All The Short Question And Answer of "The Tiger King" | Vistas

All The Short Question And Answer of a Chapter "The Tiger King"|Kalki| VISTAS | Chapter - 2

(1) Who is the author of the lesson "The Tiger King"?

Answer : The author of the lesson "The Tiger King" is Kalki.

(2) What was the real name of Kalki?

Answer : The real name of Kalki was R. Krishnamurthi.

(3) Who is the Tiger King?

Answer : The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram, Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur is called the tiger king.

(4) Why does the Tiger King get his name?

Answer : The Tiger King got his name for the reason that  after the birth of Tiger King, it was predicted that he would be killed by  a tiger and so he decided to kill hundred tigers for his safety as advised by the astrologer.

(5) What is the natural desire among men regarding the 'Tiger King'?

Answer : The natural desire among men is to meet the 'Tiger King'

(6) Why can the natural desire to meet the 'Tiger King' not be fulfilled?

Answer : The desire to meet the 'Tiger King' cannot be fulfilled because like all other living creatures on the earth he has also reached that final abode. The Tiger King is also no more. He is dead.

(7) What did the astrologer foretell about the 'Tiger king'?

Answer : The astrologer foretell that the 'Tiger king' would be killed by a tiger as he was born in the hour of the Bull and the bull and the tiger are enemies.

(8) How did the chief astrologer caution the Tiger King after he had killed his first tiger?

Answer : The chief astrologer cautioned the Tiger King saying that even if he killed ninety-nine tigers, he would still have fatal danger from the hundredth one.

(9) What did the chief astrologer profess to do if the Tiger King killed the hundredth tiger?

Answer : The chief astrologer profess to cut off his tuft, crop his hair and become an insurance agent.

(10) Why was it celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram?

Answer : It was a celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram because they would get honour by being killed by the royal gun.

(11) What was the price of the wooden tiger?

Answer : The price of the wooden toy was two annas a quarter.

(12) How much did the Maharaja pay for the wooden tiger?

Answer : The Maharaja paid three hundred rupees for the wooden tiger.

(13) Why is it said that the Maharaja's tiger hunts were highly successful?

Answer : It was said that the Maharaja's tiger hunts were highly successful because within ten years he was able to kill seventy tigers.

(14) Who were  Khader Mian Saheb and Virasami Naicker?

Answer : Khader Mian Saheb and Virasami Naicker were  skilled thieves who stole sheep from the villagers.

(15) What does Khader Mian Saheb and Virasami Naicker famous for?

Answer : Khader Mian Saheb and Virasami Naicker were  famous for their ability to swallow sheep whole.

(16) What did the Tiger King pronounce when he heard that his death would be caused by a tiger?

Answer : When the Tiger King heard that his death would be caused by a tiger, he earned all tigers to beware of him.