Q. Who is the author of Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory?
Ans. Satyajit Ray.
Q. Who was Bepin Choudhury?
Ans. He was a quiet, book-loving man who lived in Calcutta.
Q. Who approached Bepin Choudhury at the bookshop?
Ans. Parimal Ghose.
Q. What did Parimal Ghose claim about Bepin?
Ans. He claimed that he had met Bepin in Ranchi in 1958.
Q. Why was Bepin Choudhury confused?
Ans. He could not remember the alleged visit to Ranchi.
Q. Where did Parimal say Bepin had gone in 1958?
Ans. Ranchi.
Q. Who was Chunilal?
Ans. He was Bepin’s old school friend.
Q. Why did Bepin contact Chunilal?
Ans. He hoped Chunilal could help him understand his memory problem.
Q. What did Bepin do to check his memory?
Ans. He consulted people and travelled to Ranchi to investigate the incident.
Q. What did Bepin remember about his past?
Ans. He remembered many details of his life but could not recall the Ranchi trip.
Q. Who was Dr Chanda?
Ans. A doctor whom Bepin consulted about his apparent memory loss.
Q. What did Dr Chanda suggest?
Ans. He suggested that Bepin visit Ranchi to see whether his memory would return.
Q. Why did Bepin go to Ranchi?
Ans. To investigate the alleged visit and recover his missing memory.
Q. What happened when Bepin returned from Ranchi?
Ans. He received a letter from Chunilal explaining the trick played on him.
Q. Why did Chunilal play the trick on Bepin?
Ans. He wanted to teach Bepin a lesson because Bepin had refused to help him when he was in financial difficulty.
Q. Was Bepin actually suffering from memory loss?
Ans. No. The incident was a deliberate hoax arranged by Chunilal.
Q. What role did Parimal Ghose play?
Ans. He helped Chunilal make Bepin believe that he had forgotten the Ranchi trip.
Q. What is the main theme of the story?
Ans. Memory, deception, friendship and the consequences of selfishness.
Q. Why is the story humorous?
Ans. Because Bepin becomes increasingly anxious over an incident that never happened.
Q. What lesson does the story teach?
Ans. We should treat others with kindness and think about the consequences of our actions.