AN ASTROLOGER'S DAY.

  VIVEKANANDA COACHING CENTRE

TUTOR:- SWAPAN KUMAR RAY (M.A)

PROSE:- AN ASTROLOGER'S DAY.

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(1) It was nearly ----- when the astrologer reached home. [(a midday  (b) mid night  (c) afternoon  (d) Evening.]

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(2) His wife was waiting for him at the ---- and demanded an explanation. [(a) pyol (b) gate  (c) park  (d) door.]

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(3) He had left his village without any ----thought or plan. [(a) past  (b) future  (c) previous  (d) extra. ]

(4) ''  I can buy some ---- and ----  tomorrow.'' [ (a) jaggery ,  milk  (b) Milk , coconut  (c) jaggery, coconut  (d) wheat and coconut.]

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(5) '' I will prepare some nice ---- for her.'' [ (a) stuff  (b) toys (c) bread (d) sweets.]

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(6) And then you were pushed into a ---- nearby in the field. [(a) room (b) den  (c) well (d) pond.]

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(7) His wife was waiting for him at the door  and demanded an ---- .[(a) Explanation  (b) money (c) discussion. (d) reason.]

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(8) . I see once again great ---- to your life if you go from home. [ (a) trouble  (b) danger  (c) opportunity  (d) mistake.]

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(9) He was crushed under a -----. [(a) Lorry (b) bus  (c) train (d) metro.]

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(10) The green shaft was also gone, leaving the place in ---- and silence. [ (a)Crowded  (b) brightness  (c) darkness  (d) calmness.]

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(11) This pact was accepted after a little further ---- .[ (a) discussion (b) argument (c) misunderstanding (d) settlement. ]

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(12) The ---- has cheated me! He promised me a rupee.  [(a) Nuts vendor  (b) magician (c) The stranger  (d) The swine.]

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(13) The stranger had gone off into the night, after giving the astrologer a ---- of coins. [(a) handful   (b) bag  (c) box (d) dozen.]

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(14) The green ---- was also gone, leaving the place in darkness and silence. [(a) light (b) screen (c) color  (d) shaft.]

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(15) Punctually at ---- he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment .[(a) afternoon  (b) midday (c) evening  (d) night.]

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(16) His ---- was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion . [ (a) head  (b) neck (c) cheeks  (d) forehead. ]

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(17) People were attracted to him as ---- are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks. [ (a) butterflies   (b) bees (c) Mosquitoes (d) hornets.]

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(18) He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree. [ (a) boughs  (b) leaves (c) roots (d) none of the above.]

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(19) He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree which flanked a path running through the ---- . [ (a) Hall park (b) cinema Hall (c) Town Hall park (d) Town Hall garden. ]

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(20) It was a ---- place in many ways. [ (a) valuable (b) crossable  (c) remarkable (d) common.]

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(21) a surging crowd was always moving up and down this ---- road morning till night. [(a) huge (b) narrow (c) muddy  (d) highway. ]

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(22) A considerable portion of this crowd ---- before the astrologer too. [(a) dallied (b) daily (c) delayed (d) deal.]

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(23)   He was as much a ---- to the stars as were his innocent customers. [ (a) experience   (b) expert (c) unknown  (d) stranger. ]

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(24) The green shaft was also gone, leaving the place in darkness and -----. [ (a) silence  (b) noisy  (c) crowd  (d) calmness. ]

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(25)To a villager it is a great deal, as if an ----  flowed between. [(a) ocean  (b) river (c) bridge  (d) pond. ]

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(26)He had a working ----  of mankind's troubles: marriage, money and the tangles of human ties. [ (a) discuss (b) noted  (c) analysis (d) none of the above.]

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(27) Within ----  he understood what was wrong. [(a) two minutes (b) five minutes  (c) ten minutes  (d) twenty minutes. ]

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(28) The ----  blew out his flare and rose to go home. [ (a) Magician (b) nuts vendor (c) clothes seller (d)stolen hardware seller.] 

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(29) After a good deal of ---- the other agreed. [ (a) quarrelling (b) haggling  (c) discussing  (d) detailing. ]

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(30) The astrologer felt very ----- . [(a) Comfortable  (b) uncomfortable (c) sad (d) happy.]

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(31) His forehead was resplendent with ----  ash and vermilion. [ (a) sacred (b) secret (c) secured (d) normal. ]

(32) Within five minutes, he understood what was ----.  [ (a) correct  (b) wrong (c) right  (d) mistake. ]

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B. Chose the correct potion from the alternatives given bellow :- 

(33) When he told the person before him,  gazing at his ---- (a) face (b) hand  (c) forehead (d) legs.

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(34) The place where the Astrologer sat was lit up by   ---- (a) Municipal light  (b) shop light  (c) street light  (d) parking light.

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(35) The Astrologer started his business at ---- (a) morning (b) Evening (c) midday  (d) afternoon.

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(36) The color of the turban of the astrologer was  ---- (a) red  (b) brown (c) yellow (d) saffron.

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(37) ' An Astrologer's Day ' is taken from ---- (a) The Guide  (b) Swami and the other stories (c) Malgudi Days  (d) My diary. 

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(38) How many characters are there in  The Story ' An Astrologer's Day ' ---- (a) one (b) two  (c) Three  (d) four.

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(39)  The number of cowrie shells that the astrologer had ---- (a) half dozen  (b) one dozen  (c)  two dozen (d) three dozen. 

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(40)  The number of cowrie shells that the astrologer had ---- (a) six  (b) twelve (c) fourteen (d) twenty four.

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(41) The astrologer had a mystic chart on a ----  piece of cloth  ---- (a) triangular (b) square  (c) circle  (d) oblong.

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(42) The astrologer had a bundle of writhing pages on  ---- (a)  paper (b) plastic (c) Palmyra  (d) handmade paper.

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(43)  He had a working analysis of mankind's troubles like ---- (a) marriage  (b) money (c) tangles of human ties  (d) all of the above.

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(44) After dinner,  The astrologer sat on the ---- (a) Bed (b) pyol (c) Ground (d) Sofa.

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(45) The astrologer said thing which pleased and astonished everyone,  that was a matter of ---- (a) guesswork (b) practice  (c) study  (d) all of the above.

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(46) The astrologer charged for per question  ---- (a) Two pice  (b) three pice (c) Two anna (d) Three anna. 

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(47) The lights used by the businessmen were ---- (a) hissing gaslights (b) naked flares stuck on poles (c) old cycle lamps  (d) all of the above.

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(48) '' And then you were pushed into a well nearby in the field.'' -Who is the speaker ---- (a) The astrologer (b) the stranger  (c) the astrologer's wife (d) the nut vendor. 

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(49) '' And then you were pushed into a well nearby in the field.'' - Who is referred to here ----  (a) The astrologer (b) the stranger  (c) the astrologer's wife (d) the nut vendor. 

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(50) '' The swine has cheated me! He promised me a rupee.'' - here the speaker is --- (a) The astrologer (b) the stranger  (c) the astrologer's wife (d) the nut vendor.

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(51)  '' The swine has cheated me! He promised me a rupee.'' - Who is referred to here 'he' ?--- (a) The astrologer (b) the stranger  (c) the astrologer's wife (d) the nut vendor.

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(52)  She gasped, '' you tried to kill!'' - Who is referred to here --- (a) The astrologer (b) the stranger  (c) the astrologer's wife (d) the nut vendor.

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(53) The groundnuts vendor gave his ware a fancy name except  ---- (a)  Bombay Ice-Cream (b) Delhi Almond  (c) Smart Ice Cream (d) Raja's Delicacy.

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(54) The professional equipment of the astrologer , consisted of ---- (a) cowrie shells,  note book, square piece of cloth. (b)cowrie shells, Palmyra writing , square piece of cloth. (c)cowrie shells,  note book, square piece of cloth, A book.   (d)cowrie shells,  note book, square piece of cloth, palmyra writing. 

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(55) The astrologer told about  his previous life  to ----(a) his son (b) his friend (c) his wife  (d) his villagers.

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(56) The astrologer reached home at ---- (a) next day (b) evening (c) morning (d) midnight. 

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(57) According to his wife, his child had been asking for ---- (a) sweets (b) dress  (c) honey (d) toys

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(58) Finally the astrologer deal with the stranger for his questions ---- (a) twelve and half annas (b) one rupee (c) Eight annas  (d) five rupees.

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(59)  The stranger gave the astrologer for his answer ---- (a) twelve and half annas (b) one rupee (c) Eight annas  (d) five rupees.

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(60) The name of the stranger was ---- (a) Swapan kr. Ray (b) Guru Gouranga (c) Guru Nanak (d) Guru Nayak.

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(61) The astrologer warned the astrologer if he will never travel southward again, he will live ---- (a) 76 years (b) 100 years (c) 99 years  (d) 51 years.

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(62) According to the astrologer, the enemy of the stranger died in ---- (a) far off town  (b) his village (c) this town (d) the same place.

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(63) According to the astrologer, the enemy of the stranger died before ---- (a) one month (b) two months  (c) three months  (d) four months.

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(64)According to the astrologer, the enemy of the stranger crushed under a ---- (a) Taxi (b) lorry (c) Metro (d) train.

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(65) ''Rub it on your forehead and go home.'' Here 'it' referred to ---- (a) Vermilion (b) Ash  (c) Soil (d) medicine. 

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(66) ''Challenge is challenge. '' - Who said this ?--- (a) The astrologer  (b) The stranger  (c) Astrologer's wife  (d) the nuts seller.

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(67) The astrologer had not --- (a) Money (b) Own light (c) friend  (d) family.

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(68) The astrologer could see the face of the stranger by ---- (a) hissing gas light (b)shaft of  green light (c) match light (d) municipality light.

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(69)'' You cannot get out of it now.'' - The speaker is --- (a) The stranger (b) the astrologer  (c)  The cloth seller (d) the nut vendor.

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(70'' He picked up his cowrie shells and paraphernalia.'' - 'Paraphernalia' means-- (a) equipment (b) objects (c) bedding   (d) food.

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