Prose – 6 – The Nose Jewel – Questions 

1. The prose The Nose Jewel is written by ? 

A. Sir C.V. Raman 

B. Rabindranath Tagore 

C. Rajagopalachari 

D. Ruskin Bond 

 

2. Ramayya was a simple man living in the _________ ? 

A. Village 

B. Town  

C. City 

D. Urban 

 

3. Ramayya lived with his wife in a nice house made of ________ ?

A. Brick roof 

B. Old fashioned roof 

C. Tiled roof 

D. Cement roof 

 

4. According to the prose The Nose Jewel , Ramayya was a ? 

A. Very poor person 

B. Middle class man who can live very comfortable life 

C. Very rich person and can afford to buy costliest things 

D. He was not a rich person but can take care of his family 

 

5. How many sparrows built a nest on the roof of Ramayya’s house ? 

A. 3 

B. 4 

C. 5 

D. 2 

 

6. “Why does the lady of this house always quarrel with her husband?” 

The above lines is said by ? 

A. Male sparrow 

B. Female sparrow 

C. Ramayya 

D. Ramayya’s wife 

 

7. “Let us mind our own business.” 

Who said the above sentence ? 

A. Male sparrow 

B. Female sparrow 

C. Ramayya 

D. Ramayya’s wife 

 

8. “You are always self-centred,”  

Who is always self centred according to the above sentence ? 

A. Female sparrow 

B. Male sparrow 

C. Ramayya’s wife 

D. Ramayya 

 

9. The female sparrow said with disdain, “Let me see what help you can do for him. 

The synonym of disdain is ? 

A. Feeling of discomfort 

B. Feeling of contempt 

C. Feeling sad 

D. Feeling hungry 

 

10. Please do not talk about what does not concern us.  

The above lines is said by ? 

A. Female sparrow 

B. Male sparrow 

C. Ramayya 

D. Ramayya’s wife 

 

11. See that the ___________does not come near our nest. That would be enough for you and me.

A. Snake 

B. Rabbit 

C. Rat 

D. Cat 

 

12. Somewhere in the muck- heap lay a ___________ nose- jewel. 

A. Gold 

B. Silver

C. Platinum 

D. Diamond 

 

13. Who picked up the nose jewel and came to the nest ? 

A. Male sparrow 

B. Kuppayi 

C. Female sparrow 

D. Ramayya’s wife 

 

14. “What am I to do with nose studs or with ear-rings?  

The above line is said by ? 

A. Male sparrow 

B. Kuppayi 

C. Female sparrow 

D. Ramayya’s wife 

 

15. Find some grub; the young ones are hungry. 

The synonym of grub is ? 

A. Meat 

B. Food 

C. Fruits 

D. Water 

 

16. The bird dropped the diamond stud on the __________ ? 

A. Pond 

B. Road 

C. Floor 

D. Table 

 

17. Who noticed the jewel as she was sweeping ? 

A. Ramayya’s wife 

B. Ramayya 

C. Kuppayi 

D. Meenakshi ammal 

 

18. Ramayya said to his wife that we should hand the nose jewel to the __________ ? 

A. Panchayat chairman 

B. Village magistrate 

C. Village officer 

D. Police officer 

 

19. Who is kuppayi in the prose ” The Nose Jewel ” ? 

A. Owner of the house 

B. Relative of Ramayya 

C. Meenakshi Ammal sister 

D. Maid Servant 

 

20. Who is very careless and ignorant in the prose ” The Nose Jewel ” ? 

A. Meenakshi Ammal 

B. Ramayya’s wife 

C. Kuppayi 

D. Meenakshi Ammal’s daughter 

 

21. Who would go into a rage if he knew that you had lost the nose-stud ? 

A. Meenakshi Ammal 

B. Ramayya 

C. Kuppayi 

D. Father 

 

22. A bird’s eye takes up about _________percent of its head ? 

A. 50 

B. 25 

C. 75 

D. 95 

 

23. Our eyes take up about ___________ percent of our head. 

A. 10 

B. 25 

C. 5 

D. 50 

 

24. To be comparable to a bird’s eyes, our eyes would have to be the size of ____________ ? 

A. Cricket Ball 

B. Base Ball 

C. Tennis Ball 

D. Football 

 

25. “What is the secret you are whispering?” 

Who asked the above question ? 

A. Ramanathan 

B. Ramanatham 

C. Meenakshi Ammal 

D. Kuppayi 

 

26. Who among the following characters does not belong to the prose ” The Nose Jewel ” ? 

A. Ramanathan 

B. Ramanatham 

C. Little girl 

D. Mother Bird 

 

27. Who was suspected to have stolen the nose jewel it by everyone ? 

A. Kuppayi  

B. Ramayya’s wife 

C. Ramayya 

D. Little girl 

 

28. Who came and searched her hut, but could find nothing ? 

A. Village officer 

B. Police 

C. Village Magistrate 

D. Panchayat Chairman 

 

29. Who soon developed a severe fever and was confined to bed ? 

A. Kuppayi 

B. Ramayya’s wife 

C. Ramayya

D. Little girl 

 

30. “Look at the fun, my dear, the lady of this house is scared and is down with fever.”

The above lines is said by ? 

A. He sparrow 

B. She sparrow 

C. Little girl 

D. Meenakshi Ammal 

 

31. “It is all your doing you brought and threw it here and tempted her,” 

The above line is said by ? 

A. Female Sparrow 

B. Male Sparrow 

C. Kuppayi 

D. Meenakshi Ammal 

 

32. “Rightly said, we should never be greedy for what belongs to others”

The above line is said by ? 

A. Female Sparrow 

B. Male Sparrow 

C. Ramayya’s wife 

D. Ramayya 

 

33. Who spend the rest of life in fear of being caught ? 

A. Ramayya and His wife 

B. Little Girl 

C. Kuppayi 

D. Mother 

 

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