1. What was not there at the platform of Deoli?
A) A bookstall
B) A tea stall
C) A fruit vendor
D) A few stray dogs
✅ Answer: A) A bookstall
2. The narrator paid — for the basket.
A) One rupee
B) Two rupees
C) Three rupees
D) Four rupees
✅ Answer: A) One rupee
3. Assertion (A): The narrator hated the guard.
Reason (R): The guard blew his whistle for the train to leave.
A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) A and R are both true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is correct but R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect but R is correct
✅ Answer: A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A
4. The story's title “The Night Train at Deoli” suggests a sense of —
A) Excitement and adventure
B) Bustling activity and commerce
C) Mystery and longing
D) Comfort and familiarity
✅ Answer: C) Mystery and longing
5. The distance between Deoli and Dehra was —
A) Thirty
B) Twenty
C) Forty
D) Ten miles
✅ Answer: A) Thirty
6. "The Night Train at Deoli" is written by —
A) R. K. Narayan
B) Ruskin Bond
C) Toru Dutt
D) Mahesh Dattani
✅ Answer: B) Ruskin Bond
7. What best describes Deoli Station?
A) A very busy railway station
B) A station where the train halts only for five minutes
C) A station with very few coolies on the platform
D) A small station about thirty miles away from Dehra
✅ Answer: D) A small station about thirty miles away from Dehra
8. The narrator made a return journey after —
A) Two months
B) Two weeks
C) Two years
D) Two days
✅ Answer: A) Two months
9. What was the narrator’s primary motivation for visiting Deoli station?
A) He needs to catch a specific train
B) He enjoys the bustling atmosphere
C) He hopes to encounter the young girl again
D) He is on a business trip
✅ Answer: C) He hopes to encounter the young girl again
10. The train used to reach Deoli —
A) In the evening
B) In the afternoon
C) At about 5 am
D) At night
✅ Answer: C) At about 5 am
11. The narrator used to spend his vacations at —
A) Terai
B) His grandmother's place in Dehra
C) Deoli
D) His maternal uncle's place
✅ Answer: B) His grandmother's place in Dehra
12. What physical characteristic of the young girl draws the narrator's attention?
A) Her bright and colorful clothing
B) Her warm and friendly smile
C) Her dark and troubled eyes
D) Her loud and boisterous voice
✅ Answer: C) Her dark and troubled eyes
13. The narrator could not spend a day at Deoli to find the girl because —
A) He had forgotten her
B) He was afraid to find out what had actually happened to the girl
C) He didn’t have any time
D) He hated her
✅ Answer: B) He was afraid to find out what had actually happened to the girl
14. The narrator would leave the plains —
A) Early in July
B) Late in May
C) Late in July
D) Early in May
✅ Answer: D) Early in May
15. The girl followed the narrator to —
A) Sell her baskets
B) Express her love
C) Ask him about the train
D) Give him details about Deoli
✅ Answer: A) Sell her baskets
16. "In the last few years I have passed through Deoli" —
A) One time
B) Two times
C) Three times
D) Many times
✅ Answer: D) Many times
17. Assertion (A): My grandmother was not pleased with my visit.
Reason (R): I didn’t stay at her place more than a couple of weeks.
A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) A and R are both true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is correct but R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect but R is correct
✅ Answer: A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A
18. The baskets the girl wanted to sell were —
A) Very cheap
B) Made of bamboo
C) Made of cane
D) Delicate
✅ Answer: C) Made of cane
19. Match the columns:
| Column-A (Characters) | Column-B (Actions) |
|---|---|
| I) The guard | (c) Blew whistle |
| II) The girl | (d) Sold baskets |
| III) The narrator | (a) Paced up and down the platform |
| IV) The tea-stall owner | (b) Wore greasy clothes |
✅ Answer: I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b
20. The narrator’s grandmother lived in —
A) Dehra
B) Kasauli
C) Deoli
D) Rohana
✅ Answer: A) Dehra
21. The girl was selling —
A) Vegetables
B) Fruits
C) Baskets
D) Flowers
✅ Answer: C) Baskets
22. Which word best describes the narrator’s emotional state in the story?
A) Indifference and boredom
B) Anger and frustration
C) Tenderness and longing
D) Exuberance and joy
✅ Answer: C) Tenderness and longing
23. The train stopped at Deoli for —
A) Five
B) Ten
C) Fifteen
D) Twenty minutes
✅ Answer: B) Ten
24. The girl’s eyes were —
A) Black, quiet eyes
B) Grey, troubled eyes
C) Dark, troubled eyes
D) Blue, eloquent eyes
✅ Answer: C) Dark, troubled eyes
25. Arrange the following statements in correct order:
I) The narrator had to go to Delhi.
II) A girl was selling baskets.
III) The narrator hated the guard for blowing his whistle.
IV) The night train stopped at Deoli.
✅ Answer: IV → II → I → III
26. Pick the correct alternative:
I) The narrator used to visit his grandmother's place when he was at college.
II) At that time the narrator was a teen.
III) The narrator never got off the train at Deoli.
IV) The narrator was impressed by the girl.
A) I-T, II-F, III-F, IV-T
B) I-F, II-T, III-F, IV-F
C) I-T, II-T, III-F, IV-T
D) I-F, II-F, III-T, IV-F
✅ Answer: C) I-T, II-T, III-F, IV-T
27. The narrator was deeply disappointed and overcome by a sense of —
A) Forecast
B) Nostalgia
C) Foreboding
D) Satisfaction
✅ Answer: C) Foreboding
28. Where did the narrator first ask about the girl?
A) The tea stall owner
B) The former station-master
C) The new station-master
D) An unknown person
✅ Answer: C) The new station-master
29. Dehra is situated —
A) On the border of heavy jungles of the Indian Terai
B) Thirty kilometers away from Deoli
C) Both A and B
D) None of these
✅ Answer: A) On the border of heavy jungles of the Indian Terai
30. What best describes the narrator’s connection with the girl?
A) The girl represented freedom and escape from his routine life
B) She reminded him of a past love
C) She symbolized missed opportunities
D) He wanted to help her financially
✅ Answer: A) The girl represented freedom and escape from his routine life
31. The narrator felt like stopping at Deoli —
A) To spend the day there
B) To please the town
C) To visit nearby villages
D) To have a talk with the station-master
✅ Answer: A) I and II
32. "The Night Train at Deoli" is a —
A) Science fiction
B) Short story
C) Travelogue
D) Allegory
✅ Answer: B) Short story
33. Assertion (A): The platform boasted a tea stall, a fruit vendor, a few stray dogs; not much else.
Reason (R): The train would halt there for ten minutes.
A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) A and R are both true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is correct but R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect but R is correct
✅ Answer: B) A and R are both true but R is not the correct explanation of A
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