ENGLISH STORY 1 AN ASTROLOGER'S DAY (R.K.Narayan) Class 11th Complete Solution

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             AN ASTROLOGER'S DAY

                                               (R.K. Narayan) 

Question And answer

Q. What was the astrologer's professional equipment ? 

Ans. The astrologer knew nothing of his profession. But he had all the professional equipment with him. His articles included a dozen cowrie shells, a square piece of cloth with chart on it, a notebook and some other little things. 

Q. How did he give his face the look of an astrologer ? 

Ans. The astrologer knew nothing of his profession. But he gave himself the look of perfect astrologer. His forehead was marked with sacred ash and vermilion. He wore a saffi on coloured turban round his head. This colour scheme never failed. People were attracted to him as bees are attracted to flowers. 

Q. Where did he sit every day ? 

Ans. The astrologer would sit under a tree on a public road. It was a busy road. A crowd of people always kept moving up and down, from morning till night. All kinds of people passed that way. Among them were magicians, medicine-sellers, sellers of stolen goods, etc. 

Q. Who were the other professionals on the road where the astrologer carried on his busines? 

Ans. The astrologer carried on his business under a tree on a public road. Besides him, the other professionals on that road were -medicine-sellers, magicians, sellers of stolen goods, a seller of cheap cloth and a vendor of fried groundnut. 

Q. What were the different names.given by the vendor of fried groundnuts groundnuts ? 

Ans. Every day the vendor would give his groundnuts fancy names to attract the custo ould call it 'Bombay ice-cream one day. The next day he would call it 'Delhi aun On the third day, he would call it 'Rajaa delicacy and so on. 

Q. What was the source of light used by the astrologer during the evening hours? 

Ans. The astrologer had no light arrangement of his own. There was a groundnut vendor sitting irting near him. Ihe groundnut vendor had a light above the heap of his groundnut. The astrologer would do his work by this light. Besides this, the lights from the nearby shops also helped him

Q. How does Narayan describe the astrologer's knowledge of astronomy 

Ans. The astrologer had no knowledge of astrology or astronomy. He knew as little of t as his customers. He did his job through guesswork and through common understanding or human psychology. First he would let a customer speak for at least ten minutes. It ave him enough stuff for the answers. 

Q. What would the astrologer have done if he had continued to live in his old village 

Ans. The astrologer had to leave his village due to some reason. But if he had continued to live there, he would have carried on the work of his forefathers tilling the land, living marrying and ripening in his cornfield and ancestral home.

Q. How could the astrologer guess' his clients' problems ? 

Ans. The astrologer did not know anything of the stars or astrology. It was only a matter of practice and guesswork for him. He would always say things which pleased his customers. first, he would let a customer speak for at least ten minutes. It gave him enough stuff for the answers. 

Q. What was the challenge thrown by the client to the astrologer? 

Ans. The client said to the astrologer that he had to ask some questions and that he was eady to pay rhe price he wanted. But he challenged the astrologer that if he was found g, be would havë to turn his money with interest. 

Q. How could the astrologer rightly guess the past of the client? 

Ans. The astrologer already knew that stranger. He was the same man, uru Nayak, whom the astrologer had stabbed a few years ago in his village. He had pushed the man into a well and left him for dead. That was why he could rightly guess the past of the stranger

Q. What did the astrologer tell his wife ? 

Ans. He told his wife that a great load was gone from him. All these years, he hac- thought that he had the blood of a man on his hands. And it was for this reason that he hac- run away from his village. "He is alive !" he said. 

         LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTION

Q. Write, in brief, a character-sketch of the astrologer.

Ans. The astrologer belonged to a village. His forefathers were farmers. He too would have become a farmer if he had continued living in the village. He was then a silly youth. One day he drank, gambled and quarrelled badly. He stabbed a man and left him for dead. He ran away to the town. There he became an astrologer. However he had no knowledge of astrology. He did his job through guesswork only, yet he was very successful. He wore such a dress that he at once attracted the eyes of others. His forehead was marked with sacred ash and vermilion. He wore a saffron-coloured turban round his head. The astrologer was verry dever and tactful also. He always said things that pleased his customers. First, he would let a customer speak for at least ten minutes. Tt gave him enough stuff for the answers, He would look at the palm of his customer and say, You are not getting the fullest result of your efforts," or "There is a woman in your family who is not well-disposed towards you," or "Tr is not vour fault, but that or your starS. Such answers at once endeared the astrologer to his customers. 

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