Chapter-3
A
PINCH OF SNUFF
-Manohar Malgaonkar
1. What is the
relation between Ohanlal Ratiram and Ratiram?
Ans. They are father and son. Sohanlal Ratiram is the party boss in Delhi.
2. In what
dress did the writer go to the minister along with Nanukaka?
Ans. Writer went there in Jodharpur coat with a huge orange turban tied round
his head.
3. What was
designation of the writer? Why did he always obey Nanukaka?
Ans. The writer was an under-secretary, on probation. He obeyed Nanukaka
because he was the brother of his mother.
4. Where did
Nanukaka go to meet the minister with whom?
Ans. Nanukaka went to the North Block to meet the minister along with the
writer.
5. Is the under
secretary impressed with Nanukaka at any point? When and why? Find out the
evidence from the story.
Ans. The under secretary is impressed with Nanukaka when the Welfare Minister,
whom he wanted to meet, comes to see Nanukaka early in the morning. The
minister gladly does what Nanukak wants him to do. It is indeed a miracle.
6. How did
Nanukak impress the minister?
Ans. After writing his name in the visitor’s book, he told his ‘chauffeur’ to
drive to Maharaja Sutkatta’s place because he had to return the horoscopes.
This trick impressed the minister.
7. Who was the
second important person Nanukak had planned to meet?
Ans. The second important person Nanukaka planned to meet was the very minister
whom he had come to meet in Delhi.
8. What
preparation did he make to meet him?
Ans. To meet minister Nanukaka hired an outlandish large car. He asked the
under secretary to act his liveried chauffeur.
9. What new role
did Nanukaka give the under secretary to play?
Ans. He gave the under secretary to the role of his chauffeur to play.
