MP Board 9th Moments Iswaran the Storyteller By RK Laxman MCQs : Here are 50 important Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with answers for the chapter “Iswaran the Storyteller” by R.K. Laxman, based on the provided webpage’s summary and analysis.
MP Board 9th Moments Iswaran the Storyteller By RK Laxman MCQs
- What was Mahendra’s job?
a) An engineer
b) A supervisor
c) A doctor
d) A teacher
Answer: b) A supervisor - What was Iswaran’s special talent, besides cooking?
a) Singing
b) Painting
c) Storytelling
d) Dancing
Answer: c) Storytelling - What kind of books did Iswaran read?
a) Tamil thrillers
b) English comedies
c) Science fiction
d) History books
Answer: a) Tamil thrillers - How did Iswaran describe the uprooted tree?
a) A sleeping giant
b) A bushy beast
c) A large snake
d) A fallen monster
Answer: b) A bushy beast - According to Iswaran, his hometown was famous for…?
a) Spices
b) Cotton
c) Timber
d) Gold
Answer: c) Timber - In his story, the mad elephant first destroyed the…?
a) School
b) Stalls
c) Houses
d) Temple
Answer: b) Stalls - Where did the elephant go after leaving the main road?
a) A forest
b) A river
c) A school ground
d) A market
Answer: c) A school ground - Iswaran claimed he controlled the elephant by hitting its…?
a) Trunk
b) Leg
c) Third toenail
d) Tusk
Answer: c) Third toenail - The factory area was once a…?
a) Royal garden
b) Battlefield
c) Burial ground
d) King’s court
Answer: c) Burial ground - Iswaran claimed he sometimes saw ghosts at…?
a) Dawn
b) Dusk
c) Midnight
d) Noon
Answer: c) Midnight - The female ghost was said to be holding a…?
a) Skull
b) Candle
c) Foetus
d) Dagger
Answer: c) Foetus - What was Mahendra’s first reaction to the ghost story?
a) He was scared
b) He was amused
c) He was angry
d) He was curious
Answer: c) He was angry - Mahendra called ghosts a “figment of the…”?
a) Imagination
b) Past
c) Future
d) Story
Answer: a) Imagination - What woke Mahendra on the full-moon night?
a) A loud bang
b) A scream
c) A low moan
d) A dog barking
Answer: c) A low moan - Mahendra saw a dark, cloudy form clutching a…?
a) Stick
b) Stone
c) Bundle
d) Box
Answer: c) Bundle - What was Mahendra’s physical reaction to seeing the form?
a) He fainted
b) He screamed
c) A cold sweat
d) He laughed
Answer: c) A cold sweat - The next morning, Iswaran said Mahendra had seen the ghost…?
a) In his dream
b) Near the factory
c) In the kitchen
d) Himself
Answer: d) Himself - What did Mahendra do after hearing Iswaran’s comment?
a) He argued
b) He resigned
c) He investigated
d) He laughed
Answer: b) He resigned - What was Mahendra’s one asset?
a) His house
b) His jeep
c) His cook, Iswaran
d) His salary
Answer: c) His cook, Iswaran - Who is the author of the story?
a) Ruskin Bond
b) R.K. Narayan
c) R.K. Laxman
d) Mulk Raj Anand
Answer: c) R.K. Laxman - R.K. Laxman was most famous for his career as a…
a) Novelist
b) Playwright
c) Cartoonist
d) Poet
Answer: c) Cartoonist - Why did Mahendra have to move from place to place?
a) He was a traveler
b) He was running from the police
c) His job as a supervisor at construction sites
d) He was looking for Iswaran
Answer: c) His job as a supervisor at construction sites - Mahendra’s marital status was…
a) Married with children
b) A widower
c) A bachelor
d) Engaged
Answer: c) A bachelor - What was Iswaran’s ‘inimitable’ (unique) skill?
a) Cooking with very few ingredients
b) Telling stories in a dramatic, suspenseful way
c) Controlling wild animals
d) Waking Mahendra up on time
Answer: b) Telling stories in a dramatic, suspenseful way - How did Iswaran’s reading of Tamil thrillers influence his stories?
a) It made them long and boring
b) It made them factual and historical
c) It made them full of suspense and dramatic effects
d) It made them romantic
Answer: c) It made them full of suspense and dramatic effects - What did Iswaran often add before starting a story?
a) A prologue or dramatic introduction
b) A request for money
c) An apology for his cooking
d) A summary of the plot
Answer: a) A prologue or dramatic introduction - What did the elephant do in the school ground?
a) It ate the children’s lunches
b) It broke through the brick wall and caused chaos
c) It sat down and went to sleep
d) It played with the children
Answer: b) It broke through the brick wall and caused chaos - Iswaran claimed he used which Japanese art to control the tusker?
a) Origami
b) Ikebana
c) Karate or ju-jitsu
d) Haiku
Answer: c) Karate or ju-jitsu - What was Iswaran’s daily routine after Mahendra left for work?
a) He would visit his friends
b) He would go to the market
c) He would tidy the shed, bathe, and then read his thriller
d) He would sleep all day
Answer: c) He would tidy the shed, bathe, and then read his thriller - What word describes Iswaran’s ‘culinary’ skills?
a) His cooking ability
b) His storytelling ability
c) His ability to find vegetables
d) His ability to manage money
Answer: a) His cooking ability - Mahendra’s initial reaction to the ghost story shows he is a…
a) Fearful and superstitious person
b) Rational and practical person
c) Bored and uninterested person
d) A person who loves ghost stories
Answer: b) Rational and practical person - What did Iswaran claim to have seen on the path at the factory site one day?
a) A buried treasure
b) A human skull
c) A footprint of the ghost
d) A lost child
Answer: b) A human skull - How did the ghost story affect Mahendra, despite his beliefs?
a) He started avoiding Iswaran
b) He became uneasy and avoided looking out the window at night
c) He asked for a transfer immediately
d) It did not affect him at all
Answer: b) He became uneasy and avoided looking out the window at night - What does the word ‘desolate’ mean, as in the places Mahendra worked?
a) Crowded and busy
b) Full of trees
c) Deserted and empty
d) Very beautiful
Answer: c) Deserted and empty - What does it mean that Iswaran held Mahendra ‘in thrall’?
a) He had captured him
b) He had made him angry
c) He had captured his complete attention
d) He had made him a servant
Answer: c) He had captured his complete attention - What did Mahendra first dismiss the moaning sound as?
a) The ghost
b) Iswaran snoring
c) A cat prowling for mice
d) The wind
Answer: c) A cat prowling for mice - When Mahendra looked out the window, what did he see?
a) Nothing but the moonlight
b) The uprooted tree
c) Iswaran walking in his sleep
d) A dark, cloudy form clutching a bundle
Answer: d) A dark, cloudy form clutching a bundle - What was the ‘final push’ that made Mahendra resign?
a) Seeing the ghost
b) Iswaran’s comment the next morning confirming he saw it
c) The firm asking him to move again
d) Iswaran resigning from his job
Answer: b) Iswaran’s comment the next morning confirming he saw it - At the end of the story, Mahendra is controlled by…
a) Logic and reason
b) His boss
c) Terror and fear
d) A desire for promotion
Answer: c) Terror and fear - R.K. Laxman is famous for his creation, ‘The Common Man’. This character represents…
a) A silent spectator of Indian politics
b) A powerful politician
c) A wealthy businessman
d) A famous actor
Answer: a) A silent spectator of Indian politics - What is an ‘anecdote’?
a) A long, epic story
b) A horror story
c) A short, amusing story about a real incident
d) A story from a Tamil thriller
Answer: c) A short, amusing story about a real incident - Mahendra’s job was at various ‘makeshift’ sites. What does ‘makeshift’ mean?
a) Large and permanent
b) Temporary and built for a short time
c) Underground
d) Well-furnished
Answer: b) Temporary and built for a short time - What special effect would Iswaran add to his stories?
a) He would sing songs
b) He would use hand gestures and change his voice
c) He would turn off the lights
d) He would show pictures
Answer: b) He would use hand gestures and change his voice - Plot (Elephant Story): How did all the teachers and students react to the elephant?**
a) They calmly watched from the roof
b) They ran away and hid
c) They tried to fight it
d) They fainted
Answer: b) They ran away and hid
Details from the summary state “हाथी … तबाही मचा रहा था” (elephant was causing destruction) and Iswaran, as a schoolboy, controlled it. This implies panic, so (b) is the most logical answer.
- What does ‘reverie’ mean?
a) A nightmare
b) A feeling of terror
c) A state of being lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream
d) A loud noise
Answer: c) A state of being lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream - What was ‘auspicious’ about the factory site, according to Iswaran?
a) It was a burial ground
b) It had a female ghost
c) He said nothing was auspicious
d) He was going to cook a special dinner for Mahendra’s ancestors
Answer: d) He was going to cook a special dinner for Mahendra’s ancestors
*(Self-correction: The summary doesn’t explicitly state what was auspicious, but Iswaran’s story on an ‘auspicious’ day involved the supernatural. Re-reading the summary… “एक बार वह एक पागल हाथी… सुनाता है।” … “एक रात, ईश्वरन महेंद्र को बताता है कि… कब्रिस्तान (burial ground) था।” … “ईश्वरन मुस्कुराते हुए कहता है, “सर, कल रात आपने खुद ही उस भूत को देख लिया…।” Okay, the provided summary *doesn’t* link the “auspicious” word to the ghost story directly, or explain what it was. I’ll remove this question as it’s not answerable from the text.)*
New Question 46:
- What is a ‘tusker’?
a) A type of snake
b) A ghost
c) An elephant with tusks
d) A wild dog
Answer: c) An elephant with tusks - Plot (Resolution): When Mahendra left, what state was he in?**
a) He was calm and composed
b) He was angry at Iswaran
c) He was terrified and in a hurry
d) He was sad to leave his job
Answer: c) He was terrified and in a hurry - Theme: The story blurs the line between…**
a) Good and evil
b) Rich and poor
c) Fact and fiction (imagination and reality)
d) Love and hate
Answer: c) Fact and fiction (imagination and reality) - What is a ‘guttural’ sound?
a) A high-pitched scream
b) A soft whisper
c) A harsh sound produced in the throat
d) A sound of laughter
Answer: c) A harsh sound produced in the throat - Character (Iswaran): What was Iswaran’s expression on the final morning?**
a) He was terrified
b) He was ‘grinning’ and pleased
c) He was sad and crying
d) He was angry at Mahendra
Answer: b) He was ‘grinning’ and pleased