MCQs For NCERT Class 10 English Chapter 7 Glimpses of India

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Glimpses of India Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers

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Question. What was the embroidered waist-belt worn by Kodavus known as?
(a) Kuffia
(b) Kuppia
(c) Kurd
(d) Waist-belt 

Question. Which nationalities or ethnic groups have been mentioned in the chapter ‘Coorg’?
1. Arabs
2. Kurds
3. Greeks
4. Coorgis
(a) Only 1
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of these 

Question. Who is the author of ‘Tea from Assam’?
(a) Arup Kumar Datt
(b) Lokesh Abrol
(c) Lucio Rodrigues
(d) None of these  

Question. When Pranjol says, “You will see enough gardens to last you a lifetime!” he means that
(a) Rajvir would see many tea gardens in Assam that he would become bore at a point of time
(b) Assam has many tea gardens that Rajvir wouldn’t be able to see all of them during his lifetime
(c) Rajvir would see enough tea gardens in Assam
(d) Rajvir would see many tea gardens in Assam that he could experience their essence throughout his life  

Question. Which of the following destinations are mentioned in the lesson ‘Coorg’?
1. Mangalore
2. Mysore
3. Karnataka
4. Nisargadhama
5. Bylakuppe
6. Brahmagiri hills
(a) 1, 3, 4 and 6
(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 1, 2 3 and 5
(d) All of these  

Question. In Europe, tea was drunk as more of a ……… than ………… .
(a) medicine, beverage
(b) beverage, medicine
(c) sleep waver, medicine
(d) sleep banisher, medicine   

Question. Rajvir and Pranjol were going to Assam from …… .
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi 
(c) Pune
(d) Ahemadabad  

Question. The first chief of the Indian Army is from ……… .
(a) Coorg
(b) Goa
(c) Mysore
(d) Punjab 

Question. You seem to have done your homework before coming,” Pranjol’s father said in surprise. Which homework is he talking about?
(a) Holiday homework
(b) Tuition homework
(c) Knowledge about Assam
(d) All of the above  

Question. The words like ‘chai’ and ‘chini’ are derived from ………… .
(a) Indi
(b) China
(c) France
(d) None of these  

Question. According the lesson, Coorg is almost equidistant from …………… .
(a) Mangalore and Mysore
(b) Karnataka and Mangalore
(c) Bengaluru and Mysore
(d) Chennai and Karnataka  

Question. Pranjol’s and Rajvir’s train stooped at
(a) Dhekiabari Junction
(b) Dibrugarh Station
(c) Mariani Junction
(d) None of these 

Question. Who are the only people in India permitted to carry firearms without a license?
(a) Kodavus
(b) Kurds
(c) Arabs
(d) Greeks  

Question. The second sprouting of tea lasts from
(a) May to July
(b) May to June
(c) June to July
(d) July to August 

Question. The season of joy commences from September and continues till March. The given line suggests that
(a) September to March is the best time to visit Coorg
(b) September to March are the months of rainfall
(c) Coorg becomes even more beautiful between September and March
(d) Both (a) and (c) 

Question. The climb to the ………… hills brings one into a panoramic view of the entire misty landscape of Coorg.
(a) Brahmagiri
(b) Himalayan
(c) Nilgiri
(d) Parvati  

1. 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!

(a) 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

(b) 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

(c) 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

(d) 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

(e) 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

2. Pranjol’s father slowed down to allow a tractor, pulling a trailer-load of tea leaves, to pass. ‘This is the second flush or sprouting period, isn’t it, Mr. Barua?’ Rajvir asked, ‘It lasts from May to July and yields the best tea.’ ‘You seem to have done your homework before coming,’ Pranjol’s father said in surprise. ‘Yes, Mr. Barua,’ Rajvir admitted. ‘But I hope to learn much more when I’m here.’

(a) Why did Mr. Barua feel surprised?
(a) because Rajvir knew so much about tea plantations.
(b) because Rajvir knew nothing.
(c) because Rajvir was from Assam
(d) None of these

(b) What is the best period to yield tea?
(a) May to October
(b) July to August
(c) May to July
(d) June to November

(c ) What do you mean by ‘second flush’
(a) tea harvest from May to June
(b) tea harvest from May to December
(c) tea harvest from May to August
(d) none of these

(d) ____________ means sprouting.
(a) germinating
(b) stopping
(c) damaging
(d) none of these

(e) The antonym of ‘surprise’ is _______________.
(a) amaze
(b) awe
(c) shock
(d) calm

Question. We kids would be pushed aside with a mild rebuke and the loaves would be delivered to the servant. But we would not give up. We would climb a bench or the parapet and peep into the basket, somehow. I can still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves.
(a) Who has brought this basket? What is special about this activity?
(b) The children would be pushed aside but they still manage to peep into the basket. What were they so eager to see?
Ans. (a) The baker (pader) has brought this basket full of fresh loaves of bread. This is a daily activity and he makes two rounds each day. The activity is special because these paders are carrying on the old Portuguese tradition.
(b) The children were always eager for the bangle bread loaves that the baker would carry along with him. Sweet to taste, the bread always took the children’s fancy.

Question. 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.
(a) Why was anyone with a jackfruit-like physical appearance compared to a baker?
(b) The bakers were prosperous people and their families always looked happy. The line seems a remnant from childhood observations. Comment.
Ans. (a) The bakers were rich people who had ample of bread to eat and enjoy. Thus, they often looked well-fed and happy. In fact, the bakers never bothered with daily money, they always maintained monthly accounts. 
(b) The bakers were prosperous because they always had consumers. The bread loaves are famous and a staple for people in Goa. The sentence seems like an observation from childhood because he uses terms like “they always looked well-fed and happy”.

Question. Coorgi homes have a tradition of hospitality, and they are more than willing to recount numerous tales of valour 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.
(a) What are the theories of the descent of the Coorgis?
(b) How has their ancestry affected their lifestyle?
Ans. (a) The theory of the descent of the Coorgis mentions Greek and Arabic heritage. It is believed that Alexander armies may have settled in Coorg and married the local women. Another theory speaks of Coorgis being of Arabic descent.
(b) The ancestry of the Coorgis is reflected in their religious rites and marriage rituals which are distinct from the Hindu traditions.

Question. “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 a beverage.”
(a) Which two people are talking in the passage? Where are they right now?
(b) What is the Indian legend about “tea” that these people are talking about?
Ans. (a) Pranjol and Rajvir are talking about tea. These two friends are on a train which is going to Assam, where they will stay at Pranjol’s father’s tea estate.
(b) The Indian legend is of a Buddist monk, Bodhidharma, who cut off his eyelids to be able to meditate longer and not fall asleep. Legend has it that 10 tea plants grew from his eyelids. If one brews the leaves of this plant, they would not banish sleep for a long time 

Extract Based MCQs :

Read the extract to attempt the questions that follow.
Midway between Mysore and the coastal town of Mangalore sites a piece of heaven that must have drifted from the Kingdom of God. This land of rolling hills is inhabited by a proud race of martial men, beautiful women and wild creatures. Coorg or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is home to evergreen rain forests, spices and coffee plantations. Evergreen rain forests 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. The author says that from September to March, some showers thrown in for a good measure.
This indicates that
1. The weather is pleasant
2. Rainfall adds to the beauty
3. Expect some rainfall during that time
4. Rainfall is scarce
5. One can visit during the time
(a) (1) and (5)
(b) (1), (2), 3 and (5)
(c) (2) and (3)
(d) (2), (4) and (5)  

Question. The air breather of invigorating coffee means that
(a) there is coffee everywhere in Coorg
(b) there are many coffee plantations in Coorg
(c) the air smells of strong coffee
(d) All of the above 

Question. The weather is perfect, with some showers thrown in for good measure. The given line suggests that
(a) showers make the perfect weather more perfect
(b) showers are good for Coorg’s weather
(c) showers help in making Coorg’s weather pleasant
(d) None of the above 

Question. Coorg or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is home to ………… .
(a) evergreen rain forests and spices
(b) evergreen rain forests, spices and coffee plantations
(c) spices and coffee plantations
(d) evergreen rain forests and coffee plantations  

Question. Select the suitable word from the extract to complete the following.
Pagaents : Beauty : Army : …………..
(a) Martial
(b) Estates
(c) Colonial
(d) Prime  

Read the extract to attempt the questions that follow.
These people married amongst the locals and their culture is apparent in the martial traditions, marriage and religious rites, which are distinct from the Hindu mainstream. The theory of Arab Origin draws support from the long, black coat with an embroidered waist-belt worn by the Kodavus, known as Kuppia, it resembles the Kuffia worn by the Arabs and the Kurds.

Question. From the given options, identify the author’s tone in the extract.
(a) Informative
(b) Nostalgic
(c) Reminiscent
(d) Joyful  

Question. ……… means ‘related to war’.
(a) Mainstream
(b) Apparent
(c) Martial
(d) Kurds  

Question. Which things show that Kodavus culture is distinct from Hindu mainstream in the above extract?
(a) Martial traditions
(b) Marriage
(c) Religious rites
(d) All of these   

Question. ‘These people’ in the above extract refers to
(a) Greeks
(b) Alexander’s army men
(c) Arabs
(d) Kodavus 

Question. What is so similar between Kodavus and Arabs?
(a) A traditional dress with embroidery
(b) A modern dress with stonework
(c) A long black coat with an embroidered waist-belt resembling the Kuffia
(d) A short coat with a simple waist-belt resembling the Kuffia 

Read the extract to attempt the questions that follow.
“CHAI-GARAM… garam-chai,” a vendor called out in a high-pitched voice.
He came up to theirwindowand asked,”Chai, sa’ab?”
“Give us two cups,” Pranjol said.
They sipped the steaming hot liquid. Almost everyone in their compartmentwas drinking tea too.
“Do you know that over eighty crore cups of tea are drunk every day throughout the world?” Rajvir said.
“Whew!” exclaimed Pranjol. “Tea really is very popular.”

Question. Pick out the option that classifies the statements as Facts (F) and Opinions (O) as said by students.
1. I think tea is very popular all over the world.
2. I feel that everyone should drink tea.
3. I think Rajvir was very excited for seeing tea gardens.
4. I think Rajvir and Pranjol were classmates.
(a) F-2, 3 and O-1, 4
(b) F-1, 2, 4 and O-3
(c) F-3, 4 and O-1, 2
(d) All are facts 

Question. How many cups of tea are drunk everyday throughout the world?
(a) Over eighty crore
(b) Over eighty
(c) Over seventy crore
(d) About eighty crore  

Question. Where were Rajvir and Pranjol going to?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Assam
(c) Sikkim
(d) Manipur 

Question. Which word in the passage means the same as ‘chinked’?
(a) Steaming
(b) Sipped
(c) Liquid
(d) Drink  

Question. Choose from the following options, how did Pranjol feelwhen he said, “Whew! Tea really is very popular.”
(a) Relived
(b) Shocked
(c) Surprised
(d) Angry  

Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
“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. 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 REMsleep, 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 nights sleep, naturally.
(a) Option (1)
(b) Option (2)
(c) Option (3)
(d) Option (4)  

Question. 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. 

Question. 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 mocking and tickled at what Rajvir shared
(d) He was impressed with what Rajvir had shared  

Question. 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  

Question. What is the main idea of this extract?
(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