CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

MIJBIL THE OTTER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Otter was brought to the author by ____
A
His friends
B
Two Arabs
C
Hotel staff
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -His friend suggested that he should get one from the Tigris marshes in Iraq, where otters were as common as mosquitoes. After a few days he got an otter brought to him in a sack as a gift from his friend.

Detailed explanation-2: -The otter was named by zoologists as Lutrogale Perspicillata maxwelli. Hence, it was called ‘Maxwell’s otter’ in short.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans: The otter was of a race previously unknown to science and was at length named by zoologists Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli or Maxwell’s otter.

Detailed explanation-4: -Summary of Mijbil the Otter The author of the story is Gavin Maxwell. In this story, the writer tells us how his life altered after he decided to keep an otter. Here he is taking us through his journey and his experiences with Mijbil (or Mij) the otter.

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