English - Prose Chapter 3: A Pinch of Snuff short Answer Questions

SHORT QUESTIONS AND ANSWER

Q1 What is the relation between Sohanlal Ratiram and Ratiram ?

Ans- They are father and son. Sohanlal Ratiram is the party Boss in Delhi.

Q2 In what dress did the writer go to the Minister along with Nanukaka ?

Ans- The writer went there in a Jodhpuri coat. Nanukaka had tied a huge orange turban around his head.

Q3 What was the writer ? Why did he always obey Nanukaka ?

Ans- The writer was the Under-Secretary, on probation. He did not like the frequent arrival of Nanukaka but he obeyed him because he was the brother of his mother.

Q4 Where did Nanukaka go to meet the minister and with whom ?

Ans- Nanukaka went to the North Block to meet the minister along with the writer who had to take two days’ leave from the office at the insistence of his mother.

Q5 What is as difficult as getting an interview with a Minister ?

Ans- To get sent on a foreign assignment is as difficult as getting an interview with a Minister for an Under Secretary on probation.

Q6 Who was the second important person Nanu Kaka had planned to meet?

Ans-The second important person Nanu Kaka had planned to meet was ‘ the welfare minister.

Q7 Who is a zamindar? Do you know any zamindar in your locality? What do the people in your locality think about him?

Ans- A zamindar is an owner of large lands. There is a zamindar in our locality. People think he is very rich and powerful.

Q8 How did Nanukaka impress Sohanlal Ratiram?

Ans- Sohanlal Ratiram wanted to send his son as a Trade Commissioner to Hajrat Barkat Ali, the ambassador of India in Beirut. But his efforts had failed because Hajrat Barkat Ali refused to have him. Nanukaka pretended that Hajrat Barkat Ali was his close friend. When Sohanlal heard this, he was eager to meet Nanukaka.

Q9  The Under – Secretary always obeyed Nanukaka although he was never willing to do so .why ?

Ans- Yes , it’s absolutely true that the Under – Secretary always obeyed Nanu Kaka and at the same time he never wished to do so . It was a big compulsion for the under – secretary since Nanukaka was his maternal uncle . Also Nanu Kaka was very affectionate to under – secretary’s mother

Q10 Who was the second important person Nanu Kaka had planned to meet ?

Ans- The second important person whom Nanukaka planned to meet was the welfare mirmstor