1) Where did the narrator of the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ spend his summer vacation during college days?
A) in Dehra
B) in Deoli
C) in Delhi
D) in the Indian Terai
Answer: A) in Dehra
2) The narrator of the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ used to go to Dehra during summer vacations –
A) to visit his parents
B) to visit his grandmother
C) to meet the basket-selling girl
D) all of these
Answer: B) to visit his grandmother
3) How long did the narrator stay at his grandmother’s place?
A) from May to June
B) from May to July
C) from May to late June
D) from May to late July
Answer: D) from May to late July
4) Deoli was a small station about _________ from Dehra. Or. How far was Deoli from Dehra mentioned in the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’?
A) Thirteen miles
B) Thirty miles
C) Thirty-three miles
D) Forty miles
Answer: B) Thirty miles
5) What is unusual about Deoli station?
A) It’s very crowded
B) Trains never stop there
C) It is always empty and quiet
D) It has no station master
Answer: C) It is always empty and quiet
6) What was marked by Deoli station?
A) the beginning of the Himalayan range
B) the beginning of the heavy jungles of the Indian Terai
C) the beginning of the pine forest
D) None of the above
Answer: B) the beginning of the heavy jungles of the Indian Terai
7) When did the train reach Deoli?
A) at about 4 am
B) at about 5 am
C) at about 6 am
D) at about 3 am
Answer: B) at about 5 am
8) When the train reached Deoli, the station was lit by –
A) oil lamps
B) electric bulbs
C) oil lamps and electric bulbs
D) gas-lamps
Answer: C) oil lamps and electric bulbs
9) How many times did the train stop at Deoli?
A) Only once
B) Twice
C) Every trip
D) Never
Answer: C) Every trip
10) How long did the train halt at Deoli station?
A) eight minutes
B) five minutes
C) ten minutes
D) half an hour
Answer: C) ten minutes
11) “There were never any coolies on the platform.” Why were no coolies found?
A) the train only stopped for a few minutes
B) nobody got off or got on the train
C) the platform had only a fruit vendor
D) none of these
Answer: B) nobody got off or got on the train
12) Why did the narrator feel sorry for the station?
A) for its fruit vendor
B) for its stray dogs
C) for its dim light
D) for its loneliness
Answer: D) for its loneliness
13) Why did the narrator of the story, ‘The Night Train at Deoli’, want to spend the day there?
A) to know about the town
B) to please the town
C) to meet the station master
D) to meet a basket seller
Answer: B) to please the town
14) Where did the narrator first see the girl selling baskets?
A) On the train
B) In the market
C) At Deoli station
D) At his home
Answer: C) At Deoli station
15) How old was the narrator of the story, ‘The Night Train of Deoli’? Or. How old was the narrator of the story when he first met the girl at Deoli?
A) sixteen years
B) seventeen years
C) eighteen years
D) nineteen years
Answer: C) eighteen years
16) When did the narrator first meet the girl?
A) on a cold night
B) on a cold morning
C) on a Spring evening
D) none of the above
Answer: B) on a cold morning
17) “The girl had a ___________ thrown across her shoulders.”
A) muffler
B) scarf
C) shawl
D) seawater
Answer: C) shawl
18) What was the girl selling at the station?
A) Flowers
B) Magazines
C) Baskets
D) Toys
Answer: C) Baskets
19) “Her feet were bare and her clothes were old.” – The description of the girl suggests that
A) the girl belongs to a poor family
B) the girl belongs to a tribal family
C) the girl was uncivilised
D) none of the above
Answer: A) the girl belongs to a poor family
20) How was the basket-selling girl’s hair described in the prose, ‘The Night Train of Deoli’?
A) they were graceful
B) they were dark and troubled
C) they were shiny and black
D) They were pale and curly
Answer: C) they were shiny and black
21)What was the most striking about the basket-selling girl’s eyes as observed by the narrator in the prose, ‘The Night Train of Deoli’?
A) they were graceful
B) they were dark and troubled
C) they were shiny and black
D) They were pale and pretending
Answer: B) they were dark and troubled
22) What was the owner of the tea stall doing when the narrator of the story ‘The Night Train of Deoli’ walked across to it?
A) he was busy in conversation
B) he was busy making tea
C) he was busy serving tea on the train
D) None of the above
Answer: C) he was busy serving tea on the train
23) The baskets which the girl was selling were made of –
A) plastic
B) cane
C) bamboo
D) None of the above
Answer: B) cane
24) What was the initial reaction of the narrator when the girl approached him to buy a basket?
A) he ignored her
B) he accepted the offer
C) he bargained with her
D) he politely declined her
Answer: D) he politely declined her
25) How much did the narrator pay the girl to buy a basket?
A) 50 paise
B) a few annas
C) 1 rupee
D) 5 rupees
Answer: C) 1 rupee
26) What happened when the girl was about to speak to the narrator?
A) The carriage shuddered and jolted forward
B) The guard whistled
C) The narrator ran away
D) None of the above
Answer: B) The guard whistled
27) What was the girl doing when the train started?
A) she was busy selling baskets
B) she was looking at the narrator and smiling
C) she asked the narrator to pay more
D) she bade goodbye
Answer: B) she was looking at the narrator and smiling
28) What strikes the narrator about the girl in the prose, “The Night Train at Deoli”?
A) Her clothes
B) Her eyes and smile
C) Her voice
D) Her earrings
Answer: B) Her eyes and smile
29) I watched her until the signal-box came in the way, and then ___________ hid the station.
A) jungle
B) mountains
C) tea stall
D) none of the above
Answer: A) jungle
30) What did the narrator feel for the rest of the journey after his encounter with the basket-selling girl?
A) the encounter became blurred
B) he was disappointed
C) he was tired and fell asleep
D) he stayed awake and remembered the girl’s face
Answer: D) he stayed awake and remembered the girl’s face
31) “But when I reached Dehra, the incident became blurred and distant.” What was the incident referred to here?
A) the train journey
B) the desolate Deoli Station
C) the encounter with the girl
D) busy owner of the tea stall
Answer: C) the encounter with the girl
32) “But when I reached Dehra, the incident became blurred and distant.” Why did the incident become blurred in the narrator’s mind?
A) he was busy studying
B) he was taking care of his grandmother
C) there were other things to occupy his mind
D) he was forgetful
Answer: C) there were other things to occupy his mind
33) When did the narrator remember the girl again?
A) on arriving at Dehra
B) on arriving at Delhi
C) on his return journey
D) never
Answer: C) on his return journey
34) When did the narrator return from Dehra? Or. When did the narrator meet the girl for the second time in Deoli?
A) after two months
B) after three months
C) after four months
D) after one month
Answer: A) after two months
35) “I felt an unexpected thrill.” – Why did the narrator feel a thrill?
A) he was returning to his own house
B) he saw the girl for the second time
C) he was going to spend time with his grandmother
D) None of these
Answer: B) he saw the girl for the second time
36) How did the narrator feel when he saw the girl for the second time on the platform?
A) he was disappointed
B) he was indifferent
C) he felt an unexpected thrill
D) he was restless
Answer: C) he felt an unexpected thrill
37) What did the narrator want to do when he saw the girl for the second time on the platform?
A) wanted to put her on the train and take her away
B) wanted to buy more baskets
C) wanted to say nothing
D) wanted to help her
Answer: A) wanted to put her on the train and take her away
38) What did the narrator do when he met the girl for the second time on the platform?
A) he bought some baskets
B) he took the baskets from her hand and put them down
C) he ignored her
D) he walked with her
Answer: B) he took the baskets from her hand and put them down
39) What did the narrator do when she put out her hand for one of the baskets?
A) he put down the baskets on the ground
B) he caught her hand and held it
C) he misbehaved with her
D) none of the above
Answer: B) he caught her hand and held it
40) What kind of relationship was developed between the narrator and the girl in the prose ‘The Night Train of Deoli’?
A) Friendship
B) Romance with mystery
C) Teacher-student
D) Business transaction
Answer: B) Romance with mystery
41) Who accompanies the girl at the station?
A) Her father
B) Her brother
C) She is alone
D) The station master
Answer: C) She is alone
42) From which city was the narrator travelling?
A) Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Lucknow
D) Kolkata
Answer: A) Delhi
43) What was the girl’s reaction when she learnt that the narrator was returning to Delhi?
A) she was indifferent
B) her eyes were filled with tears
C) she nodded in reply
D) she agreed to go with him
Answer: C) she nodded in reply
44) Why did the narrator feel compelled to meet her again?
A) He promised to buy all the baskets
B) He forgot his wallet
C) He is emotionally drawn to her
D) She asked for help
Answer: C) He is emotionally drawn to her
45) Why did the narrator wrench his hand away from the girl?
A) he was ashamed of holding a girl’s hand
B) the girl protested against it
C) the train was moving forward
D) none of the above
Answer: C) the train was moving forward
46) Why did the narrator leave for Dehra earlier than usual after finishing his college term?
A) to please her grandmother
B) to meet the girl again
C) to meet his friends
D) none of the above
Answer: B) to meet the girl again
47) How did the narrator feel when the train drew into Deoli station after the completion of the college term?
A) excited and cheerful
B) nervous and anxious
C) calm and confident
D) thoughtful and depressed
Answer: B) nervous and anxious
48) “I was deeply disappointed and overcome by a sense of foreboding.” Why was the narrator disappointed?
A) as he could not see the girl on the platform
B) as the train only halted for 10 minutes
C) as the train was moving forward
D) none of the above
Answer: A) as he could not see the girl on the platform
49) Whom did the narrator ask about the girl after not finding her at the platform?
A) the tea-stall owner
B) the fruit vendor
C) the station master
D) all of them
Answer: C) the station master
50)What did the station master reply when the narrator enquired of the girl?
A) he knew the girl
B) he did not know the girl
C) he did not want to tell anything
D) he was indifferent to his question
Answer: B) he did not know the girl
51) What did the narrator see over the railings at the Deoli station yard?
A) a few railway quarters
B) a mango tree and a dusty road
C) a dusty road leading to the hut of the girl
D) a bazaar
Answer: B) a mango tree and a dusty road
52) What happened to the previous station master?
A) he was retired
B) he had died
C) he was transferred
D) he had fallen ill
Answer: C) he was transferred
53) Why was the narrator’s grandmother not pleased with his visits?
A) as he stayed only two weeks
B) as he was coming to Dehra frequently
C) as he was affecting his studies
D) as she came to know about his affair with a girl who used to sell baskets
Answer: A) as he stayed only two weeks
54) The owner of the tea stall informed the narrator that the girl who sold baskets –
A) was married now
B) had fallen ill
C) left the place
D) stopped coming now
Answer: D) stopped coming now
55) What, according to the narrator, did the girl steal his heart?
A) with her dark, impatient eyes
B) with her simplicity
C) with her beauty
D) with her grace and dignity
Answer: A) with her dark, impatient eyes
56) Why did the narrator of the prose, “The Night Train at Deoli” want to break his journey?
A) to find the girl
B) to satisfy the town
C) to spend a day
D) to visit the jungle
Answer: A) to find the girl
57) How did the narrator console himself throughout his last term in college?
A) he would find the girl one day
B) one day, he would have to break his journey and make enquiries
C) one day, he must get any information about the girl
D) none of the above
Answer: B) one day, he would have to break his journey and make enquiries
58) Why did the narrator decide not to break his journey at the end?
A) the other things occupied his heart
B) he did not want to know the truth about the girl
C) he was not interested in the girl anymore
D) all of these
Answer: B) he did not want to know the truth about the girl
59) What does the girl symbolise in the narrator’s life?
A) harsh reality
B) Lost opportunity and yearning
C) Poverty
D) Success
Answer: B) Lost opportunity and yearning
60) Why didn’t the narrator try to find the girl later in the prose, “The Night Train at Deoli”?
A) He is scared
B) He forgets
C) He fears losing the dream-like image
D) She asked him not to
Answer: C) He fears losing the dream-like image
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