II PUC QUIZ 11 - The Gardener

What was the old man holding in his hand when the narrator first encountered him?

• A basket

• A book

• A stick

• A spade

What did the old man bring down as an offering for the owner's wife?

• Mangoes

• Tender coconuts

• Bananas

• Apples

What was the name of Tammanna's rival?

• Sangoji

• Basavaiah

• Ramesh

• Ganesh

What did Basavaiah do when Tammanna started composing ballads and singing them?

• He invited scholars and poets

• He built a mansion

• He performed agricultural tasks diligently

• He tried to sing better

What did Basavaiah find as a means to surpass Tammanna?

• Health

• Wealth

• Art

• Education

What did Tammanna think of as a method to punish Basavaiah?

• Taking police help

• Going to court

• Singing ballads

• Starting a war

What did Basavaiah do when he found out Tammanna was ill?

• He built a mansion

• He composed songs

• He felt a sense of satisfaction or relief

• He invited scholars

What did Tammanna do after Basavaiah's death?

• Forgot all his songs

• Became a non-entity

• Started composing more songs

• Went into hiding

What did the old man say was the reason for man's existence?

• Wealth

• Vengefulness

• Art

• Education

What did the old man say he had seen in a dream?

• The newspaper

• The coconut trees

• The garden

• The story of Tammanna and Basavaiah