The Tiger King Important Short and Long Question Class 12 chapter-2 Book-Vistas

Q-1. How did the Tiger King acquire his name?

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The king of Pratibandapuram was called the Tiger King because it was predicted that he would die because of a tiger. To avoid his fate, he killed ninety-nine tigers, believing he had defeated destiny. However, in the end, he ironically died because of a wooden toy tiger, proving that fate cannot be avoided.

Q-2. What happened to the tiger provided by the Dewan Saheb?

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The Dewan Saheb arranged an old, weak tiger from a zoo and placed it in the forest so that the Maharaja could kill his hundredth tiger. However, the Maharaja’s shot missed the tiger, but he did not realize it. Later, the hunters secretly killed the tiger to keep up the illusion that the prophecy had been defeated.

Q-3. What did the British officer’s secretary tell the Maharaja? Why did the Maharaja refuse permission?

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The British officer’s secretary told the Maharaja that the officer wanted to hunt tigers in Pratibandapuram. The Maharaja refused permission because he had banned tiger hunting in his kingdom to save his own life. He was afraid that allowing the officer to kill tigers might reduce his chance of killing a hundred tigers.

Q-4. Why do you think the Maharaja was in danger of losing his throne?

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The Maharaja refused to allow a high-ranking British officer to hunt tigers, which could have angered the British government. If the British had been offended, they could have removed him from the throne. However, the Maharaja managed to please the officer by sending expensive gifts.

Q-5. What led the Maharaja to start out on a tiger hunt?

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An astrologer predicted that the Maharaja would die because of a tiger. To prove the prediction wrong, the Maharaja decided to kill 100 tigers himself. This belief made him obsessed with tiger hunting, and he killed ninety-nine tigers during his lifetime.

Q-6. How did the hundredth tiger take its revenge on the king?

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The hundredth tiger took its revenge in an ironic way. The Maharaja shot at the tiger, but his bullet missed and the tiger survived. Later, the Maharaja died because of a wooden toy tiger, proving that the prophecy had come true despite all his efforts.

Q-7. What sort of hunts did the Maharaja offer to organize for the high-ranking British officer? What trait of the officer does it reveal?

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The Maharaja offered to organize hunting of other animals instead of tigers and even allowed the British officer to photograph himself beside a dead tiger. This reveals that the officer was more interested in prestige and appearances rather than actual tiger hunting.

Q-8. Why did the Maharaja ban tiger hunting in the state?

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The Maharaja banned tiger hunting because he wanted to kill 100 tigers himself to avoid the prophecy of his death. He declared tigers as state property, and anyone found hunting them could lose their property and wealth.

Q-9. How did the Maharaja please a high-ranking British official?

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To please the British officer, the Maharaja sent expensive diamond rings to his wife. The officer’s wife accepted all the rings, and the officer did not insist on hunting tigers. This way, the Maharaja avoided offending the British and saved his throne.

Q-10. What is the reason for the Tiger King’s sudden decision to marry?

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The Maharaja had killed ninety-nine tigers but could not find the hundredth tiger in his kingdom. To complete his goal, he decided to marry a princess from a kingdom with many tigers. By doing this, he could continue his hunting and kill the final tiger.

Q-11. What gave the astrologers the greatest surprise of their life while they were studying the horoscope of the ten-day-old prince?

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The astrologers were shocked when the ten-day-old prince (future Tiger King) spoke and asked them about his death. He confidently declared that he would take care of all tigers himself. His boldness at such a young age amazed everyone.