Vistas: The Tiger King · Class 12 · CBSE · Science English
Which statement best explains the central irony in Kalki's "The Tiger King"?
Practice question from Vistas: The Tiger King (Class 12 · CBSE · Science English), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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Which statement best explains the central irony in Kalki's "The Tiger King"?
- A.The Maharaja defeats the prophecy by killing exactly one hundred real tigers.
- B.The Maharaja's efforts to escape death from a tiger ultimately lead to his death because of a wooden tiger.Correct answer
- C.The astrologers deliberately help the Maharaja become a successful ruler.
- D.The Maharaja gives up hunting after discovering that tigers are harmless.
Solution
The story's irony lies in the Maharaja's attempt to defeat the prophecy of death by a tiger. Although he survives real tigers, a splinter from a wooden tiger causes the infection that leads to his death.
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