In this post you will get the one mark Important Question and answers of the 11th chapter of the English textbook Spring , "Japan And Brazil Through A Traveler's Eye" by "George Mikes" .
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One Mark Important Question And Answers
1. Mikes describes Japan as being
a) overconfident.
b) overcrowded.
c) overjoyed.
Ans. b) overcrowded .
2. An hour in Japan convinced Mikes that he was among
a) leisurely characters.
b) ill-mannered louts.
c) well-mannered people.
Ans. c) well-mannered people .
3. What does Mikes call ‘a man’s castle’ in Japan?
Ans. A man's telephone receiver .
4. What do the people of Japan highly respect according to Mikes?
Ans. One another's privacy .
5. How long does it take in Japan to get convinced that one is among exquisitely well mannered people?
Ans. A Quarter of an hour .
6. What is the mania in Japan according to Mikes?
Ans. Bowing .
7. As Mikes says, after a few hours in Japan, one starts ________________ .
a) thanking .
b) bowing .
c) kissing.
Ans. b) bowing .
8. Who bows to all brothers in a Japanese family according to Mikes?
Ans. Sisters .
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9. Where do mothers in Japan carry their babies in according to Mikes?
Ans. On their backs in clever little saddles .
10. Which place in Japan is connected to Tokyo by Tokaido line?
Ans. Osaka .
11. The Japanese stores employ ________________ to greet customers according.
a) singing girls .
b) dancing girls .
c) bowing girls.
Ans. c) bowing girls .
12. Who enter the carriage in a slightly theatrical scene as noticed by Mikes in Japan?
Ans. Two conductors of Tokaido line .
13. Which animal bowed to Mikes in Japan?
Ans. A deer .
14. Where did Mikes meet a deer in Japan?
Ans. In one of the parts of Nara .
15. What did the deer do after bowing to Mikes in Japan?
Ans. After bowing,the deer jumped at mikes and snatched the little food-bag from his hand .
16. Who are transformed into savages as soon as a bus arrives in Japan?
Ans. The bowing gentlemen's .
17. George Mikes compares the act of two Japanese bowing to
a) an early American traffic law.
b) page-boys turning revolving doors.
c) Tokaido line that connects Tokyo and Osaka.
Ans. a) an early American traffic law .
18. What did the deer snatch from Mikes’s hand in Japan?
Ans. A little food-bag from Mike's hand.
19. In Japan, as soon as the bus arrives, the bowing gentlemen are transformed into
a) savages.
b) slaves.
c) servants.
Ans. a) savages .
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20. What must one do while eating soup in Japan according to Mikes?
Ans. Must make a fearful noise .
21. In Japan, eating soup by making a fearful noise is a sign of
a) depreciation.
b) appreciation.
c) disregard.
Ans. b) appreciation .
22. According to Mikes, bowing girls in Japan are equal to
a) page-boys.
b) maidservants.
c) security guards.
Ans. a) page boys .
23. The pavements in the streets of Copacabana in Brazil are often decorated with
a) pink granite slabs.
b) grey cobble stones.
c) beautiful black mosaics.
Ans. c) beautiful black mosaics .
24. Whose life is becoming hazardous everyday in Brazil according to Mikes?
Ans. The pedestrian's life .
25. As soon as a driver notices a pedestrian step off the pavement in Brazil, he
a) regards him as fair game.
b) greets him and smiles.
c) ignores him and moves on.
Ans. a) regards him as fair game .
26. What according to George Mikes do the driver and pedestrian finally do in Brazil?
Ans. They smile amicably at each other .
27. ‘The Avenida Presidente Vargas’ in Brazil is described by Mikes as
a) a wonderful place.
b) an auspicious place.
c) the worst place.
Ans. c) the worst place .
28. What is the duty of the bowing girls in Japanese stores ?
Ans. Their duty is to bow deeply and deferentially to all and sundry that visit the Japanese stores .
29. Why are motor cars are expensive in Brazil ?
Or
What is extremely expensive in Brazil ?
Ans. Motor cars are extremely expensive in Brazil because of import duties being crippling and murderous .
30. What does the speaker compare Japanese bowing to ?
Ans. The speaker compares Japanese bowing to solemnity of a courtier.
31. When do drivers in Brazil aim and accelerate their motor cars ?
Ans. When they notices a pedestrian stepping off the pavement, he regards him as fair game,takes aim and accelerates the car .
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