The Eyes Have It
—by Ruskin Bond

Most important MCQ Type Question Answer :

1.Who is the author of the story “The Eyes Have It” ?
(a) APJ Abdul Kalam
(b) Langston Hughes
(c) Leo Tolstoy
(d) Ruskin Bond.

Answer: (d) Ruskin Bond.

2.“The Eyes Have It” is a/an –
(a) essay
(b) humorous piece of writing
(c) travelogue
(d) short story.

Answer : (d) short story.

3.The narrator was all alone in the train compartment up to –
(a) Dehra
(b) the station next to Rohana
(c) Rohana
(d) the station before Rohana.

Answer: (c) Rohana.

4.The narrator first discovered that the girl –
(a) had a sweet voice
(b) could laugh sweetly
(c) had worn slippers
(d) had an interesting face.

Answer: (c) had worn slippers.

5. Where was the narrator going by train ?
(a) Saharanpur
(b) Mussoorie
(c) Rohana
(d) Dehra.

Answer: (b) Mussoorie.

6.At that time the narrator was –
(a) not blind
(b) completely blind
(c) partially blind
(d) fully sighted.

Answer: (b) completely blind.

7.The new fellow traveller’s remark took the narrator by surprise because –
(a) he said that he did not notice the girl’s hairstyle
(b) he said that there was no girl at all
(c) he said that he had seen a boy instead
(d) he said that the girl had no sense of humour.

Answer: (a) he said that he did not notice the girl’s hairstyle.

8. The girl was going to –
(a) Dehra (b) Mussoorie
(c) Sahararanpur (d) Rohana.

Answer: (c) Saharanpur.

9.The narrator was prepared to sit there for almost any length of time –
(a) to talk with the girl
(b) to look the beauty of outside
(c) to listen to her talking
(d) to flatter the girl.

Answer: (c) to listen to her talking.

10. According to the girl, Mussoorie is very beautiful specially in the month of –
(a) December (b) November
(c) September (d) October.

Answer: (d) October.

11.According to the narrator –
(a) All girls can resist flattery
(b) few girls can resist flattery
(c) no girl likes flattery
(d) all girls like flattery.

Answer: (b) few girls can resist flattery.

12. The narrator made a mistake when –
(a) he asked the girl about her destination
(b) he asked the girl about her age
(c) he asked the girl about her family members
(d) he asked the girl about the sights outside.

Answer: (d) he asked the girl about the sights outside.

13.The blind girl said that she loved the – (2017)
(a) tree (b) animals (c) hills (d) forests

Answer: (c) hills.

14.“But why are you so serious?” – Who asked this question? –
(a) the new fellow traveller of the narrator
(b) the girl
(c) the narrator
(d) the girl’s parents.

Answer: (b) the girl.

15.In the story “The Eyes Have It”, the girl wished to visit the
(a) hills in Dehra
(b) tourist spots of Mussoorie
(c) hills of Mussoorie
(d) hills of Saharanpur.

Answer: (c) hills of Mussoorie.

16.The couple who saw her off were probably her –
(a) relatives (b) friends (c) parents
(d) grandfather and grandmother

Answer: (c) parents.

17. The narrator was all alone in the train compartment up to –
(a) Dehra
(b) the station next to Rohana
(c) Rohana
(d) the station before Rohana.

Answer: (c) Rohana.

18.At that time the narrator was –
(a) partly blind (b) totally blind
(c) not blind (d) none of the above.

Answer: (b) totally blind.

19.According to Ruskin Bond, the best time for visiting the hills is – (2015)
(a) September (b) October
(c) November (d) December

Answer: (b) October.

20.What type of text is “The Eyes Have it” ?
(a) descriptive (b) imaginative
(c) narrative (d) factual

Answer: (c) narrative.

21.The narrator was curious about the –
(a) girl’s face (b) girl’s eyes
(c) girl’s hair (d) girl’s aunt

Answer: (c) girl’s hair.

22.The girl could not see the narrator because
(a) the compartment was dark
(b) she was blind
(c) the narrator sat in a dark corner
(d) there was a crowd

Answer: (b) she was blind.

23.According to the narrator, the girl had a / an –
(a) interesting face (b) beautiful face
(c) pretty face (d) innocent face

Answer: (a) interesting face.

24. The narrator first discovered that the girl –
(a) had a sweet voice
(b) could laugh sweetly
(c) had worn slippers
(d) had an interesting face.

Answer: (c) had worn slippers.

25. The girl liked –
(a) long journey (b) journey by day
(c) short journey (d) journey at night.

Answer: (c) short journey.

26.The couple was very anxious about the girl’s –
(a) comfort (b) health (c) journey
(d) sitting arrangement

Answer: (a) comfort.

27.The girl was expected to be received by her –
(a) friend (b) parents (c) uncle (d) aunt

Answer: (d) aunt.

28.The thought of laughter made the narrator –
(a) scared (b) glad (c) troubled
(d) amiable.

Answer: (c) troubled.

29.“You must be disappointed.” – Who said this? –
(a) the girl’s parents (b) the man
(c) the girl (d) the girl’s aunt.

Answer: (b) the man.

30.“That always happens.” – here that refers to –
(a) animals movement
(b) movement of the telegraph posts
(c) movement of the trees outside and the stillness of the passengers inside
(d) the painting of the engine.

Answer: (c) movement of the trees outside and the stillness of the passengers inside.

31.The word `reverie’ means –
(a) fancy (b) daydream (c) fantasy
(d) tales.

Answer: (b) daydream.

32.The narrator faced the window to –
(a) look the movement of trees
(b) look scenic beauty
(c) study landscape
(d) impress the girl.

Answer: (d) impress the girl.

33.To the narrator the fascinating game was –
(a) keeping his blindness secret
(b) playing a guessing game
(c) sitting on his seat
(d) finding out the secrets of the girl.

Answer: (b) playing a guessing game.

34.“Then I made a mistake.” – The mistake that the narrator made was –
(a) to ask a wrong question
(b) to behave rudely with the girl
(c) to let slip the fact that he could not see
(d) to crack a joke.

Answer: (a) to ask a wrong question.

35.The narrator wondered if the girl thought him to be a –
(a) brilliant person (b) cruel person
(c) romantic fool (d) fool.

Answer: (c) romantic fool.

37.The girl wanted to know from the narrator if he saw any –
(a) animals (b) mountains (c) rivers
(d) forests

Answer: (a) animals.

38.The narrator felt that the remark he made about the face of the girl was –
(a) safe (b) interesting
(c) unconventional (d) extraordinary

Answer: (a) safe

39.The thought of laughter only made the narrator –
(a) troubled (b) troubled and lonely
(c) hesited (d) crying

Answer: (b) troubled and lonely.

34.The girl who was tired of people telling her that –
(a) she had an interesting face
(b) she had an ugly face
(c) she had a pretty face
(d) she had a charming face.

Answer: (c) she had a pretty face.

35.What tantalized the narrator was the – (2020)
(a) ringing laugh of the girl
(b) sweet talk of the girl
(c) melodious voice of the girl
(d) perfume of the girl’s hair

Answer: (d) perfume of the girl’s hair.

36.The original title of the story “The Eyes Have It” is –
(a) The Eyes Are Not There
(b) The Eyes Are Not Here
(c) The Eyes Are Here
(d) The Eyes Are Not Here

Answer: (b) The Eyes Are Not Here.

37.According to Ruskin bond few girls can resist –
(a) flattery (b) insult (c) temptation
(d) love

Answer: (a) flattery.

38.The girl was given detailed instructions by her –
(a) brother (b) the narrator (c) mother
(d) aunt

Answer: (c) mother.

39.The narrator praised the girl’s beauty saying that –
(a) she had a sweet voice
(b) she had a pretty face
(c) her hair was beautiful
(d) she had an interesting face.

Answer: (d) she had an interesting face.

40.The third passenger got into the train at
(a) Saharanpur
(b) Rohana
(c) Dehra
(d) Mussoorie

Answer: (a) Saharanpur.

41.We come to know that the girl was blind
(a) at the very beginning of the story
(b) in the middle of the story
(c) at the end of the story
(d) as soon as the girl starts speaking.

Answer: (c) at the end of the story

Most Important SAQ Question Answer

1. Who would receive the girl at the destination ? [H.S. – 2015]

Answer: The girl’s aunt would receive her at the destination.

2. At which station did the girl get into the train ? [H.S. – 2015]

Answer: The girl got into the train from Rohana.

3. Who broke into the narrator’s reverie ? [H.S. 2016]

Answer: A man who just entered the compartment broke into the narrator’s reverie.

4. What according to the narrator in Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ is the best time to visit the hills ? [H.S. – 2016]

Answer: October is the best time to visit the hills.

5. What were the eyes of the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ sensitive to ? [H.S. – 2017]

Answer: The eyes of the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ were sensitive only to light and darkness.

6. How did the narrator in The Eyes Have It’ describe the voice of the blind girl ? [H.S. – 2017]

Answer: The narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ described that the girl’s voice had the sparkle of a mountain stream.

7. What remark did the narrator make about people with good eyesight ? [H.S. -2018]
                                Or
what do people with good eyesight fail to see ?

Answer: Bonds observes that people with good eyesight often fail to see what is right in front of them as they have too much to take in.

8. How did the girl describe the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’? [H.S. – 2018 & 2022]

Answer: The girl described the narrator as a gallant young man and a serious fellow.

9. What does the narrator think about the aunts? Or. Who did the narrator of ‘The Eyes Have It’ think to be formidable creatures? [H.S. – 2019 & 2022]

Answer: The narrator thinks that aunts are usually formidable creatures.

10. Where was the girl in the story ‘The Eyes Have It’ getting off? [H.S. – 2019 & 2022]

Answer: The girl in the story ‘The Eyes Have It’ was getting off at Saharanpur.

11. Why did the narrator think that his voice must have startled the girl? [H.S.2020]

Answer: The narrator thought that his voice must have startled the girl because she gave a little exclamation before answering his question.

12. What did the narrator ask the new fellow traveller about the girl ? [H.S. – 2020]

Answer: The narrator asked the new passenger if the girl’s hair was long or short.

13. Who came to see the girl ?

Answer: The couple who came to see the girl off were probably her parents.

14. How did the narrator feel that the couple were his parents ?

Answer: The narrator felt so because they were very anxious about her comforts.

15. What did the woman instruct the girl ?

Answer: The woman instructed the girl where to keep her things, when not to lean out, and how to avoid speaking to strangers.

16. What did the narrator like about the girl when he met her ?

Answer: The narrator liked the sound of her voice and the sound of her slippers when he met the girl.

17. Whose voice startled the girl ?

Answer: The voice of the narrator startled the girl.

18. Why was the narrator unable to tell anything about the look of the girl ?

Answer: The narrator was unable to tell anything about the girl because he was completely blind.

19. How did the blind narrator know that the girl wore slippers ?

Answer: The blind narrator knew that the girl wore slippers because they slapped against her heels.

20. Why was the girl startled by the voice of the narrator ?

Answer: The girl was startled by the voice of the narrator because she did not feel the narrator sitting in a dark corner.

21. What do the people, who cannot see or see very little, take in ?

Answer: The people who cannot see or see very little have to take in only the essentials by their remaining senses.

22. What was the narrator preventing the girl to be discovered ?

Answer: The narrator was preventing his blindness from the girl to be discovered.

23. Where was the narrator going ?

Answer: The narrator was going to Dehra and then to Mussoorie.

24. Why did the girl consider the girl that narrator as lucky ?

Answer: The girl considered that the narrator was lucky because the narrator was going to Mussoorie and she loved that place, especially in October.

25. Why is October the best time in the hills ?

Answer: October is the best time in the hills because the hills are covered with wild dahlias, the sun is delicious and the roads are quiet.

26. How can one enjoy the nights in the hills ?

Answer: One can enjoy the nights by sitting in front of a log fire and drinking a little brandy.

27. Why did the narrator wonder that the girl might think him a romantic fool ?

Answer: The narrator wondered that the girl might think him a romantic fool because she was silent when the narrator was describing the loveliness of the hills of Mussoorie.

28. ‘Then I made a mistake’. – What mistake did the speaker make ?

Answer: The speaker made a mistake by asking the girl what it was like outside.

28. Why did the narrator face the window ?

Answer: The narrator faced the window to make a pretence of studying the landscape.

30. Why did the narrator make a pretence of studying the outside landscape ?

Answer: The narrator made a pretence of studying the outside landscape in order to conceal his blindness.

31. Why was the narrator becoming quite daring ?

Answer: The narrator was becoming quite daring as he remarked the girl to have an interesting face.

32. When did the girl laugh pleasantly ?

Answer: When the narrator complemented the girl for her interesting face, she laughed pleasantly.

33. By what the girl tired of ?

Answer: The girl was tired of people telling her that she had a pretty face.

34. What did the narrator hear sitting in the train ?

Answer: The narrator heard the panting of the engine and the rumbling of the wheels.

35. Why did the girl consider the narrator a gallant young man ?

Answer: The girl considered the narrator a gallant young man because he remarked quite daringly on her interesting face.

36. What made the narrator feel troubled and lonely ?

Answer: The thought of laughter made the narrator feel troubled and lonely.

37. What couldn’t the girl bear in a train journey ?

Answer: The girl could not bear to sit for more than two or three hours in a train.

38. Why was the narrator prepared to sit in the train for any length of time ?

Annwer: The narrator was prepared to sit in the train for any length of time to listen to her talking.

39. What could the narrator see in his mind’s eyes ?

Answer: The narrator could see the telegraph posts flashing by in his mind’s eye.

40. What was the impact of the brief encounter on the narrator ?

Answer: The girl would forget their brief encounter after leaving the train but it would stay with the narrator for the rest of the journey and for some time after.

41. What did the narrator wonder about the hair of the girl ?

Answer: The narrator wondered if she wore her hair in a bun or it was plaited or hanging loose over her shoulders or cut very short.

42. What did they hear when the train drew slowly into the Saharanpur station ?

Answer: They heard the shouting of porters and vendors and a high- pitched female voice near the carriage door when the train drew slowly into the Saharanpur station.

43. Whose voice was heard near the carriage door ?

Answer: The voice of the girl’s aunt was heard near the door.

44. What made the narrator tantalising to touch the hair of the girl ?

Answer: The perfume from her hair made the narrator tantalising to touch the hair of the girl.

45. What is the impact of the perfume from the girl’s hair on the narrator ?

Answer: The perfume from the girl’s hair was so tantalising to the narrator that he prompted to touch the hair.

46. Who stammered an apology ?

Answer: A man who had just entered the train after the girl’s departure stammered an apology.

47. ‘Once again, I had a game to pay. – What game did the narrator play ?

Answer: The narrator would play a game of deceit in concealing his blindness.

48. ‘I answered quite confidently’ – What did the narrator answer quite confidently ?

Answer: The narrator answered quite confidently that he did not see any animals.

49. ‘You must be disappointed.’ – Who said this and why ?

Answer: The new passenger said this because he was not nearly as attractive as the girl who had just left.

50. ‘But they were of no use to her.’ Why were ‘they’ of no use to her ?

Answer: ‘They’ i.e. the eyes which were of no use to her because she was completely blind.