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Class 12 English Vistas Chapter 2. The Tiger King Summary, Explanation, Question Answers (NCERT Solutions)

The Tiger King (2. The Tiger King) CBSE class 12 English Vistas Chapter 2. The Tiger King summary with detailed explanation of the lesson The Tiger King along with meanings of difficult words. Given here is the complete explanation of the lesson, along with summary, explanation and questions and answers of each topic of lesson 2. The Tiger King.

English Vistas (Chapter 2. The Tiger King) Solution
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Who is the Tiger King? Why does he get that name?

Answer :


Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur, the king of Pratibandapuram, is known as the Tiger King. At the time of his birth the astrologers declared that the prince would have to die one day. The ten-day-old prince asked the astrologers to reveal the manner of his death. The wise men were baffled at this miracle. The chief astrologer said that the cause of his death would be a tiger. The young prince growled and uttered terrifying words: 'Let tigers beware!' He decided to kill one hundred tigers. He thus got the name 'Tiger King'.


All Questions of English Vistas Chapter 2. The Tiger King
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Who is the Tiger King? Why does he get that name?
What did the royal infant grow up to be?
What will the Maharaja do to find the required number of tigers to kill?
How will the Maharaja prepare himself for the hundredth tiger which was supposed to decide his fate?
What will now happen to the astrologer? Do you think the prophecy was indisputably disproved?

Reading with Insight
1. The story is a satire on the conceit of those in power. How does the author employ the literary device of dramatic irony in the story?
2. What is the author’s indirect comment on subjecting innocent animals to the willfulness of human beings?
3. How would you describe the behaviour of the Maharaja’s minions towards him? Do you find them truly sincere towards him or are they driven by fear when they obey him? Do we find a similarity in today’s political order?
4. Can you relate instances of game-hunting among the rich and the powerful in the present times that illustrate the callousness of human beings towards wildlife?
5. We need a new system for the age of ecology - a system which is embedded in the care of all people and also in the care of the Earth and all life upon it. Discuss.

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