How many marks does "January Night" carry in Bihar Board Class 10 English?

In the Bihar Board papers of 2021–2026, this chapter carried about 2 marks and about 3 questions a year; by marks it ranks 23 in English.

Which are the most important (VVI) questions of "January Night"?

The 2 questions above are from the board’s real papers, each with the years it was asked; the most-asked come first with their full model answers. All 2 written questions of this chapter, with answers, are in the AskMedha app.

Do the answers follow the board’s marking scheme?

BSEB does not publish a marking scheme. Each answer is written point by point on a structure derived from past papers and checked by a second, independent model; it is never called the board’s official scheme.

Bihar Board Class 10 · English · Matric exam 2027

Chapter 1: January Night

This chapter’s questions from Bihar Board (BSEB)’s real papers of 2021–2026 — the 2 asked most often, 2 with the full model answer — and objective questions with the board’s key.

marks a year (about): 2
questions a year (about): 3
rank in English: #23

From 6 years of papers, 2021–2026 · full chapter-wise marks

Chapter 1 notes (PDF) →

VVI questions — the ones the board asked most (2)

Q1Short answer2 marksAsked: 2022
Why could Halku not sleep in the field at night ?
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Model answer · Halku's sleeplessness, January Night
1. 1.Halku could not sleep in the field at night because of the biting cold and the freezing winds that swept through his shelter. The night fanned up the cold with the wind, and the cold was just as biting even when he drew his knees tight against his chest. He felt as though all his blood had frozen and ice rather than blood filled his veins, so he lay shivering throughout the night.1 mark
2. 2.Halku did not have enough warm clothes or a blanket to protect himself from the bitter cold. He was wrapped only in his old burlap shawl, unlike fortunate people who had a good thick quilt, warm covers and a blanket to drive the winter cold away. Having spent his saved money on farming instead of buying a blanket, he had nothing to keep him warm, and so he kept shivering and could not sleep.1 mark
- Mention both 'biting cold' and 'freezing winds' in the first paragraph.
- Name 'blanket' and 'warm clothes' explicitly in the second paragraph, using the word 'shivering' to link both points.
- Avoid repeating the cold detail twice; keep the shawl/blanket contrast only in the second point.
Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not Bihar Board’s official scheme
Q2Short answer2 marksAsked: 2023
How did the rich man work ?
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Model answer · character of the landlord, January Night
1. 1.In 'The Empty Heart', the rich man, driven mad by the demon Desire to fill the eighth half-full pot of gold, worked day and night: he rose before cock-crow and worked till past midnight.1 mark
2. 2.He gave up eating, drinking and sleep, wrecked his health, sold his conscience and tried all tricks, by hook or crook, to gather gold, until he died before the pot was full.1 mark
Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not Bihar Board’s official scheme

Objective questions with the board’s key (10)

1. Bihar Board 2026
Halku's ....................... was destroyed by the wild animals.
- (A) home
- (B) boundary
- (C) fence
- (D) crop ✓
Answer: (D)
2. Bihar Board 2026
Halku was shivering with
- (A) fever
- (B) cold ✓
- (C) allergy
- (D) heat
Answer: (B)
3. Bihar Board 2026
Halku was a .................... farmer.
- (A) tenant ✓
- (B) poor
- (C) rich
- (D) progressive
Answer: (A)
4. Bihar Board 2026
Halku warmed himself by burning some
- (A) wood
- (B) leaves ✓
- (C) paper
- (D) grass
Answer: (B)
5. Bihar Board 2026
Halku and Munni were always in
- (A) pain
- (B) confusion
- (C) need
- (D) debt ✓
Answer: (D)
6. Bihar Board 2025
When Jabra barked, Halku realised that wild .................... had entered his field.
- (A) dogs
- (B) animals ✓
- (C) boundary
- (D) crop
Answer: (B)
7. Bihar Board 2025
Jabra started ....................... when he heard the noise of some animals.
- (A) crying
- (B) barking ✓
- (C) running
- (D) jumping
Answer: (B)
8. Bihar Board 2025
Halku did not want to be ................. by the landlord.
- (A) scolded
- (B) defeated
- (C) insulted ✓
- (D) killed
Answer: (C)
9. Bihar Board 2025
Premchand's original name was
- (A) Dhanpat Mishra
- (B) Dhanpat Rai ✓
- (C) Dhanpat Yadav
- (D) Dhanpat Singh
Answer: (B)
10. Bihar Board 2024
Jabra barked because ...........................
- (A) wild animals had entered the field ✓
- (B) he was hungry
- (C) he was scared
- (D) it was very cold
Answer: (A)

Questions parents and students ask

How many marks does "January Night" carry in Bihar Board Class 10 English?: In the Bihar Board papers of 2021–2026, this chapter carried about 2 marks and about 3 questions a year; by marks it ranks 23 in English.
Which are the most important (VVI) questions of "January Night"?: The 2 questions above are from the board’s real papers, each with the years it was asked; the most-asked come first with their full model answers. All 2 written questions of this chapter, with answers, are in the AskMedha app.
Do the answers follow the board’s marking scheme?: BSEB does not publish a marking scheme. Each answer is written point by point on a structure derived from past papers and checked by a second, independent model; it is never called the board’s official scheme.

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