100th tiger would kill him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When he refused to give a high-ranking British officer permission to hunt tigers. 58. What is the irony in the story? A) Kings desire to prove predictions wrong. B) King's desire to marry. C) King's desire to kill tigers. D) The king killed 99 tigers and died because of a toy tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The king killed 99 tigers and died because of a toy tiger. 59. The wooden tiger was carved by A) An unskilled carpenter. B) A British carpenter. C) A master craftsman. D) The shopkeeper himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An unskilled carpenter. 60. What became the cause of King's death? A) A tiger. B) The wooden tiger from the toyshop. C) A tiger in his state. D) A tiger from his wife's forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The wooden tiger from the toyshop. 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