MCQ & SAQ OF CLASS XI (WBCHSE)
1. Complete the sentences which follow, Choosing the correct answers from the alternatives given: 1x5
(a) Leela keenly examined the ball for traces of-
(i) dust (ii) cloud v (iii) moon (iv) stars.
(b) Jimmy got his pardon from the-
(i) President (ii) Governor (iii) Jailor( iv) Warden.
(c) Mother Teresa began her Nobel Lecture with the prayer of -
(i) St. Francis of Assisi (ii) the Bible (iii) St. John (iv) the Gospel
(d) According to Nandalal Bose, the vitality of art lies in its-
(i) sense of beauty and order (ii) status value (iii) face value. (iv) money value
(e) The interclass Zenana compartment -.
(i) just after the engine (ii) next to the guard's van(iii) in the middle of the train. (iv) at the tail end of the train
(a) Leela lost her
(i) doll (ii) diamond necklace (iii) ear ring (iv) gold chain.
(b) Lachmi stopped by a hawker's stall to buy-
(i) Chapati (ii) Pan parag (iii) Mango pickle (iv) Betel leaves.
(c) The number Jimmy got in the jail was-
(i) 9272 (ii) 9726 (iii) 9762 (iv) 9762
(D)According to Mother Teresa the greatest destroyer of peace today is -
(i) divorce (ii) abortion (iii) war (iv) drug addiction
(e) Fine art liberates our mind from-
(i) sorrows and conflicts (ii) professionalism (iii) joy and grief (iv) materialism.
2. Answer any five of the following questions in a single sentence 1x5 5
(a) What kind of job did Sidda do in the Sivasanker household?
Ans. Sidda looked after Leela, ran errands and did all sorts of household chores.
(b) Where did Leela's mother find the chain?
Ans. Leela's mother found the chain from the tamarind pot in the Kitchen.
(c) What, according to Mother Teresa, is the greatest destroyer of peace today?
Ans. According to Mother Teresa, the gretest distroyer of peace today is abortion.
(d) "I was hungry I was naked I was homeless I was unwanted." Who said these?
Ans. These words were said by Christ.
(e) What did Lachmi take out from the brass carrier?
Ans. Lachmi took out Chapatti from the brass carrier.
(f) Who is the investigator in the story 'Jimmy Valentine''?
Ans. Ben Price is the investigator in the story Jimmy Valentine.
(g) Whom did Jimmy Valentine rescue from the vault?
Ans. Jimmy Valentine rescued Agatha, a girl a five- year- old girl.
(h) How does the absence of a sense of beauty harm a man?
Ans. The absence of a sense of beauty harms man's physical and mental health.
(i) Where do the roots of art education lie?
Ans. The roots of art education lie in close observation of nature and good works of art.
(j) Where did Sir Mohan Lal wait before the train arrived?
Ans. Before the arrival of the train Sir Mohan Lal waited in the first class waiting room.
Why did Sidda leave the old master's house?
Ans Sidda left the old master's house as his old master left the town
(b) who asked Sidda to throw the ball into the sky?
Ans. Leela, Mr. Sivasanker's daughter in R K Narayan's short story threw the ball into the sky.
(c) Whom did Sir Mohan meet in the compartment of the train?
Ans. Sir Mohan met two English soldiers in the compartment of the train.
(d) "Get the nigger out" - Whom does the word 'nigger' refer to?
Ans. The word 'nigger' refers to Sir Mohan Lal in Khuswant Singh's short story "Karma".
(e) In which hotel did Jimmy engage a room in Elmore?
Ans. Jimmy engaged a room in Elmore at Planters Hotel.
(f ) What did the clerk at the prison give Jimmy Valentine?
The clerk at the prison gave Jimmy Valentine railroad ticket and the dollar bill.
(g) According to Mother Teresa who can "teach us so many beautiful things?
Ans. According to Mother Teresa, poor people can teach us so many beautiful things.
(h) What was the age of the boy who wanted to give his sugar to Mother Teresa?
Ans. The bou who wanted to give his sugar to Mother Teresa was four ears boy.
(i) On grounds of utility, what do the educated use in place of "(elegant) earthen pitchers"?
Ans. On grounds of utility the educated use tin containers in place of elegant earthen pitchers.
(j) What, according to Nandalal Bose, has our country's economic decline followed closely?
Ans. According to Nandalal Bose, our country's economic decline has followed closely the decay of its functional arts.
3. Complete the sentences which follow, choosing the correct answers alternatives given
(a) The person who passes without enjoying the beauty of the London morming -
(i) innovative (ii) imaginative (iii) busy (iv) dull
(b) "Meeting at Night'-
(i) an adventure poem (i) a war poem (iv) a religious poem. (iii) a love poem.
(e) In the poem 'Daybreak, the wind asks Chanticleer to-
(i) sing (ii) blow darion call (iii) sleep (iv) sail.
(d) What do the stars write?
(i) The magnitude of the galaxy (i) Every human beings's place in the world (iii) The insignificance of the human being (iv) The immortality of the gods.
(e) To the rose the worm is -
(i) noble. (ii) visible (iii) loving (iv) invisible.
(b) The invisible worm flies in the- (I) afternoon (ii) morning (iii) evening (iv) night.
(c) The poet in the poem 'Brotherhood' feels that the night is -
(i) small (ii) enormous (iii)very small (iv) short
(d) In the poem 'Day break, the wind crossed the churchyard with a - (i) shout (ii) cry (iii) sigh (iv) smile
(e) The spurt of a lighted match, as described in"Meeting at Night' is -
(i) grey (ii) black (iii) blue iv) yellow
(j) In upon "Westminster Bridge", the poet views the city- (I) in the morning (ii) at noon (iii) in the evening (iv) at night.
4. Answer any five of the following questions in a single sentence each 1x5
(a) What is described as the garment of the city in the Westminster Bridge?
Ans. The morning beauty of London is described as the garment of the city.
(b)" Unknowing I understand. " What does the poet understand?
Ans. The poet understands the mystery of the universe.
(c) What do the stars control in the poem Brotherhood'?
Ans. The stars control the activities and life of human beings.
(d) Why is the rose sick?
Ans. The rose is sick because the worm is eating into its vitals.
e) When did the worm creep into the rose's bed?
Ans. The worm crept into the rose's bed in a stormy night.
(f) How long is the "Sea-scented beach?
Ans. The Sea-scented beach is one mile long.
g) How many fields will the poet have to cross before a farm appears?
Ans. The poet has to cross three fields
(h) What did the wind say when it crossed the Churchyard?
Ans. The wind asked the Churchyard to rest in peace.
(i) From where did the wind come in Daybreak'?
Ans. The wind came from the Sea.
(j) Which city does the poet refer to in the poem 'Upon Westminster Bridge'?
Ans. The poet in the poem refers to the city of London.
(a) How does Wordsworth describe the beauty of the morning?
Ans Wordsworth describes the touching sunlit beauty of the morning as a garment worn by the city.
(b) Which city, according to Wordsworth, is the fairest one?
Ans. London, according to Wordsworth, is the fairest one.
(c) How does Browning describe the half-moon?
Ans. Browning describes the half-moon as yellow, large and low.
(d) What is the colour of the sea in "Meeting at Night'?
Ans. The colour of the sea in Meeting at Night grey.
E) What destroys the life of the rose?
Ans. A nocturnal worm of evil intent destroys the life of the rose.
(f) What does the rose stand for?
Ans. The rose stands for purity.
G) What does the poet see when he looks up in the poem "Brotherhood.
When the poet looks up in the poem. "Brotherhood he sees the stars writing his fate.
H) Who, according to octavio Paz, writes the destiny of man?
Ans. According to Octavio Paz, the stars write the destiny of man.
I) Who announces day break in the poem "Daybreak"?
Ans. The wind that comes out of the sea announces daybreak in the poem "Day break".
Shakespeare
(a) As ransom of his life Aegeon was demanded of
(i) one thousand marks (ii) one hundred marks (iii) five thousand mark (iv) all his belongings.
(b) The Elder Antipholus lived at Ephesus for-
(i) eighteen years (ii) two years (iii) five years (iv) twenty years.
(c) Malcolm and Donalbain were the sons of-
(i) Banquo (ii) the Thane of Cawdor(iii) Macduff (iv) Duncan
(d) The witches looked like (i) chanrming ladies (ii) made creatures (iii) unearthly creatures (iv) queens
(e) Othello had promoted Cassio to the rank of -
(I) General (ii) Duke (iii) Lieutenant iv) Senator
F) The Turks had prepared to invade -
(i) Cyprus (ii Africa (iii) France (iv) five thousand marks
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