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This is an article on MCQ on The Night Train at Deoli by Ruskin Bond for the students. Class 12 students under WBCHSE Board will surely practice from here to get a better result for the upcoming semester 3 examination.
MCQ on The Night Train at Deoli PART 2
MCQ- 1-6
What signalled the train to leave Deoli?
(a) A light turning green
(b) The guard’s whistle
(c) The arrival of another train
(d) The passengers’ boarding
Ans. (b)
As the train was moving, the girl was looking at the
narrator and-
(a) laughing.
(b) crying.
(c) smiling.
(d) talking.
Ans. (c)
The narrator watched her until-
(a) the signal-box came in the way.
(b) the forest hid the station.
(c) the train departed the station.
(d) the girl went away.
Ans. (a)
Where does the narrator meet the young girl in the
story?
(a) At a crowded bus stop.
(b) At a bustling marketplace.
(c) At the railway platform in Deoli.
(d) At a quiet park.
Ans. (c)
For the rest of the journey, the narrator—
(a) lay with eyes closed.
(b) was sleeping.
(c) was singing soundlessly.
(d) sat up awake.
Ans. (d)
The narrator could not rid his mind of the picture of the girl’s―
(a) face and eyes.
(b) face and cheek.
(c) eyes and ears.
(d) face and hair.
Ans. (a)
MCQ on The Night Train at Deoli [ 7-12 ]
Which literary device is used when the narrator
says, “her dark, smoulding eyes”?
(a) Simile
(b) Hyperbole
(c) Personification
(d) Metaphora
Ans. (b)
When the narrator reached Dehra, the incident of
their meeting became-
(a) fresh.
(b) distinct.
(c) blurred and distant.
(d) apparent.
Ans. (c)
The narrator met the girl for the second time after-
(a) a month.
(b) two weeks.
(c) two months.
(d) three months.
Ans. (c)
Why did the incident of meeting the girl become blurred and distant to the narrator?
(a) The girl was not at all attractive.
(b) The narrator hated the girl.
(c) There were some different things to occupy the mind of the narrator.
(d) The meeting was not at all memorable.
Ans. (c)
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When the narrator saw the girl for the second time-
(a) he ran towards her.
(b) he called out her name.
(c) he hugged her.
(d) he sprang off the footboard and waved to her.
Ans. (d)
When the narrator saw the girl for the second time
he felt-
(a) excited.
(b) an unexpected thrill.
(c) happy.
(d) an expected romance.
Ans. (b)
MCQ- 13-18
The narrator was pleased because the girl
(a) waved to him.
(b) remembered him.
(c) laughed at him.
(d) proposed him.
Ans. (b)
Their second meeting is compared to-
(a) a family get-together.
(b) a reunion of classmates.
(c) a meeting of old colleagues.
(d) a meeting of old friends.
Ans. (d)
When the girl saw the narrator for the second time she came straight to the-
(a) narrator.
(b) door of the compartment.
(c) station-master’s office.
(d) tea stall.
Ans. (d)
When the girl met the narrator for the second time her eyes were suddenly filled with-
(a) darkness.
(b) despair.
(c) light.
(d) anxiety.
Ans. (c)
The narrator felt the impulse to-
(a) leave her in Deoli.
(b) take her to his grandmother.
(c) marry her immediately.
(d) take her away with him.
Ans. (d)
The girl’s feet were-
(a) in slippers
(b) bare
(c) in shoes
(d) none of these
Ans. (b)
MCQ- 19-24
The narrator could not bear the thought of having to watch her-
(a) getting married to another person.
(b) selling baskets in Deoli.
(c) recede into the distance of Deoli station.
(d) studying in a school.
Ans. (a)
The narrator took the baskets from her hand and-
(a) threw them away.
(b) bought all.
(c) put them down.
(d) put them on his head.
Ans. ( c)
The narrator hated the guard for-
(a) clanging the bell for the train.
(b) blowing the whistle for the train to leave.
(c) roaming on the platform.
(d) disturbing them.
Ans. (B)
After their second meeting when the train drew into Deoli, the narrator was feeling-
(a) nervous.
(b) anxious.
(c) both (a) and (b) ☐ (d) none of these
Ans. (c)
The narrator didn’t stay at his grandmother’s place even for a short period because he felt-
(a) restless and ill-at-ease.
(b) quite comfortable.
(c) depressed.
Ans. (a)
The station-master suggested the narrator to-
(a) stay at Deoli.
(b) look for the girl.
(c) return to the college.
(d) get on the train.
Ans (d)
MCQ on The Night Train at Deoli 25-30
The narrator had to wrench his hand away from the girl because-
(a) she rejected him.
(b) he had to drink tea.
is hand away from.
(c) he must run for the moving train.
(d) none of these.
Ans. (c)
For the girl the narrator felt-
(a) tenderness
(b) responsibility
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these
Ans. (c)
The narrator’s grandmother was not pleased with his visit because he didn’t stay at her place for-
(a) more than two weeks.
(b) more than three weeks.
(c) more than a week.
(d) more than a month.
Ans. (a)
The owner of the tea stall wore-
(a) new clothes ☐ (b) old clothes.
(c) ragged clothes ☐ (d) greasy clothes.
Ans. (d)
The owner of the tea stall informed the narrator that the girl-
(a) went to another place.
(b) had stopped coming.
(c) was married.
(d) had fallen ill.
Ans. (b)
. The narrator admits that the girl had stolen his heart-
(a) with her dignity and and sophistication.
(b) with nothing but a look from her impressive eyes.
(c) with her fashionable dress and ornaments.
(d) with her soft voice and sweet appearance.
Ans. (b)
MCQ- 31-37
The narrator didn’t try to find out the girl because-
(a) he was afraid of discovering what really happened to the girl.
(b) he forgot her.
(c) he saw her somewhere else.
(d) he despised her.
Ans. (a)
What captivated the narrator about the young girl?
(a) Her bright and cheerful personality .
(b) Her loud and assertive voice.
(c) Her grace, dignity and dark, troubled eyes.
(d) Her expensive and colourful clothes.
Ans. (c)
What does the narrator’s repeated visits to Deoli
station suggest?
(a) He needs to catch a train there frequently
(b) He enjoys the scenery of the place
(c) He hopes to meet the young girl again
(d) He has business dealings in the town
Ans. (a)
The narrator broke his journey at Deoli-
(a) once
(c) thrice
(b) twice
(d) never
Ans. (d)
What physical characteristic of the young girl draws
the narrator’s attention? [WBCHSE XII Model Q.]
(a) Her bright and colourful clothing per
(b) Her warm and friendly smile
(c) Her dark and troubled eyes
(d) Her loud and boisterous voice
Ans.. (c)
What is the narrator’s primary motivation for visiting Deoli station? [WBCHSE XII Model Q.]
(a) He needs catch a specific train departing from there.
(b) He enjoys the bustling atmosphere of the railway platform.
(c) He hopes to encounter the young girl again.
(d) He is a business trip to the town of Deoli.
Ans. (c)
“It may spoil my game”-What does it refer to?
(a) Buying all the baskets, the girl had.
(b) Meeting the previous station-master.
(c) Quarelling with the fruit vendor and.
(d) Discovering what really happened to the girl.
Ans. (d)
The Night Train at Deoli MCQ Questions & Answers (WBCHSE Class 12)-PART 1