Mystery of the Missing Cap MCQ-3

 1.What caused the narrator's first shock of disillusionment regarding the minister?

a) The minister’s rude behavior

b) The minister snoring like an ordinary man

c) The minister’s refusal to eat lunch

d) The minister’s speech

Answer: b) The minister snoring like an ordinary man

2.What did the narrator observe through the window about the minister’s appearance?

a) He was reading a book

b) His egg-bald head rested on a gigantic pillow

c) He was wearing his cap

d) He was sitting upright

Answer: b) His egg-bald head rested on a gigantic pillow

3.Who took the minister’s cap from the table?

a) Sri Moharana

b) The narrator

c) Jhandoo

d) The minister’s P.A.

Answer: c) Jhandoo

4.How did Jhandoo behave after taking the cap?

a) He shouted and ran away

b) He threw a meaningful glance at the narrator and disappeared

c) He apologized to the narrator

d) He hid under the bed

Answer: b) He threw a meaningful glance at the narrator and disappeared

5.Why was the narrator unable to shout when Jhandoo took the cap?

a) He was too tired

b) He feared for Jhandoo’s safety and didn’t want the minister’s snoring to stop

c) He was instructed not to make noise

d) He didn’t notice the theft

Answer: b) He feared for Jhandoo’s safety and didn’t want the minister’s snoring to stop

6.What was the narrator’s emotional state after witnessing the theft?

a) Excited

b) Pensive

c) Angry

d) Relieved

Answer: b) Pensive

7.How did the minister’s P.A. react to the disappearance of the cap?

a) He ignored it

b) He flitted about like a butterfly, mumbling “Mysterious, mysterious!”

c) He laughed it off

d) He blamed Sri Moharana

Answer: b) He flitted about like a butterfly, mumbling “Mysterious, mysterious!”

8.What did the Public Relations Officer suggest about the cap’s disappearance?

a) It was a minor issue

b) It was part of a deep-rooted conspiracy

c) It was an accident

d) It was Sri Moharana’s fault

Answer: b) It was part of a deep-rooted conspiracy

9.How did Sri Moharana physically react when he heard about the cap’s disappearance?

a) He fainted

b) He was sweating profusely and shaking

c) He laughed uncontrollably

d) He remained calm

Answer: b) He was sweating profusely and shaking

10.What metaphor was used to describe Sri Moharana’s sweating?

a) Like a river flowing

b) Like an ice-cream stick melting

c) Like a boiling pot

d) Like a fountain

Answer: b) Like an ice-cream stick melting

11.What did the narrator do after witnessing Sri Moharana’s condition?

a) He ran away

b) He signaled Sri Moharana to follow him and told him about the theft

c) He informed the minister’s P.A.

d) He stayed silent and watched

Answer: b) He signaled Sri Moharana to follow him and told him about the theft

12.How did Sri Moharana react after the narrator told him about Jhandoo’s theft?

a) He shouted in anger

b) He smiled like a patient with an incurable disease and asked the narrator to keep it a secret

c) He immediately informed the minister

d) He cried in despair

Answer: b) He smiled like a patient with an incurable disease and asked the narrator to keep it a secret

13.What sound came from the minister’s room after the cap’s disappearance?

a) Loud snoring

b) Intermittent coughing

c) Shouting

d) Silence

Answer: b) Intermittent coughing

14.What did one of the narrator’s friends say would happen to the thief if caught?

a) He would be fined

b) He would be hanged on the banyan tree

c) He would be sent to another village

d) He would be forgiven

Answer: b) He would be hanged on the banyan tree

What did some naive children believe about the minister’s cap?

a) It was worthless

b) It was a fashion statement

c) It was like Aladdin’s lamp, granting ministerial power

d) It was made of gold

Answer: c) It was like Aladdin’s lamp, granting ministerial power

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