11th English All Chapters MCQs

 Class 11th English 

Multiple Choice Questions With Answer highlighted

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·             What is the name of the protagonist of the story ‘The Adventure’?

A.  A. Professor Ajay Sharma
B. Professor Gangadharpant Gaitonde
C. Professor George Bush
D. Professor Gangadhar Kant Gaitonde

 

·       For how many days did the professor live in the alternative world?
A. one day
B. two days
C. three days
D. a week

 

 

·       What happens in the case of electrons in lack of determinism in Quantum theory?
A. electrons don’t move from their path
B. electrons merge with other atoms
C. one cannot predict which path the electron takes at a point of time
D. None of the above

 

·       What did the professor do when he noticed the empty chair?
A. he sat on the chair
B. he went away
C. he stood in the crowd
D. he went back to his guest house

 

 

·       What did Professor start investigating at Town Hall?
A. American History
B. Battle of Plassey
C. the period of Asoka to the third battle of Panipat.
D. About East India Company

       Where did Professor Gaitonde and Khan Sahib got off?

      A. Bombay station
B. Indore
C. No where
D. Victoria Terminus station

 

Did the Professor see British officers, Parsees and Anglo-Indian staff all around at Victoria Terminus station?

     A. yes
B. no
C. Don’t Know
D. Maybe

 

  What did the Professor notice at the Hornby road?
A. shops were different
B. road was constructed
C. new shopping complex
D. new residential complex

 

 Which theory as explained by Rajendra states that a small change in any situation can result in a shift in behaviour?
A. Quantum theory
B. Theory of Relativity
C. Big Bang Theory
D. Catastrophe theory

 

·According to which of the two theories did the incident with Professor Gaitonde happen? 

     A. Quantum theory and Theory of Relativity
B. Only Big Bang Theory
C. Catastrophe theory and lack of determinism in Quantum theory
D. Catastrophe theory and Theory of Relativity

 

What happened to Marathas in reality ?

      A. they lost the battle
B. they won the battle
C. they signed treaty after the battle
D. nothing as such

 

 

·       How were the Tibetan Mastiffs famous in China’s royal court?
A. As hunting dogs
B. As big animal
C. As wild animals
D. None of the above

 

·        Why did Norbu want to do Kora?
A. because he wanted to become a monk
B. because he wanted peace
C. as he was practising meditation from so long
D. because he was writing an academic paper on Kailash Kora

 

·        Where did Norbu work?
A. in Britain
B. Beijing at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
C. in India at IIT Delhi
D. in USA

 

·        What did the Tibetan doctor give him?
A. a five day course medicine in a brown envelope
B. Ayurvedic medicine
C. Homeopathic medicine
D. Allopathic medicines

 

·       What are the names of four rivers that Lake Mansarovar consists of?
A. the Ganges, the Yamuna and the Sutlej
B. the Yamuna, the Ganga and the Indus
C. the Indus, the Ganges, the Sutlej, and the Brahmaputra
D. the Indus, the Ganges and the Yamuna

 

·        At what sea level were the three of them when they saw the snow on the road?
A. 5210 meters
B. 6000 meters
C. 1000 meters
D. 5300 meters

 

·       Where did the protagonist encounter the great herd of wild ass?
A. at Mount Kailash
B. at Changtang
C. at a small town
D. where the plains became more stony

 

·       Why was the protagonist facing communication problems in Darchen?
A. as he never wanted to talk to locals
B. as he was always busy in his meditation
C. as no one knew English
D. None of the above

 

·       What did Lhamo give to the protagonist as a farewell gift?
A. long sleeved sheepskined coat
B. Flowers
C. leather coat
D. shoes

 

·        Who are Drokbas?
A. Hill Tribe
B. sheeps
C. local people
D. cuisine

 

·        What is the meaning of ‘Kyang’?
A. flower petals
B. sun rays
C. huge pile of dust
D. huge pile of grass

 

·       Why was Hor an ugly and miserable place?
A. it had no modern markets
B. it had no vegetation
C. it didnt had any proper medical facilities
D. it had no place to live

 

·       What is the poem ‘Father to Son’ about?
A. Unsettling relationship between father and son
B. father’s old age
C. son comparing him to his father
D. father talking to son about his childhood

Since his son was prodigal, why does he want him to come back home?
A. to make amends with him
B. to teach him a lesson
C. to give him money
D. None of the above

 

Does the father want his son to move around in his own world?
A. Yes, absolutely
B. Not at all
C. Maybe
D. None of the above

 

 Why was the father ready to forgive him?

     A. to let go of all the sorrows he had inside
B. to become a better person
C. to teach his son a lesson
D. to help his son

 

 When the son spoke for the first time, does he also feel sad about the distance between them?
A. Yes, he did
B. No, he did not felt anything
C. Maybe in his heart
D. He never thought about it

 

   What does the son share about him understanding himself?

     A. he is at a point where he doesn’t understand himself
B. he understands him so well
C. he don’t want to think about it
D. he is very busy to think about understanding himself

     From where does the son’s anger arise ?

     A. out of his nature
B. out of his sadness
C. out of his father’s attitude
D. out of his childhood memories

 

     What is the poem ‘Childhood’ about?

     A. Poet’s lost childhood
B. Childhood of every person
C. Childhood of poet’s child
D. Poet’s father’s childhood

 

     After what age did the poet realise that he had lost his childhood?

     A. Twelve
B. Eleven
C. Ten
D. Thirteen

 

   What the poet could not find in the Geography book?
A. Hell and Heaven
B. End to sky
C. Island
D. Country

 

  What did the poet find out about Hell and Heaven?
A. They could be found in Geography books
B. They were imaginary places
C. They were in America
D. They were in India

 

 

 Who is the poet of the poem ‘Childhood’?
A. Shirley Toulson
B. Walt Whitman
C. Marcus Natten
D. Naipul

 

What is the meaning of the word ‘ceased’?
A. Starting of something
B. Come to an end
C. In the middle
D. To chase something

 

   What is the opposite of the word ‘hidden’?
A. Open
B. Closed
C. Partial
D. Exposed

 

   What did the poet realise about his mind when he lost his childhood?

     A. That he can use it in whichever way he wants
B. That he is very intelligent
C. That he is dumb
D. That he cannot use it in whichever way he wants

 

  What did the poet conclude about his lost childhood at the end of the poem?

     A. It went to another dimension
B. It went to some forgotten place
C. It moved away with time
D. It shifted to his younger sibling

 

·       Where could he see his childhood now?
A. In an infant’s face
B. Only in his memories
C. Nowhere
D. In his brother

 

 The extract “Albert Einstein at School” is taken from __________.

A.    The Young Einstein

B.    Einstein’s expulsion

C.    The Story of Einstein

D.    The Famous Einstein

 

·       What was the name of Albert Einstein’s history teacher?

A.    Mr. Weil

B.    Mr. Braun

C.    Mr. Koch

D.    Not mentioned in the lesson

 

·       What was Albert’s theory of education?

A.    Giving importance to ideas than to facts

B.    Learning all important facts

C.    Memorizing

D.    Writing everything

 

·       How did Albert feel about going to school every day?

A.    Cheerful

B.    Scared

C.    Miserable

D.    Grateful

 

·       How long did Albert’s father want him to attend the school for?

A.    Until he comes to love the school

B.    Until his father called

C.    Until he completes his diploma

D.    None of the above

 

 

·       Where did Albert Einstein reside during his schooling?

A.    At home with his family

B.    At the quarters of Munich

C.    At his friend’s house

D.    At a place provided by school

 

·       Albert Einstein had a friend named ___________.

A.    Yuri

B.    Elsa

C.    Braun

D.    Koch

 

 

·       Yuri mentions a fight in which a scar is a ____________.

A.    symbol of defeat

B.    badge of honour

C.    proof of weakness

D.    None of the above

 

·       According to Einstein, what was a good enough reason(s) to study something?

1.      It has to be a part of curriculum
2.       When the reader was forced to study
3.  C    If the reader likes it
4.        All of the above

 

 

·       Apart from books on science, what comforted Albert Einstein?

1.      Playing on streets
2.       Drawing and painting
3.        Calligraphy
4. D. Music and playing violin

      

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