Indrani had woken up because
  • Duttada had gone
  • She felt for the adjoining pillow and found no one there
  • she did not know where Duttada was
  • there was a burst of cool breeze
Dibya was a
  • woman who was Dutta’s friend
  • woman who was Indrani’s friend
  • maid who worked for them
  • telescope which Duttada had
The telescope was for Duttada
  • an instrument
  • something to help him
  • fulfilment of an ambition
  • a good investment
Navin Babu was to Duttada
  • a friend
  • a doctor
  • a son
  • a brother
Duttada’s secret ambition was to
  • discover a new comet
  • go to London
  • be famous and wealthy
  • Just look into the sky and watch it
Comets are different from planets because they
  • orbit round the sun
  • are small in size
  • can be new unlike the planets
  • are generally close to the sun
Professional astronomers
  • generally discover comets
  • generally look at faint stars
  • discover planets
  • are not interested in discoveries
“ Barring rare circumstances, the collision is inevitable. ” What were those rare circumstances?
  • Collision with an asteroid
  • Splitting near the sun
  • Evaporating
  • All of the Above
Who had James given the manuscript to?
  • Nature
  • IIA
  • Sir John
  • Taylor
How would you describe Johnson?
  • Quiet
  • Efficient
  • Both a and b
  • None of the above
Who was Johnson?
  • Provost of King’s College
  • Butler
  • Security officer at Whitehall
  • Defence Science Advisor, Her Majesty’s government
Where did the envelope tell him to come?
  • London
  • Canada
  • New York
  • India
“ There is no __________ whatsoever with the arrival of a comet and the calamities of the earth. ”
  • Correlation
  • Proof
  • Finding
  • None of the above
Duttada laughed. “I see that even an MA degree has not cured you of your __________!
  • Dumbness
  • Sarcasm
  • Doubt
  • Superstitions
Did he like the publicity he was receiving?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Maybe
  • Not mentioned in the story
Duttada was absent-minded about daily chores. How was he with his calculations?
  • Absent-minded
  • Oblivious
  • Meticulous
  • Forgetful
Why could professionals not discover a comet?
  • They are busy with pre-assigned programmes
  • They are busy looking at faint stars
  • They are busy looking at nebulous galaxies
  • All of the Above
What was Duttada’s secret ambition?
  • To discover an asteroid
  • To buy a telescope
  • To spend nights star-gazing
  • To discover a comet
What does his wife think of Dibya?
  • A telescope
  • A designing woman
  • A man
  • His husband’s friend
What do you mean by ‘tete-a-tete’?
  • Public meeting
  • Public announcement
  • Private meeting
  • None of the above
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