📘 The Tiger King – Study Notes
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Author: Kalki (Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy)
🌟 Theme:
• Irony of fate
• Satire on power and ego
• Futility of defying destiny
• Hypocrisy in human behavior
🧑🎓 Characters:
• Maharaja of Pratibandapuram: The “Tiger King,” obsessed with killing
100 tigers.
• Duraisani: Maharaja’s wife.
• British Officer: Wants a photo with the dead tiger.
• Deewan: Loyal yet terrified official who arranges the 100th tiger.
• Doctors/Vaidya: Symbolic of blind obedience and fear of royalty.
📖 Summary:
• A prophecy at birth warns the King will be killed by a tiger.
• He kills 99 tigers to escape death.
• The 100th tiger is missed due to the incompetence of his men.
• Irony strikes when he dies from a sliver from a toy tiger.
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Important Points:
• Satirical tone throughout
• Irony in every major turn
• Blind faith in astrology vs. rationality
• Criticism of the autocratic power system
✅ 20 MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)
1.Who is the author of "The Tiger King"?
a) Ruskin Bond
b) R.K. Narayan
, c) Kalki
d) Khushwant Singh
Ans: c) Kalki
2.What was foretold at the birth of the Tiger King?
a) He will be a great ruler
b) He will be killed by a tiger
c) He will rule for 100 years
d) He will die of a heart attack
Ans: b)
3.What is the real name of the Tiger King?
a) Jang Bahadur
b) Jung Jung Bahadur
c) Pratap Singh
d) Sher Jung
Ans: b)
4.How many tigers did the king kill in his kingdom?
a) 70
b) 99
c) 50
d) 100
Ans: a)
5.Why did the king marry a girl from a different state?
a) To form a political alliance
b) For her beauty
c) Her state had tigers
d) She was royal
Ans: c)
6.Who actually killed the 100th tiger?
a) The Maharaja
b) The British officer
c) A hunter
d) No one; it survived
Ans: c)
7.What caused the Maharaja’s death?
a) A real tiger
b) Heart failure
c) A toy tiger
d) Assassination
Ans: c)
8.The story is a satire on:
a) Education system
b) Political alliances
c) Monarchy and superstition
d) Army power
Ans: c)
🖋️
Author: Kalki (Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy)
🌟 Theme:
• Irony of fate
• Satire on power and ego
• Futility of defying destiny
• Hypocrisy in human behavior
🧑🎓 Characters:
• Maharaja of Pratibandapuram: The “Tiger King,” obsessed with killing
100 tigers.
• Duraisani: Maharaja’s wife.
• British Officer: Wants a photo with the dead tiger.
• Deewan: Loyal yet terrified official who arranges the 100th tiger.
• Doctors/Vaidya: Symbolic of blind obedience and fear of royalty.
📖 Summary:
• A prophecy at birth warns the King will be killed by a tiger.
• He kills 99 tigers to escape death.
• The 100th tiger is missed due to the incompetence of his men.
• Irony strikes when he dies from a sliver from a toy tiger.
✍️
Important Points:
• Satirical tone throughout
• Irony in every major turn
• Blind faith in astrology vs. rationality
• Criticism of the autocratic power system
✅ 20 MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)
1.Who is the author of "The Tiger King"?
a) Ruskin Bond
b) R.K. Narayan
, c) Kalki
d) Khushwant Singh
Ans: c) Kalki
2.What was foretold at the birth of the Tiger King?
a) He will be a great ruler
b) He will be killed by a tiger
c) He will rule for 100 years
d) He will die of a heart attack
Ans: b)
3.What is the real name of the Tiger King?
a) Jang Bahadur
b) Jung Jung Bahadur
c) Pratap Singh
d) Sher Jung
Ans: b)
4.How many tigers did the king kill in his kingdom?
a) 70
b) 99
c) 50
d) 100
Ans: a)
5.Why did the king marry a girl from a different state?
a) To form a political alliance
b) For her beauty
c) Her state had tigers
d) She was royal
Ans: c)
6.Who actually killed the 100th tiger?
a) The Maharaja
b) The British officer
c) A hunter
d) No one; it survived
Ans: c)
7.What caused the Maharaja’s death?
a) A real tiger
b) Heart failure
c) A toy tiger
d) Assassination
Ans: c)
8.The story is a satire on:
a) Education system
b) Political alliances
c) Monarchy and superstition
d) Army power
Ans: c)
