Hi! Everyone, today I am going to discuss with you some most important short questions and answers from ‘Karma’. I hope it will help you for your (class -XI) final examination.
Short type question - answer:
** Answer the following questions in a single sentence each:
Q.1: Where did Sir Mohan Lal wait before the train arrived? (XI - ’14)
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal waited at the first - class waiting room before the train arrived.
Q.2: What did Sir Mohan have in the buttonhole of his shirt? (XI - ’17)
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal had the carnation – a reddish, sweet smelling pink flower in the buttonhole of his shirt.
Q.3: What did Sir Mohan Lal's mirror reveal? ( XI - ’16)
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal’s mirror revealed that he was distinguished, efficient and handsome.
Q.4: How was Sir Mohan's moustache? (XI - ’18)
Ans: Sir Mohan’s moustache was neatly trimmed.
Q.5: What was Sir Mohan’s profession? (XI - ’19)
Ans: Sir Mohan was a vizier and barrister.
Q.6: Where did Lachmi sit while waiting for the train?
Ans: Lachmi sat on a small grey steel trunk outside the first-class waiting room.
Q.7: What meal did Lachmi have?
Ans: Lachmi’s meal had a bundle of cramped chapattis and some mango pickle.
Q.8: What does the word ‘nigger’ mean?
Ans: ‘Nigger’ means a Nigro, here it has been used as contempt of dark complexion.
Q.9: What was Lachmi fond of?
Ans: Lachmi was fond of a little gossip.
Q.10: What perfume did Sir Mohan Lal use?
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal used the perfume of eau de Cologne.
Q.11: Where did Sir Mohan Lal look at himself in the mirror?
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal looked at himself in the mirror at the first-class waiting room of a railway station.
Q.12: How much did Lachmi pay to the Coolie? (XI - ’17)
Ans: Lachmi paid the coolie two annas.
Q.13: Where did the zenana compartment stop?
Ans: The zenana stopped right at the end of the platform.
Q.14: What was the condition of the mirror in the first-class waiting room?
Ans: The condition of the mirror in the the first-class waiting room was very wretched, the red oxide at its back was faded and the mirror was worn-out and partly broken.
Q.15: In which class was Lachmi proposed to travel?
Ans: Lachmi was proposed to travel in the interclass Zenana in the train
Q.16: What was Saville Row famous for?
Ans: Saville Row, a shopping street in London, was famous for making suits.
Q.17: How many times did Sir Mohan Lal smooth his tie?
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal smoothed his tie for the umpteenth time.
Q.18: In what language did Sir Mohan Lal speak? (XI - ’16)
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal spoke in English and rarely in Anglicised Hindustani.
Q.19: Why was Sir Mohan Lal so confident that the mirror was made in India?
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal was so confident that the mirror was made in India because the mirror was in a poor condition as the red oxide at its back had come off at several places making reflections on it hazy.
Q.20: How many times did Lachmi belch?
Ans: Lachmi belched only once.
Q.21: How was Sir Mohan Lal flung out of the train?
Ans: The two English soilder, Bill and Jim were caught Sir Mohan Lal by the arms and flung him out of the train.
Q.22: Whom did Sir Mohan meet in the compartment of the train? (XI – ’18, ’15)
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal met two English soilders in the compartment of the train.
Q.23: What is meant by ‘toodle-oo’?
Ans: ‘Toodle-oo means goodbye.
Q.24: Why did Lachmi stop by a hawker’s stall?
Ans: Lachmi stopped at a hawker’s stall to refill her betel leaf case.
Q.25: What did Sir Mohan Lal murmur about the mirror?
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal murmured that the mirror was inefficient, dirty and indifferent like everything else in India.
Q.26: “Get the nigger out,” – Who does the word ‘nigger’ refer to? (XI – ’15)
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal is referred to here as ‘nigger’.
Q.27: What according to Sir Mohan Lal were exhibitions of bad breeding?
Ans: According to Sir Mohan Lal, excitement, bustle, and hurry were exhibitions of bad breeding.
Q.28: What dress was worn by Lachmi?
Ans: Lachmi wore a dirty white sari with a red border.
Q.29: How long did Sir Mohan Lal spend in abroad?
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal spent five years abroad.
Q.30: Who struck sir Mohon Lal on the face? ( XI - ’19)
Ans: The English soilder, called Jim, struck sir Mohon Lal on the face.
Q.31: Which game is referred to by the expression, ‘mixed doubles’ in ‘Karma’?
Ans: In ‘Karma’, the expression, ‘mixed double’ is referred to the game like tennis or badminton.
Q.32: What did Lachmi take out from the brass carrier? (XI - ’20)
Ans: Lachmi took out a bundle of cramped chapattis and some mango pickle from the brass carrier.
Q.33: Where did Sir Mohan have his suit from? (XI - ’20)
Ans: Sir Mohan had his suit from Saville Row, a street in London.
Q.34: Why did Lachmi thank God?
Ans: Lachmi thanked god for the favour of a filling meal.
Q.35: Where did lady Lal and her husband live?
Ans: In the bungalow of Sir Mohan Lal, Lady Lal lived in the upper storey while her husband Sir Mohan stayed on the ground floor.
Q.36: “Five years of a crowded glorious life.” - Which life is referred to here?
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal's life is referred to here.
Q.37: What is meant by ‘tickety boo’?
Ans: ‘Tickety boo’ is the old-fashioned British way of expressing perfection.
Q.38: Which newspaper did Sir Mohan take with him when travelling by train?
Ans: While travelling, Sir Mohan would carry the famous english daily newspaper ‘The Times’.
Q.39: How were Sir Mohan Lal's thoughts disturbed?
Ans: Sir Mohan Lal's thoughts were distributed by the bearer announcing the installation of the Sahib’s luggage in a first-class coupe next to the engine.
Q.40: What were Lachmi's betel leaves charged with?
Ans: Lachmi's betel leaves were charged with a red and white paste, minced betel nuts and cardamoms.
* I hope these short questions will help you for your final examination.
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