Short Questions and Answers of The Price of Bananas.
1.Who wrote "The Price of Bananas"?
Ans: Mulk Raj Anand wrote "The Price of Bananas".
2.Who was on the way from Faizabad railway station to Lucknow?
Ans:The author was on the way from Faizabad railway station to Lucknow.
3.When had the author arrived at the station?
Ans: The author had arrived at the station half an hour in advance of the time for the train's departure.
4.What did the author watch sitting on a bench?
Ans: Sitting on a bench, the author watched the monkeys frolicking on the trees and on the open platform.
5.Why did the monkeys descend now and then?
Ans: The monkeys descended now and then to collect half -sucked mango stones and the remainders of food from the platform.
6.Where did the younger monkey sit?
Ans: The younger monkey sat on the boughs of neem and tamarind trees.
7.How was the train announced?
Ans: The train was announced by the ringing of the station bell.
8.Where did the author get seat in the train ?
Ans :The author got a window seat in the train.
9.Why were several passengers busy?
Ans: Several passengers were busy filling up their small earthen pitchers from a water pump.
10.How was the author struck?
Ans: The author was struck by the genius of a monkey in snatching away loin cloth of a pious person who was taking a bath under the pump.
11."A great deal of general amusement was caused by this incident. "- Describe the incident.
Ans : A monkey snatched away the loin cloth of a pious person who was taking bath under the pump.This incident created a great deal of general amusement.
12.What did the bather do then?
Ans: The bather requested the monkey to return his loin cloth.
13.How was the monkey?
Ans: The monkey was generous.
14.Whom did the author notice?
Ans: The author noticed a gentleman come up to their compartment.
15.How did the gentleman look?
Ans: The gentleman looked like a businessman.He was dressed in a white muslin dhoti, a delicate tunic and an embroidered cap on his head.
16.How was the gentleman dressed?
Ans:The gentleman was dressed in a white muslin dhoti, a delicate tunic and an embroidered cap on his head.
17.Who was carrying the luggage of the gentleman?
Ans:A porter was carrying the luggage of the gentleman.
18.What was the porter carrying?
Ans: The porter was carrying the gentleman's luggage which included a big steel trunk, several small baskets and a brass jug.
19.Why was the gentleman shouting?
Ans: The gentleman was shouting at porter to hurry up with the luggage.
20.Who snatched away the fine embroidered cap of the businessman?
Ans: The monkey snatched away the fine embroidered cap of the businessman.
21.How is the face of the gentleman described?
Ans:The face of the gentleman is described as round and smug. It is covered with perspiration.
22.Who were amused and why?
Ans: The people on the platform were much amused by the plight of the businessman.
23.Who had come forword to help the businessman?
Ans: A fruit hawker had come forword to help the businessman.
24. What did the fruit hawker say to the Sethji?
Ans: The fruit hawker told the Sethji that he would rescue the cap.
25.When did the businessman slightly relieve?
Ans: When the fruit hawker told the businessman that he would rescue the cap,he slightly relieved.
26.How did the fruit hawker rescue the cap of the businessman from the monkey?
Ans:The fruit hawker offered a couple bananas at the monkey. At first the monkey hesitated but it took over the bananas with his right hand and released the embroidered cap.
Or
Ans:The fruit hawker offered a couple bananas at the monkey with his right hand. He stretched out his left hand for the cap. The monkey hesitated.The vendor cooed in a soft voice, Ao, ao, to the monkey.Then the monkey took over the bananas with his right hand and released the embroidered cap.
27.Who shouted in praise?
Ans:The spectators shouted in praise.
28.Why did the vendor demand two annas?
Ans: The vendor demanded two annas because he had to offer the bananas to the monkey.
29.Whom did Sethji give four annas?
Ans:Sethji gave four annas to the porter.
30.Whom did Sethji give an annas?
Ans:Sethji gave an anna to the fruit vendor.
31.Who drew a cartoon of Sethji?
Ans: The author drew a cartoon of Sethji.
32.When did Sethji become more uncomfortable?
Ans: The author drew a cartoon of Sethji.He showed his drawing to the other passengers except Sethji. Everyone laughed.Then Sethji became the more uncomfortable.
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