The Sermon at Benares Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 10

MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 10 The Sermon at Benares

I. Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE, by answering the questions that follow:
Poor Kisa Gotami now went from house to house, and the people pitied her and said, “Here is mustard-seed; take it!” But when she asked, “Did a son or daughter, a father or mother, die in your family?” they answered her, “Alas! the living are few, but the dead are many. Do not remind us of our deepest grief.” And there was no house but some beloved one had died in it.

Question 1.

The community’s response to Kisa in the above extract was somewhat different from before. Why do you think that was the case?

(A) They had learnt from Buddha’s sermons.
(B) They were able to help Kisa in some way this time.
(C) They understood parental grief.
(D) They liked Kisa and enjoyed talking to her.
Answer:
(B) They were able to help Kisa in some way this time.

Explanation:
Earlier, they could not help Kisa, but tfiis time they wanted and were able to help Kisa in their own ways.

The Sermon at Benares 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 10

Question 2.

Which of the following options represent the correct understanding of the word “poor” in the phrase “Poor Kisa Gotami”?

(A) in need of money
(B) weak
(C) unfortunate
(D) inferior
Answer:
(C) unfortunate

Explanation:
Kisa Gotami was considered and referred to as unfortunate because of her emotional losses.

Question 3.

“Do not remind us of our deepest grief.” The tone of the speaker(s) is

(A) disillusioned.
(B) sceptical.
(C) ironic.
(D) solemn.
Answer:
(D) solemn.

Explanation:
Disillusioned means disappointed or disheartened. Sceptical means not convinced or having doubts. Ironic means satirical or sarcastic. Solemn means sincere or grave. The speaker here is feeling solemn for Kisa.

Question 4.

Pick the option that explains — ‘…the living are few, but the dead many.’

(A) It shows the high death rate and low birth rate in the city of Benares.
(B) It highlights the holy status of Benares where many Hindus go to die.
(C) It throws light on the numerous loved ones the villagers had lost over time.
(D) It reflects that many children who had died in the village for various reasons.
Answer:
(C) It throws light on the numerous loved ones the villagers had lost over time.

Explanation:
It refers to the few loved ones who are alive but dead loved ones who are many more in number and lost by all the villagers.

The Sermon at Benares 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 10
Question 5.

Imagine you are a photo journalist visiting the city at the time Kisa Gotami went from house to house. You documented her experience given in the above extract in a photo series. Your publisher wants to publish the photo series in three parts wherein Part 1 shows Kisa’s visits to the houses; Part 2 depicts her conversations with people, and Part 3 captures Kisa’s reflections at the end of the day sitting by the wayside. The publisher would also like you to choose titles for the series and its three parts. Look at the titles given below, and choose the options that provide the most appropriate set of titles.

(1) Series Title – From Darkness to Light.
Part I – Living in Loss; Part II – A Mother’s Journey; Part III – Mustard Seed Series Title – Mustard Seed.
(2) Series Title – Series Title
Part I -Series Title; Part II – From Darkness to Light; Part III -Living in Loss Series Title – A Mother’s Journey.
(3) Series Title – A Mother’s Journey.
Part I – Mustard Seed; Part II – Living in Loss; Part III – From Darkness to Light Series Title – Living in Loss.
(4) Series Title – A Mother’s Journey
Part I – From Darkness to Light; Part II – Mustard Seed; Part III – A Mother’s Journey

(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1 and 4
Answer:
(B) 2 and 3

II. Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE, by answering the questions that follow.
Not from weeping nor from grieving will anyone obtain peace of mind; on the contrary, his pain will be the greater and his body will suffer… Fie who seeks peace should draw out the arrow of lamentation, and complaint, and grief. He who has drawn out the arrow and has become composed will obtain peace of mind.”

Question 1.

If the Buddha were a counsellor, which of the following options would you find in a brochure of his service?

The Sermon at Benares 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 10 1

(A) Image (i)
(B) Image (ii)
(C) Image (iii)
(D) Image (iv)
Answer:
(C) Image (iii)

Explanation:
Buddha advocated that Death is the ultimate truth of life which cannot be escaped. He preached that we should work according to our dharma and try to get rid of sufferings. So, image (iii) best suits the teachings of Buddha.

Question 2.

Which of the following statements cannot be attributed to the Buddha based on the given extract?

(i) Pain and grief are unavoidable and necessary.
(ii) The inevitability of death makes grieving futile.
(iii) Universality of grief and pain makes us sad.
(iv) Understanding that life is finite leads to wisdom.

(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i) and (iii)
(C) (iii) and (iv)
(D) (i) and (iv)
Answer:
(B) (i) and (iii)

Explanation:
Buddha preached that pain and grief cannot be avoided. They are necessary to understand life. They are universal. Grief and pain are the cause of all suffering and sadness.

The Sermon at Benares 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 10

Question 3.

Chose the option that appropriately completes the following lamentation :………. grief:………..

(A) laughter : joke
(B) discomfort: fear
(C) celebration: joy
(D) resignation: loss
Answer:
(C) celebration: joy

Explanation:
Just like lamentation is the result of grief, similarly, celebration is the result of joy.

Question 4.

According to the Buddha, peace of mind is attainable by those who

(A) renounce worldly life like the Buddha
(B) take out the arrow and become strong
(C) grieve, suffer and then move on
(D) recognize terms of life and let go of complaint
Answer:
(D) recognize terms of life and let go of complaint

Explanation:
Buddha preached that peace of mind can be achieved only when we accept the reality and stop complaining about what we have not got.

Question 5.

The given extract is paraphrased below. Choose the option that includes the most appropriate solutions for the blanks.

(i)……………… The act of serves to (iii)………..is not only pointless but (ii) rather……………., causing pain and suffering. It only peace of mind, (iv)……………. without complaint is crucial to well-being and peace.

(A) grief, harmful, destroy, accepting
(B) grieving, counterproductive, take away, acceptance
(C) weeping, productive, take away, lamentation
(D) grieving, harmful, destroy, lamenting.
Answer:
(B) grieving, counterproductive, take away, acceptance

III. Read the extract given below and attempt ANY ONE, by answering the questions that follow.
At about the age of twenty five, the Prince, thereof shielded from the sufferings of the world, while hunting out glanced upon a sick man, then an aged man, then a funeral procession, and finally a monk begging for alms. These sights so moved him that he at once became a beggar and went out into the world to seek enlightenment concerning the sorrows he had witnessed.

The Sermon at Benares 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 10

Question 1.

What was the age of Gautam Buddha when he shielded himself from the sufferings of the world?

(A) twenty two
(B) twenty four
(C) twenty eight
(D) twenty five
Answer:
(D) twenty five

Question 2.

The Prince was……….. by the effect of sights.

(A) moved
(B) carried away
(C) not moved
(D) not disturbed
(A) moved

Explanation:
‘Moved’ here means stirred and stimulated.

Question 3.

The Prince left the palace in search of……………… .

(A) freedom
(B) treasure
(C) knowledge
(D) enlightenment
Answer:
(D) enlightenment

Question 4.

Find a word from the passage that means the same as ’looked at’.

(A) shielded
(B) glanced
(C) procession
(D) enlightenment
Answer:
(B) glanced

Explanation:
Shielded refers to giving protection. Glanced refers to giving a quick look. Procession refers to a great crowd of people following something or someone. Enlightenment means attaining the divine light:

The Sermon at Benares 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 10

Question 5.

Gautam Buddha got enlightenment…………….. under

(A) Banyan
(B) Mango
(C) Ashoka
(D) Bodhi
Answer:
(D) Bodhi

Explanation:
Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodhi tree in Bodhgaya.

MCQ Questions for Class 10 English with Answers

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