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Question 1

Which option is correct about time of the writer's arrival at Khairi-Jashipur?

A 4.00 a.m. B 4.00 p.m. C noon D midnight

Question 2

Choose the best answer for who escorted the writer to the guest house from the chapter.

A a school student B a railway porter C a postman D a forest guard

Question 3

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for what woke the writer in the guest house?

A a heavy storm B a train whistle C the grunt of a tiger outside the door D the ring of a bell

Question 4

Select the right option for what the bearer told the writer about Khairi.

A she was sleeping in the kitchen B she was making friendly enquiries about the new guest C she was hungry for meat D she had run away from the forest

Question 5

Which option is correct about Mr Choudhury's appearance?

A a frail man in his fifties, slightly balding on the top B a tall boy in school uniform C a stout merchant with a beard D a young soldier in armour

Question 6

Choose the best answer for what Mr Choudhury was doing when the writer met him from the chapter.

A feeding a python B reading a newspaper aloud C riding a horse D playing with his pet bear Jambu

Question 7

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for the name of Mr Choudhury's pet bear?

A Rani B Sheru C Jambu D Khairi

Question 8

Select the right option for the writer's impression of Mr Choudhury.

A an impatient trader B one of the most compassionate human beings he had ever met C a cruel hunter who feared animals D a stern teacher who disliked guests

Question 9

Which option is correct about how old Khairi was when brought to Mr Choudhury?

A two months old B two years old C six months old D one week old

Question 10

Choose the best answer for who brought Khairi to Mr Choudhury from the chapter.

A students from Bhubaneswar B forest guards from Delhi C villagers from London D Kharia tribals of Similipal

Question 11

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for the date when Khairi was brought to Mr Choudhury?

A 15 August 1947 B 5 September 1975 C 5 October 1974 D 22 January 2006

Question 12

Select the right option for Khairi's condition when found.

A old and weak B famished, confused, snarling and scratching C healthy and playful D calm and sleeping

Question 13

Which option is correct about how Mr Choudhury calmed the tiger cub?

A by imitating the sounds of a mother-tigress B by beating a drum C by shutting her in a cage D by giving her a book

Question 14

Choose the best answer for what kind of officer Mr Choudhury was from the chapter.

A a banker B a headmaster C a railway guard D a forester

Question 15

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for the poisonous snake mentioned in the lesson?

A a python B a viper from Africa C a baby krait D a cobra

Question 16

Select the right option for Khairi's reaction to the krait.

A she ignored it completely B she was curious about it C she ran away immediately D she killed it at once

Question 17

Which option is correct about what Mr Choudhury did when the krait came too close to Khairi?

A he pulled it back by its tail B he threw it into a fire C he shut Khairi in another room D he called the police

Question 18

Choose the best answer for what happened when Mr Choudhury became slightly unmindful from the chapter.

A Khairi ran away B the writer fainted C Jambu climbed the roof D the snake bit him

Question 19

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for what first-aid step Mr Choudhury took after the bite?

A he went to sleep B he washed it with perfume C he tied a tourniquet above the wound D he drank hot tea

Question 20

Select the right option for lasting effect of the snake bite on Mr Choudhury.

A he could never speak again B he became a chronic patient of hypo-glycaemia C he became blind D he lost his memory

Question 21

Which option is correct about what Jambu once tried to do to the writer?

A give him a bear hug B snatch his shoes C bite his hand D take away his notebook

Question 22

Choose the best answer for what stopped Jambu from hugging the writer from the chapter.

A a loud whistle from the forest guard B Khairi's roar C the writer's running away D a stern 'No' from Mr Choudhury

Question 23

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for animals in Mr Choudhury's unusual family included?

A only birds B only snakes C a mongoose, a pangolin, wild cat twins, a country dog and a blind hyena D only cows and goats

Question 24

Select the right option for what Mr Choudhury received on his eighth birthday.

A a medal B a gun C a tiger cub D a horse

Question 25

Which option is correct about how he treated wildlife in his youth?

A he shot wildlife recklessly for pleasure B he always protected every animal C he never entered a forest D he only studied birds in books

Question 26

Choose the best answer for what changed Mr Choudhury's attitude toward wildlife from the chapter.

A he lost his gun in the forest B he was forced by the police C he failed an examination D he realised that conserving beautiful animals gave greater happiness

Question 27

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for Mr Choudhury's official role in tiger conservation?

A Chief Minister of Odisha B Editor of The Hindu C Director of Project Tiger in India D Director of London Zoo

Question 28

Select the right option for his major contribution to tiger census.

A the Underwater Count Method B the Tiger Tracing Method based on pugmarks C the Radio Collar Method D the Flying Tiger Method

Question 29

Which option is correct about what is carefully recorded in the Tiger Tracing Method?

A the distinctive measurements and characteristics of pugmarks B only the tiger's colour C only the tiger's roar D only the tiger's age guessed from stories

Question 30

Choose the best answer for where the writer and Mr Choudhury spent a night during the inspection from the chapter.

A in a city hotel B inside a bus C at Dum Dum Airport D in a guest house in the jungle

Question 31

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for what new experience the writer had there?

A learning to shoot B crossing a sea C spending a night on a machan D riding a tiger

Question 32

Select the right option for when the writer paid his second visit.

A on the same evening B three months after the first visit C the next morning D three years later

Question 33

Which option is correct about new addition to the family during the second visit?

A an eight-foot-long young python B a white elephant C a baby lion D a herd of deer

Question 34

Choose the best answer for why the second meeting was short from the chapter.

A the writer missed the bus B Khairi was ill and could not meet anyone C the house was closed D Mr Choudhury had to leave for New Delhi for an important meeting

Question 35

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for where the writer saw Mr Choudhury off?

A Jashipur bus stand B Similipal gate C Dum Dum Airport D Bhubaneswar railway station

Question 36

Select the right option for who died first.

A the writer B Khairi C Mr Choudhury D Jambu

Question 37

Which option is correct about what the word 'escort' means in the text?

A guide B ignore C frighten D punish

Question 38

Choose the best answer for what the word 'humane' means in the text from the chapter.

A very harsh B extremely noisy C unpredictably angry D showing kindness toward people and animals

Question 39

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for what the expression 'brook no nonsense' means?

A laugh at every joke B fear all strangers C tolerate only important and necessary things D collect old stories

Question 40

Select the right option for what the expression 'suffer no fools' means.

A remain silent before everyone B not tolerate stupidity in others C care for every stray animal D enjoy long foolish stories

Question 41

Which option is correct about author?

A Hariharan Balakrishnan B Yevgeny Yevtushenko C Louis Fischer D Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question 42

Choose the best answer for type of text from the chapter.

A a poem B a one-act play C a speech D a newspaper article

Question 43

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for the newspaper named in the introduction?

A The Times of India B The Telegraph C The Hindu D The Statesman

Question 44

Select the right option for date of publication mentioned in the introduction.

A 26 January 2001 B 22 January 2006 C 5 October 1974 D 15 August 1947

Question 45

Which option is correct about the two legends in the title?

A Saroj Raj Choudhury and his pet tigress Khairi B the writer and his teacher C Khairi and Jambu D the forest guard and the bearer

Question 46

Choose the best answer for the place associated with Khairi from the chapter.

A the London zoo B the Sundarbans of Bengal C the Nilgiri hills D the Similipal forests of Orissa

Question 47

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for how the writer first heard about Khairi?

A through a school textbook B through a letter from Red C through a small news item in The Statesman D through a radio programme

Question 48

Select the right option for how the writer contacted Mr Choudhury.

A he saw him in a classroom B he got his address from friends and wrote to him C he telephoned him directly D he met him at an airport

Question 49

Which option is correct about Mr Choudhury's response to the writer's letter?

A he invited the writer and gave clear directions B he refused to meet him C he asked him never to come D he sent only a photograph

Question 50

Choose the best answer for how the writer reached Bhubaneswar from the chapter.

A by aeroplane B by bicycle C by ship D by train