CHAPTER – 3 Gopal and the Hilsa-Fish | CLASS 7TH | NCERT ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & MCQS | EDUGROWN

(b) of the talk of hilsa fish

(b) disguised himself

(c) to the palace

(c) of the king

(b) which were three in number

(c) a mad man

(c) his servants

(a) had come in that guise

(a) the challenge

(d) no one talked of the hilsa-fish

(c) to achieve the impossible once again

(d) more important

Answer: (c) Hila fish

Answer: (a) to bring Hilsa fish without mentioning its name

Answer: (d) all of these

Answer: (b) winning the challenge

Answer: (a) ridiculous

Answer: (a) to win the challenge

Question 1.
How were the customers convinced by the fishmongers?
Answer:
The fishmongers convinced the customers by saying that the price had been down that day.

Question 2.
What do you know about Gopai?
Answer:
Gopai known for his wisdom and presence of mind and was a courtier in the king’s court.

Question 3.
What did Gopal’s wife think about him? Why did she feel that?
Answer:
Gopal’s wife thought that her husband had gone mad. She felt that he was dressed too shabbily for a normal man to.

Question 4.
What were the remarks of two men on seeing Gopai in the market?
Answer:
On seeing Gopai a man said that he must be a madman while the other called him a mystic.

Question 5.
Why did the king congratulating Gopai?
Answer:
The king congratulated Gopai for winning the challenge that he forced upon him to bring the fish to the court without being in any kind of conversation about it.

Question 6.
What happened when the king hear his courtiers talking about Hilsa fish?
Answer:
The king was irritated as everyone was discussing nothing but the fish. When his courtiers were talking about Hilsa fish, he lost his temper and warned them that they were courtiers and not fishermen. But the talking soon felt guilty, looking at his nervous and humble courtier when he had rebuked. His tone changed and he said that it was the season of Hilsa and nobody could be stopped from talking about it.

Question 7.
What strange things did Gopai do?
Answer:
Gopai had half-shaven his face. Smeared ash over himself. Had put on rags and was looking disgraceful. His wife asked Gopahthe reasons for-such weird acts. Gopai told her that he was going to buy Hilsa fish. At last even she concluded that Gopai had gone mad.

Question 8.
Why did the king want no more talk about the hilsa-fish?
Answer:
Everyone around the king was talking about hilsa fish. This had infuriated the king so he didn’t want anyone to talk about the Hilsa fish.

Question 9.
What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever?
Answer:
The king asked Gopal to buy a Hilsa-fish and bring it to the palace without anyone asking anything about the fish throughout the way to prove that he was clever.

Question 10.
What three things did Gopal do before he went to buy his hilsa fish?
Answer:
Before he went to buy hilsa fish, Gopal half-shaved his face, smeared himself with ash, and wore disgraceful rags.

Question 11.
How did Gopal get inside the palace to see the king after he had bought the fish?
Answer:
When Gopal asked the guards to let him meet king, they refused. Therefore, he began to dance and sing loudly. On hearing his loud song, the king sent his messenger to call him in the court.

Question 12.
Explain why no one seemed to be interested in talking about the hilsa fish which Gopal had bought.
Answer:
No one was interested about the Hilsa fish. Gopal had bought because of Gopal’s condition. He was wearing rugs, his face was half-shaven and ash was smeared over his body. People were more interested in his appearance than the fish.

Gopal and the Hilsa-Fish Extra Questions and Answers Long Answer Type

Question 1.
If a person take challenges, he put in his efforts to win it. How?
Answer:
One should be resolute and firm. Yes, we should not give up in any situation. We should find out a solution to come out of it. Sometimes it might be tough to find the solution, but if we try hard nothing ‘ is impossible. We learn from the efforts we make in life. If we won’t make efforts then our learning will stop.

Question 2.
What was the challenge given to him by the king? How he won it?
Answer:
Gopal happily accepted the challenge of buying a huge Hilsa fish from the market and to ensure on the way from the market to the palace no one should talk to him about the fish. He was an intelligent man. He dressed up like a mad man and his appearance caught everyone’s attention. He reached the court without anyone talking about the fish as everyone was drawn towards his appearance.

Question 3.
Why was Gopal stopped entry to the palace? What did he say to the king?
Answer:
Gopal looked suspicious or rather mystic since he had dressed himself filthily. Moreover his beard was half- shaven and ash was smeared on it. In addition to that the guards barred his entry palace. He started dancing and singing loudly so that the king might hear him and call him inside. The king ordered him to be taken inside but he could not recognize him. When Gopal reminded him of his challenge and proved that he had fulfilled it the king was surprised and burst into laughter.

Gopal and the Hilsa-Fish Extra Questions and Answers Reference to Context

Question 1.
King: I’m sorry I lost my temper. It is the Reason for Hilsa – fish and no one Not even Gopal can stop anyone from talking about Hilsa. Not even for five minutes!

Questions
(i) Who said these lines and to whom?
(ii) Why did he lose his temper?
(iii) Whose name did he mention in his comment?
(iv) Why did the king ask for forgiveness?
(v) Give synonyms of ‘temper’.
Answer:
(i) The king said these lines to the courtier.
(ii) He lost his temper when he heard everyone talking about Hilsa fish.
(iii) The king mentioned the name of Gopal in his comment.
(iv) The king asked for forgiveness as he snubbed a counter very harshly.
(v) Mood.

Question 2.
Gopal: Strangely enough no one seems to be interested in Hilsa fish today! From the market to the palace and in the court, not a soul has spoken a word about Hilsa fish!
Questions
(i) Why was it ‘strangely enough’ for Gopal?
(ii) Who has spoken these lines and to whom?
(iii) Where did he come from?
(iv) What were his expectations?
(v) Choose the adverb of‘strange’ from the passage.
Answer:
(i) It was strangely enough because no one talked about Hilsa fish that day.
(ii) These lines are spoken by Gopal to the king.
(iii) He had come from market to the court.
(iv) He was expecting that anyone would talk about Hilsa fish.
(v) Strangely.