A Pinch of Snuff Subjective
- What is the relation between Sohanlal Ratiram and Ratiram ?
Ans- They are father and son. Sohanlal Ratiram is the party Boss in Delhi.
- In what dress did the writer go to the Minister along with Nanukaka ?
Ans- The writer went there in a Jodhpur coat. Nanukaka had tied a huge orange turban round his head.
- What was the writer ? Why did he always obey Nanukaka ?
Ans- The writer was the Under-Secretary, on probation. He did not like the frequent arrival of Nanukaka but he obeyed him because he was the brother of his mother.
- Where did Nanukaka go to meet the minister and with whom ?
Ans- Nanukaka went to the North Block to meet the minister along with the writer who had to take two days’ teave from the office at the insistence of his mother.
- What is as difficult as getting an interview with a Minister ?
Ans- To get sent on a foreign assignment is as difficult as getting an interview with a Minister for an Under Secretary on probation.
- Who was the second important person Nanukaka had planned to meet?
Ans-The second important person Nanukaka had planned to meet was ‘ the welfare minister.
- Who is a zamindar? Do you know any zamindar in you locality? What do the people in your locality think about him?
Ans- A zamindar is an owner of large lands. There is a zamindar in our locality. People think he is very rich and powerful.
- How did Nanukaka impress Sohanlal Ratiram?
Ans- Sohanlal Ratiram wanted to send his son as a Trade Commissioner to Hajrat Barkat Ali, the ambassador of India is Beirut. But his efforts had failed because Hajrat Barkat Ali refused to have him. Nanukaka pretended that Hajrat Barkat Ali was his close friend. When Sohanlal heard this, he was eager to meet Nanukaka.
- The Under – Secretary always obeyed Nanukaka although he was never willing to do so .why ?
Ans- Yes , it’s absolutely true that the Under – Secretary always obeyed Nanukaka and at the same time he never wished to do so . It was a big compulsion for the under – secretary since Nanukaka was his maternal uncle . Also Nanukaka was very affectionate to under – secretary’s mother
- How did Nanukaka impress Sohanlal Ratiram ?
Ans- It was very interesting to impress Sohanlal Ratiram . It was all possible because of Nanukaka was expert in bragging boasts . He presented himself as a zamindar and later he counted his foreign tours and relation with the ambassador Barkat Ali . By all these tools he was able to impress Sohanlal Ratiram .
- What important information did Nanukaka collect at Ratiram’s place ?
Ans- Nanukaka came to know that the welfare minister is not ready to get his daughter married to Sohanlal’s son . He also collected the information that the welfare minister is going to get his daughter married to a prince . Sohanlal also told him that the prince belongs to a state called Ninnore .
- Who was the second important person Nanukaka had planned to meet ?
Ans- The second important person whom Nanukaka planned to meet was the welfare mirmstor
- Nanukaka tells lot of lies . Why does he do so ? Does he succeed in his goal ?
Ans- Absolutely , Nanukaka tells a lot of lies . It has a reason behind . Actually , he wants to meet the ministers . He is always in search of a chance to meet the minister . In addition to it he uses all his words and wits . Even that , he also dodges about his relations to superior ministers and officers . Absolutely yes , he surely gets successful meeting with Sohanlal and on the other hand the welfare minister himself comes to meet Nanukaka .
- What impression does Nanukaka make on you ? Do you like him ?
Ans- Somewhere I’m impressed with him and somewhere I’m not . I am convinced of his ability to handle all the critical situations but I disagree him when he dodges , he deceives and he flatters someone . I don’t like him at all .
- Give a character sketch of Nanukaka .
Ans- Nanukaka is clever , witty , Flatterer and a devoted person . He is man of dedication and wits . His presence of mind is awesome . He does not think that telling a lie is bad in order to achieve goal . He is an intelligent guy , very confident and never worried . Handling any critical situation is just a child’s play for him . He deceives the people easily . But he is a dedicated person . If he fixes anything , he give all his efforts to accomplish it . Sometimes , Nanukaka is flatterer and funny too . Finally , he makes a typical and fresh touch on his reader’s mind .
- Nanukaka made a big promise to Sohanlal Ratiram . Did he fulfil his promise ?
Ans- Nanukaka really makes a big promise to Sohanlal Ratiram . When Nanukaka meets Sohanlal he dodges him and pretends to be the acquaintance of Hazrat Barkat Ali who is an Ambassador . Nanukaka make Sohanlal believe that he has good term with Hazrat Barkat Ali . He promised that he would talk to Barkat Ali about Sohanlal’s son . Actually , Sohanlal wants his son Ratiram to be a trade commissioner in foreign embassy and it was impossible without Barkat Ali’s consent . But Nanukaka couldn’t fulfil his promise because he had never such relation with Hazrat Barkat Ali .
- What is ‘ Linguistic Emergency ‘ ? Do we all face it ?
Ans- It is a state when someone suddenly turns to his / her mother tongue . It all occurs when we sometimes get trouble to speak in the language other than our mother tongue . So , we abruptly turn to our mother tongue . As well , we feel much comfortable to express our intense feeling like -anger , love , hate etc. It affects our speech and when it happens sometimes , we are unaware . We all do face this type of problem .
- In what dress did the author go / accompany to the minister along with Nanukaka ?
Ans- After coming back from Sohan Lal’s house Nanukaka was again ready to meet the Welfare minister . He wants to make a huge impression on welfare minister , so he wants a liveried shopper with him . And he blandly tells the author to do the same for him .
