7. THE GARDENER
One
Mark Questions
1. Where did the narrator of ‘The Gardener’
meet the old man by chance?
a)
The coconut grove b) The mango grove c) The pineapple grove
Ans:
a) The coconut grove
2. Where was the coconut grove in which the
narrator of ‘The Gardener’ met an old man?
a)
Near Chikkodi b) Near
Chennarayapatna c) Near
Chikamagalore
Ans:
b) Near Chennarayaptna
3. What was tucked under the old man’s arm
when the narrator of ‘The Gardener’ met him?
a)
A newspaper b) A magazine c) A book
Ans:
a) A newspaper
4. Who became lethargic after the arrival of
the old man in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
The gardener b) The owner of
plantation c) Basavaiah
Ans:
b) The owner of plantation
5. Who became apprehensive about the
plantation owner’s vices in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
The gardener b) The owner c) The owner’s wife
Ans:
c) The owner’s wife
6. Whom did Tammanna treat as the most
important among all his possessions in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
Sangoji or Basavaiah b) The owner’ wife c) The owner
Ans:
a) Sangoji or Basavaiah
7. Whose name is said to be Sangoji and later
corrected as Basavaiah in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
The owner’s wife b) The owner c) Tammanna’s rival
Ans:
c) Tammanna’s rival
8. How many acres of Tammanna’s land did
Basavaiah acquire forcibly in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
200 acres b) 300 acres c) 400 acres
Ans:
a) 200 acres
9. Who hit upon the idea of composing and
singing ballads in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
Basavaiah b) Tammanna c) The owner of plantation
Ans:
b) Tammanna
10. Whose cruelty and meanness did Tammanna’s
songs make a mention of in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
Basavaiah b) Tammanna c) The owner of plantation
Ans:
Basavaiah
11. Who was felicitated as the best poet of
his times in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
Basavaiah b) Tammanna c) The owner of plantation
Ans:
b) Tammanna
12. Who appointed a number of persons to
praise him in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
Basavaiah b) Tammanna c) The owner of plantation
Ans:
Basavaiah
13. Whose palatial mansion looked dull and
empty without Tammanna’s books in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
Basavaiah b) Tammanna c) The owner of plantation
Ans:
Basavaiah
14. When did Basavaiah find the means of
surpassing Tammanna in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
Basavaiah was ill b) Tammanna was ill c) The owner was ill
Ans:
b) Tammanna was ill
15. Whose disease was Basavaiah’s health
according to the narrator of ‘The Gardener’?
a)
Tammanna’s disease b) Basavaiah’s
disease c) The owner’ disease
Ans:
a) Tammanna’s disease
16. When would Basavaiah go on offering stiff
competition according to Tammanna in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
At unlevel of the mind
b)
At the level of the body, until he dead
c)
At the bottom of heart
Ans:
b) At the level of the body, until he dead
17. When, according to the narrator of ‘The
Gardener’, does man lose his name?
a)
After old age b) After youth c) After a particular age
Ans:
c) After a particular age
18. According to the old man, when did he
conceive the story of Tammanna and Basavaiah?
a)
Now b) One day c) never
Ans:
b) One day
19. Who thought his death alone could destroy
Basavaiah in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
Basavaiah b) Tammanna c) The owner of plantation
Ans:
b) Tammanna
20. When did Basavaiah pass away according to
Tammanna in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
After Tammanna had left his village
b)
After Basavaiah had left his village
c)
After the owner had left his village
Ans:
a) After Tammanna had left his village
21. When according to Tammanna did he forget
all his songs and ballads in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
After death of Tammanna
b)
After death of Basavaiah
c)
After death of the owner
Ans:
b) After death of Basavaiah
22. Who says he avenged himself by becoming a
non-entity in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
The plantation owner
b)
Basavaiah
c)
Tammanna
Ans:
c) Tammanna
23. Who according to Tammanna the old man, is
not amenable to any advice in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
The plantation owner
b)
Basavaiah
c)
Tammanna
Ans:
a) The plantation owner
24. How long does man go on living for some
revenge according to the old man in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
Now itself
b)
Till the day of death
c)
Later
Ans:
b) Till the day of death
25. Who paints well according to the old man
in ‘The Gardener’?
a)
The young child of Basavaiah
b)
The young child of Tammanna
c)
The young child of Lokya
Ans:
c) The young child of Lokya
