Short Answer Type Questions
Q. 1. Who is the Tiger King?
The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is the Tiger King of the story. He was known
in his kingdom by different names as His Highness Jamedar, General Khiledar-
Major, Sata-Vyaghrasamhari, MaharajadhirajaVisvaBhuvanasamrat, Sir Jilani
Jung Jung
Bahadur, M.A.D., A.C.T.C., or C.R.C.K.
Q2. Why does the Tiger King get this name?
Ans. Tigers dominate the life and even death of the king. So he is named the
tiger king. The chief astrologer foretells that he is born in the hour of the Bull.
The Bull and the Tiger are enemies. Therefore, his death will come from the
Tiger. Ironically, the king who killed 99 tigers, his death was caused by a
wooden toy tiger.
Q3. What was the miracle that took place in the royal palace?
Ans. When the Maharaja was a 10 day old baby, he spoke and asked intelligent
questions about his death. After knowing that he would be killed by a tiger, he
uttered saying ―Let tigers beware.‖
Q4. How did the chief astrologer react to the tiger king‟s question about the
manner of his death? How did the tiger king take it?
Ans. When the baby barely ten days old, opens its lips in speech. The chief
astrologer was wonderstruck. He thought it to be incredible that the baby raised
an intelligent question –to know about the manner of his death. The astrologer
told that the prince was born in the hour of the bull. The bull and tiger are
enemies. Therefore, death to him shall come from the Tiger. The tiger king
growled, ―Let tigers beware!‖
Q5. How was the Tiger King brought up?
Ans. As a child the Tiger King was brought up by an English nanny and tutored
by an Englishman. He was given the milk of an English cow. He watched only
English movies.
Q6. Why was it celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting
Pratibandapuram?
Ans. There was a celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram
because the state banned tiger hunting by anyone except the Maharaja and a
proclamation was issued to the effect that if any one dared to fling a stone at a
tiger, all his wealth and property would be seized.
Q7. What did the State astrologer say he would do „if the hundredth tiger
were also killed‟?
Ans. The State astrologer was so sure of his prediction that he announced that
he would cut off his ceremonial tuft, crop his hair short and become an
insurance agent in case the king was able to kill the 100th tiger, too. He was
sure that the Maharaja‘s death would be caused by the 100th tiger.
Q8. What did the high-ranking British officer wish to do? Was his wish
fulfilled?
Ans. The high-ranking British officer wanted to kill a tiger. When he was
denied the permission for hunting, he sent a word to the king that he would be
happy if he was allowed to get photographed with the dead body of a tiger
killed by the king. However, his wish remained unfulfilled.
Q9. How did the Maharaja manage to save his throne?
Ans. The Maharaja had annoyed the visiting senior British officer over the issue
of tiger-hunting and ‗stood in danger of losing his kingdom itself‘. So, the
Maharaja and the Dewan decided to please the officer through bribe by sending gifts of expensive diamond rings to the duraisani, the wife of the British
officer. Thus he managed to save his throne.
Q10. What did the Maharaja do when he stood in danger of losing his
kingdom?
Ans. The Maharaja obtained some fifty expensive diamond rings of different
designs from a British Jewellery Company in Calcutta and sent them to the
British officer‘s good lady expecting her to choose one or two rings and send
the rest back. But she kept all the rings and thanked the Maharaja for the gift.
This cost the Maharaja three lakh rupees but his kingdom was saved.
Q. 1. Who is the Tiger King?
The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is the Tiger King of the story. He was known
in his kingdom by different names as His Highness Jamedar, General Khiledar-
Major, Sata-Vyaghrasamhari, MaharajadhirajaVisvaBhuvanasamrat, Sir Jilani
Jung Jung
Bahadur, M.A.D., A.C.T.C., or C.R.C.K.
Q2. Why does the Tiger King get this name?
Ans. Tigers dominate the life and even death of the king. So he is named the
tiger king. The chief astrologer foretells that he is born in the hour of the Bull.
The Bull and the Tiger are enemies. Therefore, his death will come from the
Tiger. Ironically, the king who killed 99 tigers, his death was caused by a
wooden toy tiger.
Q3. What was the miracle that took place in the royal palace?
Ans. When the Maharaja was a 10 day old baby, he spoke and asked intelligent
questions about his death. After knowing that he would be killed by a tiger, he
uttered saying ―Let tigers beware.‖
Q4. How did the chief astrologer react to the tiger king‟s question about the
manner of his death? How did the tiger king take it?
Ans. When the baby barely ten days old, opens its lips in speech. The chief
astrologer was wonderstruck. He thought it to be incredible that the baby raised
an intelligent question –to know about the manner of his death. The astrologer
told that the prince was born in the hour of the bull. The bull and tiger are
enemies. Therefore, death to him shall come from the Tiger. The tiger king
growled, ―Let tigers beware!‖
Q5. How was the Tiger King brought up?
Ans. As a child the Tiger King was brought up by an English nanny and tutored
by an Englishman. He was given the milk of an English cow. He watched only
English movies.
Q6. Why was it celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting
Pratibandapuram?
Ans. There was a celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram
because the state banned tiger hunting by anyone except the Maharaja and a
proclamation was issued to the effect that if any one dared to fling a stone at a
tiger, all his wealth and property would be seized.
Q7. What did the State astrologer say he would do „if the hundredth tiger
were also killed‟?
Ans. The State astrologer was so sure of his prediction that he announced that
he would cut off his ceremonial tuft, crop his hair short and become an
insurance agent in case the king was able to kill the 100th tiger, too. He was
sure that the Maharaja‘s death would be caused by the 100th tiger.
Q8. What did the high-ranking British officer wish to do? Was his wish
fulfilled?
Ans. The high-ranking British officer wanted to kill a tiger. When he was
denied the permission for hunting, he sent a word to the king that he would be
happy if he was allowed to get photographed with the dead body of a tiger
killed by the king. However, his wish remained unfulfilled.
Q9. How did the Maharaja manage to save his throne?
Ans. The Maharaja had annoyed the visiting senior British officer over the issue
of tiger-hunting and ‗stood in danger of losing his kingdom itself‘. So, the
Maharaja and the Dewan decided to please the officer through bribe by sending gifts of expensive diamond rings to the duraisani, the wife of the British
officer. Thus he managed to save his throne.
Q10. What did the Maharaja do when he stood in danger of losing his
kingdom?
Ans. The Maharaja obtained some fifty expensive diamond rings of different
designs from a British Jewellery Company in Calcutta and sent them to the
British officer‘s good lady expecting her to choose one or two rings and send
the rest back. But she kept all the rings and thanked the Maharaja for the gift.
This cost the Maharaja three lakh rupees but his kingdom was saved.
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