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Few days after Killing he i den tiger 0 BIS son on his third birthday qandredth tiger, the Maharaja gifted a wo Maharaja's yj ny spli ed the . tiger pierce ihU hand, eg cing Plinter on the surface of the wooden ti Ber tOOk its fi he A . Hence, © ‘0. sore, followed by the Maharaja's death a's ri hundredth i . “HS Hnal revenge upon the Tiger King. 2015) 7. Why did the Maharaja decide to Set married? {CBSE (F) 2010. ees Ans. NF Occupied the throne at the age of twenty he went on a tiger UNE Bn. He was excited to kill his first tiger, and within ten years, he killed sete 5 ‘me extinct in his own state. So he decided to get married al family ofa state that 8. had a large number of tigers. ase dh i0i2) Why was the Maharaja so anxious to kill the hundredth tiger? [CBSE (Al) 2 Ans. ‘The Maharaja had killed . - ‘ re tiger, he ninety-nine tigers. If he could kill just one more tig would have no fear left, TI hen he could give up tiger hunting altogether. Moreover, he had to be extremely careful with the last tiger 9. What sort of hunts did the Maharaja offer to organise for the high-ranking British < officer? What trait of the officer does it reveal? (CBSE Delhi 2013} Ans, For the high-ranking British officer, the Maharaja was prepared to organise any other Inunt—a boar hunt, a mouse hunt, mosquito hunt. Buta tiger hunt was impossible. hunt i canned witn Camscanial not wish (0 DURE OF Kil, d He actually his ane, standing gc try off n rer was a hig show ya gui e The officer wasa big hed with naa abi, shots wees inhabiting Pratiband "i" A fa time for all he di abiting Pratanapee 2M? 10. Why was it a celebral Wh ahe tigers inl , a for al ae . abaraja, no ony Ams. It was a celebration time IF C14 except the Mal Hn Maharaja banned tiger toa found hunting a tiger , hunt tigers. It was proclaime and wealth would be seized H1, The manner of his (the Tiger Comment. ' red ti Ans. Sepia had vowed to kill hundred was born, astrologers had Even after the Mahar ironical because eventually, 12, How did the Tiger King’s Dewan Prov ors, no more tigers were leh.” er the Tiger King tad killed oinety-0 AA tiger in the forest ofa vila Ten ee he asked the Chief Minister toting, 'e king went there but did not find the ter The Dewan had hidden in his house s thet’ or he would remove him from his jo Ios Parkin Madras. He ook qe which had been brought from a Pe c's Pa Mint tiger to the forest to be killed by the King. = 13. How did the ten-day-old baby (the future Tiger King) react to the p Teton boa, | future made by the astrologer? ane Delhi nt Ans. On hearing the prediction, the ten-day~ oi ‘everyone who is born has to die one day To this, he responded, ‘Let Tigers Beware’. ‘ oe What kind of life was enjoyed by crown prince Jung Bahadur, till he Feached the i of twenty? (CBSE Delhi ay Ans. The royal infant grew upto be the King of Pratibandapuram, who was Obsessed ig the idea of killing one-hundred tigers. He wanted to do 30 to disprove the pop which said that his death would come from the hundredth tiger. This made hin i) the tigers of Pratibandapuram. He even married to realise this ambition. He came tobe known as the Tiger King. 15, ‘From that day onwards, it was celebration time for all tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram’, Bring out the irony in this statement. [CBSE Sample Po iper 2017 Ans, It was.a celebration as killing tigers was banned by the state, It is ironical because he state head, the Maharaja had full right to kill tigers. 16. Why was the Maharaja once in danger of losing his kingdom2[CBS¥ (Delhi) SE) ‘Ans. The Maharaja was on the verge of losing his throne when he refused the British oferty hunt tigers in Pratibandapuram, He not only refused to permit him to do sobutdidno: allow him to be photographed standing over a dead tiger. However, he compromisey resenting 50 diamond rings to his wife costing him three lakhs of rupees, 17. How did Maharaja deal with a high-ranking British Officer who wanted to shoot tiger? [CBSE (Delhi) SET 112017) Ans, The Maharaja was firm in his resolve of not to give him permission. He encouraged him to hunt a boar, mouse or even a mosquito; because of ths, there was a risk of losing hs >cannea witn CLamScan he just wanted to be ‘anyone was his a mater of extraordin, ' TRSE Ma gers to ensure his longi. he Tiger King would of ers, he was Killed by a ge ill hough a wooden ong ig King’s) deatl { foretold that ane ¢ killed hundred tig » was killed by a tig he _ prove tobe resourceful? 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Cided to 0 ‘0 get married? ae , one-hundre ‘iepura™ He, thereto ’ Set married to fulfil his aim of killing Op atiban Sey, 20, Men did the waned Wg BES and no tiger was left in the Fores «any tgel> thang, Ans. al. Ans. ave ha 2017 PPen oe oT 1 2017) Ais. On the d; ened tothe hundredth tiger? (BSE (F) SET 23. Ans. ment Laas ‘arry a princess from a kingdom with mi an . JA decide to double the land tax for village? j ser 120 a (BSE nde someon " o ae to kill, put ne Wh Mh e¢ ‘ii: could eee a ge HA Us one tiger to reac his target of How ag itt tigen sg nett the village. The Maharaja was desP th a the hun . a became furious and doubled the land 5p set 12017) he King’s p, th tiger (cBse (FS the eople’c oo reach the forest? - ght from People’s Park in yuet4 @ tiger hidden in his house, which had been Drove and his aged wife qu" At midnight, when the enire town was teePINE 28ged the tiger into their car and took him to the Fores od in ‘ay of h 104 humble Sees the hundredth tiger wandered in Maharaja’ presence 04S" ‘tion. The Maharaja took an aim at him and the tiger fell in ® on heap. But w : the bale a hunters looked at the tiger they realised that he was NOL dea Did the proph '€ mark rather, it had fainted. > ecy of the astrologer come true at the end of the story? 2019) [CBSE Sample Paper 20 the prophecy did prove true as his death came out of the hundredth tigen, H+ the wooden tiger. He thought that he ha Killed the hundredth tiger, but actually, he missed its mark and was killed by one of the ministers. The destiny played its role as the hundredth tiger was the wooden tiger. Which problem did the Maharaja face when he had killed seventy tigers? How did he solve it? [CBSE (Al) 2017\ ‘The Maharaja had to kill one-hundred tigers on the whole. After killing seventy of the one in Pratibandapuram, no more tigers were left in the forest there. But he had to kill thirty more, so he decided to get married to a princess of a state with large tiger pled das Yes, population. canned witn Lamscan