Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) of The Eyes Have it

The Eyes Have it / The Eyes Are Not Here - Ruskin Bond Multiple Choice Questions / MCQ for Class - 12th (WBCHSE and other board)

1. The story The Eyes Have It is written by — (a) APJ Abdul Kalam. (b) Langston Hughes. (c) Ruskin Bond. (d) Leo Tolstoy.

2. The narrator's first co-passenger was a/an — (a) young boy. (b) old lady. (c) young girl.  (d) child.

3. The narrator was alone in the train compartment up to — (a) Rohana. (b) Dehra. (c) Saharanpur. (d) Mussoorie.

4. The couple who saw the girl off were probably —  (a) her parents.  (b) uncle and aunt. (c) grandfather and grand-mother. (d) friends.

5. The couple who saw the girl off seemed very anxious about her —  (a) health. (b) destination. (c) comfort. (d) blindness.

6. At that time the narrator was — (a) completely blind. (b) partly blind. (c) seriously ill. (d) suffering from fever.

7. The girl in the story The Eyes Have It was wearing — (a) slippers. (b) shoes. (c) a skirt. (d) a sweater.

8. The first question that the narrator asked the girl was If she was all the way to —  (a) Rohana. (b) Saharanpur. (c) Dehra. (d) Delhi.

9. The narrator's voice startled the girl because — (a) she did not see him at first. (b) he spoke very loudly. (c) the narrator was sitting in a dark corner. (d) she did not know that there  was another person in the compartment.

10. The narrator thought that he must have been sitting — (a) near the door. (b) in the side-lower berth. (c) in a dark corner. (d) in front of the girl.

11. According to the narrator, people with good eyesight often fall to see — (a) what is chasing them. (b) in which situation they are. (c) what is right in front of them. (d) goodness.

12. According to the narrator, people who cannot see or see very little have to take in —  (a) only the essentials. (b) the stark realities. (c) the insignificant details. (d) the hardships of life.

13. The girl said that she was getting off at — (a) Dehra. (b) Saharanpur. (c) Mussoorie. (d) Kolkata.

14. At Saharanpur the girl was going to meet — (a) her mother. (b) her aunt. (c) her brother. (d) her father.

15. The narrator thinks that aunts are usually — (a) good in nature. (b) generous. (c) loving mothers. (d) formidable creatures

16. In the story The Eyes Have It the narrator's first destination was — (a) Rohana. (b) Mussoorie. (c) Dehra. (d) Saharanpur.

17. In the story The Eyes Have It the narrator's final destination was — (a) Rohana. (b) Mussoorie. (c) Dehra. (d) Saharanpur.

18. The girl loves to visit — (a) seas. (b) hills. (c) lakes. (d) historical places.

19. The girl prefers to visit the hills in the month of — (a) September. (b) October.  (c) November (d) December.

20. “Then I made a mistake” The mistake that the narrator made was — (a) to ask the girl of her family. (b) to behave rudely with the girl. (c) to ask a question that revealed his blindness.  (d) to crack a joke.

21. When the narrator asked the girl what it was like outside, she — (a) was startled to hear such question. (b) began to describe the  outside. (c) remained silent. (d) seemed to find nothing strange in the question.

22. According to the narrator, few girls can resist — (a) flattery. (b) curiosity. (c) hunger. (d) talking.

23.  “I can’t bear " - The speaker cannot bear — (a) to travel without any companion. (b) to travel with luggage. (c) to sit in a train for more than two-or-three hours. (d) to travel without a story book.

24. The narrator was prepared to sit at his own seat Just to — (a) enjoy the journey (b) enjoy the scenic beauty (c) listen to the girl's talking. (d) listen to music.

25. The narrator was prepared to listen to the girl's talking for — (a) one hour (b) almost any length of time.(c) two hours. (d) four hours.

26. “And a high-pitched female voice near the carriage door."—  The voice belonged to the— (a) female vendors. (b) girl's aunt. (c) girl's mother. (d) narrator's mother.

27. It seemed to the narrator that the perfume from the hair of the girl —  (a) attractive (b) tantalizing. (c) comforting (d) irritating.

28. The narrator wanted to raise his hand to— (a) touch the girl's hand. (b) pick up his luggage. (c) touch the window.(d) touch the girl's hair.

29. After the girl's departure there was still lingering — (a) the scent of perfume of the girl. (b) the words of the girl. (c) sound of the girl’s laughter. (d) the narrator's voice.

30. An apology was stammered by — (a) the girl's aunt (b) the girl. (c) the narrator. (d) a male passenger.

31. "I'm not nearly as attractive a travelling companion as the one who Just left “ - The 'one' referred to here is— (a) the narrator. (b) the narrator's first companion. (c) a new male passenger. (d) the girl's aunt.

32. The narrator's new fellow – traveller  noticed the girl's — (a) attitude. (b) eyes.  (c) beautiful hair. (d) way of speaking.

33. The narrator compared the girl's voice to— (a) the roaring of cloud (b) the sparkle of a mountain stream.  (c) the murmuring of river. (d) the sweep of the wind.

34. “ But they were of no use " — Here 'they refers to — (a) the narrator's eyes. (b) the girl’s eyes.  (c) the new traveller's eyes. (d) the girl's hands.

35. "Didn't you notice?"—The person whom it was spoken did not notice— (a) the animals in the field. (b) the girl's aunt. (c) the train. (d) the girl's eyes.

36. The girl was startled when the narrator first spoke to her because— (a) she did not see him at first. (b) he was sitting in a dark corner. (c) she was not used to being spoken to in that manner. (d) she did not know that there was another person in the compartment.

37. “Then I made a mistake” - The mistake that the narrator made was— (a) to ask a wrong question. (b) to behave rudely with the girl (c) to let slip the fact that he could not see. (d) to crack a joke.

38. The game that the narrator played with his fellow-travellers was to— (a) pretend that he could see. e (b) pretend that he couldn't hear. (c) make conversations about things around them. (d) make sure that they did not realize that he could not see.

39. The new fellow traveller's remark took the narrator by surprise because— (a) he said that he did not notice the girl's hair style. (b) he said that there was no girl at all. (c) he said he had seen a boy instead. (d) he said that the girl had no sense of humour.

40. What is the narrator's very first clue about his fellow traveller in the train? — (a) He knows that she wears slippers, from the way the slap against her heels.  (b) He knows that she has light eyes and golden hair. (c) He knows that she has a radiant smile. (d) He knows that she wears glasses.

41. What further arouses his curiosity about her? — (a) Her voice. (b) Her good looks. (c) Her perfume. (d) Her sense of humour.

42. Where did the girl say she was getting off? — (a) Dehra. (b) Saharanpur. (c) Mussoorie. (d) Nainital.

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