What does the contrast between Nattu Kaka and the proud elder finally suggest about human behaviour?

The one who is unconcerned with importance may, by simple naturalness, outshine the one who eagerly chases it

Great men always reward their most loyal admirers

A person must plan carefully to appear beside famous people

Old family servants should never mix with important guests

Which one of the following is NOT a feature of 'A Pinch of Snuff'?

A scene of violent political conflict

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Bihar Board Class 12 Science English · Ch 3: A Pinch of Snuff

Bihar Board Class 12 Science English · Ch 3: A Pinch of Snuff is an online chapter test in the Bihar Board Class 12 Science pattern, covering A Pinch of Snuff. Attempt it on SeatBeat with a timer like the real exam, then see a detailed solution for every question and your score and weak-topic analysis.

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Topic	Subject	Questions
A Pinch of Snuff	English	30

Difficulty: 7 medium · 23 hard

A Pinch of Snuff MCQ questions with answers

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Q1. What does the contrast between Nattu Kaka and the proud elder finally suggest about human behaviour?
- A. Great men always reward their most loyal admirers
- B. A person must plan carefully to appear beside famous people
- C. Old family servants should never mix with important guests
- D. The one who is unconcerned with importance may, by simple naturalness, outshine the one who eagerly chases it
Solution
Nattu Kaka, unconcerned with greatness, naturally wins the memorable place, while the status-seeking elder is left out — showing that chasing borrowed importance often backfires.
Q2. Which one of the following is NOT a feature of 'A Pinch of Snuff'?
- A. A gently humorous tone
- B. A comment on human vanity
- C. The use of irony
- D. A scene of violent political conflict
Solution
The story relies on irony, humour and a comment on vanity; it contains no scene of violent political conflict.
Q3. Consider these statements about the story: (i) It is narrated from a first-person point of view. (ii) Nattu Kaka had the habit of taking snuff. (iii) The great man appears in the photograph in the act of taking snuff. (iv) The photograph made the family elder nationally famous. Which combination is correct?
- A. (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
- B. (i) and (iv) only
- C. (i), (ii) and (iii) only
- D. (i), (iii) and (iv) only
Solution
Statements (i), (ii) and (iii) match the text; the photograph never brought the elder real fame, so (iv) is false.

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30 questions for 30 marks, to be answered in 20 minutes.

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A Pinch of Snuff (30 questions).

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