MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 7 Glimpses of India with Solutions


Chapter Name

Multiple Choice Questions for Chapter 7 Glimpses of India

Author Name

  • A Baker from Goa by Lucio Rodrigues
  • Coorg by Lokesh Abrol
  • Tea from Assam by Arup Kumar Datta

Related Study

  • Summary of Glimpses of India Class 10 English First Flight
  • Important Questions for Glimpses of India Class 10 English First Flight
  • NCERT Solutions for Glimpses of India Class 10 English First Flight

Book Name

NCERT First Flight Textbook for Class 10

MCQ Questions for Chapter 7 Glimpses of India Class 10 English

1. What was Dhekiabari?

(i) name of a station

(ii) tea garden managed by Pranjol’s father

(iii) tea garden managed by Rajvir’s father

(iv) name of a hill

Answer

(ii) tea garden managed by Pranjol’s father


2. The origin of the words tea, chai and chini is:

(i) Korian

(ii) Japanese

(iii) Chinese

(iv) Russian

Answer

(iii) Chinese


3. Where did Rajvir and Pranjol study?

(i) Assam

(ii) Coorg

(iii) Goa

(iv) Delhi

Answer

(iv) Delhi


4. Where is Coorg situated?

(i) Mysore

(ii) Mangalore

(iii) Karnataka

(iv) Kerala

Answer

(iii) Karnataka


5. "You seem to have done your homework before coming,” Pranjol’s father said in surprise. Which homework is he talking about?

(i) Holiday homework

(ii) Tuition homework

(iii) Knowledge about Assam

(iv) All of the Above

Answer

(iii) Knowledge about Assam


6. The boys’ here refers to:

(i) Rajvir and Pranjol

(ii) Rajvir and Bijendra

(iii) Pranjol and Virender

(iv) Pranjol and Rafique

Answer

(i) Rajvir and Pranjol


7. Which one of the following task is done by bakers?

(i) Bake the loaves

(ii) Bake the dough

(iii) Bake the mould

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(i) Bake the loaves


8. How many times did the baker come everyday?

(i) Once

(ii) Twice

(iii) Thrice

(iv) varies daily

Answer

(ii) Twice


9. What does the narrator still remember?

(i) Typical fragrance of the loaves

(ii) Typical fragrance of the dough

(iii) Typical fragrance of the mould

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(i) Typical fragrance of the loaves


10. The tea-bushes were spread as far as:

(i) possible

(ii) the legs could reach

(iii) the arm could go

(iv) the eye could see

Answer

(iv) the eye could see


11. Which word in the following means the same as ‘sweet smell’?

(i) Good morning

(ii) Loaves

(iii) Fragrance

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(iii) Fragrance


12. What are the bakers known as in Goa?

(i) Pader

(ii) Portugese

(iii) pekar

(iv) Baker

Answer

(i) Pader


13. Where is Coorg situated?

(i) between Mysore and the coastal town of Bangalore.

(ii) between Mysore and the coastal town of Mangalore.

(iii) between Mangalore and the coastal town of Bangalore.

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(ii) between Mysore and the coastal town of Mangalore.


14. The chimney was placed in the:

(i) office

(ii) pantry house

(iii) ugly building

(iv) kitchen

Answer

(iii) ugly building


15. What covers thirty percent area of the district of Kodagu?

(i) Deciduous Forests

(ii) Evergreen Forests

(iii) Mountains

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(ii) Evergreen Forests


16. Was Rajvir a fan of detective stories?

(i) Yes

(ii) No

(iii) maybe

(iv) don’t know

Answer

(i) Yes


17. What was ordered by Pranjol?

(i) Two cups of Tea

(ii) Two cups of Coffee

(iii) Two Chapattis

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(i) Two cups of Tea


18. The newly sprouted tea-leaves were being plucked by:

(i) paid men labour

(ii) professionals

(iii) the group of women

(iv) the group of shepherd

Answer

(iii) the group of women


19. Why was Rajvir excited?

(i) because he had spotted coffee garden.

(ii) because he had spotted tea garden.

(iii) because he had spotted wheat garden.

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(ii) because he had spotted tea garden.


20. What is rappelling?

(i) travelling in a river in a canoe

(ii) travelling in a river in a raft

(iii) going down a cliff by sliding down a rope

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(iii) going down a cliff by sliding down a rope


21. Where is Coorg situated?

(i) Mysore

(ii) Mangalore

(iii) Karnataka

(iv) Kerala

Answer

(iii) Karnataka


22. The large number of tea plantation is found in:

(i) Himachal

(ii) Punjab

(iii) Haryana

(iv) Assam

Answer

(iv) Assam


23. The first chief of the Indian Army is from

(i) coorg

(ii) Goa

(iii) Mysore

(iv) Punjab

Answer

(i) coorg


24. What are the activities available in Coorg?

(i) River-rafting

(ii) Canoeing

(iii) Mountain climbing

(iv) All of the above

Answer

(iv) All of the above


25. Who is the author of “A Baker from Goa”?

(i) Arup Kumar Datta
(ii) Lokesh Abrol
(iii) Lucio Rodrigues
(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(iii) Lucio Abrol


26. Who is the author of “Coorg”?

(i) Arup Kumar Datta
(ii) Lokesh Abrol
(iii) Lucio Rodrigues
(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(ii) Lokesh A


27. Who is the author of “Tea from Assam”?

(i) Arup Kumar Datta
(ii) Lokesh Abrol
(iii) Lucio Rodrigues
(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(i) Arup Kumar Datta


28. What are the bakers known as in Goa?

(i) Pader
(ii) Portugese
(iii) pekar
(iv) Baker

Answer

(i) Pader


29. The baker was also their ______.

(i) friend
(ii) companion
(iii) guide
(iv) all of the above

Answer

(iv) all of the above

 

30. What did the children long for?

(i) Loaves
(ii) bread bangles
(iii) banana bread
(iv) all of the above

Answer

(ii) bread bangles


31. How many times did the baker come everyday?

(i) Once
(ii) Twice
(iii) Thrice
(iv) varies daily

Answer

(ii) Twice


32. _____ was called kabai.

(i) Baker’s dress
(ii) baker’s basket
(iii) baker’s bamboo
(iv) baker’s song

Answer

(i) Baker’s dress


33. Coorg is a _________country.

  1. (i) tea
  2. (ii) bread
  3. (iii) coffee
  4. (iv) green

Answer

(iii) coffee


34. Where is Coorg situated?

(i) Mysore
(ii) Mangalore
(iii) Karnataka
(iv) Kerala

Answer

(iii) Karnataka

 

35. The first chief of the Indian Army is from _____.

(i) coorg

(ii) Goa

(iii) Mysore

(iv) Punjab

Answer

(i) coorg

 

36. _____ river obtains its water from Coorg.

(i) Yamuna
(ii) Narmada
(iii) Kaveri
(iv) Tapi
Answer
(iii) Kaveri


37. “The climb to the _____hills brings you into a panoramic view of the entire misty landscape of Coorg.”

(i) Brahmagiri
(ii) Himalayan
(iii) Nilgiri
(iv) Parvati
Answer
(i) Brahmagiri


38. What are the activities available in Coorg?

(i) River-rafting
(ii) Canoeing
(iii) Mountain biking
(iv) All of the above

Answer

(iv) All of the above


39. What is rappelling?

(i) travelling in a river in a canoe
(ii) travelling in a river in a raft
(iii) going down a cliff by sliding down a rope
(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(iii) going down a cliff by sliding down a rope


40.What is canoeing?

(i) travelling in a river in a canoe
(ii) travelling in a river in a raft
(iii) going down a cliff by sliding down a rope
(iv) All of the above
Answer
(i) travelling in a river in a canoe

41. “Almost everyone in the compartment was drinking _____ too”
(i) Coffee
(ii) Juice
(iii) Tea
(iv) Water

Answer

(iii) Tea

42. Was Rajvir a fan of detective stories?

(i) Yes
(ii) No
(iii) maybe
(iv) don’t know

Answer

(i) Yes


43. What is Assam popularly known as?

(i) Tea country
(ii) Coffee country
(iii) Green country
(iv) Plantation country

Answer

(i)Tea country


44. The words like ‘chai’ and ‘chini’ are derived from _____.

(i) India
(ii) China
(iii) France
(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(ii) China

 

45. In Europe, tea was drunk as more of a _____ than _____.

  1. (i) medicine, beverage
  2. (ii) beverage, medicine
  3. (iii) sleep waver, medicine
  4. (iv) sleep banisher, medicine

Answer

(i) medicine, beverage

 

46. What was Dhekiabari?

(i) name of a station
(ii) tea garden managed by Pranjol’s father
(iii) tea garden managed by Rajvir’s father
(iv) name of a hill

Answer

(ii) tea garden managed by Pranjol’s father


47. What is the duration of the second flush or sprouting period?

(i) June-August
(ii) October-December
(iii) May-July
(iv) August-November

Answer
(iii) May-July


48. “You seem to have done your homework before coming,” Pranjol’s father said in surprise. Which homework is he talking about?

(i) Holiday homework
(ii) Tuition homework
(iii) Knowledge about Assam
(iv) All of the Above

Answer

(iii) Knowledge about Assam


49. Where did Rajvir and Pranjol study?

  1. (i) Assam
  2. (ii) Coorg
  3. (iii) Goa
  4. (iv) Delhi

Answer

(iv) Delhi

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