MCQ Question and Answer
- What made him feel in touch, yet untouched by the rain?
- A. Leaks from the tin roof
- B. Raindrops falling on him in the balcony
- C. Raindrops falling on him at the valley
- D. Raindrops in his sleep
Answer: B. Raindrops falling on him in the balcony
- Who did the seasonal visitor lift from near the servant’s quarters?
- A. Dog
- B. Cat
- C. Leopard
- D. All of the above
Answer: C. Leopard
- “Ground orchids, mauve lady’s slipper and the white butterfly orchids put on a fashion display on the grassy slopes of __________.”
- A. Valley
- B. Mussoorie
- C. Landour
- D. None of the above
Answer: C. Landour
- What happened when they did not see the sun for too long? Everything was __________.
- A. Warm and humid
- B. Cool and breezy
- C. Damp and humid
- D. Damp and soggy
Answer: C. Damp and humid
- Which birds flit silently among the leaves like brilliant jewels?
- A. Scarlet minivet
- B. Drongo
- C. Leech
- D. None of the above
Answer: A. Scarlet minivet
- What is the meaning of “drumming” in the context of the lesson?
- A. Playing of the drums
- B. Falling noisily
- C. Exercising
- D. None of the Above
Answer: B. Falling noisily
- Who brings money, according to the grandmother?
- A. Chuchundars
- B. Snakes
- C. Leeches
- D. Leopards
Answer: A. Chuchundars
- What is the colour of female scarlet minivets?
- A. Red
- B. Yellow
- C. Pink
- D. Green
Answer: B. Yellow
- “The __________ affords a certain privacy.”
- A. Cobra lily
- B. Rain
- C. Bijju
- D. Mist
Answer: D. Mist
- What do you mean by the word “ravine”?
- A. Rain
- B. Devine
- C. Plateau
- D. Valley
Answer: D. Valley
- Which seasonal visitors did the rain herald?
- A. Leopard
- B. Thousand leeches
- C. Only A and not B
- D. Both A and B
Answer: D. Both A and B
- How did he describe the early monsoon rain?
- A. Cold and humid
- B. Cold and breezy
- C. Warm and humid
- D. Warm and breezy
Answer: C. Warm and humid
- Which hill station is he mainly talking about?
- A. Mussoorie
- B. Manali
- C. Lansdowne
- D. Nainital
Answer: A. Mussoorie
- What is the colour of the seeds of cobra lily to mark the end of the monsoon season?
- A. Red
- B. Yellow
- C. Pink
- D. Green
Answer: A. Red
- Which birds cannot conceal themselves?
- A. Drongo
- B. Scarlet minivet
- C. Cuckoo
- D. None of the above
Answer: B. Scarlet minivet
- “Now that the rains are here, there is no dearth of food for the __________”
- A. Insectivorous birds
- B. Carnivorous birds
- C. Herbivorous birds
- D. None of the above
Answer: A. Insectivorous birds
- By when did the lush monsoon growth reach its peak?
- A. August 12
- B. August 31
- C. October 1
- D. August 2
Answer: B. August 31
- What happened when they did not see the sun for too long? Everything was __________.
- A. Warm and humid
- B. Cool and breezy
- C. Damp and humid
- D. Damp and soggy
Answer: C. Damp and humid
- Which late monsoon flowers began to appear by August 12?
- A. Dahlias
- B. Ground orchids
- C. Wild balsam
- D. All of the Above
Answer: D. All of the Above
- Which colour will the ferns turn into when the monsoon is over?
- A. Red
- B. Yellow
- C. Pink
- D. Orange
Answer: B. Yellow
- What is the colour of the ferns when the monsoon ends?
- A. Red
- B. Yellow
- C. Pink
- D. Orange
Answer: B. Yellow
- “A Heaven that might have been” refers to which description?
- A. Hill station and valley
- B. Cobra lily
- C. Bijju
- D. Mist
Answer: A. Hill station and valley
- Who chases the minivets away?
- A. Drongo
- B. Leopard
- C. Leeches
- D. Scarlet minivet
Answer: A. Drongo
- Which month marked the beginning of winter rain?
- A. September
- B. October
- C. November
- D. March
Answer: B. October
- “Even as I write, I see a _________ forming.”
- A. Rainbow
- B. Cloud
- C. Storm
- D. None of these
Answer: B. Cloud
- For how long did they not see the sun for?
- A. 1-2 days
- B. 4-5 days
- C. 8-9 days
- D. 9-10 days
Answer: B. 4-5 days
- How did he describe the hill station and valley in one sentence?
- A. “A Heaven that might have been”
- B. “A Paradise that might have been”
- C. “A Paradise on Earth”
- D. “Heaven on Earth”
Answer: B. “A Paradise that might have been”
- Which month marked the end of the winter season?
- A. January
- B. February
- C. March
- D. December
Answer: C. March
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