Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 9 Question Paper

MEMORIES OF A CHOTA SAHIB

H.S. EXAM. QUESTIONS

Very Short type questions:                                                               Marks: 1

  1. Who is the ‘Chota Sahib’ in the ‘Memoirs of a Chota Sahib’? [HS ’15,’18]
  2. What position did John Rowntree hold before leaving Shillong a few days after independence? [HS’ 16]
  3. Where did John Rowntree and his family make their first home at Guwahati? [HS’17}
  4.  How did John Rowntree find the weather when he arrived at Guwahati? [HS’18]

Short type questions:                                                                        Marks: 2/3

1.What does Roventree often talk of in ‘Memoirs of a Chota Sahib’? [HS ’14]

2. Give a brief description of Peacock Island. [HS ‘14,16]

3. What was the belief about the dividing channel between Peacock Island and the main land of Guwahati? [HS ’15]

4. What does Rowntree state about the large ‘Bheel’ close to the bungalow at Rajapara? [HS ’15]

5. What does Rowntree say about the river banks in the Manas Sanctuary? [HS ’17]

6. What unusual visitor did Rowntree have in his bungalow one night? [HS ’18]

C. Essay Type Questions:                                                                               Marks: 5

1.Describe Rowntree’s experience of crossing a flooded river on horseback. [HS’ 16]

2. Relate Rowntree’s experiences of floods in Assam. [HS’ 18]

Type: Himashree Bora.