Chapter 1 - 

An Astrologer's Day-R. K. Narayan


1. The astrologer used to open his shop -


(a) at night    (b) in the morning


(c) at noon   (d) in the afternoon

Ans: (c) at noon


2. The astrologer used to carry his professional equipment in a-

(a) bag     (b) box    


(c)  van    (d) basket

Ans: (a) bag


3. Among the professional equipment of the astrologer, there was a bundle of - 


(a) Cowries  (B) Square Cloth pieces  


(c) notebooks    (d) palmyra writing

Ans: (d) palmyra writing


4. The square piece of cloth contained-


(a)  sacred ash   (b) indistinct charts 


(c) writings    (d) cowrie shells

Ans: (b) indistinct charts


5. The forehead of the astrologer was 

(a) bare and empty     (b) covered with dust    

(c) embellished with ash and vermilion      (d) wrapped in a piece of cloth

Ans: (c) embellished with ash and vermilion


6. The clients of the astrologer were comforted by his- 

(a) resplendent forehead     (b) professional equipment     

(c) gleam in his eyes      (d) saffron coloured turban 

Ans:  (c) gleam in his eyes


7. The colour of the astrologer's turtsen was- 

(a) vermilion     (b) saffron   

(c) white      (d) ashen

Ans: (b) saffron


8. The path running through the town hall park remained -

(a) always lonely      (b) very crowded      

(c) deserted         (d) less crowded

Ans: (b) very crowded


9. The names "Bombay lee Cream, Delhi Almond and 'Raja's Delicacy were given to -

(a) hardware      (b) fruits   

(c) cheap clothes       (d) groundnut

Ans: (d) groundnut


10. The path running through the town hall park was lit by -

(a) shop lights     (b) municipality    

(c) street lamps        (d) gaslights

Ans: (a) shop lights


11. The astrologer actually belonged to a family of -

(a) street-vendors       (b) astrologers   

(c) farmers        (d) medicine sellers

Ans:   (c) farmers 


12. For his service the astrologer charged -

(a) 3 paise for all questions        (b) 2 paise for each question    

(c) 3 paise for each question        (d) twelve and half annas

Ans: (c) 3 paise for each question


13. The blowing out of the flare by the nut vendor served as a signal to the -

(a) stranger         (b) astrologer       

(c) other shopkeepers        (d) buyers

Ans: (b) astrologer


14. The com thing to the astrologer by the stranger was -

(a) an annat        (b) two annas     

(c)  a rupee         (d) eight annas

Ans: (a) an annat 


15. The astrologer caught the sight of the stranger's face in the light of -

(a) the flare         (b) cycle lamp     

(c) candle          (d) match

Ans:  (d) match


16. The man who came to consult the astrologer was smoking -

(a) cigarette        (b) bid   

(c) cheroot        (d) hookah

Ans: (c) cheroot


17. The stranger threatened the astrologer that he would -

(a) beat him          (b) take him to the police     

(c) take away all his money         (d)  kill him

Ans:  (c) take away all his money


18. Guru Nayak ta the name of the -

(a) stranger        (b) astrologer       

(c) master of the astrologer        (d) astrologer's wife

Ans: (a) stranger


19. The man had a scar on his 

(a) head          (b) chest       

(c) hand          (d) leg

Ans:  (b) chest


20. After being stabbed with a knife, Guru Nayak was pushed into 

(a) river          (b)  tank        

(c) hole           (d) well

Ans:  (d) well