JAC Jharkhand Board 12th English Elective Exam 2024 : VVI Most Important Question Answers (वायरल प्रश्न ) ; पेपर से पहले रटलो

JAC बोर्ड 12वीं की English Elective परीक्षा 9 फरवरी, 2024 को निर्धारित है। तो यह आर्टिकल आपके लिए काफी ज्यादा महत्वपूर्ण साबित होने वाला है क्योंकि इस आर्टिकल में आपको बोर्ड परीक्षा के लिए वो ही प्रश्न दिए गए है जो बोर्ड पेपर में आने जा रहे है।

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Q1. Did the author believe in the prophetic ability of Frau Frieda ?

Ans: Yes, the author believed in the prophetic ability of Frau Frieda. One night in Vienna, Frau Frieda whispered to the author that she had dreamt about him and he should leave Vienna for at least five years. Her conviction was so real that he boarded the last train to Rome that same night and never returned to Vienna. He considered himself a survivor of some catastrophe, he had never experienced.

Q2. Describe the conflict of emotions felt by Eveline on the day she decided to elope with Frank.

Ans: Eveline was in a state of dilemma on the day she had decided to elope with Frank, her lover. She was torn between two choices. One was, to go with Frank, settle in Buenos Aires as his wife, get the respect in the society there that a married woman deserved. The other choice before her was to live among familiar people and things, to learn to live with her problems, to live the life in the way she had been living it since her childhood, to go on fulfilling the promise she had made to her dying mother- to keep the house together as long as she could, and to bring her affair with Frank to an end by rejecting his offer of marriage and living together in Buenos Aires as husband and wife.

Opposing emotions clashed in her mind when the time for departure came nearer and nearer. On one side was the emotion of filial duty and the fulfillment of the promise she had made to her mother. On the other was, her right to happiness. Similarly, her feelings of attachment to familiar people and things clashed with the fear of the unknown people and things. The security of the present life clashed with the sense of insecurity in the new place and among new people. So, she swayed and swayed between opposite emotions and settled for what made her psychologically secure. Frank had to go alone, without Eveline.

Q3. What is Dr. Margolin's view of the kind of life the American Jewish community leads ?

Ans: The kind of life the American Jewish community led was not appreciated by Dr. Margolin. According to him, Jewish laws and customs were completely distorted. Those who had no regard for Jewish customs wore skullcaps. He even found their celebrations irritating. Loud music and unruly dances had no place in Jewish culture but it was gathering popularity in the U.S.A. He was ashamed whenever he took his wife to a wedding or a Bar Mitzvah.

Q4. What brought Captain Hagberd to Colebrook ?

Ans: Captain Hagberd was a retired sailor. His wife was dead and his son, Harry had left his home 16 years ago when he was fourteen. Someone in a letter had informed captain Hagberd that Harry was seen in Colebrook. Captain Hagberd sold all his property at Colchester and came to Colebrook to look for his lost son.

Q5. What made Tao Ying decide whether to buy a ticket or not when she rode a bus alone?

Ans: Tao Ying had to be astute when she boarded the bus. When the bus conductor looked like a responsible type, she would buy a ticket as soon as she got on board. But if he appeared to be casual and careless, she would not dream of paying, considering it a small punishment for him and a little saving for herself. She usually did not pay for the ticket because she believed that her paying or not paying did not affect the bus's routine.

Q6. Why does the poet use the word 'disguise' in the poem ?

Ans: The poet has used the word disguise to convey the meaning of hiding the real form. It symbolises false behaviour, mistrust or secret reasons that are found between the lovers at the initial stage of love. He says that the shadows are disguises and pretences that the lovers put on so that others wouldn't know that they are in love.

Q7. The poet calls time envious Why ?

Ans: The poet thinks that time is envious by nature. By addressing time so, the poet wants to indicate about the time when people are lost in vices like greed, falsehood, envy etc. Through the symbol of envy, the poet indicates that greed, selfishness etc. have filled a major portion of human life. Therefore, he calls the time envious and wants that this time should pass away soon.

Q8. What do you mean by hallowed relics ?

Ans: When holy persons pass away, they leave behind some articles they used in their lifetime like books, walking stick, spectacles, pen, diary etc. The people think that these items may be wanted by the dead person in the life after death so they place these items in their tomb. Thus, these items are considered to be hallowed relics.

Q9. What does the 'weak witness of thy name' refer to ?

Ans: "Weak witness" refers to the "pyramids" of stone which are not enough or required to honour the memory of the genius of Shakespeare. He has already built a more impressive and ever-lasting monument through his works (plays and sonnets) which are the witnesses of his memory.Shakespeare's great literary output is for stronger witness to his name and fame which is immortal. Thus, these worldly structures are weak witness in comparison to this immortal literary creation.

Q10. How does Blake equalise God and man ?

Ans: According to the poet, God has created man in His own image. So people should give importance to the soul rather than the physical body. Human beings of the whole world have the common human virtues or divine virtues. So God is not different from these virtues. Thus, the essential attributes of both man and God are the same. In the state of happiness, which Blake calls 'Innocence', life is governed by these divine qualities. This way Blake equalises God and man.

Q11. The poet calls the shade of the mystery tree to be thickest. Why?

Ans: The poet portrays a mystery tree in the poem The Human Abstract with the thickest shade of it. The mystery tree symbolises that the different leaves of the tree are full of conspiracies for different people. The shade of the tree is considered the thickest because innumerable vices, wickedness and cruelty breed in its shade. These vices bring death, decay and damnation to society. Flies and caterpillars feed on this tree. It bears the fruit of deceit which is red, juicy and sweet. The raven has made its nest in the thickest shade of the tree. This tree exists in human mind.

Q12. Discuss the role of imagination in the poem Kubla Khan.

Ans: Coleridge was a romantic poet. He wants the reader to form a mental picture of the world. His romantic poetry employs imagery and scenery in order to inspire human beings. It is the power of his imagination that gives him the necessary power to recreate the charm and wonder of the miraculous pleasure-palace of Kubla Khan. The entire poem develops on the true imagination of the poet.

Q13. Discuss the role of nature in the present poem.

Ans: The poem Kubla Khan has been weaved in natural surroundings. When the poem starts, we find a description of Xanadu and its mystical scenery. The deep romantic chasm presents peace and beauty with its flowing water. The depiction of the fountain and the river running in a zigzag way and finally falling in the sea. Nature is described in its vivid forms. Thus, nature has a deep impact on the poet and his imagination.

Q14. Who was Vandyke? Why does the poetess mention him in the poem ?

Ans: Sir Anthony Vandyke was a great Flemish painter of nature. He used to make portraits of nature. The poetess compares the beauty of his nature portraits with that of live natural scenery on a summer day. The poetess proves that the masterpiece of Vandyke would be mean in comparison to the glorious summer day scenery.

Q15. What does the poetess say about the sun ?

Ans: According to the poetess, the sun is like a monarch who acts according to his whims. He comes out of the clouds and sets in the clouds according to his own will. He gives blessings to flora and fauna on the earth. The plants and human life grow and groom when the sun continuously showers his blessings.

Q16. Discuss the theme of nature in the poem.

Ans: The poet has presented Nature in different forms in the poem. On one hand, he presents Nature which is eternally suspended in time and continuously coming to an end but reshaping it again. But on the other hand, he presents his own image who has lost much of his former energy and vigour which is a natural phenomenon. When he revisits the lake after nineteen years, he finds that the swans and the lake remain unchanged. Thus, he wants to say that though human generations will die yet, nature will remain the same, beautiful and eternal.

Q17. Is the poet's attitude a representation of how the average Indian feels both towards human violence and nature's fury ?

Ans: Yes, the poet's attitude is a representation of how the average Indian feels both towards human violence and nature's fury. It is a general perception that communal riots take place due to wrong understanding of religion. This is also a common thought that natural calamities are nature's own way of balancing itself.

Q18. Discuss the title of the poem.

Ans: The title of the poem, 'Time and Time Again' is very appropriate. The world has suffered time and time again clashes and conflicts due to religious differences. These differences have been created by the various interpretations of religion given by the so-called custodians to suit their selfish motives.

Q19. Is it 'selfishness' and 'callousness' that makes the poetess break her childhood promise to her grandmother of renovating the house? Why does she do nothing about rebuilding the house?

Ans: No, it is not 'selfishness' or 'callousness' that makes the poet break her childhood promise to her grandmother of renovating the house. When the poetess is old she
had learnt the lessons of defeat. Now she realised that to grow rich was a difficult task. Though she wanted to renovate the house, she could not collect the money for it.

Q20. How does the poetess describe her childhood days ?

Ans: The poetess remembers her childhood days very curiously. She remembers that her days of childhood were full of fun and enjoyment. In her childhood, she was accompanied by her brother. She happily rediscovers that she would play in sand and draw birds and animals. The description of a childhood in the beginning of the poem gives the poem a unique touch. She was brought up before the vast Arabian Sea-she gives a picturesque description of all her childhood days.

Q21. What does the poetess tell about her grandmother ?

Ans: The poetess speaks nostalgically about her grandmother. She says that her grandmother was a simple lady. She had no desires in the world. She was a very religious person. Her only companion was God because she became a widow the next year of her marriage. In her childhood her grandmother used to live like a princess, rode on elephants, and always went to temple. She had a lot of jewels, brocade from the north, every kind of oil, perfume and sandal which were available at that time.

Q22. Point out the difference between the slavery of man to Nature and the unnatural slavery of man to Man.

Ans: Man's slavery to nature is joyful. We feel great pleasure in fulfilling our natural needs. It is pleasant to eat, drink and sleep. But the slavery of man to man is unnatural. It is hateful both physically and spiritually. It leads to class war between the rich and the poor, the slaves and their masters, the workers and the capitalists. Obviously, there cannot be any peace in society unless this class war ends.

Q 23. What is the theme of freedom ?

Ans: Shaw in his essay, 'On Freedom' looks at how the government and employers enslave those under them for their own benefit. Shaw examines how we have certain things we need such as food, clothing, shelter and sleep but he wonders why we work eight to fourteen hours a day to achieve this. He states that in nature it is not so, animals such as bees enjoy the direct fruits of their labour, unless man intervenes. He wonders why man cannot enjoy the benefit of his own work

Q24. Why does Shaw think that no man is perfectly free ?

Ans: Shaw is an eminent writer and dramatist. He thinks that it is impossible that a man can be perfectly free. The reason behind this is that human beings sleep for one third of their lifetime, wash, dress and undress, they spend a couple of hours eating and drinking and a lot of time travelling from one place to another. They are slaves to their natural requirement for half of the day which they cannot shirk. Thus, they can never be perfectly free.

Q25. What does Shaw say about the retirement and writing hours of people ?

Ans: Shaw is discussing the concept of freedom. He says that absolute freedom is impossible. He wants his readers to decide whether they would like to work eight hours everyday and retire with a full pension at the age of forty five years or they would like to work only four hours a day and retire at the age of seventy. But he wants people not to not reply to him. Rather they should discuss it with their wives.

Q26. What do you know about chattel slavery ?

Ans: G.B. Shaw, being a renowned writer, had a deep knowledge of matters and a concern for humanity. So he is bold enough to criticize any thing that he thinks to be wrong. In this regard, he criticizes chattel slavery which means that slaves were considered to be personal property of master class. Earlier even women were regarded as personal property. The children of negro slaves were regarded as personal property too. Thus, chattel slavery is applied for Negro slavery.

Q27. An account of reflections is more important than a description of reality according to the author. Why ?

Ans: Virginia Woolf writes the present essay in the Stream of Consciousness Technique. In this essay, she leaves a long string of thoughts. It is well known for its fleeting impressions. It also depicts the delicate shades of mental experience. As a modernist, writer Woolf isn't interested in describing reality as it really is, but she wants to privilege the imagination and the liberty of creation. In her essay, a simple element like a mark on the wall is responsible for the narrator's deep reflection about life and stimulates the imagination of the reader. Description of reality is always brief and based on standing facts. One cannot make the topic more interesting and whatever is written becomes merely a report of an event. So she says that an account of reflection is more important than a description of reality.

Q28. How can you say that the body of the narrator is inactive while the mind is wandering swiftly ?

Ans: It is a common tradition that if a person is bothered by some strange object, he would simply get out of his seat and would examine it but the narrator is lost in deep thoughts pondering over possibilities of it. The narrator thinks of historical periods, meaning of life and prior inhabitants of the house but, ironically, her body is still. She does not leave the chair to see the mark. Her body does not move at all while her mind is moving sharply.

Q29. What is the major conflict within the mind of the narrator ?

Ans: When the narrator sees a mark on the wall, she thinks about it differently. She is confused about it. She thinks that this mark may be by a nail. She thinks that the novelists of the future will have to do a lot of work because of countless reflections. She thinks it to be either a tomb or a camp. But her inner conflict does not allow her to get up and go to inspect it.

Q30. Write a short note about the imagery in the essay.

Ans: Imagery is a device utilized for the purpose of revealing the imagination and intellectual depths of the narrator. This imagery starts in the essay when the narrator sees a mark on the wall and she describes it. From there, the imagery of the mark grows increasingly metaphorical and philosophical, expanding within the consciousness of the narrator. She has presented the images to contemplate history, art, sociology and politics.

Q31. What is the relationship between film and literature ?

Ans: The writer makes it clear that there is no relationship between film and literature. Both are contrary to each other. When we experience a film, our imagination becomes active. A literary work is often untranslatable into visual terms and destroys the charm of the film. If we wish to translate something literary into film terms, we must make an infinite number of conflicted adjustments.

Q32. What does the author say about his ambition ?

Ans: The author says about his ambition that he has never had any ambition to be an author. He does not want to write novels, short stories, essays, biographies or even plays for theatre. He only wants to make films. He makes motion pictures with its complicated process of birth. He says that he is a film-maker, not an author.

Q33. What misgivings does Bergman have about the contemporary film industry ?

Ans: Bergman was a great film-maker. He opines that the contemporary film industry believes in the creation of only original work. It is the time when the artist remains unknown and his work is considered the glory of God. The current generation of filmmakers have the mentality of secluding oneself and ideas from everyone else. They take it to be cheating or plagiarised content. But they fail to understand that film-making is a continuous process. Everyone takes inspiration and learns from one other. The author greatly advocates that the ultimate source of knowledge is learning from one another. The author wishes that the contemporary film industry should make collective efforts with a positive and broad-minded attitude. When we become selfish, we find ourselves unable to identify between true and false and gangster's whim and the purest ideals. Only then, a person may get success in the film industry.

Q34. What does the author say about his being a novelist ?

Ans: The author says that he is not simply a soul or a body or a mind, or intelligence, or glands. He is the sum total of all these and greater than all these. He, as a man alive, is a novelist. So as a novelist, he is greater than and superior to the scientist, the philosopher and the poet. Since they deal with only a part of man's body whereas as the novelist he deals with the whole body.

Q35. How does the author differentiate between alive and dead man ?

Ans: The author tells us that in a novel what a man alive does and when a man becomes a dead man in life. For instance, it tells us how an alive man loves a woman and how a dead man in life courts her; how an alive man eats his dinner and how a dead man in life munches it and how an alive man shoots his enemy, my and how a dead man in life throws bombs mercilessly at men.

Q36. What do you think of "tremulations on the ether" ?

Ans: Lawrence says that for the philosophers, nothing but thoughts are important. Lawrence calls these thoughts to be "tremulations on the ether." Because the author thinks that these tremulations are not alive. They are like radio signals which float in the air. But these signals are useless until they reach the receiver. Similarly when thoughts are received by a man alive they become meaningful.

Q37. How is the message of the Gita generally understood and portrayed ?What change in interpretation does Sen suggest ?

Ans: Gita is considered to be portrayed in a sense that we should do our duty without thinking about the results. It is an exhortation given by Krishna of faring forward. But Sen thinks something different. He suggests that along with Krishna's faring forward, Arjuna's faring well should also be considered in the present scenario. In the present time the world is quite different. It is full of violence, wars and terrorism. So he says that our attitude can't be indifferent to the consequences. Thus, Sen suggests that while putting our action, we should keep Arjuna's arguments in our mind.

Q38. How can you say that democracy as public reasoning is not practiced in India ?

Ans: The author says that Indian democracy is formed by the impact of the British. But it is also true that the definition of democracy is 'government by discussion' but unfortunately it was never practiced in India. People in India have lost their argumentative tradition and they accept all policies without questioning it because the privileged upper elite male community occupied the place of Britishers in Independent India and ruled it according to their desire.

Q39. What is the importance of dialogue in the essay ?

Ans: The author says that from the epics, the argumentative tradition is traced out from the argument of Krishna and Arjuna that is put into Bhagavad Gita. Both sides of the argument are given equal importance. The dialogues of Krishna and Arjuna are borrowed by European culture and certain famous personalities like J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Q40. How does Sen explore the other side of women ?

Ans: It is true that Sen has explored the unexplored side of women and presents them as critical, questioning the men and showing their intellectual side which is often neglected by scholars. He refers to Gargi questioning Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi questioning Yajnavalkya, her husband, on immortality through wealth acquisition. He also refers to Draupadi who instigates Yudhisthira to fight a battle against Kaurvas.

Q41. When did science fiction come into existence ?

Ans: According to the author, science fiction came into existence during the last two centuries. It could happen only when people began to think about the real meaning of science fiction, that it is a science and technology that is able to differentiate between present and past or present and future. It was the time when people began to wonder about science fiction.

Q42. What is pre-historic period of science fiction ?

Ans: According to the writer, the scientific and technological changes came into existence after the Industrial Revolution in 1800. After only this time, science fiction could be written. The era before real science fiction is called the prehistoric period of science fiction. By now, the people began to think that science was the key for exploration and understanding the universe.

Q43. What is the opinion of people now about science ?

Ans: Now, people have a positive thinking about science. They have a clear vision and opinion that science is the main factor of development. Human beings have always been curious about the mystery of nature. And this curiosity has always helped human beings to invent new things every time. People also hope that with the help of science, they will be able to understand the laws of nature and enhance human powers.

Q44. What is the difference between content and background of the story ?

Ans: The author clearly depicts the difference between content and background. In a 'sports story' competitive activity and athletic nature are its content. In a 'western story', we have the life of a nomadic cowboy of the American west in the 19th century as a part of content. We can take the content of any of these stories and place it against a background that involves a society significantly different from our own. But if we add something and not allow it to change the nature of the story, it becomes science fiction.

Q45. How does mother scold Prakriti when she does not return home in time ?

Ans: While scolding Prakriti, the mother says that the sun is blistering and producing fire on the earth. It is so hot that no one can put his feet on the earth. The morning water is drawn a long time back and the other girls in
the village have all taken their pots home. The crows on the Amloki branches are gasping for heat. The Vaisakh sun is roasting everything. The mother inquired Prakriti whether she was doing penance in the burning sun like Uma.

Q46. What does the wayfarer ask Prakriti ? What does she reply ?

Ans: When Prakriti was at the well, the wayfarer came and asked for some water as he was thirsty. As Prakriti belongs to a lower caste of chandals, she does not have courage to give water to the wayfarer. She tells him that she cannot give water to him because of her lower caste as she is considered to be an untouchable by the society. She does not get an equal status in society.

Q47. What is the new birth for Prakriti ?

Ans: When the wayfarer comes to Prakriti and asks for water, Prakriti denies him because of her low caste. At this the wayfarer invokes her for her self realisation. He says that her caste was not true. He says that the black clouds of Sravana do not change their nature even if they shower on the chandals. So she should not humiliate herself. This self realisation is a new birth for Prakriti.

Q48. What allusion does the wayfarer take from the Ramayana ?

Ans: When the wayfarer comes to Prakriti and asks water to quench his thirst, Prakriti refuses because of her low caste of chandals. At this the wayfarer encourages her to give water and says that no water is unclean. He says that Janaki also bathed in such water as this at the beginning of her forest exile and that Guhak, the chandal drew water for her.

Q49. In which language does Manjula write ?

Ans: Manjula is the protagonist in the play. She is a famous writer. She has a job of teaching but apart from her teaching she is fond of writing. As she is of Kannada origin so apparently, she writes in Kannada but she doesn't get sufficient money by writing in her native language. So she switches towards English to write. Her first novel in English became extremely successful.

Q50. What is the image in reality ?

Ans: When the announcer asks Majula to come on the stage and address the audience, she is quite confident. He compares her with many other eminent writers but he appreciates her first novel, 'The River Has No Memories' as superior to their writings. Manjula addresses the audience confidently and wants to go from the stage but her image on the screen does not let her go. Thus, the image is Manjula's own conscience.

Q51. What is Manjula accused of ?

Ans: Manjula is a Kannada writer. Kannada is her mother tongue. So she is comfortable writing in Kannada. But it is also true that she does not earn sufficient money by writing in her native language. So she turns towards writing in English which gives her not only name and fame but receives huge amounts as royalty. That's why she is accused of writing in English for foreign readers.

Q52. Who do you think is the real character in Manjula's novel ?

Ans: Manjula has a younger sister who is physically challenged. She is beautiful as well as intelligent. Manjula writes in Kannada language but she is not satisfied. It is her sister Malini who speaks English and Manjula learns English from her. She is so sweet that even Pramod, Manjula's husband, loves her and after her death, goes to America. Thus, Malini is the real character in Manjula's novel.

Q53. What are the views of the Master about violence ?

Ans: According to the master, every creature born on this earth has some potential store of violence. Aggressiveness is consistent all his life from birth to death which is subdued if forced and expands when he gets such an environment. But existence of violence cannot be everlasting. Sooner or later it has to go, if not through wisdom, definitely through decrepitude that comes when one grows old. The demon, the tyrant or the tormentor in history, if he ever survives to experience senility, becomes helpless and dependent. One has to change according to the situation.

Q54. How can a person keep his mind steady ?

Ans: According to the rules of yoga a person can keep his mind steady. One should look down to one's nose and nothing beyond. He should keep his head bowed and cast his eyes down and make no sound, whatever may be reaction around.

Q55. Why did the Master not want the tiger to look anywhere except his path ?

Ans: The Master did not want the tiger to look anywhere except his path because human beings are timid creatures and would be panicked. Looking at the people would distract Raja and would lose its peace of mind. And the tiger's look would excite the people as town people are likely to get excited.

Q56. What was the purpose of the woman's visit to the Master ?

Ans: The woman was the wife of the master. He had left home not out of anger but out of some change in his inner being. Now, the woman wants her husband to return home. She is ready to accept as he is. She wishes to lead a happy life with him and the kids.

Q57. What was the notion of the Tiger about God ? Why ?

Ans: The Tiger's notion about God was that God must be an enormous tiger, spanning the earth and the sky, with claws that could hook on the clouds, and teeth that could grind the mountains. The tiger had such a notion because it is said that God made man in his own image. Similarly, the tiger would also be the image of God and may God be a super Tiger.

Q58. How did the woman come to know that the Master was her husband ?

Ans: The woman came to know that the Master was her husband as her neighbour's child also used to study in the same school where Raja took shelter. And he was there when the hermit tamed the tiger and freed the school from the tiger. Her neighbour had told that the hermit has a habit of rubbing his finger across his brow while thinking. This habit of the hermit was peculiar which her husband only had.

Q59. Attempt a character sketch of the Captain.

Ans: The Captain was from Abu Lane in Malgudi. Through his hard work he rose to the ownership of the Grand Malgudi Circus. He is diligent, persevering and innovative. He is meticulous in attending to the needs of every animal and is efficient in managing the circus troupe consisting of hundreds of men, women, and animals. Though he is strict during the training period, he has deep concern for his animals and regulates the hours of work and rest for them. The Captain has special consideration for Raja as the animal is the main attraction of the circus. He is overpowered by greed for money. While the film shooting is on, he uses an electric weapon to subdue Raja and gets killed by him. It is not that the Captain is entirely devoid of feelings but his feelings are subordinated to his business interest. His greed for money finally brings him death.

Q60. Write a character sketch of the Tiger.

Ans: The title of the novel refers to the tiger, Raja. The narrator of the story is the tiger, and the novel is based on the story of his life. So we can say that Raja, the tiger, is the protagonist of the novel. During his early life, Raja has fear of none, strikes terror in others, and considers himself "the Lord of the Jungle". He always expects the other animals to show respect to him and to withdraw from his path. Thus, the youthful vigour, pride, and carefree behaviour of Raja are described in his early years of his life.

Q61. Write a few sentences on Brinda, the wife of Balu.

Ans. Brinda is Balu's young wife. She belongs to a rich family of landed aristocracy. She is made to live separately immediately after her marriage. Brinda has not tasted the love and affection of her father-in-law and mother- in-law. In the end Brinda discloses to her father-in-law Balu's behaviour. She is a suffering wife like her mother- in-law. She did not get any marital happiness from Balu.

Q62. What details do you get about Margayya's ancestry ?

Ans: Margayya belongs to a very low caste. There was a time when his father's grandfather and his brothers were corpse-bearers. Whenever an animal died they were called to carry the corpse. After some years they acquired a piece of land and became agriculturalists. In Malgudi Margayya now lives in Vinayaka Street at house number 14-D and has collected a lot of wealth. Margayya and his brother share their ancestral house. It is a single home situated on the fringe of the cremation ground.

Q63. How was a suitable match for Balu traced ?

Ans: Balu has grown up but he wastes his time, money and health on drinking and smoking. Margayya plans to marry Balu off so that his life becomes regular and he becomes responsible. There were hundreds of marriage proposals but he was looking for some girl with a suitable status. Finally he selects Brinda, the daughter of a rich tea estate owner of Memphi. He bribes the astrologer who declares Brinda to be suitable for Balu.

Q64. Describe the role of Arul Doss in the play.

Ans: Arul Doss is the head peon of the Co-operative Bank at Malgudi. Margayya calls him the worst blackguard under the sun. Arun Doss plays an active role in throwing out Margyya from his workplace. Arul instigates the bank secretary to punish Margayya. He collects all the forms from the tin box of Margayya under the instructions of the Secretary. He feels proud while doing so.

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