English Confluence By CL Gautam

VISTAS  Ch-2 The Tiger King by Kalki           CBSE Based Extracts          EXTRACT -1 The Maharaja's tiger hunts continued to be highly successful. Within ten years he was able to kill seventy tigers. And then, an unforeseen hurdle brought his mission to a standstill. The tiger population became extinct in the forests of Pratibandapuram. Who knows whether the tigers practised birth control or committed harakiri? Or simply ran away from the state because they desired to be shot by British hands alone? (a) How many tigers were to be killed after having killed seventy tigers? (i) 100 tigers (ii) 70 tigers (iii) 30 tigers (iv) 60 tigers (b) Harakiri means…… (c) What was the unforeseen problem before the Maharaja? (d) What does 'standstill' mean? Answers (a) (iii)30 tigers (a) (iii) 30 tigers (b) ritual suicide (c) The unforeseen problem before the Maharaja was that the tigers were not seen in the...

Ch-2 The Tiger King                   Q1- Who is The Tiger King in the story? A) Sir Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur B) M.A.D C) A.C.T.C. D) C.R.C.K.   Q2- What does Durai mean in the story? A) Cief leader in bengal B) Chief leader in andhra C) chief leader in Tamil D) none Q3- From where did the author derive his name? A) from the prefix of his name B) from the sufix of his name C) from the sufix of his wife’s name D) from the sufix of his and his wife’s name   Q4- What is the theme of the story? A) birds B) animals C) birds and animals live on the planet D) All birds and animals have an important role to maintain the ecological balance Q5- On which issue is the story The Tiger King a satire on? A) on people B) on animals C) on birds D) on the false pride,ego and stubborness of the powerful people   Q6- About which time is the story based? A) ancient times B) modern times C) medieval times D) time of au...