Directions (Q. No. 1 to 20) We come across many funny incidents related to different walks of life. One of the funny incidents is the punchline or a climax-which gives the incidents a sudden transformation or twist (into something not expected). It is this punchline which makes the incident funny. In each of the funny questions an incident is described but the punchline ismissingindicated by a blank. After the incident, two statements numbered I and II are given. Considering the incident, you have to decidewhich of the two statements fits as a punchline.

1. A doctor warned his patient: “You must stop smoking, otherwise you might___”
I. set fire to my couch
II. not be able to pay my bills

(a) Only I fits
(b) Only II fits
(c) None fits
(d) Both I and II fits and the wavelengths or approach in both the statements are also more or less the same

2. Judge: “Are you guilty?” Prisoner
I. “I haven’t heard the evident yet”
II. “Who is not; your honour”

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Neither
(d) Both with same idea

3. A : “Has your wife stopped fighting with you?” B : _________
I. Yes, she died
II. No, she is still alive

(a) Only I
(b) Neither
(c) Only II
(d) Both with contrasting ideas.

4. I’ve been feeding my dog garlic. Now_____
I. His barki is worse than his bite.
II. He may be needing onions, may be

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

5. Wife : The cleaning woman seems to have stolen two of our new towels. Husband: Which towels? Wife:______
I. “The ones we had been gifted on our anniversary.”
II. “The ones we brought back from the hotel in Mumbai.”

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting idea

6. Boarder: “When I leftmy last boarding-house, the landlady actually wept.” Landlady: “Well, I shalln’t________
I. I always collect payment in advance.
II. I am a woman with tought interiors

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

7. Clerk: “My wife told me to ask you for a raise, sit.” Manager:________
I. “All right, I’ll ask my wife if, I can give you one.”
II. “Doesn’t she also tell you to do some hard work, Mr. Sinha?”

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

8. Husband: “Drinking makes you look extraordinarily beautiful”. Wife: “But I have not been drinking?” Husband:________
I. Why? Did you quit drinking?
II. No, But I have.

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Neither
(d) Both with same idea

9. The doctor asked: “Do you permit your wife to have her own way?” The man replied:_________
I. “No Sir, she has it without my permission.”
II. “Yes, but only if, there is enough petrol in the tank.”

(a) Neither
(b) Only I
(c) Only II
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

10. Servant : “The doctor is here, professor.” Professor: “I don’t want to see him____”
I. Tell him I’ mill.
II. Tell him I’m alright.

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

11. Judge: “Well, we have thirty witnesses who say you steal the automobile.” Prisoner,‘ Sir______
I. I can give you sixty witnesses who did not see me steal it.
II. May be all of them are liars.

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

12. A : “Do you know, reports reveal that infants don’t like their periods of infancy?” B :_____
I. “Yes, when they become adults they can indulge in adultery.”
II. “Gosh, How good it’d be if, we were born adults.”

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

13. Mansi asked her elder sister Manjul,” Why does a traffic light turn red, sister?” Manjul replied:______
I. “Why not? You’d blush too if, you had to change in the middle of the street?”
II. “May be it warns us of a possible accident by showing the colour of blood.”

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

14. Son: “When will I be old enough to do as I please, dad?” Daddy:______
I. “When you become as old as myself, son”.
II. “Nobody lives that long, son.”

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

15. Doctor: “Congratulations, Awasthi jee, you are going to have triplets.” Mr. Awasthi :________
I. “Well, find out from her who are the other two guys.”
II. “So, I will have to buy three `your baby’s future policies’ instead of one.”

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

16. The electrician came to repair the socket.He asked: “Does the bulb work when this plug is switched on?” The house-owner replied:_____
I. “I don’t know, I don’t have a bulb.”
II. “I can’t say. I don’t have a plug.”

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Neither

17. The speed of a jet flight is truly staggering. You can have breakfast in London, lunch in New York and________
I. Dine with the air hostess in a Korean hotel.
II. Indigestion in Tokyo.

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

18. An advertisement went thus: “If you’d like a job which requires you to just stand around; keep looking at beautiful heavenly bodies_______
I. You may join us as an astronomer.
II. We are sorry, but we do have an opening for a sincere swimming coach.

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

19. A : “I prefer springs for both.” B :______
I. “I prefer the beaches.”
II. “But what do you do in other seasons?”

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Neither
(d) Both with same idea

20. A child says to his mother: “I liked the circus a lot but I don’t think highly of the man who throwing knives at the woman.” “why son?”, the mother asked. The child replied
I. “He missed every time, didn’t he ?”
II. “I don’t like people who show violence towards ladies.”

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both with same idea
(d) Both with contrasting ideas

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