The Legend Behind A Legend ( Question and answer)

Important Question Answer of the Prose The Legend Behind A Legend

Unit- 1

Qn.1. Who is Khairi ?

Answer. Khairi is a domesticated tigress of Jashipur. She made the forest famous.

Qn.2. How did the writer come to know about Khairi ?

Answer. The writer came to know about Khairi from a small news published in the daily newspaper “The Statesman”.

Qn.3. Who was the Foster father of Khairi ?

Answer. Mr. Saroj Raj Choudhury was the foster father of Khairi.

Qn.4. Which state does the writer belong ?

Answer. The writer belongs to Odisha.

Qn.5. What did he learn about Saroj Raj Choudhury as a person ?

Answer. The writer learnt that Saroj Raj Choudhury was a gruff and tough man who brooked no nonsense and suffered no fools.

Qn.6. How did he contact Mr. Choudhury ?

Answer. He contacted Mr. Choudhury by writing to him.

Qn.7. Why did he refer some of his articles to Mr. Choudhury?

Answer. The writer referred to some of his itinerant articles to impress Mr. Choudhury that he wrote in different Indian Magazines.

Qn.8. Did Mr. Choudhury reply to the author’s letter? What did he write?

Answer. Yes, Mr. Choudhury repliedto the author’s letter. He wrote inviting the writer and giving him precise instructions to reach there.

Unit-2

Qn.9. How did the writer come to Bhubaneswar?

Answer. The writer came to Bhubaneswar by bus.

Qn.10. How did he go to Jashipur From Bhubaneswar?

Answer. He went to Jashipur from Bhubaneswar by train.

Qn.11. How did the forest guard receive him?

Answer. The forest guard welcome him, took him to the guest house, showed him his room and told to take rest as soon as possible.

Qn.12. Why was he terror-struck?

Answer. He was terror-struck because he heard the unmistakable voice of the tiger just outside his door.

Qn.13. What did the bearer tell him about Khairi?

Answer. the bearer told him about khairi that it was outside the door makng friendly enquiries about the new guest in the house.

Qn.14. What was Mr. Choudhury doing when the writer met him ?

Answer. When the writer met Mr. Choudhury was sitting on a large chair and a sloth bear was standing behind him holding on to his waist.

Qn.15. How did Mr.Choudhury greet the author?

Answer. Mr. Choudhury rose to great the author and asked Jambu to get down.

Qn.16. What was the name of the bear ?

Answer. The name of the bear was Jambu.

Qn.17. What was the physical appearance of Mr. Choudhury?

Answer. Mr. Choudhury was a frail man and fifties, slightly balding on the top.

Qn.18. What kind of man did the author find Mr. Choudhury to be?

Answer. Mr. Choudhury was one of the most humble human beings that the author found.

Unit- 3

Qn.19. What kind of man did the author find Mr. Choudhury to be ?

Answer. Mr. Choudhury was one of the most humble human beings that the author found.

Qn.20. What theory did Mr. Choudhury prove wrong?

Answer. Mr. Choudhury proved the theory wrong that they cannot co-exist unless they are together from infancy.

Qn.21. What was his first story about?

Answer. His first story was about his experiment on a young tiger's reaction to a snake(Krait).

Qn.22. Why is it so unique and amazing?

Answer. It is so unique and amazing because Khairi being a wild animal was curious to know more about the strange new creature.

Qn.23.Why did Mr. Choudhury  allow Khairi to come near a Krait?

Answer. Mr. Choudhury allowed Khairi to come near a Krait to experiment the reaction of a young tiger to a snake.

Qn.24.What was Khairi’s reaction to the presence of the Krait?

Answer. Khairi was curious to know more about the new creature; the krait before her.

Qn.25. How did the experiment affect him?

Answer. The experiment went on for some time. Each time the Krait went close to Khairi Mr. Choudhury pulled its tail. Then it bit him.

Qn.26. What did the bear try to do with the writer?

Answer. The bear, Jambu, tried to give the writer a bear hug.

Qn.27. What prevented the bear from doing so?

Answer. A stern ‘no’ from Saroj was enough to prevent the bear from doing so.

Qn.28. What kind of family did Mr. Choudhury have?

Answer. Mr. Choudhury had a veritable joint family that mongoose, a pangolin, wild cat twins, a country dog and a blind hyena.

Qn.29. What was his relationship with different animals?

Answer. Mr. Chaudhury was very kind and considerate towards different animals. His relationship with different animals was like father son relationship.

Unit-4

Qn.30. How and when did Mr. Choudhury come across Khairi?

Answer. On October 5, 1974, 12 Kharia tribal of Similipal brought a two month old tiger cub to Mr. Chopudhury, an officer of the Indian forest service. That was Khairi.

Qn.31. In what condition did he find it?

Answer. Mr. Chaudhury found that it was a female cub of two months and she was famished and confused.

Qn.32. How did he manage the hungry and confused cub ?

Answer. He imitated the sounds of a mother-tigress and within minutes the hungry and confused cub came to his control.

Qn.33. How did he treat wild life in his young age ?

Answer. In his young age he shot wild life with abandon means he went on killing the wild animals recklessly.

Qn.34. What did he say about his change of attitude towards wildlife to the author ?

Answer. He said that he realised that there is greater happiness in conserving these beautiful animals that do no wanton harm to man.

Qn.35. What was his contribution to the tiger project ?

Answer. He introduced the tiger tracing method of tiger census where the pugmarks of each animal with distinctive measurements and characteristics are miraculously recorded.

Qn.36. What was the guest house like ?

Answer. The guest house was wooden structure with functional rooms and a bath. It was built on stilts and stood a good 15 feet above ground.

Qn.37. What new experience did the author have in the tiger Reserve area ?

Answer. The author had a new experience for the first time. He had spent one night a top of a Magnificent Machan.

Unit- 5

Qn.38. After what interval of time did the writer visit Mr. Choudhury for the second time ?

Answer. The writer visited Mr. Choudhury for the second time after three months.

Qn.39. What new addition to Choudhury family did he find there ?

Answer. He found an eight foot long young Python in addition to his old friends.

Qn.40. Why did he get less time to interact with Mr. Choudhury this time ?

Answer. He got less time to interact with Mr. Choudhury this time because there was a wireless message from the World Wild Life Fund. Mr.Choudhury was asked immediately to catch a flight for an important meeting at New Delhi the next day.

Qn.41. Who died first Khairi or Mr. Choudhury ?

Answer. Khairi died first. 

Qn.42. Who are the two legends the writer talk about ?

Answer. Khairi, the domesticated tigress and Mr.Choudhury, her foster father are the two legends the writer talks about.

Qn.43. The text is more about Mr. Choudhury or Khairi ?

Answer. The text is more about Mr. Saroj Raj Choudhury.

Qn.44. Can you guess now why the title of the text is “The Legend behind the Legend" ?

Answer. The title of the text “The legend behind the legend“ because it is impossible to tame wild animals and Mr. Choudhury was able to do all this. The second by to famous tigress is another legend. So the title is justified.

Important MCQs of The Prose The Legend Behind A Legend

1. What is the meaning of the word wanton harm ?

(A) no harm

(B) less harm

(C) reckless harm

(D) secret harm

Answer- (C) reckless harm

2. Who was then an authority on the tiger and Director of project Tiger in lndia ?

(A) Nihch Raj Chaudhury

(B) Bhasker Raj Chrudhury

(C) Saroj Raj Chaudhury

(D) N. S. Ayyangar

Answer- (C) Saroj Raj Chaudhury

3. Which parts of speech is the word meticulously ?

(A) noun

(B) verb

(C) adverb

(D)  adjective

Answer- (C) adverb

4. According to the author ______ was a magnificent machan.

(A) the building where Saroj Chaudhury lived

(B) a guest house deep in the jungle

(C) the house where khairi and other animals lived

(D) none of the above

Answer- (B) a guest house deep in the jungle

5. When did the author come to Khairi-Jashipur again ?

(A) after six months

(B) after four months

(C) after three months

(D) after seven months

Answer- (C) after three months

6. What was the purpose of the second visit of the author to Khairi-Jashipur ?

(A)to know more about Mr. Chaudhury

(B) to know more about khairi

(C) to see the place again

(D) to enjoy the nature

Answer- (B) to know more about khairi

7. The author saw a _____ new animal in his second visit.

(A) a pangolin

(B) a blind hyena

(C) a rattle snake

(D) a young python

Answer- (D) a young python

8. What did the author search about in his second visit ?

(A) about the animals

(B) about World Wildlife Fund

(C) about Saroj Raj Chaudhury and his passion

(D) none of the above

Answer- (C) about Saroj Raj Chaudhury and his passion

9. Where came a wireless message to the Chaudhuy ?

(A) Department of Forest

(B) World Wildlife Fund

(C) Central Government

(D) None of the above

Answer- (B) World Wildlife Fund

10. To whom the author has described a legend behind a legend ?

(A) Khairi

(B) Mr. Saroj Raj Chaudhury

(C) Nihar Raj Chaudhury

(D) None of the above

Answer- (B) Mr. Saroj Raj Chaudhury

11. Where did the author meet Mr. Chaudhury last time ?

(A) at New Delhi

(B) in Dum Dum Airport

(C) at Mumbai

(D) at Jashipur

Answer-  (B) in Dum Dum Airport

12. Who made the forest famous ?

(A) Mr. Chaudhury

(B) Tourist

(C) Author

(D) Khairi

Answer- (D) Khairi

13. ______ was the tigress of Jashipur.

(A) Nhairi

(B) Khairi

(C) Bhairi

(D) Shairi

Answer- (B) Khairi

14. Khairi live in ________.

(A) Bhitarkanika

(B) Similipal forasts

(C) Kanchajanga

(D) National Zoo, Kolkata

Answer- (B) Similipal forasts

15. N. S. Ayyangar was a _______.

(A) a politician

(B) a senior journalist

(C) a zoologist

(D) a veterinary doctor

Answer- (B) a senior journalist

16. Khairi was under the care of _______.

(A) N. S. Ayyangar

(B) Hariharan

(C) Saroj Raj Chaudhry

(D) Nihar Raj Chaudhury

Answer- (C) Saroj Raj Chaudhry

17. Khairi was a _______.

(A) wild tigress

(B) domesticated tigress

(C) zoo tigress

(D) tigress of a circus

Answer is (B) domesticated tigress

18. _______had invited the author to Khairi-Jashipur.

(A) Nihar Raj Chaudhury

(B) Saroj RAJ Chaudhury

(C) N. S. Ayyangar

(D) Forest ranger

Answer is B) Saroj RAJ Chaudhury

19. _______escorted the author to the guest house from the bus stop at Khairi-Jashipur.

(A) Forest Ranger

(B) Forest Guard

(C) Forest Guide

(D) None of the above

Answer is (B) Forest Guard

20. What was Khairi doing outside the guest house when the author was inside the room ?

(A) making friendly enquiries

(B) making fun

(C) searching for enemies if any

(D) none of the above

Answer is (A) making friendly enquiries

21. Jambu was a _______.

(A) a monkey a

(B) a bear

(C) a sloth bear

(D) a donkey

Answer is (C) a sloth bear

22. The name of the snake living in Mr. Chaudhury s house was ________.

(A) cobra

(B) python

(C) krait

(D) rattle snake

Answer is (C) krait

23. Mr. Chaudhury was bitten by a snake and as a result he became a permanent patient of ______.

(A) diabetics

(B) hypo-glycaemia

(C) leukaemia

(D) high blood pressure

Answer is (B) hypo-glycaemia

24. How did Mr. Saroj Raj Chaudhury instruct his men in the forests ?

(A) on the computer internet

(B) on the VHF wireless

(C) on the T.V.

(D) by the mobile phone

Answer is (B) on the VHF wireless

25. What did Mr. Saroj Raj Chaudhury do when he was bitten by a krait, the poisonous snake ?

(A) immediately cut the biting place

(B) immediately applied medicine

(C) immediately tied a tourniquet

(D) met a doctor

Answer is (C) immediately tied a tourniquet

26. When did Khairi come to Mr. Chaudhury’s hands ?

(A) Nov. 5, 1974

(B) Doc. 5 1974

(C) Oct. 5, 1974

(D) Sept. 5 1974

Answer is (C) Oct. 5, 1974

27. Who got the baby tiger and handed it over to Mr. Chaudhury ?

(A) 12 Kharia tribals

(B) 12 Gonda tribals

(C) 12 Santhal tribals

(D) None of them

Answer is (A) 12 Kharia tribals

28. Saroj Raj Chaudhury was ________.

(A) lndian police Service officer

(B) lndian foreign Service offier

(C) lndian Forest Seivce officer

(D) a low cadre forest official

Answer is (C) lndian Forest Seivce officer

29. What is the meaning of the word famished ?

(A) very tired

(B) very smart

(C) very careful

(D) very hungry

Answer- (D) very hungry

30. Mr. Choudhury handled and consoled the hungry and angry cub by _______.

(A) by giving it milk to drink

(B) by showing her the picture of a mother tigress

(C) by making sounds of a mother tigress

(D) by leaving it all alone

Answer- (C) by making sounds of a mother tigress

31. Where does lie the greater happiness of Mr.Chaudhuy ?

(A) in killing animals

(B) in conserving animals

(C) in destroying animals habitat

(D) none of the above

Answer- (B) in conserving animals

32. Similipal is in ______ state.

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Odisha

(C) Bihar

(D) Delhi

answer- (B) Odisha. 

33. ' It was a shot in the dark '. This expression means ______?

Answer- a hopeful attempt

34. Touriniquet means _______.

Answer- a small piece of cloth

35. Hypoglycemia means ______?

Answer- low blood pressure

36. Infancy refers to the ______ stage of life?

Answer- the early childhood