The Night Train at Deoli MCQ Class 12 Third Semester English
1. The narrator would spend his summer vacations at/in
A) Dehra
B) Mussourie
C) Delhi
D) Deoli
Ans: A) Dehra
2. When he was a college student the narrator would spend his summer vacations at-
A) the hostel
B) his friend’s house
C) his grandmother’s place
D) Delhi
Ans: C) his grandmother’s place
3. How far is Dehra from Deoli?
A) 20 miles
B) 30 miles
C) 30 kilometers
D) 40 miles
Ans: B) 30 miles
4. The narrator would leave the plains
(a) early in July
(b) late in May
(c) late in July
(d) early in May
Ans: (b) late in May
5. The narrator would return from his grandmother’s place
(a) early in May
(b) late in July
(c) late in June
(d) late in May
Ans: (b) late in July
6. What marked the beginning of heavy jungles of the Indian Terai?
(a) A Dehra
(b) Delhi
(c) Deoli
(d) Darjeeling
Ans: (c) Deoli
7. The train in which the narrator travelled would reach Deoli-
(a) at 5 p.m.
(b) at 5 a.m.
(c) at 4 p.m.
(d) at 4 a.m.
Ans: (d) at 4 a.m.
At dawn the station at Deoli was dimly lighted with-
(a) electric bulbs
(b) gas lights
(c) oil-lamps
(d) both electric bulbs and oil-lamps
Ans: (c) oil-lamps
8. The jungle across the railway tracks would just be visible in the faint light of-
(a) electric bulbs
(b) oil-lamps
Ans: (b) oil-lamps
9. Deoli station had-
(a) only lone platform
(b) a waiting room
(c) a stationmaster’s office
(d) all the three
Ans: (a) only lone platform
10. The train would halt at Deoli for-
(a) 5 minutes
(b) 10 minutes
(c) 15 minutes
(d) 20 minutes
Ans: (b) 10 minutes
11. How did the narrator feel for the lonely little platform at Deoli?
(a) sorry
(b) joy
(c) sad
(d) annoyed
Ans: (c) sad
12. How old was the narrator in the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’?
(a) 15 years
(b) 16 years
(c) 17 years
(d) 18 years
Ans: (d) 18 years
13. The narrator was curious to know-
(a) what happened at Deoli
(b) both (a) and (b)
(c) neither of these
(d) what remained behind the station wall
Ans: (d) what remained behind the station wall
14. The girl who came down the platform at Deoli was selling-
(a) biscuits
(b) baskets
(c) tea
(d) fruits
Ans: (b) baskets
15. The narrator, in the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ never found-
(a) any coolies
(b) fruit vendor
(c) stray dogs
(d) tea-stall
Ans: (d) tea-stall
16. The narrator decided to get off the train at Deoli and spend the day there
(a) to visit the town
(b) to enjoy an outing
(c) to take tea
(d) just to please the town
Ans: (c) to take tea
17. The girl whom the narrator met at Deoli
(a) was bare-footed
(b) had a shawl
(c) wore old clothes
(d) all the three
Ans: (d) all the three
18. The girl whom the narrator met at Deoli
(a) was walking gracefully and with dignity
(b) had a pale skin and shiny black hair
(c) dark, troubled eyes
(d) all the three
Ans: (d) all the three
19. Which of the following words describes the skin of the basket-seller?
(a) pale
(b) black
(c) dark
(d) shiny
Ans: (a) pale
20. Which of the following words describes the hair of the basket-seller?
(a) pale
(b) troubled bare
(c) shiny
Ans: (c) shiny
21. Which of the following words describes the eyes of the basket-seller?
(a) dignified
(b) dark and troubled
(c) pale and shiny
(d) shiny
Ans: (b) dark and troubled
22. The basket-seller was walking-
(a) slowly but steadily
(b) fast and carelessly
(c) gracefully and with dignity
(d) none
Ans: (c) gracefully and with dignity
23. In the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ the narrator was looking at the basket-seller-
(a) minutely
(b) carelessly
(c) intently
(d) without any purpose
Ans: (c) intently
24. When the narrator was looking at the basket-seller-
(a) she at first pretended not to notice
(b) noticed the narrator intently
(c) she responded positively
(d) did not care for the narrator
Ans: (a) she at first pretended not to notice
25. When the narrator went to the tea stall the owner of the stall was-
(a) counting coins
(b) preparing tea
(c) talking with his customers
(d) busy in serving tea somewhere on the train
Ans: (a) counting coins
26. The basket-seller was a/an-
(a) young girl
(b) a fashionable lady
(c) old lady
(d) a middle-aged woman
Ans: (a) young girl
27. When the basket-seller’s eyes met the narrator’s first-
(a) they began to talk
(b) neither of them said anything
(c) they began to smile
(d) the girl felt ashamed
Ans: (b) neither of them said anything
28. When the narrator went to the tea stall, the basket-selling girl?
(a) went away
(b) followed the narrator behind the stall
(c) got in the train
(d) none
Ans: (a) went away
29. The young girl in the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ asked the narrator-
(a) to buy a basket
(b) about his destination
(c) to halt there
(d) to help her
Ans: (a) to buy a basket
30. How much did the narrator pay for the basket-
(a) two rupees
(b) five rupees
(c) a rupee
(d) twelve and a half annas
Ans: (c) a rupee
31. What happened when the narrator refused to buy a basket from the girl?
(a) the girl turned pale
(b) the girl went away
(c) they stood looking at each other
(d) the girl didn’t say anything
Ans: (c) they stood looking at each other
32. What seemed a very long time to the narrator?
(a) halting of the train at Deoli
(b) looking at each other after refusing to buy a basket from the girl
(c) waiting for the owner of the tea stall
(d) the train journey from Deoli to Dehra
Ans: (b) looking at each other after refusing to buy a basket from the girl
33. as the narrator gave the girl a rupee for buying a basket-
(a) he touched her fingers
(b) he hardly dared to touch her fingers
(c) she was very much pleased
(d) she touched his fingers
Ans: (b) he hardly dared to touch her fingers
34. the girl claimed that the baskets were-
(a) strong and made of finest cane
(b) soft and made of finest cane
(c) strong and made of finest polymer
(d) soft and made of finest polymer
Ans: (a) strong and made of finest cane
35. after the first encounter when the train left Deoli-
(a) the girl was alone in the platform
(b) the girl did not move
(c) the girl was looking at the narrator and smiling
(d) all the three
Ans: (d) all the three
36. as the train left Deoli the narrator was watching-
(a) the platform
(b) the signal box
(c) the basket seller
(d) the jungle
Ans: (c) the basket seller
37. when the jungle hid the station, the narrator could still see-
(a) the tea stall
(b) the lone platform
(c) the fruit vendor
(d) the basket seller standing alone
Ans: (d) the basket seller standing alone
38. what picture did the narrator carry in his mind for the rest of the journey?
(a) the picture of Deoli station
(b) the picture of the girl’s face
(c) the picture of the girl’s dark, smouldering eyes
(d) both a and b
Ans: (c) the picture of the girl’s dark, smouldering eyes
39. when the narrator reached Dehra after the first meeting, the incident-
(a) became distant
(b) became blurred and distant
(c) became a lasting memory
(d) became blurred
Ans: (b) became blurred and distant
40. reaching Dehra the narrator forgot the incident of his meeting with the girl because-
(a) he wanted to forget
(b) he had no picture of the girl
(c) the girl was not attractive
(d) there were other things to occupy his mind
Ans: (d) there were other things to occupy his mind
41. The memory of the girl revived in the narrator-
(a) two days later
(b) two weeks later
(c) two months later
(d) two years later
Ans: (c) two months later
42. The narrator remembered the girl when-
(a) he was making the return journey
(b) he was again going to Dehra
(c) he was alone in Dehra
(d) he was talking with his grandmother
Ans: (a) he was making the return journey
43. As the train drew into the platform, the narrator, on his return journey, was looking for-
(a) the signal box
(b) the tea stall
(c) the heavy jungles
(d) the basket-seller
Ans: (d) the basket-seller
44. when the narrator saw the basket-seller on his return journey-
(a) he felt an unexpected thrill
(b) he felt nothing special
(c) he felt sad
(d) none of the above
Ans: (a) he felt an unexpected thrill
45. when the girl saw the narrator who was returning from Dehra, the girl-
(a) smiled
(b) waved to him
(c) cried
(d) didn’t respond
Ans: (a) smiled
46. “it was almost like a meeting of old friends.”-this is an example of-
(a) antithesis
(b) metaphor
(c) alliteration
(d) simile
Ans: (d) simile
47. The girl in ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ was pleased because-
(a) the narrator remembered her
(b) the narrator bought a basket
(c) the narrator went to the tea stall
(d) the narrator gave her five rupees
Ans: (a) the narrator remembered her
48. The narrator was pleased that-
(a) the girl didn’t ask him to buy any basket
(b) the girl remembered him
(c) the girl talked freely with him
(d) the girl looked at him with shyness
Ans: (b) the girl remembered him
49. The second meeting between the narrator and the girl was almost like-
(a) a meeting of good friends
(b) a meeting of two enemies
(c) a meeting of old friends
(d) a meeting of new friends
Ans: (c) a meeting of old friends
50. In the second meeting the narrator and the girl remained silent for some time and the silence was-
(a) more eloquent than words
(b) more interesting than words
(c) more musical than words
(d) more emotive than words
Ans: (a) more eloquent than words
51. In the second meeting between the narrator and the girl, the girl’s dark eyes were-
(a) suddenly filled with light
(b) filled with tears
(c) smouldering like fire
(d) filled with sorrow
Ans: (a) suddenly filled with light
52. When the girl saw the narrator for the second time she-
(a) stopped selling baskets
(b) began to sell baskets
(c) requested the narrator to buy a basket
(d) waved her hands to the narrator
Ans: (a) stopped selling baskets
53. The narrator in ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ felt the impulse-
(a) to put the girl on the train
(b) to take the girl away with him
(c) both a and b
(d) none
Ans: (c) both a and b
54. The narrator could not bear the thought of-
(a) separation from the girl
(b) seeking leave from the girl
(c) asking her to be his partner
(d) having to watch her recede into the distance of Deoli station
Ans: (d) having to watch her recede into the distance of Deoli station
55. The narrator caught the girl’s hand and held it during his-
(a) first meeting
(b) third meeting
(c) second meeting
(d) fourth meeting
Ans: (c) second meeting
56. Before parting after second meeting, the narrator told the girl that he was going to-
(a) Kolkata
(b) Dehra
(c) Deoli
(d) Delhi
Ans: (d) Delhi
57. Before parting after second meeting, the narrator assured the girl that-
(a) he would go to Deoli again
(b) he would not go to Deoli again
(c) he would never forget her
(d) he would go back to Dehra again
Ans: (a) he would go to Deoli again
58. When the narrator informed the girl that he had to go to Delhi, the girl-
(a) nodded
(b) said that she did not have to go anywhere
(c) both a and b
(d) none of the above
Ans: (c) both a and b
59. After the first meeting the guard blew his whistle-
(a) as the narrator bade goodbye to the girl
(b) as the girl was about to speak
(c) as the signal nodded
(d) none of these
Ans: (b) as the girl was about to speak
60. The parting words of the girl after the first meeting was lost-
(a) in the clanging of the bell
(b) the whistle of the guard
(c) the hissing of the engine
(d) all the three
Ans: (d) all the three
61. Tfter the second meeting the narrator had to wrench his hand away from the girl because-
(a) someone was following them
(b) the girl didn’t like the narrator
(c) the narrator did not like the girl
(d) the train started moving
Ans: (d) the train started moving
62. In response to the narrator’s query about whether the girl would be there or not, the girl-
(a) lamented
(b) nodded
(c) turned her face
(d) smiled
Ans: (b) nodded
63. In “The Night Train at Deoli” after the second meeting as the girl nodded for the second time-
(a) the bell clanged and the train slid forward
(b) the narrator had to wrench his hand away from the girl
(c) the narrator had to run for the moving train
(d) all these
Ans: (d) all these
64. After the second meeting the girl was with the narrator-
(a) for the remaining journey
(b) for long after
(c) both a and b
(d) none of these
Ans: (b) for long after
65. To the narrator, all that year following the second meeting the basket-seller girl was-
(a) a bright thing
(b) blurred and distant
(c) a living thing
(d) both a and b
Ans: (d) both a and b
66. When the college term finished, the narrator left for Dehra-
(a) earlier than usual
(b) as usual
(c) later than usual
(d) none of these
Ans: (c) later than usual
67. The narrator thought that his grandmother would be pleased-
(a) at his eagerness to see her earlier than usual
(b) at his eagerness to see her later than usual
(c) at his eagerness to stay longer in Deoli
(d) at his eagerness to visit Delhi
Ans: (a) at his eagerness to see her earlier than usual
68. After the second encounter with the girl the narrator-
(a) forgot her
(b) did not forget her
(c) remembered during the train journey
(d) none of these
Ans: (b) did not forget her
69. As the train drew into Deoli and the narrator was expecting to meet the girl for the third time, he felt-
(a) nervous
(b) anxious
(c) both nervous and anxious
(d) none of these
Ans: (c) both nervous and anxious
70. When the narrator was about to reach Deoli with the hope of meeting the girl for the third time-
(a) he was nervous and anxious
(b) he was wondering what he should say to the girl
(c) he was wondering what he should do
(d) all the three
Ans: (d) all the three
71. Before the expected third meeting between the narrator and the girl, the narrator was-
(a) determined not to stand helplessly before her
(b) decided not to touch her fingers
(c) determined to take her to Dehra
(d) decided to open his heart
Ans: (a) determined not to stand helplessly before her
72. On his way to earlier-than-usual visit to Dehra when the train stopped at Deoli, the narrator-
(a) looked up and down the platform
(b) searched for the girl thoroughly
(c) could not find the girl anywhere
(d) all the three
Ans: (d) all the three
73. As the narrator could not find the girl at Deoli station, he was-
(a) deeply disappointed
(b) overtaken by a sense of foreboding
(c) partly happy
(d) both a and b
Ans: (d) both a and b
74. As the narrator could not find the girl at Deoli station, he-
(a) was very much hopeful
(b) was confused
(c) felt that he should do something
(d) none of these
Ans: (c) felt that he should do something
75. As the narrator could not find the girl at Deoli station, he-
(a) went to police station
(b) asked the fruit vendor
(c) went to station-master
(d) went to the girl’s home
Ans: (c) went to station-master
76. When the narrator asked the station-master about the basket seller, the station-master told him that-
(a) she had gone away
(b) she would come after a week
(c) he knew nothing about the girl
(d) she was ill
Ans: (a) she had gone away
77. The station-master advised the narrator-
(a) to ask the fruit vendor
(b) to contact the owner of the tea stall
(c) to get on the train if he didn’t want to be left behind
(d) none of these
Ans: (c) to get on the train if he didn’t want to be left behind
78. Pacing up and down the platform, the narrator-
(a) stared over the railings at the station yard
(b) saw a mango tree
(c) saw a dusty road leading into the jungle
(d) all these
Ans: (d) all these
79. As the train gathered speed and rushed through the forests, the disappointed narrator-
(a) sat brooding in front of the window
(b) sat reading a book
(c) began to think of the platform
(d) sat observing the forests
Ans: (a) sat brooding in front of the window
80. The narrator had seen the basket-seller girl-
(a) only once
(b) twice
(c) thrice
(d) never
Ans: (b) twice
81. In the story “The Night Train at Deoli” the narrator knew-
(a) the girl’s name
(b) nothing about the girl
(c) only the girl’s address
(d) only the girl’s age
Ans: (b) nothing about the girl
82. The narrator’s grandmother was-
(a) very much pleased for his earlier-than-usual visit
(b) not pleased with his visit as he stayed for a short duration
(c) surprised to see him earlier-than-usual
(d) anxious to see him earlier-than-usual
Ans: (c) surprised to see him earlier-than-usual
83. When the narrator visited Dehra earlier-than-usual, he spent-
(a) a week there
(b) two months there
(c) more than a week
(d) not more than a couple of weeks
Ans: (d) not more than a couple of weeks
84. The narrator took the train back to the plains after a short duration-
(a) to meet the girl whom he had seen twice
(b) to ask further questions of the station-master at Deoli
(c) to sit for the term-end examination
(d) to go to his friend’s house in Delhi
Ans: (c) to sit for the term-end examination
85. When the narrator stayed for a short period in Dehra, he felt-
(a) restless and ill-at-ease
(b) depressed
(c) quite comfortable
(d) annoyed
Ans: (a) restless and ill-at-ease
86. When the narrator went to the station-master’s room at Deoli during his return to the plains-
(a) he found the station-master whom he had met earlier
(b) he found a new station-master
(c) he found nobody in the station-master’s room
(d) he found that station-master’s room was locked
Ans: (b) he found a new station-master
87. The previous station-master-
(a) had been promoted to higher rank
(b) was on leave
(c) transferred to another post
(d) had left the job
Ans: (c) transferred to another post
88. The new station-master in the story “The Night Train at Deoli”-
(a) didn’t know anything about the basket-seller girl
(b) knew the basket-seller girl
(c) heard of the basket-seller girl
(d) was a distant relative of the basket-seller girl
Ans: (a) didn’t know anything about the basket-seller girl
89. The owner of the tea-stall was-
(a) a small man
(b) wearing greasy clothes
(c) a shriveled-up man
(d) all these
Ans: (d) all these
90. Who did the narrator ask about the girl?
(a) only the station-master
(b) only the owner of the tea-stall
(c) only the fruit vendor
(d) both (b) and (c)
Ans: (d) both (b) and (c)
91. The owner of the tea-stall informed the narrator that-
(a) the girl would come to the station the next day
(b) the girl had stopped coming to the station
(c) the girl had got married
(d) the girl would not come again
Ans: (b) the girl had stopped coming to the station
92. The narrator decided to spend a day in the town of Deoli-
(a) to meet the station-master
(b) to meet the fruit-vendor
(c) to find the owner of the tea-stall
(d) to find the girl who had stolen his heart
Ans: (d) to find the girl who had stolen his heart
93. The narrator admits that the girl had stolen his heart-
(a) with her dignity and sophistication
(b) with nothing but a look from her dark, impatient eyes
(c) with her fashionable dress and ornaments
(d) with her soft voice and sweet appearance
Ans: (b) with nothing but a look from her dark, impatient eyes
94. Throughout the last term in college the narrator consoled himself with the thought-
(a) he would find the girl who had stolen his heart
(b) it was useless to search for a rustic girl
(c) he would concentrate on his studies
(d) he would never get down at Deoli
Ans: (b) it was useless to search for a rustic girl
95. After his last term at college the narrator on his way to Dehra, looked up and down the platform at Deoli-
(a) to meet the station-master
(b) for signs of the girl who had stolen his heart
(c) to buy a basket from the girl
(d) to meet the fruit-vendor
Ans: (b) for signs of the girl who had stolen his heart
96. At Deoli station the narrator looked up and down the platform-
(a) hoping that he would find the signs of the girl
(b) knowing that he would not find the girl
(c) hoping that he would enjoy the beauty of the morning scene
(d) both (a) and (b)
Ans: (d) both (a) and (b)
97. The narrator couldn’t bring himself to break journey at Deoli simply because-
(a) he was a fictional hero
(b) he didn’t like the place
(c) he didn’t find the girl
(d) he was afraid of discovering what really happened to the girl
Ans: (d) he was afraid of discovering what really happened to the girl
98. The narrator guessed that perhaps-
(a) the girl was no longer in Deoli
(b) the girl was married
(c) the girl had fallen ill
(d) all these
Ans: (d) all these
99. It the narrator in the story “the night train at deoli” were a filmic or fictional hero-
(a) he would have got down at deoli
(b) he would have cleaned the mystery
(c) he would have reached a suitable ending of the whole thing
(d) all the three
ans: (d) all the three
100. By referring to what happens in a fiction or a film, the narrator means to say-
(a) real life differs from the life presented in fiction or a film
(b) life presented in fiction or a film resembles real life
(c) fact is stranger than fiction
(d) the story deals with an imaginary situation
ans: (a) real life differs from the life presented in fiction or a film
101. While passing through deoli in the last few years, the narrator always looks out of the carriage-
(a) expecting the same unchanged smiling face of the girl
(b) half expecting the same unchanged smiling face of the girl
(c) hoping to see the pale appearance of the girl
(d) hoping to enjoy the company of the girl
ans: (b) half expecting the same unchanged smiling face of the girl
102. Whenever the narrator passes through deoli-
(a) he wonders what happened to the girl
(b) he wonders what happens in deoli, behind the station-walls
(c) he wonders what happened to the station-master
(d) he wonders what happens in the jungles of the indian terai
ans: (a) he wonders what happened to the girl
103. The narrator will never break his journey at deoli because-
(a) it may spoil his game
(b) it may spoil his fascination for deoli
(c) it may hurt him terribly
(d) it may shatter his imagination
ans: (b) it may spoil his fascination for deoli
104. Although the narrator never breaks his journey at deoli-
(a) he seldom passes through deoli
(b) he passes through deoli as often as he can
(c) he never passes through deoli
(d) he avoids the train that passes through deoli
ans: (b) he passes through deoli as often as he can
105. That does the narrator prefer?
(a) to keep hoping and dreaming
(b) to keep looking out of the window
(c) to keep waiting for the girl with the baskets
(d) all the three
ans: (d) all the three
106. Who is the narrator in the story “the night train at deoli”?
(a) a 18 years old college student
(b) a girl who sells basket
(c) a hero in a novel
(d) a hero in a film
ans: (a) a 18 years old college student
107. Where does the narrator meet the young girl in the story “the night train at deoli”?
(a) on a crowded bus-stop
(b) in a bustling marketplace
(c) on the railway platform at deoli
(d) in a quiet park
ans: (c) on the railway platform at deoli
108. What is the narrator captivated by in the young girl?
(a) her bright and cheerful personality
(b) her loud and assertive voice
(c) her quiet dignity and dark, troubled eyes
(d) her expensive and colourful clothes
ans: (c) her quiet dignity and dark, troubled eyes
109. What does the narrator’s repeated visits to deoli station suggest?
(a) he needs to catch a train there frequently
(b) he enjoys the scenery of the place
(c) he hopes to meet the young girl again
(d) he has business dealings in the town
ans: (c) he hopes to meet the young girl again
110. What is the narrator’s primary motivation for visiting deoli station?
(a) he needs to catch a specific train departing from there
(b) he enjoys the bustling atmosphere of the railway platform
(c) he hopes to encounter the young girl again
(d) he is on a business trip to the town of deoli
ans: (c) he hopes to encounter the young girl again
111. What physical characteristic of the young girl draws the narrator’s attention?
(a) her bright and colourful clothing
(b) her warm and friendly smile
(c) her dark and troubled eyes
(d) her loud and boisterous voice
ans: (c) her dark and troubled eyes
112. 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
ans: (c) mystery and longing
113. Which words best describe the narrator’s emotional state in the story?
(a) indifference and boredom
(b) tenderness and longing
(c) anger and frustration
(d) exuberance and joy
ans: (b) tenderness and longing
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