The Artist Past Paper PDF 2023

THE ARTIST  ABOUT AUTHOR  Born:- 20 February 1883(Japan)  Died :- 21 October 1971 ,Japan, Aged- 88 Pneumonia  Famous Work :- A Dark Night Passing  THE ARTIST  Award :- Order Of Culture In 1949.  He Was A Japanese Novelist And Short Story Writer (20th century) ...

THE ARTIST  ABOUT AUTHOR  Born:- 20 February 1883(Japan)  Died :- 21 October 1971 ,Japan, Aged- 88 Pneumonia  Famous Work :- A Dark Night Passing  THE ARTIST  Award :- Order Of Culture In 1949.  He Was A Japanese Novelist And Short Story Writer (20th century)  Theme of the chapter This story shows how adults crush talents. Seibei, a student of primary school was a talented boy. He spent his time in collecting gourds.  Theme of the chapter While All children played Seibei used to collect gourds in the city. So he knew all the places where gourds sold.  Theme of the chapter One day he was going through a back street and he saw a cluster of gourds. He bought a gourd and since then he never separated that gourd from him.  Theme of the chapter But one day he caught with that gourd in his school and teacher snatched the gourd from Seibei and complained to his father.  Theme of the chapter Seibei's father all the gourds which were hung on the wall at seibei's house and scolded him.  Theme of the chapter The teacher gave this gourd to the porter of the school and after two months he sold this gourd to curio- dealer for 50 yen and dealer sold it to a collecter for 600 yen.  Theme of the chapter Now seibei is engrossed in making pictures and his father scolds him for this also.  Theme of the chapter Thus this story shows how the interest of seibei was crushed.  VVI SUBJECTIVE 1. Which type of gourd did Seibei like? Ans- Seibei like round and symmetrical gourd. 1. सेबईे को ककस प्रकार की लौकी पसं द थी? उत्तर- सेबईे को गोल और समकमत लौकी पसं द है।  VVI SUBJECTIVE 2. How much did the curio-dealer pay for the confiscated gourd? Ans- The Curio-Dealer paid 50 yen for the confiscated gourd. 2. क्यूररयो-डीलर ने जब्त लौकी के ललए ककतना भुगतान ककया? उत्तर- क्यूररयो-डीलर ने जब्त लौकी के ललए 50 येन का भुगतान ककया।  VVI SUBJECTIVE 3. What did Seibei do after he was forced to give up collecting gourds? Ans- Seibei was engaged in his pictures after he was forced to give up collecting gourds. 3. लौकी इकट्ठा करना छोड़ने के ललए मजबूर होने के बाद सेबईे ने क्या ककया? उत्तर- लौकी इकट्ठा करना छोड़ने के ललए मजबूर होने के बाद सेइबेई अपनी तस्वीरों में लगे हुए थे।  VVI OBJECTIVE 1. One day Seibei found a peculiar gourd at a shop which costed him [2023A] (A) five cents (B) ten cents (C) two cents (D) nine cents  VVI OBJECTIVE 2. "Fancy a lad spending his time playing around like that with gourds!" - is from (A) The Earth (B) A Marriage Proposal (C) A Child is Born (D) The Artist  VVI OBJECTIVE 3. Seibei was passionately interested in (A) baskets (B) carrots (C) gourds (D) potatoes  VVI OBJECTIVE 4. The Artist is written by (A) Germaine Greer (B) Shiga Naoya (C) Anton Chekhov (D) H. E. Bates  VVI OBJECTIVE 5. Shiga Naoya is a...... writer. (A) Japanese (B) Chinese, (C) Indian (D) Bhutanese  VVI OBJECTIVE 6. The curio-dealer sold the gourd toa wealthy collector for.... yen. (A) 500 (B) 600 (C) 1000 (D) 100  VVI OBJECTIVE 7. The price of the five inches gourd is (A) ten yen (B) five yen (C) nine yen (D) eleven yen  VVI OBJECTIVE 8. The type of gourd that appealed Seibei was.............. (A) even and symmetrical (B) old and gnarled (C) peculiarly formed (D) unpolished  VVI OBJECTIVE 9. Who smashed Seibei's gourds to pieces? (A) His father (B) (B) His mother (C) His sister (D) His brother  VVI OBJECTIVE 10. The old woman asked............. Sen for the gourd. (A) ten (C) fifteen (B) five (D) 12 (twelve)  VVI OBJECTIVE 11. Seibei's hobby was collecting (A) gourds (B) flowers (C) seeds (D) grass  VVI OBJECTIVE 12. Seibei reads at...... school. (A) Primary (B) High (C) Middle (D) +2 school  VVI OBJECTIVE 12. Seibei reads at...... school. (A) Primary (B) High (C) Middle (D) +2 school  VVI OBJECTIVE 13. The porter sold the gourd of Seibei for...... yen. (A) 40 (C) 60 (B) 50 (D) 10  VVI OBJECTIVE 14. The Artist is (A) an essay (B) a poetry (C) a short story (D) a drama  VVI OBJECTIVE 15. What did Seibei apply to get rid ofthe unpleasant gourd smell? (A) tea-leaves (B) banana-leaves (C) neem-leaves (D) tulsi-leaves  VVI OBJECTIVE 16. The curio-dealer paid........for the gourd. (A) five yen (B) fifty yen (C) twenty yen (D) nine yen  VVI OBJECTIVE 17. Who was scolded for painting pictures? (A) Reibei (B) Seibei (C) Seibei's sister (D) Seibei's brother  VVI OBJECTIVE 18. Gourd is a..... (A) fruit (B) vegetable (D) Sweets (C) Grain  VVI OBJECTIVE 19. Injustice was done to.......... (A) Seibei (B) Razei (C) Ghosai (D) Shenei  VVI OBJECTIVE 20. The curio-dealer sold the gourd toa wealthy........ (A) teacher (B) Doctor (C) collector (D) farmer  VVI OBJECTIVE 21. "It is the duty of you parents tosee that such things don'thappen."-Who said this? (A) headmaster (B) Father (C) friends (D) teacher  VVI OBJECTIVE 22. Who used to polish the gourd underhis desk in classtime? (A) Seibei (B) Meibei (C) Reibei (D) Seibei's friend