Class 12th English Chapter-3 (A Pinch of Snuff) Objective Question

A Pinch of Snuff

1. The author of A Pinch of Snuff is —
(A) R.K. Narayan
(B) Mulk Raj Anand
(C) Manohar Malgonkar
(D) Rabindranath Tagore
👉 Answer: (C) Manohar Malgonkar

2. A Pinch of Snuff is a —
(A) Tragic story
(B) Humorous story
(C) Romantic story
(D) Historical story
👉 Answer: (B) Humorous story

3. The narrator of the story is —
(A) The Deputy Minister
(B) The author himself
(C) Nanukaka
(D) The Minister’s servant
👉 Answer: (B) The author himself

4. The narrator works in —
(A) The Railway Department
(B) The Home Ministry
(C) The Education Department
(D) The Police Department
👉 Answer: (B) The Home Ministry

5. Nanukaka is —
(A) The narrator’s friend
(B) The narrator’s uncle
(C) The narrator’s brother
(D) The Deputy Minister
👉 Answer: (B) The narrator’s uncle

6. Why did Nanukaka come to Delhi?
(A) To see his nephew
(B) To attend a party
(C) To meet the Deputy Minister
(D) To go shopping
👉 Answer: (C) To meet the Deputy Minister

7. Nanukaka had a habit of —
(A) Drinking coffee
(B) Taking snuff
(C) Smoking cigars
(D) Chewing tobacco
👉 Answer: (B) Taking snuff

8. The title “A Pinch of Snuff” refers to —
(A) Nanukaka’s habit
(B) A medicine
(C) A sweet dish
(D) A symbol of power
👉 Answer: (A) Nanukaka’s habit

9. The Deputy Minister’s name was —
(A) Mr. Raina
(B) Mr. Sharma
(C) Mr. Malkani
(D) Mr. Verma
👉 Answer: (A) Mr. Raina

10. The Deputy Minister’s sister was —
(A) The wife of a professor
(B) Widow of an ex-Maharaja
(C) A dancer
(D) A politician
👉 Answer: (B) Widow of an ex-Maharaja

11. Nanukaka impressed Mr. Raina by talking about —
(A) Money
(B) Royal connections
(C) Politics
(D) Business
👉 Answer: (B) Royal connections

12. The narrator found Nanukaka —
(A) Simple and innocent
(B) Clever and experienced
(C) Foolish and lazy
(D) Arrogant and rude
👉 Answer: (B) Clever and experienced

13. What did Nanukaka ask his nephew to do?
(A) Arrange a car
(B) Arrange a meeting with the Minister
(C) Buy snuff
(D) Lend money
👉 Answer: (B) Arrange a meeting with the Minister

14. The narrator was a —
(A) Doctor
(B) Clerk
(C) Officer
(D) Teacher
👉 Answer: (C) Officer

15. What was the tone of the story?
(A) Serious
(B) Humorous and satirical
(C) Sad
(D) Romantic
👉 Answer: (B) Humorous and satirical

16. Who was more experienced in dealing with people?
(A) The narrator
(B) Nanukaka
(C) Mr. Raina
(D) The Minister
👉 Answer: (B) Nanukaka

17. Nanukaka used his wit to —
(A) Earn money
(B) Impress the Minister
(C) Get work done cleverly
(D) Make friends
👉 Answer: (C) Get work done cleverly

18. Nanukaka’s visit shows the —
(A) Simplicity of rural life
(B) Cleverness in Indian social life
(C) Corruption in politics
(D) Power of ministers
👉 Answer: (B) Cleverness in Indian social life

19. What was Nanukaka’s personality like?
(A) Lazy
(B) Proud and wise
(C) Silly
(D) Weak
👉 Answer: (B) Proud and wise

20. The story reveals the —
(A) Political system
(B) Social tricks and human behavior
(C) Religious belief
(D) Family love
👉 Answer: (B) Social tricks and human behavior

21. Who arranged the appointment with the Deputy Minister?
(A) The narrator
(B) The driver
(C) Nanukaka himself
(D) The Minister’s servant
👉 Answer: (A) The narrator

22. What is the main idea of the story?
(A) Simplicity of life
(B) Humor and satire on bureaucracy
(C) Struggle of poor
(D) Love and affection
👉 Answer: (B) Humor and satire on bureaucracy

23. What kind of relationship existed between the narrator and Nanukaka?
(A) Uncle–Nephew
(B) Friends
(C) Brothers
(D) Teacher–Student
👉 Answer: (A) Uncle–Nephew

24. The narrator was —
(A) A political leader
(B) A government officer
(C) A soldier
(D) A businessman
👉 Answer: (B) A government officer

25. Nanukaka’s cleverness helps him —
(A) To fool the narrator
(B) To impress the Deputy Minister
(C) To get money
(D) To escape trouble
👉 Answer: (B) To impress the Deputy Minister

26. The story “A Pinch of Snuff” mainly focuses on —
(A) Political humor
(B) Royalty
(C) Friendship
(D) Family drama
👉 Answer: (A) Political humor

27. The Deputy Minister’s attitude was —
(A) Friendly and polite
(B) Proud and formal
(C) Lazy
(D) Humble
👉 Answer: (B) Proud and formal

28. Nanukaka’s main quality was —
(A) Wisdom and tact
(B) Laziness
(C) Simplicity
(D) Anger
👉 Answer: (A) Wisdom and tact

29. What was Nanukaka’s weapon for success?
(A) Money
(B) His clever talk
(C) Power
(D) Luck
👉 Answer: (B) His clever talk

30. The story “A Pinch of Snuff” is taken from —
(A) The Rainbow
(B) A collection of short stories
(C) A novel
(D) A biography
👉 Answer: (B) A collection of short stories

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