{"id":118544,"date":"2022-04-27T15:16:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T09:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=118544"},"modified":"2022-04-27T15:16:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T09:46:57","slug":"chapter-3-rangas-marriage-questions-and-answers-ncert-solutions-for-class-11-english-snapshots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/education\/chapter-3-rangas-marriage-questions-and-answers-ncert-solutions-for-class-11-english-snapshots","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 3 – Ranga\u2019s Marriage Questions and Answers: NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English (Snapshots)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question 1.
\nComment on the influence of English \u2013 the language and the way of life \u2013 on Indian life as reflected in the story. What is the narrator\u2019s attitude to English?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe narrator has very poignantly brought out the influence of English language on the way of life in the story. As the title reflects, it is not Vivaha but \u201cmarriage\u201d because Ranga, having had the opportunity to go for higher education to Bangalore is to an extent influenced by the West and he could talk in English. Ranga\u2019s homecoming was a great event. People rushed announcing his arrival and went to look at him.<\/h3>\n

Unlike the people in the village, Ranga said he would not get married immediately but would wait and find the right girl to get married to. He quoted the example of an officer who got married six months back when he was about thirty and his wife, twenty-five. He liked the idea of marrying a mature girl who would understand him, unlike a childish bride. Quoting the classic tale of Shakuntala, he said that Dushyantha would not have fallen in love with Shakuntala if she were young. He said that a man should marry a girl he admires and it would be impossible to admire an immature girl.<\/h3>\n

Question 2.
\nAstrologers\u2019 perceptions are based more on hearsay and conjecture than what they learn from the study of the stars. Comment with reference to the story.<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nAstrologers\u2019 perceptions are based more on tittle-tattle and assumption than what they learn from the study of the stars. This is brought out effectively through the character of a Shastri in the story. The narrator told the Shastri about his ploy to bring Ranga and Ratna together before he took Ranga to him. As planned, the Shastri pretended to make certain calculations and said that his problem had something to do with a girl.<\/h3>\n

He added that the name of the girl was something found in the ocean such as Kamala (the lotus), Pachchi, (the moss) or Ratna (the precious stone). The narrator said that the girl in Rama Rao\u2019s house was Ratna. The Shastri was very positive about the proposal working out. Later that . evening, the narrator joked with the Shastri about his predictions based on the information he gave but Shastri did not like it. He said \u201c\u2026Don\u2019t forget, I developed on the hints you had given me.\u201d<\/h3>\n

Question 3.
\nIndian society has moved a long way from the way the marriage is arranged in the story. Discuss.<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe Indian society has certainly moved a long way from the way the marriage is arranged in the story. In the story, firstly, Ratna is a child of eleven. The marriage of a girl of this age is now a criminal offense. Ranga falls in love with Ratna, who is no more than a child when he hears her sing. Unlike the story, marriages are arranged but based on compatibility and maturity of the couple. The predictions of an astrologer, like the Shastri in the story, are no longer the gospel truth. Mutual consent of the couple is given more importance than that of the matchmakers, like the narrator.<\/h3>\n

Question 4.
\nWhat kind of a person do you think the narrator is?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe narrator is an affable man who is intelligent and a keen observer. He notices Ranga\u2019s expressions of delight and disappointment and deals with the situation accordingly. He is proud of his roots and talking of his village he says, \u201cI am not the only one who speaks glowingly of Hosahalli.\u201d He does not like the idea of people aping the West blindly. He talks disparagingly of them, \u201cthey are like a flock of sheep.
\nOne sheep walks into a pit, the rest blindly follow it.\u201d The influence of English, on the native language, too meets with criticism\u2014\u201cWhat has happened is disgraceful, believe me.\u201d Ranga\u2019s western concepts of marriage, too, do not appeal to him. He feels \u201cdistressed (as) the boy who (he) thought would make a good husband, had decided to remain a bachelor.\u201d But he anyway decides to play matchmaker and arrange Ranga\u2019s marriage.<\/h3>\n

His curiosity to know what the people were up to when they went to Ranga\u2019s house makes him follow them. He writes, \u201cAttracted by the crowd, I too went and stood in the courtyard.\u201d A traditionalist by nature he is happy to note that,Ranga \u201cbent low to touch my feet.\u201d However, he knows how to use situations to his advantage. He decides that Ratna is just the right girl for Ranga. He plots a situation, wherein Ranga hears her sing and falls in love with her. Then, he takes him to the Shastri who has been tutored by him. He is a traditionalist but a well-meaning person. He takes onto himself the responsibility of getting Ranga married and sees it through.<\/h3>\n

MORE QUESTIONS SOLVED<\/h3>\n

Question 1:
\nWhat does the narrator say about Hosahalli?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nHosahalli village is the scene of action. There is no mention of it in geography books written by the sahibs in England or Indian writers. No cartographer has put it on the map. The narrator highlights its importance by comparing it to the filling of the karigadubu\u2014a festival meal.<\/h3>\n

Question 2:
\nWhat are the two special produce of Hosahalli and in what respect?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nFirst is the raw mango. The sourness of its bite is sure to get straight to the brahmarandhra, i.e. the soft part in child\u2019s head where skull bones join later. Second specialty is a creeper growing in the water of the village pond. Its flowers are a feast to behold. You can serve afternoon meal to the whole family on its two leaves.<\/h3>\n

Question 3:
\nWhat exactly had happened ten years ago? How important was it then?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nTen years ago, there were not many people in the village who knew English. The village accountant was the first one who sent his son Ranga to Bangalore to pursue his studies. It was quite an important event then. The narrator highlights it by saying that the village accountant was the first one who had enough courage to send his son to Bangalore to study.<\/h3>\n

Question 4:
\nWhat happened when Ranga returned to his village from the city of Bangalore?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nRanga\u2019s homecoming was a great event. The crowds milled around his house to see whether he had changed or not. People were quite excited as the boy was returning home after studying English at Bangalore. Everyone was surprised to see that Ranga was the same as he had been six months ago, when he had first left the village.<\/h3>\n

Question 5:
\nHow did the old lady satisfy herself about Ranga?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe old lady ran her hand over Ranga\u2019s chest. She looked into his eyes. She was satisfied to find the sacred thread on his body. She was happy that he had not lost his caste.<\/h3>\n

Question 6:
\n\u201cWhat has happened is disgraceful, believe me\u201d says the narrator. What does he refer to? How does he illustrate his point of view?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe narrator refers to the practice of young persons who during the holidays in village, go on talking in English or bring in English words while talking in Kannada. He calls this mixing up of languages \u2018disgraceful\u2019. He gives the example of the use of the English word \u2018change\u2019 to an illiterate person. The old lady, being asked to come the next day, went away disgruntled.<\/h3>\n

Question 7:
\nWhy does the narrator refer to the Black Hole of Calcutta?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nDuring the British rule, hundreds of persons were kept inside a single room. The next morning most of them were found dead due to suffocation. The narrator uses the expression \u2018Black Hole of Calcutta\u2019 to suggest the large number of people who had turned out to see Ranga.<\/h3>\n

Question 8:
\nHow did Ranga greet the narrator? In what respect did he differ from the present- day boys?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nRanga greeted the narrator with full devotion. He not only folded his hands, but also bent low to touch his feet. A present-day boy would stand stiff like a pole without joints, keep head towards the sun and jerk his body as if it were either a hand or a walking stick. The narrator, being old fashioned did not approve it.<\/h3>\n

Question 9:
\nWhen did Ranga plan to marry and why?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nRanga did not want to get married at an early age. He wanted to find the right girl. She should be mature enough to understand his love talk. Secondly, he wished to marry a girl he admired. He was against marrying quite young girls who had no manners or were not careful of their face or figure.<\/h3>\n

Question 10:
\nWhat examples did Ranga give to explain the importance of marrying late?<\/h2>\n

Answer: Ranga gave two examples. An officer about thirty, married a girl about twenty- five. Ranga hoped they would be able to talk lovingly to each other. The second example is that of Dushyanta falling in love with Shakuntala, who was quite mature.<\/h3>\n

Question 11:
\n\u201cRanga was just the boy for her and she the most suitable bride for him\u201d says the narrator. Who is \u2018she\u2019? What led narrator to this conclusion?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\n\u2018She\u2019 here stands for Ratna, the niece of Rama Rao. She was a pretty girl of eleven. Both her parents having died, her uncle had brought her home. Being a girl from a big town, she knew how to play the veena and the harmonium. She also had a sweet voice. All these qualities made her a suitable bride for a young, educated man like Ranga.<\/h3>\n

Question 12:
\nHow did the narrator let Ranga have a glimpse of Ratna?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe narrator arranged the meeting very systematically. First he called Ratna on the pretext of sending buttermilk through her. Then he asked her to sing a song. Meanwhile Ranga, whom he had sent for, reached the door. He became curious to see the singer and peeped in. His presence at the door blocked the light and Ratna stopped singing abruptly.<\/h3>\n

Question 13:
\nHow did Ranga and Ratna react at their unexpected encounter?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nRatna stopped singing abruptly on seeing a stranger outside the room. Ranga felt disappointed when the singing stopped. Ratna stood at a distance with her head lowered. Ranga repeatedly glanced at her. He blamed himself for the singing to stop and offered to leave. Ratna was overcome by shyness and ran inside. Ranga enquired about her.<\/h3>\n

Question 14:
\nHow did the narrator handle Ranga\u2019s inquiries about Ratna?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe narrator did not give him a straightforward reply. He said casually that it did not matter to either of them who she was. The narrator was already married and Ranga was not the marrying type. This aroused Ranga\u2019s interest and excitement. He expressed the hope that she was unmarried. His face showed signs of disappointment on learning that she was married a year ago.<\/h3>\n

Question 15:
\nWhy did the narrator tell Ranga that the girl was married a year ago?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe narrator had made up his mind that he would get Ranga married early. First he brought Ranga and Ratna face to face to arouse his interest in her. In order to test the strength of his emotions, he told Ranga that she was married a year ago. The shrivelled face of the young man betrayed his feelings.<\/h3>\n

Question 16:
\nWhy did the narrator visit the village astrologer?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe narrator wanted to exploit the common human weakness\u2014eagerness to know the future. He went to the village astrologer and told him to keep ready to read the stars. He tutored him in all that he wanted the astrologer to say when he would revisit him with Ranga.<\/h3>\n

Question 17:
\nIn what mental \/emotional state did the narrator find Ranga? What solution did he offer? How did Ranga react to it?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nRanga seemed to be lost in thought. Perhaps he was emotionally upset to learn that the girl he had seen that morning was already married one. The narrator offered to take him to Shastri to learn about the stars-whether Guru and Shani were favourable for him or not. Ranga accompanied him without any protest.<\/h3>\n

Question 18:
\n\u201cWhat? Only this morning\u2026\u201d Why was this sentence cut off and by whom? What would have been the likely impact if the speaker had completed the sentence?<\/h1>\n

Answer:
\nThe narrator got angry when the astrologer said with surprise that he had not seen the former for a long time. The narrator shouted these words. The astrologer cut this sentence off and completed it in his own way. If he had not done so, the narrator would have ruined their plan by blurting out everything.<\/h3>\n

Question 19:
\nWhat according to the astrologer was Ranga\u2019s cause of worry? How did the name Ratna\u2019 crop up?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nAccording to the astrologer the cause of Ranga\u2019s worry was a girl. She probably had the name of something found in the ocean. When asked if it could be Kamla the astrologer did not rule out the possibility. When suggested if it could be Pacchi, moss, the astrologer put a counter question: \u201cWhy not pearl or ratna, the precious stone?\u201d Thus the name Ratna cropped up.<\/h3>\n

Question 20:
\n\u201cThere was surprise on Ranga\u2019s face. And some happiness.\u201d What do you think had caused these feelings?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nWhen the narrator learnt from Shastri\u2014the astrologer, that the name of the girl Ranga was worried about could be Ratna, he was at once reminded of Rama Rao\u2019s niece Ratna. He asked the astrologer if there was any chance of the marriage being fixed there, the astrologer gave a firm assurance. This caused happiness and surprise on Ranga\u2019s face.<\/h3>\n

Question 21:
\nHow did the narrator test the sincerity of Ranga\u2019s feelings about Ratna?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe narrator employed the age-old trick \u2018temptation for the unattainable\u2019. He first mentioned that the girl had been married a year ago. He noticed Ranga\u2019s disappointment. Ranga\u2019s face fell when the narrator mentioned to the astrologer that Ratna was married. When he was sure of the sincerity of Ranga\u2019s feelings about Ratna, he disclosed that she wasn\u2019t married.<\/h3>\n

Question 22:
\n\u201cThere\u2019s greater truth in that shastra than we imagine,\u201d says Ranga. What truth does he refer to and how was he made to admit it?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nAfter their visit to Shastri, the narrator disclosed to Ranga that Ratna was not married. He observed that whatever Shastri told them had turned out to be true. Still he could not believe that Ranga had been thinking of her. He asked Ranga to confirm it. Ranga frankly admitted the truth that he was thinking of her.<\/h3>\n

Question 23:
\nWhat did the narrator tell Shastri about his performance? How did the Shastri react to it?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe narrator told Shastri that he repeated everything he had told him without giving rise to any suspicion. He exclaimed \u201cWhat a marvellous Shastra yours is!\u201d
\nShastri did not like his berating astrology. He retorted that he could have found out himself from the Shastras.<\/h3>\n

Question 24:
\nComment on the ending of the-story \u2018Ranga\u2019s Marriage\u2019.<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe story has a happy ending. Ranga has been married to Ratna and they have a three year old golden boy named Shyama after their well-wisher, the narrator. Ratna is eight months pregnant and about to deliver another baby.<\/h3>\n

Long Answer Type Questions<\/h3>\n

Question 1:
\n\u201cThe best way of getting to know a place is to visit it.\u201d Which place does Masti Venkatesha Iyengar refer to? What do you know learn about it?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe author refers to Hosahalli, the village of Rangappa and the narrator. From the narrator\u2019s point of view it is an important village in the Mysore state. People may not have heard of it, as there is no mention of it in Geography books. The place has been ignored both by British and Indian authors. No cartographer has put it on the map.
\nThe raw mangoes from the mango trees in the village are quite sour. The extreme potency of the sourness of these mangoes is amply illustrated by the comment: \u201cJust take a bite. The sourness is sure to go straight to your brahmarandhra.\u201d The creeper growing in the village pond had beautiful flowers and broad leaves. The latter can serve as plates for serving afternoon meal. The village doctor Gundabhatta also speaks glowingly of Hosahalli.<\/h3>\n

Question 2:
\nWhat was special about Rangappa? How did the villagers react to it?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nTen years ago, there were not many people in Hosahalli village who knew English. Rangappa, the accountant\u2019s son enjoyed a unique distinction. He was the first one to be sent to Bangalore to pursue his studies. This was considered an act of courage on the part of his father. It was an important event in the village\u2014a sort of first of its type.
\nNaturally, Ranga\u2019s homecoming was a great event. The crowds of villagers milled around his house to see whether he had changed or not. People were quite excited because Ranga had returned home after studying English at Bangalore. An old lady ran her hand over Ranga\u2019s chest. She looked into his eyes. She was satisfied to find the sacred thread on his body. She felt happy that he had not lost his caste. People disappeared from the scene, once they realised that Ranga had not undergone any material change.<\/h3>\n

Question 3:
\nGive a brief account of the narrator\u2019s two meetings with Ranga after the latter\u2019s return from Bangalore. What opinion did he form about the young man?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nWhen Ranga returned home after getting his education in Bangalore, crowds of people collected round his home to see him. The narrator was attracted by the crowd. He too went and stood in the courtyard. Ranga came out with a smile on his face. After every one had gone, the narrator asked Rangappa how he was. Ranga noticed him and came near him. He folded his hands and touched the narrator\u2019s feet. He said that he was all right, with the narrator\u2019s blessings. The narrator blessed him and wished that he might get married soon. They exchanged some polite friendly remarks. Then the narrator left.
\nThat afternoon, when the narrator was resting, Ranga came to his house with a couple of oranges in his hand. The narrator thought that Ranga was a generous, considerate fellow. He was of the opinion that it would be fine to have him marry, settle down and be of service to the society.<\/h3>\n

Question 4:
\nWhat were Ranga\u2019s ideas about marriage? Do you find any change in them during the course of the story?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nRanga was influenced by the English way of life in the matter of marriage. He was not in favour of arranged marriages of the time where the brides were quite young. He told the narrator that he was not getting married just then. He gave two reasons. First, he must find the right girl. She must be mature enough to understand his love-talk. Avery young girl might take his words spoken in love as words spoken in anger. He gives examples of a thirty year old officer who married a twenty-five year old lady and that of king Dushyanta falling in love with Shakuntla. The second reason he gave was that one should marry a girl one loves.
\nDuring the course of the story we find a change in Ranga\u2019s ideas about marriage. Not only is he fascinated by Rama Rao\u2019s eleven year old niece Ratna, he also marries her in the old traditional way of arranged marriages.<\/h3>\n

Question 5:
\nWhat steps did the narrator take to get Ranga married to Ratna?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe narrator was intimate with Rama Rao\u2019s family. He knew that his niece Ratna would be a suitable wife for Ranga. He proceeded systematically. First he created an opportunity where Ranga might listen to Ratna\u2019s song and have a glimpse of her. He arranged this sudden encounter of two strangers at his home. The reaction of two youngsters was on expected lines. Ranga felt interested in her. Ratna felt shy, lowered her head and went to the other room.
\nIn order to test the intensity of Ranga\u2019s feelings towards Ratna, the narrator said that she had been married a year ago. Ranga looked crestfallen. Then the narrator tutored an astrologer and took Ranga to him. Shastri, the astrologer, gave sufficient assurance that there was no hitch in his marriage to a girl whose name was that of something found in the ocean.
\nWhile returning from the Shastri\u2019s house, they saw Ratna standing alone in her uncle\u2019s house. The narrator went in for a moment and brought the news that Ratna was not married. After ascertaining Ranga\u2019s views, the marriage was settled.<\/h3>\n

Question 6:
\nWhat estimate do you form of Ranga?<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nRanga is a typical South Indian young man whose feet are firmly entrenched in the traditional Indian culture but head is swayed by the latest acquisition of English language and ways of life.
\nHe seems to have attained marriageable age according to the norms prevalent in society at that time. The narrator finds him generous and considerate. The young man could rightly assess a person\u2019s worth and knew when it would be to his advantage to talk to someone.
\nAt first, Ranga seemed to be in favour of love marriage\u2014marrying a girl of one\u2019s choice, whom one loved and who would be mature enough to understand love-talk and reciprocate it. The systematic steps taken by the narrator to rope in Ranga to marry Ratna shows that the young man has a sensitive heart. Ranga\u2019s act of naming his golden boy \u2018Shyama\u2019 after the dark coloured narrator Shyama shows his adherence to the English custom of naming the child after someone you like.
\nOn the whole, Ranga appears as a smart but lovable fellow.<\/h3>\n

Question 7:
\nComment on the title of the story \u2018Ranga\u2019s Marriage\u2019.<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe title of the story is quite appropriate and suggestive. It at once sums up the theme of the story. The whole story has one central issue Ranga\u2019s marriage. It begins with Ranga\u2019s refusal to marry just then and ends with his blissful married life. All the incidents contribute to the central theme.
\nThe writer has presented the working of a young educated Indian\u2019s mind and heart. He is easily influenced by the English way of life and customs. He wants to adopt them in his own life as well. The narrator, who is his well-wisher takes deep interest in him and takes active steps to wean Ranga away from the fantasy of love-marriage. By arousing his interest and fascination in a young girl, Ratna, he makes Ranga agree to marry her. Thus Ranga\u2019s one condition for marriage is fulfilled\u2014he knows the girl and loves her. She does not fulfil the other condition of being a mature girl in twenties\u2014she is just eleven at that time.<\/h3>\n

Question 8:
\nWrite a brief note on the ending of the story \u2018Ranga\u2019s Marriage\u2019.<\/h2>\n

Answer:
\nThe ending of the story is superb. Like all the tales of romance where the hero and heroine are finally united, the caption \u201c\u2026.and they lived happily ever after\u201d is usually displayed. The writer goes here one step further. He presents Ranga as a happily married husband, a proud father and a good member of the joint family.
\nHe has a three year old son, a golden child, whom he had named \u2018Shyam\u2019 after the narrator to express his love and gratitude to the elderly person. We also learn that Ratna is about to deliver another child and Ranga\u2019s sister has come there with his mother. They will not only look after household affairs but Ratna as well.
\nThe scene of a toddler putting his arms round the legs of an elder and the latter kissing him on his cheek and placing a ring on his tiny little finger as a birthday gift presents a lovely emotional scene full of tender affection and love. What a happy ending!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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