MCQ and Answers of A Snake in The Grass

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A Snake in The Grass" by R.K. Narayan

MCQ and Answers of A Snake in The Grass

1.What is the central theme of "A Snake in The Grass" by R.K. Narayan?


a) The importance of snake charmers in society


b) A family's attempt to deal with a perceived snake threat


c) The significance of astrology in daily life


d) A satire on the laziness of the old servant, Dasa


Answer:


b) A family's attempt to deal with a perceived snake threat


2.Who initially informs the family about the presence of a snake in the compound?


a) The snake charmer


b) The old servant, Dasa


c) A cyclist passing by


d) The college boy of the family


Answer:


c) A cyclist passing by


3.What does the family use in their attempt to find the snake?


a) Bamboo sticks


b) Guns


c) Swords


d) Ropes


Answer.


a) Bamboo sticks


4.How does the family react when the old beggar woman arrives at the advice 


a) They ask her to leave as they are busy hunting a snake


b) They invite her to join the search for the snake


c) They offer her alms and listen to her advice


d) They ask her to catch the snake herself


Answers:


c) They offer her alms and listen to her advice


5.Why does the old servant, Dasa, initially try to ignore the news of the snake?


a) He is afraid of snakes


b) He thinks it's a prank


c) He is lazy and doesn't want to work


d) He doesn't believe in the existence of the snake


Answers:


c) He is lazy and doesn't want to work.


5.What does the college boy contribute to the situation?


a) He provides statistical data on snake bites


b) He brings a snake charmer


c) He catches the snake himself


d) He suggests calling the authorities


Answers:


a) He provides statistical data on snake snake


6.What does the family discuss with the snake charmer when he arrives?


a) The price of catching the snake


b) The snake charmer's victories over snakes


c) The family's past encounters with snakes


d) The importance of snake conservation


Answer:


a) The price of catching the snake


7. What does the old beggar woman announce about the snake?


a) It's a venomous cobra


b) It's a harmless snake


c) It's a sacred snake named G Subramanya


d) It's a rare species of snake


Answers:


b) It's a sacred snake named G Subramanya

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8.How does the family react when the youngest son claims to see a cobra?


a) They dismiss it as a prank


b) They call the snake charmer immediately


c) They ignore the claim and continue searching


d) They believe the son and start panicking


Answers:


c) They ignore the claim and continue searching


9.What remains a mystery at the end of the story?


a) The identity of the snake charmer


b) Whether there were two snakes or not


c) The location of the snake's hole


d) Why the family was hunting the snake


Answer.


b) Whether there were two snakes or not


10.Which literary award was R.K. Narayan awarded in 1960?


a) Nobel Prize in Literature


b) Sahitya Academy Award


c) Booker Prize


d) Pulitzer Prize


Answer


b) Sahitya Academy Award


11.What is a common theme found in R.K. Narayan’s works?


a) Science fiction


b) Romance


c) Realism, irony, and humor


d) Historical epics


Answer.


d) Realism, irony, and humor


12.Which collection includes the story “A Snake in The Grass”?


a) An Astrologer’s Day and Other Stories


b) The Guide (Novel)


c) Next Sunday (Collection of essays)


d) Lawley Road (Collection of short stories)


Answer


a) An Astrologer’s Day and Other Stories **


13.What literary genre is “A Snake in The Grass”?


a) Historical Fiction


b) Mystery


c) Satire


d) Romance


Answers:


b) Satire


14.How does R.K. Narayan often portray the foolish acts of people in his works?


a) Sympathetically


b) Critically


c) Indifferently


d) Comedically


Answer.


c)Critically




15.Apart from “A Snake in The Grass,” which work by R.K. Narayan is a collection of short stories?


a) The Guide


b) Swami and Friends


c) Malgudi Days


d) The Dark Room


Answer.


d) The Dark Room


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