Vistas Supplementary Reader - Class XII

THE TIGER KING
- By Kalki
Answer the Following Questions:

Q.1) What probable reasons did the narrator Kalki suggested for the extinction of the tiger population in the forests of Pratibandapuram? (3 Marks)

Q.2) What commands did the Maharaja of Pratibandapuram gave to the Dewan Saheb? (2 Marks)

Dear student,

1. After having successfully killed 70 tigers, an unforeseen hurdle brought the Maharaja's mission to a standstill. The tiger population became extinct in the forests of Pratibandapuram, which prompted the Maharaja to decide on getting married and that too in the royal family of a state with a large tiger population.

2.
The hundredth tiger was not located. The Maharaja's anger was at its height. He called the dewan and ordered him to double the land-tax forthwith. The dewan warned that the people would rise in revolt. Then their state too would fall a prey to the Indian National Congress. The king did not relent. He told the dewan that in that case he might resign from his post.

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