Class-XI
Prose
Chapter- 2
Karma
-Khushwant Singh
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Karma MCQ |
MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
1. Sir mohan is
A. a young man
B. an old man
C. a middle aged man
D. a Britisher
Answer:- C. a middle aged man
2. Sir mohan was resting in a
A. frist class waiting room
B. second class waiting room
C. inter class waiting room
D. room outside the station
Answer:- A. frist class waiting room
3. The suit of sir mohan is made in
A. India
B. France
C. England
D. Pakistan
Answer:- C. England
4. The mirror in the waiting room was made in
A. America
B. England
C. India
D. France
Answer:- C. India
5. Sir mohan smilled at the mirror with
A. an air of scorn
B. an air of pity and patronage
C. extreme vexation
D. an air of admiration
Answer:- B. an air of pity and patronage
6. Sir Mohan's tle was special because
A. it bore the emblem of balliol collage of Oxford University
B. it was gifted by a British Officer
C. it was a gift from lanchmi
D. it was an emblem of sir Mohan's excellence in india
Answer:- A. it bore the emblem of balliol collage of Oxford University
7. Sir mohan believed that the qualities attached to Indian are
A. lazy , corrupt and slow
B. traditional , upper class , luxurious
C. inefficient , dirty , insufficient
D. efficient , worthy of emulation
Answer:- C. inefficient , dirty , insufficient
8. " You are so much like everything else in this country " this country refers to
A. America
B. India
C. England
D. Ireland
Answer:- B. India
9. Sir mohan used
A. eau de Cologne
B. ayurvedic massage oil
C. cood liver oil
D. Swadeshi sandal wood scented power
Answer:- A. eau de Cologne
10. " Ek chota " refers to
A. a small glass of water
B. a small glass of milk
C. a small glass of scotch
D. a small gift
Answer:- C. a small glass of scotch
11. The word opposite to " efficient " is
A. stylish
B. effective
C. inefficient
D. obvious
Answer:- C. inefficient
12. Lachmi was sitting on
A. a sofa
B the floor
C. a bench
D. a steel trunk
Answer:- D. a steel trunk
13. Lachmi was chewing
A. chocolate
B. sweets
C. gum
D. betel leaf
Answer:- D. betel leaf
14. Sir mohan looked at himself in the mirror of a _____________ waiting room
A. second class
B. inter class
C. first class
D. third class
Answer:- C. first class
15. The mirror _____________ back at sir Mohan
A. laughed
B. mocked
C. smiled
D. replied
Answer:- C. smiled
16. The bearer went to meet sir mohan at the waiting room thought a
A. wire gauze door
B. narrow gauze door
C. broad gauze door
D. heavy glass door
Answer:- A. wire gauze door
17. The suit of sir Mohan was from_____!
A. Saville Row
B. Oxford University
C. Harley Street
D. France
Answer:- A. Saville Row
18. Sir Mohan smoothed his balliol tie for the __________ time .
A. fifteenth
B. sixteenth
C. umpteenth
D. seventeenth
Answer:- C. umpteenth
19. Sir Mohan's moustache was neatly____
A. shaved
B. cut
C. shaped
D. trimmed
Answer:- D. trimmed
20. Sir Mohan smiled at the mirror with an air of pity and__________.
A. satisfaction
B. pride
C. patronage
D. perfection
Answer:- C. patronage
21. He glanced at his _________
A. tie
B. watch
C. suit
D. moustache
Answer:- B. watch
22. _________ ordered Sir Mohan
A. " Ek chota."
B." Koi hail "
C. " Ek dum jao..."
D. " Reserved !"
Answer:- A. " Ek chota."
23. " Trimmed " means
A. cut roughly
B. cut neatly
C. shaved
D. made long
Answer:- B. cut neatly
24. " Livery " means
A. look
B. vision
C. dress
D. uniform
Answer:- C. dress
25. Lady Lal was in her
A. thirties
B. forties
C. mid - forties
D. fifties
Answer:- C. mid - forties
26. Lachmi had ____________ gold bangles on her arms
A. one
B. two
C. several
D. five
Answer:- C. several
27. Lachmi was
A. tall and fat
B. short and fat
C. tall and lean
D. short and lean
Answer:- B. short and fat
28. The colour of the sari that Lachmi wore was
A. red and green
B. red and yellow
C. green and white
D. white with a red border
Answer:- D. white with a red border
29. Lachmi's tiffin carrier was made of
A. silver
B. steel
C. alluminium
D. brass
Answer:- D. brass
30. On her way to where the zenana would stop , Lachmi stopped by a
A. hawker's stall
B. food stall
C. newspaper stall
D. betel leaf stall
Answer:- A. hawker's stall
31. Lachmi stopped by a hawker's stall to buy
A. chapati
B. pan parag
C. betel leaves
D. mango pickle
Answer:- C. betel leaves
32. The betel case of Lady Lal was made of
A. gold
B. tin
C. brass
D. silver
Answer:- D. silver
33. Who wrote “Karma’?
a) RK Narayan
b) Nandalal Bose
c) Khushwant Singh
d) O Henry.
Ans: c) Khushwant Singh.
34. Khushwant Singh was born in
a) 1912
b) 1913
c) 1914
d) 1915.
Ans: d) 1915.
35. Khushwant Singh was a / an
a) Indian writer in Urdu
b) Indian writer in English
c) Australian writer in Urdu
d) British writer in English.
Ans: b) Indian writer in English.
36. “Karma” is a / an
a) essay
b) travelogue
c) biography
d) autobiography.
Ans: a) essay.
37. “The Times” is a
a) journal
b) booklet
c) leaflet
d) newspaper
Ans: a) journal.
38. Sir Mohanlal compared the mirror with
a) Indian mirror
b) himself
c) everything belonging to his country
d) a new mirror.
Ans: c) everything belonging to his country.
39. Sir Mohanlal treated Lachmi with a note of
a) pity and disgust
b) affection
c) deep love
d) hatred.
Ans: a) pity and disgust.
40. Sir Mohanlal and his wife were going
a) in the same compartment of a train
b) in two different trains
c) in two different compartments of a train
d) none of the above.
Ans: c) in two different compartments of a train.
41. “Get the nigger out” – he muttered to his companion. Here ‘nigger’ refers to –
a) Lady Lal
b) Mohanlal
c) the black Indians
d) one of the soldiers
Ans: b) Mohanlal.
42. Sir Mohanlal’s wife is a/an
a) native woman
b) English lady
c) French woman
d) urban lady.
Ans: a) native woman.
43. Lady Lal gave the coolie
a) two anna
b) one rupee note
c) nothing for carrying her luggage
d) five rupees.
Ans: a) two anna.
44. One of the soldiers came up to the last compartment and stuck his face through the –
a) door
b) compartment
c) window
d) casement.
Ans: c) window.
45. Sir Mohan Lal was thrown out –
a) with justification
b) with a slight justification
c) casually
d) forcibly.
Ans: d) forcibly.
46. “They had their haversacks slung behind their backs and what unsteadily.” – ‘Haversacks’ are usually used by the –
a) soldiers only
b) travellers only
c) soldiers and travellers only.
d) soldiers, travellers and trekkers
Ans: d) soldiers, travellers and trekkers.
47. “I keep to my zenana interclass.” – Here ‘zenana’ is a –
a) first class compartment
b) general ladies compartment
c) second class compartment
d) third class compartment
Ans: b) general ladies compartment.
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