CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

MIJBIL THE OTTER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the name given to the otter?
A
Major
B
Mijbil
C
Mad
D
Majhis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mijbil, as I called the otter, was, in fact, of a race previously unknown to science and was at length christened by zoologists ‘Lutrogale perspicillata Maxwelli’, or Maxwell’s otter.

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: -(b) The otter used to follow the narrator when he called his name.

Detailed explanation-4: -The writer called his pet ‘Mijbil’ or in short, ‘Mij’. Mijbil was a part of a race of otters that had been recently discovered by a zoologist named Lutrogale Perspicillata Maxwell and was thus known as Maxwell’s otter. It required the otter a little time to open up and settle in his new surroundings.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gavin Maxwell, the author of the chapter ‘Mijbil the Otter, lives in a cottage in Camusfeama, in the West Highlands in . 3. When was the author too sad to think of a dog again?

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