The Axe - R.K. Narayan

 The Axe - R.K. Narayan

Q.01. Who foretold that Velan would live in a big house?
(a) Father

(b) Villagers
(c) An astrologer

(d) A friend

Ans: (c) An astrologer
Q.02. At what age did Velan leave home?
(a) Sixteen

(b) Seventeen
(c) Eighteen

(d) Twenty

Ans: (c) Eighteen
Q.03. In Velan’s opinion, big mansion existed only in:
(a) Heaven

(b) Hell
(c) Swarg Loka

(d) Big cities

Ans: (c) Swarg Loka
Q.04. Which tree was most dear to Velan?
(a) Banyan

(b) Pipal
(c) Margosa

(d) Asoka

Ans: (c) Margosa
Q.05. R.K. Narayan was a novelist, an essayist and a:
(a) Short story writer

(b) Poet
(c) Historian

(d) Dramatist

Ans: (a) Short story writer
Q.06. Name the fictitious town of R.K. Narayan:
(a) Wessex

(b) Malgudi
(c) Hogwarts

(d) Xanadu

Ans: (b) Malgudi
Q.07. Kumar Baugh was called as:
(a) Palatial home

(b) Old home
(c) Lonely mansion

(d) Ghost house

Ans: (d) Ghost house
Q.08. Who says, ‘Don’t cut yet. I am still within hearing.’:
(a) Owner of the house

(b) Labourer
(c) Velan

(d) Villager

Ans: (c) Velan
Q.09. Velan shifted to the veranda of the bungalow because:
(a) He wanted to keep the bungalow for himself
(b) His hut started giving way
(c) He liked comforts and luxuries
(d) None of the above

Ans: (b) His hut started giving way
Q.10. For the new owners of the bungalow, the garden tenderly raised by Velan was:
(a) Very valuable

(b) Of no use
(c) Very beautiful

(d) None of the above

Ans: (b) Of no use