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 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 2 The Tiger King Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the figure of speech used in the line, "Even the threat of a Stuka bomber will not throw me off track." ? A) Transferred Epithet. B) Hyperbole. C) Chiasmus. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 2. The frustrated Tiger King asked the Dewan ..... A) To invite the British Officer. B) To go to far off places in search of a tiger. C) To resign. D) To get a tiger from the Madras zoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To resign. 3. How did the hundredth tiger take its final revenge upon the Tiger King? A) By piercing the king's right hand. B) By piercing the king's left hand. C) By piercing the king's arm. D) Neither of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By piercing the king's right hand. 4. Did the Tiger King shoot the hundredth tiger? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 5. What present did the king buy for his son? A) A toy tiger. B) A real tiger. C) A toy car. D) An air gun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A toy tiger. 6. The original cost of the present was A) 2 annas and a quarter. B) 2 annas and a half. C) One and a half annas. D) 3 annas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 annas and a quarter. 7. Why did The Maharaja decide to get married? A) Because he had reached a critical age. So, he could not wait any longer. B) Because it was the wish of his dying parents. C) Because tigers had become extinct in his kingdom. So, he needed a kingdom with a large number of tigers to complete his mission of killing hundred tigers. D) Because the people of his kingdom were clamouring for a queen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because tigers had become extinct in his kingdom. So, he needed a kingdom with a large number of tigers to complete his mission of killing hundred tigers. 8. While playing with the prince, the king got hurt when a tiny sliver pierce his A) Right hand. B) Left hand. C) Right elbow. D) Left ankle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right hand. 9. The diamond rings cost the king ..... A) 3 lakh rupees. B) 13 lakh rupees. C) 18 lakh rupees. D) 23 lakh rupees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 lakh rupees. 10. Why did the Maharaja double the tax? A) In his rage against the disappearance of the sheep and to find 100th tiger. B) To raise the funds. C) To increse the income of the state. D) To help the poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In his rage against the disappearance of the sheep and to find 100th tiger. 11. The State Astrologer's prophecy proved to be ..... A) Right. B) Wrong. C) Partially right. D) Partially wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 12. "But soon came the happy news which dispelled that gloom." What was the happy news? A) The Maharaja had emerged victorious in another battle. B) A sharp rise was noticed in the tiger population in his kingdom that year. C) A tiger was at work in a hillside village. D) The queen had given birth to a baby boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A tiger was at work in a hillside village. 13. Band informs the readers in the beginning that the Tiger King is ..... A) Gullible. B) Mortal. C) Eccentric. D) Immortal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mortal. 14. Who is the author of the story 'The Tiger King'? A) Masti Venkatesh Iyengar. B) Kalki. C) R. K. Laxman. D) Harsh Mander. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalki. 15. The wooden tiger cost only two annas and a quarter. Why did the shopkeeper state three hundred rupees as the price then? A) Because he was greedy. B) Because he thought the Maharaja loved the gift and would buy it at any price. C) Beacuse he knew he could be punished under the rules of the Emergency for stating a low price and a higher price would satiate the ego of the king. D) Because he knew that the Maharaja loved only expensive things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beacuse he knew he could be punished under the rules of the Emergency for stating a low price and a higher price would satiate the ego of the king. 16. What happened to the tiger provided by the Dewan Saheb? A) The tiger was shot at by the King and he immediately fell dead. B) The bullet hit the tiger and the tiger jumped back to the King but in vain. C) The tiger was afraid of 'The Tiger King' and so it ran away into the deep forest. D) The bullet missed the tiger and the tiger only fainted from the sharp sound of the bullet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The bullet missed the tiger and the tiger only fainted from the sharp sound of the bullet. 17. Why did The King not permit British officer to click a picture with the dead tiger? A) To prove his might. B) He was scared of the British. C) Because it was against the rules of his state. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it was against the rules of his state. 18. The astrologer stated that he would ..... if the king killed the 100th tiger A) Cut his hair. B) Kill himself. C) Leave the state. D) Denounce the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cut his hair. 19. The genre of 'The Tiger King' is ..... A) Tragedy. B) Satire. C) Tragi-comedy. D) Elegy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satire. 20. How did the Maharaja please the British officer? A) He allowed the officer to hunt one tiger. B) He gave him high respect and car to go back. C) He sent fifty diamond rings to the officer's wife. D) He sent all his wealth and soldiers to the British officer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He sent fifty diamond rings to the officer's wife. 21. The surgeons came out of the operation theatre and announced, "The operation is succeussful" . What did they mean? A) The Maharaja is dead. B) The Maharaja is saved. C) The operation is successful and the Kind did not die. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Maharaja is dead. 22. Why was the Maharaja so anxious to kill 100th tiger? A) To ensure his safety and to prove prediction wrong. B) To prove his hunting skills. C) To prove his power. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To ensure his safety and to prove prediction wrong. 23. The Tiger King was crowned at the age of ..... A) 14. B) 24. C) 10. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20. 24. What did the Maharaja do to ensure his safety? A) Married a princess. B) He killed tigers. C) He owned tigers. D) Prohibited British officer to enter his territory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He killed tigers. 25. In the story, The Tiger King' proves to be all powerful ..... A) Strength of character. B) Willpower. C) Destiny. D) Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Destiny. 26. Why were samples of expensive diamond rings sent to the duraisani? A) Because it was a tradition. B) Because The Maharaja's wife insisted it. C) Because The Maharaja wanted to please the British officer through his wife this way. D) Because The Maharaja was asked to do so by the British officer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because The Maharaja wanted to please the British officer through his wife this way. 27. The Tiger Ring was ..... when he thought he had shot the final tiger A) Relieved. B) Stoic. C) Elated. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elated. 28. ..... became the King's main occupation A) English. B) Governance. C) Justice. D) Tiger hunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tiger hunting. 29. Who spoke at when 10 days old? A) C Jack. B) A The Tiger King. C) B Dr. Sadao. D) D Evans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A The Tiger King. 30. "Within ten years he was able to kill seventy tigers. And then, an unforeseen hurdle brought his missionto a standstill." Which 'hurdle' is being referred to here? A) The Maharaja losing his passion for tiger hunts. B) The Maharaja's wife turning against him. C) The tiger population becoming extinct in the forests of Pratibandapuram. D) The people of his kingdom turning against The Maharaja. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tiger population becoming extinct in the forests of Pratibandapuram. 31. ..... were left in the kingdom A) 30 tigers. B) Many tigers. C) No tigers. D) A few tigers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No tigers. 32. What pierced Maharaja's right hand? A) The slivers on toy tiger's body. B) Tiger's leg. C) Tiger's teeth. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The slivers on toy tiger's body. 33. How did the Tiger King meet his end? A) The old tiger attacked him when the bullet missed it. B) Due to the ailments in his old age. C) A splinter of the poorly made toy tiger pricked the king's hand. D) The tiger toy became real and attacked the king. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A splinter of the poorly made toy tiger pricked the king's hand. 34. Who has been referred to as a child in this extract? A) A-Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur. B) B-Khiledar Major. C) C-The Tiger King. D) D-All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D-All of these. 35. What did the royal infant want to know? A) A The exact manner of his marriage. B) D The exact manner of his life. C) B The exact manner of his death. D) C The exact manner of his sitting on his throne. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B The exact manner of his death. 36. Why was telegram despatched to a famous British company of jewellers in Calcutta? A) To send samples of expensive diamond rings of different designs. B) To send the jewellry to the British Office directly. C) To immediately send a messenger to confirm the availability and make payment. D) To pay three lakh of rupees to the jewellers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To send samples of expensive diamond rings of different designs. 37. The Maharaja was sunk in gloom because A) There were no tigers to kill. B) The British officer was angry. C) He had not purchased his son's birthday present. D) The British officer's wife accepted all the rings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There were no tigers to kill. 38. What was the reaction of Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur on hearing about his death from the chief astrologer? A) He was petrified. B) He was transfixed in stupefaction. C) He said that the tigers should beware of him. D) He kept calm and did not say anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that the tigers should beware of him. 39. The 100th tiger had ..... A) Fainted. B) Been set free. C) Been shot dead. D) Disappeared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fainted. 40. What did the dewan do to save his job? A) He instigated people against the Maharaja. B) He colluded with other officers in helping the Britishers. C) He put the blame of not finding the tiger on his subordinates. D) He took the tiger which had been brought from the People's Park in Madras and released it secretly in the forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He took the tiger which had been brought from the People's Park in Madras and released it secretly in the forest. 41. Maharaja and Dewan ..... the British Officer to save the kingdom A) Pacified. B) Bribed. C) Entertained. D) Confronted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bribed. 42. "At another time he was in danger of losing his throne." Why was The Maharaja in danger of losing his throne? A) He had no heir to succeed him. B) The people had turned against him for killing of innocent tigers. C) He had prevented a high ranking British officer from fulfilling his desire. D) He had been severely injured by a tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had prevented a high ranking British officer from fulfilling his desire. 43. Kalki, the author of 'The Tiger King' has used as a background, days of ..... kings dominating their subjects. A) Eccentric. B) Gullible. C) Brave. D) Just. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eccentric. 44. Where had the Dewan hidden the tiger? A) In the King's palace. B) In his own house. C) In the People's park. D) In the forest behind a huge tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In his own house. 45. How old was the Prince when he ridiculed the astrologer? A) 10 days. B) 10 years. C) 10 weeks. D) 10 months. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10 days. 46. Why did the hunters decide that the Maharaja must not come to know that he had missed his target? A) Since they could lose their jobs. B) Since they did not want the Maharaja to kill the hundredth tiger. C) Since it was the order of the dewan. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since they could lose their jobs. 47. The Tiger King sometimes killed the tiger ..... A) With bare hands. B) Without taking aim. C) With the help of Dewan. D) Ith the help of British Official. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With bare hands. 48. Under whose rule were the kings living? A) Sovereign rule. B) Queen's rule. C) King's rule. D) Under the thumb rule of the British. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the thumb rule of the British. 49. How did the child grow? A) Drinkinking goat's milk like other royal chidren. B) Drinking buffalo's milk like other royal chidren. C) Drinkinking cow's milk like other royal chidren. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drinking buffalo's milk like other royal chidren. 50. The Maharaja banned tiger hunting in the state because ..... A) The astrologer informed him that he had to successfully kill hundred tigers to escape the prophecy. B) Everyone in the kingdom remembered the astrologer's prediction. C) In the forests of Pratibandapuram, there were very few tigers. D) The Tiger King wanted to keep all the tigers safe as they were endangered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The astrologer informed him that he had to successfully kill hundred tigers to escape the prophecy. 51. The Tiger King is written by A) Kalkhi. B) Hoki. C) Kalki. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalki. 52. What does the author mean when he says, "the Tiger King has reached that final abode of all living creatures." ? A) The Tiger King has become a legend. B) The Tiger King is dead. C) The Tiger King has become immortal. D) The Tiger King has been to hell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Tiger King is dead. 53. Why does the chief astrologer say that the death of Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur will come from the tiger? A) Because Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur was born in the hour of the Bull and the Bull and the Tiger are enemies. B) Because a tiger was sacrificed for the birth of Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur. C) Because the tigers had gone rampant in the kingdom. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur was born in the hour of the Bull and the Bull and the Tiger are enemies. 54. The Maharaja sunk in gloom even after having killed seventy tigers because ..... A) The tiger population became extinct in his kingdom. B) He felt he had done a heinous crime by killing the tigers. C) He was tired of hunting and was left with no energy to shoot tigers. D) He was getting older and was not married. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tiger population became extinct in his kingdom. 55. The state ..... tiger killing A) Banned. B) Encouraged. C) Restricted. D) Protected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Banned. 56. "At that very moment a great miracle took place." Which miracle is being referred to here? A) The Tiger King was born. B) The sound was coming from the sky. C) The ten day old baby was speaking. D) The sign of bull appeared in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ten day old baby was speaking. 57. What character trait of the prince is revealed when he utters the words, 'Let Tigers Beware'? A) Arrogance. B) Humility. C) Pride. D) Will-power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrogance. 58. From where did the Dewan manage the 100$^{th}$ Tiger? A) From the British officer's zoo. B) From the poacher who had kept one tiger at his home. C) From the People's park in Madras. D) From his in-law's place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the People's park in Madras. 59. Why did Maharaja put a ban on Tiger hunting in his state? A) To show his love for animals. B) To prove the priest's prediction wrong. C) His kindness towards the animals. D) To prove his power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To prove the priest's prediction wrong. 60. A high ranking British officer wished to go on A) A tiger hunting expedition. B) To the jungle. C) And investigate the decrease in tiger population. D) And remove the Tiger King. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tiger hunting expedition. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesCommon Subjects QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 2 The Tiger King Quiz 1Class 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 1 The Third Level QuizClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 3 Journey To The End Of The Earth QuizClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 4 The Enemy QuizClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 5 Should Wizard Hit Mommy QuizClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 6 On The Face Of It QuizClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 7 Evans Tries An O Level QuizClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 8 Memories Of Childhood Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books