MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 7 Glimpses of India
I. “Our elders are often heard reminiscing nostalgically about those good old Portuguese days, the Portuguese and their famous loaves of bread. Those eaters might have vanished but the makers are still there. We still have amongst us the mixers, the moulders and those who bake the loaves. Those age-old, time-tested furnaces still exist. The fire in these furnaces has not yet been extinguished. The thud and jingle of traditional baker’s bamboo, heralding his arrival in the morning, can still be heard in some places.”
Question 1.
The narrator says that the furnaces were ‘time-tested’ because :
(A) they had been thoroughly tested each time, before being used.
(B) they had proved the test of time and were working well.
(C) they had been tested by modern day experts.
(D) they had the power to withstand inexperienced usage.
Answer:
(B) they had proved the test of time and were working well.
Explanation:
Time-tested means that the furnaces have been used for a long period and have well-working with passage of time.
Question 2.
‘Those eaters might have vanished but the makers are still there1. Pick the option that expresses narrator.
(1) Elated
(2) Morose
(3) Nostalgic
(4) Hopeful
(5) Sarcastic
(6) Critical
(7) Celebratory
(A) (1) and (7)
(B) (2) and (6)
(C) (3) and (4)
(D) (4) and (5)
Answer:
(C) (3) and (4)
Explanation:
The narrator is feeling sentimental and yearning (nostalgic) and optimistic and positive (hopeful).
Question 3.
Pick the idiom that brings out the same meaning of ‘reminiscing’ as used in the passage.
(A) Train of thought.
(B) Commit something to memory.
(C) A trip down memory lane.
(D) Jog somebody’s memory.
Answer:
(C) A trip down memory lane.
Explanation:
Reminiscing, recalling or recollecting old thoughts or memories.
Question 4.
Why do you think the baker came in with ‘a thud and a jingle’?
(A) He wanted to make everyone alert and active with his presence.
(B) He wanted to wake up everyone from their slumber and ask them to visit the bakery.
(C) He was used to make a loud noise as most people responded to just that.
(D) He wanted to make people aware that he had come around to sell his goodies.
Answer:
(D) He wanted to make people aware that he had come around to sell his goodies.
Explanation:
He wanted to attract attention of the people towards the goods which he had brought with himself for selling.
Question 5.
The ‘fire in the furnaces has not yet been extinguished’ implies that:
(A) The furnaces are still being used to bake the loaves of bread.
(B) The fire is in the process of being reviewed as a replaceable method for heating furnaces.
(C) The furnaces are very strong and cannot be shifted for use in other areas.
(D) The fire in the furnaces takes a long time to cease burning, once lighted.
Answer:
(A) The furnaces are still being used to bake the loaves of bread.
Explanation:
The fire in the furnaces has not yet been extinguished here refers to that they are still in use at present. It does not mean replacement of fire or strength of furnaces or duration for which furnaces keep burning.
II. The baker or bread-seller of those days had a peculiar dress known as the kabai. It was a single piece long frock reaching down to the knees. In our childhood, we<saw bakers wearing shirt and trousers which were shorter than full-length ones and longer than half pants. Even today, anyone who wears a half pant which reaches just below the knees invites the comment that he is dressed like a pader
Question 1.
Choose the answer that lists the correct option about the recording of the baker’s monthly accounts.
(A) Option (1)
(B) Option (2)
(C) Option (3)
(D) Option (4)
Answer:
(C) Option (3)
Explanation:
Baker used to write the accounts on a paper or hand.
Question 2.
When the writer says, ‘Baking was indeed a profitable profession in the old days’, he means that:
(A) baking isn’t as popular in Goa currently.
(B) bakers have chosen to adopt other professions.
(C) baking, as a job, isn’t as gainful as it used to be.
(D) bakers’ goods were of a better quality in earlier times.
Answer:
(C) baking, as a job, isn’t as gainful as it used to be.
Explanation:
This means that in the past, the bakers could earn more profits and now-a-days, baking is not as profitable or gainful.
Question 3.
The statement that is TRUE about payment collection, according to the passage is:
(A) The baker received payment on a daily basis.
(B) The baker was paid for his services at the end of the month.
(C) The baker insisted that customers pay before the month-end.
(D) The baker chose to receive payment any day of the month.
Answer:
(B) The baker was paid for his services at the end of the month.
Explanation:
The baker had to keep an account of purchases made by everyone and he was paid for his services at the end of the month.
Question 4.
The kabai was a ‘peculiar’ outfit as it was:
(A) a tight-fitting apparel.
(B) too colourful.
(C) made of unsuitable materials.
(D) a dress-like attire.
Answer:
(D) a dress-like attire.
Explanation:
The kabai was not a dress in the real sense, but resembled a special or peculiar type of attire which can be used as a dress.
Question 5.
The extract uses the phrase, ‘invites (the) comments’. Which of the following expressions is INCORRECT with respect to the word ‘invites’?
(A) Option (1)
(B) Option (2)
(C) Option (3)
(D) Option (4)
Answer:
(B) Option (2)
Explanation:
The guests, the troubles and the applications can-be invited. Prayers are not invited, they are offered.
III. The baker usually collected his bills at the end of the month. Monthly accounts used to be recorded on some wall in pencil. Baking was indeed a profitable profession in the old days. The baker and his family never starved. He, his family and his servants always looked happy and prosperous. Their plump physique was an open testimony to this. Even today, any person with a jackfruit-like physical appearance is easily compared to a baker.
Question 1.
Where did the baker record his accounts?
(A) In a diary
(B) On a computer
(C) On the wall in pencil
(D) In his memory ‘
Answer:
(C) On the wall in pencil
Explanation:
The line in the passage ‘recorded on some wall in pencil’ tells the answer.
Question 2.
Why did the baker and his family never starve?
(A) They have enough to eat.
(B) They were very rich.
(C) They had servants.
(D) Baking was a profitable business.
Answer:
(D) Baking was a profitable business.
Explanation:
This was because in the past, the baking profession was counted as a profitable business which I gives huge income to the baker.
Question 3.
A baker in Goa can be identified
(A) with his attire
(B) with a jack fruit life physical appearance
(C) with this plump physique.
(D) Both (B) and (C)
Answer:
(D) Both (B) and (C)
Explanation:
Plump physique means healthily built. Jackfruit like appearance was associated with bakers. So, both (B) and (C) are correct options.
Question 4.
The records were maintained
(A) daily
(B) weekly
(C) fortnightly
(D) monthly
Answer:
(D) monthly
Explanation:
As the baker received payment at the end of the month, so, the records were maintained monthly.
Question 5.
Which word in the extract is a synonym of ‘rich’?
(A) Wealthy
(B) Testimony
(C) Profitable
(D) Prosperous
Answer:
(D) Prosperous
Explanation:
Wealthy means rich but has not been used in the passage. Testimony means witness and profitable means something that gives good returns. Prosperous means having lot of wealth, thereby meaning rich.
I. Coorg, or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is home to evergreen rainforests, spices and coffee plantations. Evergreen rainforests cover thirty per cent of this district. During the monsoons, it pours enough to keep many visitors away. The season of joy commences from September and continues till March. The weather is perfect, with some showers thrown in for good measure. The air breathes of invigorating coffee. Coffee estates and colonial bungalows stand tucked under tree canopies in prime corners.
Question 1.
Coorg is a district in
(A) Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
(C) Karnataka
Explanation:
If is the smallest district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Question 2.
Which word in the extract means ‘begins’?
(A) Commences
(B) Measure
(C) Tucked
(D) Canopies
Answer:
(A) Commences
Explanation:
Measure means to ascertain size, degree, quantity, etc., of something. Tucked means pushed, folded or turned something to hide it. Canopies are ornamental cloth held up over something. Commences means to start something.
Question 3.
Which is the best season in Coorg?
(A) January to March
(B) April to September
(C) September to March
(D) November to January
Answer:
(C) September to March
Explanation:
The season of September to March is referred to as the season of joy or the best season.
Question 4.
Coorg is famous for.
(A) coffee
(B) tea
(C) cotton
(D) rubber
Answer:
(A) coffee
Explanation:
Out of the given options, Coorg is famous for coffee. Other things for which Coorg is famous for are its rainforests and spices.
Question 5.
How much of Coorg is covered with rainforest?
(A) Thirty percent
(B) Forty percent
(C) Fifty percent
(D) Seventy percent
Answer:
(A) Thirty percent
Explanation:
According to the passage, around one-third or thirty percent Coorg is covered with rainforests.
II. Coorgi homes have a tradition of hospitality and they are more than willing to recount numerous tales of valor related to their sons and fathers. The Coorg Regiment is one of the most decorated in the Indian Army, and the first Chief of the Indian Army, General Cariappa, was a Coorgi. Even now, Kodavus are the only people in India permitted to carry firearms without a licence.
Question 1.
What kind of stories are the Coorg people always ready to tell?
(A) Tales of valour of their forefather.
(B) Tales of bravery and courage of their sons.
(C) Tales of their own bravery.
(D) Both (A) and (B) correct.
Answer:
(D) Both (A) and (B) correct.
Explanation:
According to the given passage, Coorgi people told stories about their fathers, forefathers and sons.
Question 2.
Who was the first chief of the Indian Army?
(A) Acoorgi
(B) General Cariappa
(C) Kodavus
(D) Both (A) and (B) are correct.
Answer:
(D) Both (A) and (B) are correct.
Explanation:
The first Chief General of the Indian Army was General Cariappa, who was a Coorgi.
Question 3.
What is the special favour granted to the Kodavus even now?
(A) They can carry firearms with licence.
(B) They can carry firearms without licence.
(C) They can travel around the nation without licence.
(D) None of the above is correct.
Answer:
(B) They can carry firearms without licence.
Explanation:
Owing to their bravery and valour, the Kodavus have been given special permission to carry firearms without licence.
Question 4.
What is the tradition of Coorgi homes?
(A) hospitality
(B) bravery
(C) valour
(D) courage
Answer:
(A) hospitality
Explanation:
The Coorgis are famous for their bravery, valour and courage, but their homes are famous for the friendliness, kindness and generosity they offer to the visitors.
Question 5.
Which word in the passage means the same as ‘friendliness?
(A) Tradition
(B) Valour
(C) Hospitality
(D) Regiment
Answer:
(C) Hospitality
Explanation:
Tradition means something which has Been followed for long. Valour means bravery. Regiment 1 means an army battalion. Hospitality means friendliness.
(III) Tea from Assam
I. “Tell me another!” scoffed Pranjol. “We have an Indian legend too. Bodhidharma, an ancient Buddhist ascetic, cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditations. Ten tea plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drunk, banished sleep.”
“Tea was first drunk in China,” Rajvir added, “as far back as 2700 B.C.! In fact, words such as tea, chai and chini are from the Chinese. Tea came to Europe only in the sixteenth century and was drunk more as medicine than as beverage.”
Question 1.
The main idea of this extract is
(A) Tea as a popular beverage in Europe and how it spread.
(B) Origin of tea in India and why it became popular in Europe.
(C) Importance of India in popularising tea and influencing Europe.
(D) Indian legend on tea and how it travelled from China to Europe.
Answer:
(D) Indian legend on tea and how it travelled from China to Europe.
Explanation:
The extract primarily tells Indian legend about tea and the journey covered by tea for reaching from China to Europe.
Question 2.
Why do you think Pranjol ‘scoffed’?
(A) He was upset with the legend Rajvir shared.
(B) He was mocking Rajvir for his lack of knowledge.
(C) He was amused and tickled at what Rajvir shared.
(D) He was impressed with what Rajvir had shared.
Answer:
(C) He was amused and tickled at what Rajvir shared.
Explanation:
Scoffed means ridiculed or mocked. So, Pranjol was entertained at what Rajvir shared.
Question 3.
Pick the option that includes the tea label information that corresponds to the given sentence. “The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drunk, banished sleep.”
(1) Its calming effects may be attributed to an antioxidant called apigenin, which is found in abundance in chamomile tea. Apigenin binds to specific receptors in your brain that may decrease anxiety and initiate sleep.
(2) It increases levels of a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and improves overall sleep quality by shortening the time it takes to fall asleep and decreasing night-time awakenings.
(3) It interferes with REM sleep, has some unwanted side effects, keeps sleep away and allows the possibility of inducing hours of sleeplessness and increased night-time awakenings.
(4) It alleviates anxious thoughts and soothes the spirit before bedtime. It improves energy levels and helps banish stress and results in a better night’s sleep, naturally.
(A) Option 1
(B) Option 2
(C) Option 3
(D) Option 4
Answer:
(C) Option 3
Explanation:
Options 1,2,4 state the fact that tea initiates decreases results in better night sleep, whereas option 3 states that tea keeps sleep away.
Question 4.
Based on the inference from the extract, which of these is NOT TRUE about tea drinking in the sixteenth century Europe? Dr. Smith is a doctor.of sixteenth century Europe.
(A) Dr. Smith encouraged drinking of green tea whenever available, to reduce chances of tooth loss.
(B) Dr. Smith prescribed regular tea drinking to all his patients with a weak heart.
(C) Dr. Smith always served tea as refreshment when he has guests, as they all enjoyed this beverage.
(D) Dr. Smith usually recommended black tea to reduce inflammation in the body.
Answer:
(C) Dr. Smith always served tea as refreshment when he has guests, as they all enjoyed this beverage.
Explanation:
In 16th century Europe, tea was consumed as a medicine and not as a beverage.
Question 5.
Based on this extract, how do you think Rajvir felt while narrating?
(A) (i) excited (ii) agitated
(B) (i) hysterical (ii) nervous
(C) (i) nervous (ii) agitated
(D) (i) enthusiastic (ii) passionate
Answer:
(D) (i) enthusiastic (ii) passionate
Explanation:
Enthusiastic is when one wants to tell maximum about something in the minimum possible time. Passionate is when someone loves to talk about something.
I. “We have an Indian legend too. Bodhidharma, an ancient Buddhist ascetic, cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditations. Ten tea plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drunk banished sleep. “Tea was first drunk in China,” Rajvir added, “as far back as 2700 B.C.! In fact words such as tea, ‘chai’ and ‘chini’ are from Chinese. Tea came to Europe only in the sixteenth century and was drunk more as medicine than as beverage.” The train clattered into Mariani junction. The boys collected their luggage and pushed their way to the crowded platform.
Question 1.
Bodhidharma was a……………… ascetic.
(A) Buddhist
(B) Jain
(C) Chinese
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(A) Buddhist
Question 2.
What did he cut to prevent feeling sleepy?
(A) Hair
(B) Eyelids
(C) Ear
(D) Limbs
Answer:
(B) Eyelids
Question 3.
Where was tea first drunk?
(A) Russia
(B) Europe
(C) China
(D) Japan
Answer:
(C) China
Explanation:
Tea was started to be drunk in China and later spread to entire world through Europe.
Question 4.
Which word in the extract means ‘a drink’?
(A) Clattered
(B) junction
(C) Legend
(D) Beverage
Answer:
(D) Beverage
Explanation:
Clattered means smashed, Junction means joint or intersection, Legend means famous story or person and Beverage means something that can be drunk.
Question 5.
When did tea come to Europe?
(A) Seventeenth century
(B) Sixteenth century
(C) Fifth century
(D) Eighteenth century
Answer:
(B) Sixteenth century
Explanation:
Prior to 16th century, Europeans were not aware of tea, Even in 16th century, European consumed tea as a medicine and not as a beverage.
III. ‘Chai garam .. garam chai’ a vendor called out in a high pitched voice. He came up to their window and asked, ‘Chai, sa’ab’? ‘Give us two cups,’ Pranjol said. They sipped the steaming hot liquid. Almost everyone in their compartment was drinking too. Do you know that over eighty crore cups of tea are drunk every day all over the world? Rajvir said ‘When!’ exclaimed Pranjol. “Tea really is very popular. The train pulled out of the station. Pranjol buried his nose in his detective book again.
Question 1.
Who was speaking in a high pitched voice?
(A) Rajvir
(B) Tea vendor
(C) Pranjol
(D) Mr. Barua
Answer:
(B) Tea vendor
Explanation:
The tea vendor was speaking in high pitched voice to attract the customers who want to drink
Question 2.
Who ordered two cups of tea?
(A) Mr Barua
(B) Rajvir
(C) Stranger
(D) Pranjol
Answer:
(D) Pranjol
Question 3.
Which of the statements given below is NOT TRLJE about the two friends -Rajvir and Pranjol?
(A) Pranjol was a youngster from Assam.
(B) Rajvir did not like reading detective stories
(C) Rajvir was going to Assam for the first time.
(D) Pranjol was not interested in the greenery outside.
Answer:
(B) Rajvir did not like reading detective stories
Explanation:
In the story, both the friends Rajvir and Pranjol have been shown to have immense interest in detective stories. The author has used a colloquial word in the given extract. Which of the following is it?
Question 4.
The author has used a colloquial word in the given extract. Which of the following is it?
Explanation:
Colloquial is a word that is used in common day-to-day conversational word.
(A) high-pitched
(B) steaming
(C) when
(D) compartment
Answer:
(C) when
Explanation:
Colloquial is a word that is used in common day-to-day conversational word.
Question 5.
Choose the word that correctly states the meaning of ‘drank slowly’.
(A) pitched
(B) sipped
(C) steaming
(D) compartment
Answer:
(B) sipped
Explanation:
Pitched (here) means shrill, Sipped means drinking slowly by taking small sips, Steaming means producing lot of steam or something which is hot and Compartment means a bogie of the train.