Bonku Babu’s Friend MCQs

Bonku Babu’s Friend Story Questions and Answers & MCQs

A. Read the passage and answer the questions:

No one had ever seen Bonku Babu get cross. To tell the truth, it was difficult to imagine what he might say or do if one day he did get angry. It was not as if there was never any reason for him to lose his temper. For the last twenty-two years, Bonku Babu had taught geography and Bengali at the Kankurgachhi Village Primary School.

Every year, a new batch of students replaced the old one, but old or new, the tradition of teasing poor Bonku Babu continued among all the students. Some drew his cartoon on the blackboard; others put glue on his chair; or, on the night of Kali Puja, they lit a chasing-rocket and set it off right behind him. Bonku Babu did not get upset by any of this. Only sometimes, he cleared his throat and said, “Shame on you, boys!”

Answer the Following Questions

Question 1.
Why did no one have ever seen Bonku Babu get cross?
Answer:
Bonku Babu was a calm-head and timid person who, though knowledgeable, could not protest against the humiliation he had to face everywhere. Therefore no one had ever seen him get cross.

Question 2.
What was the profession of Bonku Babu?
Answer:
Bonku Babu was a teacher of Bengali and Geography at the Kankurgachi Village Primary School. He had been teaching there for 22 years. He was popular among his students. He was good in his job yet he faced various problems in his workplace.

Question 3.
How was the relationship between Bonku Babu and his students?
Answer:
Though Bonku Babu was a good and kind-hearted person, he always used to get taunted by his students. Students made fun of him by drawing his cartoon on the blackboard or putting glue on his chair or chasing a rocket behind him at the Kalipuja. They made his life miserable at the school.

Question 4.
What would happen if one-day Bonku Babu get angry?
Answer:
No one had ever seen Bonku Babu getting angry. He used to teach in a primary school for 22 years, tolerating all the teasing and taunting. He never protested. Sometimes he just as said “Shane on you, boys!” But that was just a mild comment compared to what he had to face every day. So if he ever would lose his temper, no one would know what he would do or say or how would he react.

B. Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow:

During the weekend, Bonku Babu went to the lawyer, Sripati Majumdar’s house, to spend the evenings with other regulars. On a number of occasions, he had come back thinking “Enough, never again!” The reason was simply that he could put up with the pranks played by the boys in his school, but when grown-ups, even middle-aged men started playing the fool with him, it became too much to bear. At these addas that Sripati Babu hosted in the evenings, nearly everyone poked fun at Bonku Babu, sometimes bringing his endurance almost to breaking point.

Answer the Following Questions:

Question 1.
Where did Bonku Babu use to go on weekends?
Answer:
On weekends, Bonku Babu used to go to the lawyer Sripati Majumdar’s house to spend his evening time with his fellow-mates.

Question 2.
Why did he think “enough, never again”?
Answer:
Not only his students but also the grown-ups even the middle-aged men used to play pranks on him and poked fun at him. At Sripati Babu’s adda, nearly everyone used to taunt him which sometimes brought his endurance at the breaking point. At this, he used to think “enough, never again”.

Question 3.
What became too much to bear for Bonku Babu and why?
Answer:
Bonku Babu used to get bullied by his students at school each and every day. He somehow tolerated all those. But when he went to Sripati Babu’s place, even the adults used to make fun of him. They used to taunt him and tease him in their own way which made him very sad. So that is why these insults and mockery became too much to bear for Bonku Babu.

Question 4.
What idea do you get about Bonku Babu’s condition from the above mentioned passage?
Answer:
From the above mentioned passage, we came to know that Bonku Babu was in a very troubled position. He always got bullied by the children and the adults. These made him feel sad and miserable. Though he wanted to protest, he could not.

C. Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow

On one particular day, the topic of conversation was space – in other words, they were talking of spaceships and space-travel. Soon after sunset, a moving point of light had been seen in the northern sky. A similar light was seen three months ago, which had led to much speculation.

In the end, it had turned out to be a Russian satellite, called Khotka – or was it Phoska? Anyway, this satellite was supposed to be going round the earth at a height of 400 miles, and providing a lot of valuable information to scientists.

That particular evening, Bonku Babu was the first to spot the strange light. Then he called Nidhu Babu and showed it to him. However, when he arrived at the meeting he found that Nidhu Babu had coolly claimed full credit for being the first person to see it, and was boasting a great deal about it.

Bonku Babu said nothing. No one in the group knew much about satellites, but that did not stop them from offering their views. Said Chandi Babu, “You can say what you like, but I don’t think we should waste our time worrying about satellites

Answer the Following Questions

Question 1.
What were they talking on one particular day?
Answer:
On one particular day, as Bonku Babu was at Sripati Babu’s place, everyone was busy at discussing about a specific topic. They were talking about spaceships and space-travel.

Question 2.
Why was Bonku Babu silent?
Answer:
One evening, while Bonku babu and Nidhu was together, Bonku Babu saw a strange light and showed it to Nidhu Babu. But at their adda, Nidhu Babu took full credit of it and told everyone that he was the first person to see it. This kind of humiliated him so Bonku Babu was silent.

Question 3.
Why did no one in the group know about satellites?
Answer:
No one in the group did not have much knowledge about satellites and so they did not have any idea about what the name of the satellite or where it had been seen. They did not care about it at all.

Question 4.
After reading the above mentioned passage, what idea do you form about the people of Sripati Babu’s adda?
Answer:
The people of Sripati Babu’s place were not at all concerned about anything. They simply used to come there and gossip about anything they did not care. They considered Bonku Babu as an in signifant person that is why they simply ignored him.

D. Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow:

A few moments later, Bonku Babu – still fixed stiffly at the same spot – saw that the object gradually stopped ‘breathing’. All at once, his ears ceased ringing and the humming stopped. A second later, a voice spoke, shattering the silence of the night.

It sounded human, but was extraordinarily thin. “Milipi-ping kruk! Milipi-ping kruk!” it said loudly. Bonku Babu jumped a little. What did it mean? What language was this? And where was the speaker? The next words the voice spoke made his heart jump again.

“Who are you? Who are you?”
Why, these were English words! Was the question addressed to him? Bonku Babu swallowed. “I am Bonkubihari Datta, sir, Bonkubihari Datta,” he replied.
“Are you English? Are you English?” the voice went on.
“No, sir!” Bonku Babu shouted back. “Bengali, sir. A Bengali kayastha.”
This was followed by a short pause. Then the voice came back, speaking clearly: “Namaskar!” Bonku Babu heaved a sigh of relief and returned the greeting.

“Namaskar!” he said, suddenly realizing that the invisible bonds that were holding him tightly had disappeared. He was free to run away, but he did not. Now his astounded eyes could see that a portion of the glass mound was sliding to one side, opening out like a door.

Answer the Following Questions

Question 1.
What stopped ‘breathing’?
Answer:
Once, while returning from Sripati Babu’s place, Bonku Babu saw a strange object. The object seemed mysterious and unearthly. That object made Bonku Babu immobile and stopped ‘breathing’.

Question 2.
What did Bonku Bihari suddenly realise?
Answer:
Bonku Babu suddenly realised that the invisible bonds that were holding him tightly had disappeared. Though he was now free to flee, he stayed instead as he wanted to know more about what was to come. He was surprised and somewhat afraid, but he decided not to go.

Question 3.
Why did the strange creature change his language?
Answer:
At first, the creature was talking in his own language which was not understandable to Bonku Babu. So, to communicate with him, he changed his language.

Question 4.
How was the meeting between Bonku Babu and the alien?
Answer:
For, Bonku Babu the meeting was at first scary. He was also confused about what he was witnessing. But when the started their conversation, it slowly became interning and enlightening for both of them, especially Bonku Babu. He was really started to like taking with the Alien.

E. Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow:

The creature walked slowly towards Bonku Babu, and stopped only a few feet away. Then it gave him a steady, unblinking stare. Automatically, Bonku Babu found himself folding his hands. Having stared at him for nearly a minute, it spoke in the same voice that sounded more like a flute than anything else, “Are you human?”
“Yes!”
“Is this Earth?”
“Yes!”
“Ah, I thought as much. My instruments are not working properly. I was supposed to go to Pluto. I wasn’t sure where I had landed, so I spoke to you first in the language they use on Pluto. When you didn’t reply, I could tell I had lartded on Earth. A complete waste of time and effort. It happened once before. Instead of going to Mars, I veered off and went to Jupiter. Delayed me by a whole day, it did. Heh heh heh!”

Answer the Following Questions

Question 5.
When did Bonku Babu find himself folding his hands?
Answer:
Walking towards Bonku Babu, when he stopped only a few feet away and gave a steady and unblinking stare at him, his hands folded automatically.

Question 6.
What did the creature ask Bonku Babu after giving him a stare? What happened to the creature previously?
Answer:
After staring at Bonku Babu, he asked him if he was human. When Bonku Babu replied ‘yes’, he asked again if that was earth. Previously, he went to Jupiter instead of going to Mars

Question 7.
How did the creature realize that he reached earth?
Answer:
The spaceship in which the creature was travelling had some faults in its instruments. He was supposed to go to Pluto. When he landed, he wasn’t sure about the place. But when he asked Bonku Babu in the language they use in Pluto he did not reply but when he asked in English and Bonku Babu replied, he understood. That is.,why he realized that he reached earth.

Question 8.
How did the meeting with Ang change Bonku Babu’s life?
Answer:
Bonku Babu was a good-natured and calm-head person who was always treated badly by his students as well as fellow-mates. But he never protested and endured everything. The meeting with Ang helped him open up his mind and change his point of view. Ang’s friendly and easy-going nature helped to boost up his confidence. He was finally able to speak for himself. In this way, Ang made Bonku Babu’s life better.

Bonku Babu’s Friend Story Poem MCQs

Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

Question 1.
Why did Banku Babu not run away?
a. His legs and hands were tied.
b. He wanted to know who or what was the cause of the strange happening in the grove.
c. He could not feel his leg.
Answer:
b. He wanted to know who or what was the cause of the strange happening in the grove.

Question 2.
Why did the creature realize that he was not on Pluto?
a. Bonku Babu did not reply to the strange language that he spoke.
b. There were no animals.
c. The plants looked different.
Answer:
a. Bonku Babu did not reply to the strange language that he spoke.

Question 3.
Why was Banku Babu a mild-mannered man?
a. He never laughed.
b. He never reacted even when the students teased him.
c. He was afraid of the alien.
Answer:
b. He never reacted even when the students teased him.

Question 4.
Why did Bonku Babu almost jump up?
a. He could not hear the voice clearly.
b. He was frightened of the strange creature in front of him.
c. He could not understand who was talking and what was being said.
Answer:
c. He could not understand who was talking and what was being said.

Question 5.
When did Bonku Babu feel very uncomfortable?
a. The creature examined him by pressing his arms and legs with his fingers.
b. The creature spoke to him.
c. The creature tried to poke him.
Answer:
a. The creature examined him by pressing his arms and legs with his fingers.

Question 6.
What was the creature’s fault?
a. He did not speak up against bribery.
b. He did not have a bath every day.
c. He allowed people to hurt and insult him.
Answer:
c. He allowed people to hurt and insult him.

Question 7.
Why Sripati Majumdar used to invite people in his house?
a. So that he could talk to them.
b. It made him feel important.
c. He liked feeding them.
Answer:
b. It made him feel important.

Question 8.
Why was Chandi Babu not interested to talk about rockets?
a. He had not seen them take off.
b. He would get burnt if he went near them.
c. He was afraid of them.
Answer:
a. He had not seen them take off.

Question 9.
Why did Nidhu Babu and others laugh at Bonku Babu?
a. He wanted to know what would happen if aliens landed on earth.
b. They thought he was stupid.
c. He was so quiet.
Answer:
b. They thought he was stupid.

Question 10.
Why did Bonku Babu leave Sripati Majumdar’s house early?
a. He wanted to meet the alien
b. He wanted to rest at home
c. He was tired of being made fun of
Answer:
c. He was tired of being made fun of

Question 11.
from the pink light was coming?
a. A bowl of water with coloured fish in it.
b. A giant football in the field.
c. An unturned giant glass bowl.
Answer:
c. An unturned giant glass bowl.

Question 12.
Why did Ang leave in his spaceship?
a. He had to go to the planet Pluto.
b. Bonku Babu told him to go away.
c. He had some other work
Answer:
a. He had to go to the planet Pluto.

Question 13.
Which subjects does Banku Babu teach in school?
a. Bengali and English
b. Geography and Bengali
c. History
Answer:
b. Geography and Bengali

Question 14.
What is the profession of Sripati Majumdar?
a. A teacher
b. A doctor
c. A lawyer
Answer:
c. A lawyer

Question 15.
A moving point of light had been seen in which part of the sky?
a. Northern sky
b. Southern part of the sky
c. Middle sky
Answer:
b. Southern part of the sky

Question 16.
How many months ago was a similar light seen?
a. Two month ago
b. Three month ago
c. One month ago
Answer:
b. Three month ago

Question 17.
At what height the Russian satellite was to be going round the earth?
a. 400 miles
b. 200 miles
c. 500 miles
Answer:
a. 400 miles

Question 18.
Who first spotted the Russian satellite?
a. Sripati Babu
b. Nidhu Babu
c. Banku Babu
Answer:
c. Banku Babu

Question 19.
Who was the owner of the bamboo grove?
a. Banku Babu
b. Poncha Ghosh
c. Nidhu Babu
Answer:
b. Poncha Ghosh

Question 20.
Who wrote the story ‘Bonku Babu’s Friend’?
a. Rabindra Nath Tagore
b. Satyajit Ray
c. None of these
Answer:
a. Rabindra Nath Tagore

Question 21.
For how many days was Bonku Babu injured?
a. 3 days
b. 4 days
c. 1 month
Answer:
a. 3 days

Question 22.
Who dropped his cup after hearing Bonku Babu’s speech?
a. Poncha Ghosh
b. Nidhu Babu
c.Ramkanai
Answer:
c.Ramkanai

Question 23.
In which year did Satayajit Ray die?
a. 1992
b. 1991
c. 1993
Answer:
a. 1992

Question 24.
“Is there any place that you have wished to visit, or a scene that you have longed to see, but never could?’’ Who said this?
a. Nidhu Babu
b. Ang
c. Bonku Babu
Answer:
b. Ang

Question 25.
From which planet did Ang come?
a. Craneus
b. Mars
c. Jupiter
Answer:
a. Craneus

• STHOTHRALU – స్తోత్రాలు
• ASHTOTTARA – అష్టోత్తర
• ASHTAKAMULU – అష్టకములు
• MANTRALU – మంత్రాలు
• BHAKTI GEETHALU – భక్తి గీతాలు
• BHAKTI YOGAM – భక్తి యోగం
• DANDAKALU – దండకాలు
• CHALISALU – చాలీసాలు

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