MCQ Questions for Class 9 English Beehive The Sound of Music with Solutions


Chapter Name

Multiple Choice Questions for The Sound of Music

Author Name

  • Evelyn Glennie by Deborah Cowley
  • The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan

Related Study

  • Summary of The Sound of Music Class 9 English Beehive
  • Important Questions for The Sound of Music Class 9 English Beehive
  • NCERT Solutions for The Sound of Music Class 9 English Beehive

Book Name

NCERT First Flight Textbook for Class 9

MCQ Questions for Evelyn Glennie Class 9 English

1. Where is Lincoln Center Hall situated?

(i) UK

(ii) the USA

(iii) Canada

(iv) France

Answer

(ii) USA


2. Which men did give trouble to Evelyn?

(i) Men with big eyes

(ii) Men with long legs

(iii) Men with bushy beards

(iv) Men with cold hands

Answer

(iii) Men with bushy beards


3. How did Evelyn perform at the audition of the Royal Academy of Music?

(i) Scored the second-highest

(ii) Scored the highest

(iii) Displayed bravery

(iv) Spoke fluently

Answer

(ii) Scored the highest


4. How long was the course that Evelyn pursued at the Royal Academy of Music?

(i) 3 years

(ii) 2 years

(iii) 4 years

(iv) 3.5 years

Answer

(i) 3 years


5. Who spotted Evelyn’s potential?

(i) her father

(ii) friends

(iii) mother

(iv) Ron Forbes

Answer

(iv) Ron Forbes


6. Why did people discourage Evelyn to pursue music?

(i) it was not considered good

(ii) it was difficult

(iii) it was expensive

(iv) because she was deaf

Answer

(iv) because she was deaf


7. When was Evelyn’s deafness confirmed?

(i) by the age of 5

(ii) by the age of 6

(iii) by the age of 8

(iv) by the age of 11

Answer

(iv) by the age of 11


8. Which places had Evelyn worked for?

(i) poor children

(ii) prisons and hospitals

(iii) schools

(iv) none

Answer

(ii) prisons and hospitals


9. Who was deaf in the lesson?

(i) Evelyn
(ii) Ron Forbes
(iii) Bismillah Khan
(iv) Evelyn’s mother

Answer

(i) Evelyn


10. How old was Evelyn when she went to Royal Music academy?

(i) 17 years old
(ii) 18 years old
(iii) 19 years old
(iv) Below 17

Answer

(i) 17 years old


11. When was Evelyn’s deafness noticed?

(i) when she was 18
(ii) when she was 19
(iii) when she was 8
(iv) none

Answer

(iii) when she was 8


12. Who helped Evelyn to continue with her music?

(i) her mother
(ii) teacher
(iii) father
(iv) Ron Forbes

Answer

(iv) Ron Forbes


13.What was life for Evelyn?

(i) dance
(ii) nature
(iii) music
(iv) all

Answer

(iii) music


14. What did Evelyn want to pursue?

(i) fashion
(ii) study
(iii) music
(iv) none

Answer

(iii) music


15.What did Ron Forbes advise Evelyn?

(i) forget music
(ii) listen to music
(iii) feel music with her body
(iv) none

Answer

(iii) feel music with her body


16. How did Evelyn hear music?

(i) through drums
(ii) through fingers
(iii) by feeling vibrations through her different parts of body- fingers, hair, feet.
(iv) all

Answer

(iii) by feeling vibrations through her different parts of body- fingers, hair, feet


17. What did Evelyn want to spread through her music?

(i) message of love, peace and happiness
(ii) music is not difficult
(iii) music is not difficult for deaf people
(iv) deaf people can learn music

Answer

(i) message of love , peace and happiness


MCQ Questions for Bismillah Khan Class 9 English

1. When and where is shehnai played?

(i) in temples

(ii) in weddings

(iii) on auspicious occasions

(iv) all the options are right

Answer

(iv) all the options are right


2. What credit is given to Ustad Bismillah Khan regarding shehnai?

(i) inventing shehnai

(ii) inventing pungi

(iii) bring shehnai onto the classical stage

(iv) none of these

Answer

(iii) bring shehnai onto the classical stage


3. Who do you know is Bismillah Khan?

(i) a politician

(ii) a shehnai maestro

(iii) an actor

(iv) a writer

Answer

(ii) a shehnai maestro


4. Where did Bismillah Khan regularly go to sing Bhojpuri thaltat ?

(i) Bihariji Temple

(ii) Jama Masjid

(iii) Rumpurva Temple

(iv) Durga Temple

Answer

(i) Bihariji Temple


5. What was the name of Bismillah Khan’s father?

(i) Rasool Brix Khan

(ii) Paigambar Bux

(iii) All Bux

(iv) liazrat Rasool Kaar

Answer

(ii) Paugambar Bux


6. What was Bismillah Khan’s grandfather?

(i) a soldier

(ii) an actor

(iii) a courtier

(iv) the shehnai Nawaz of the Bhojpur King’s court

Answer

(iv) the shehnai Nawaz of the Bhojour King’s court


7. Which film is named after Bismillah’s instrument?

(i) Shehnai Ki Awaj

(ii) Shehnai Ka Raja

(iii) Shehnai Wala

(iv) Gunj Uthi Shehnai

Answer

(iv) Gunj Uthi Shehnai


8. Who was Ali Bux?

(i) Bismillah’s father

(ii) Bismillah’s grandfather

(iii) Bismillah’s maternal uncle

(iv) Bismillah’s friend

Answer

(iii) Bismillah’s maternal uncle


9. When was Bismillah Khan awarded the highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’?

(i) in 2000

(ii) in 2001

(iii) in 2002

(iv) in 2003

Answer

(ii) in 2001


10. On August 15, 1947, which Raag was played by Bismillah Khan from the Red Fort?

(i) Raag Malhaar

(ii) Raag Deepak

(iii) Raag Kati

(iv) Raag Megh

Answer

(iii) Raag Kafi


11. According to Bismillah Khan, what is Hindustan’s richest tradition?

(i) earning money

(ii) music

(iii) spirituality

(iv) politics

Answer

(ii) music


12. Which is India’s highest civilian award?

(i) the Padmashri

(ii) the Padma Bhushan

(iii) the Padma Vibhushan

(iv) the Bharat Ratna

Answer

(iv) the Bharat Ratna


13. Tahar Mosiquee Ustaad Bismillah Khan auditorium is situated in :

(i) Montreal

(ii) Osaka

(iii) Teheran

(iv) Behrin

Answer

(iii) Teheran


14. How is the Shehnai different from the Pungi?

(i) Shehnai has a better sound

(ii) Shehnai looks more beautiful

(iii) Shehnai is made of wood

(iv) All

Answer

(i) Shehnai has a better sound


15. Where did Bismillah give his first break through his performance?

(i) at the Red Fort

(ii) at Varanasi

(iii) at All India Radio

(iv) U.S.A

Answer

(iii) at All India Radio


16. Who all were present on the event of 15th August?

(i) Nehru

(ii) Gandhi

(iii) All eminent people

(iv) All

Answer

(iv) All


17. Who played Shahnai at King’s palace?

(i) a barber

(ii) a musician

(iii) a singer

(iv) a courts man

Answer

(i) a barber


18. Where was the Royal music Academy?

(i) U.S.
(ii) Burmingham
(iii) Paris
(iv) London

Answer

(iv) London


19. What did Aurangzeb ban in his palace?

(i) playing of Pungi
(ii) playing Sitar
(iii) playing music
(iv) none

Answer

(i) playing of Pungi


20. Why was playing Pungi in Aurangzeb’s palace banned?

(i) it had a sharp sound
(ii) it wasn’t good
(iii) it was unpleasant
(iv) all

Answer

(iv) all


21. Who thought of improving the sound of the Pungi?

(i) a musician
(ii) a singer
(iii) a barber
(iv) none

Answer

(iii) a barber


22. Where was the Shehnai played traditionally?

(i) In temples
(ii) in wedding ceremonies
(iii) auspicious ceremonies
(iv) all

Answer

(iv) all


23. When did Bismillah get his first big break as a Shehnai performer?

(i) in 1938, when All India Radio came into existence
(ii) 1945
(iii) 1987
(iv) 1989

Answer

(i) in 1938, when All India Radio came into existence


24. Why did Bismillah refuse to go to the U.S.A.?

(i) because the Shehnai had no future there
(ii) he didn’t like the place
(iii) because of his love for Banaras and river Ganges
(iv) all

Answer

(iii) because of his love for Banaras and river Ganges


25. Where did Bismillah play the Shehnai on 15th August 1947?

(i) at Ganga Ghat
(ii) in Banaras
(iii) near Red Fort
(iv) at Kaashi

Answer

(iii) near Red Fort


26. Why was the event of Shehnai Playing on 15th August a historic one?

(i) Bismillah became popular
(ii) people appreciated his performance
(iii) it was Independence day
(iv) all

Answer

(iii) it was Independence day


27. Shehnai is a refined version of which instrument?

(i) musical instrument
(ii) mouth organ
(iii) Guitar
(iv) Pungi

Answer

(iv) Pungi


28. According to the lesson, who was present on the event of 15th August,1947?

(i) J L Nehru

(ii) M K Gandhi

(iii) Rajendra Prasad

(iv) All of these

Answer

(i) J L Nehru


29. Who played Shehnai at King’s palace?

(i) a barber
(ii) a musican
(iii) a singer
(iv) a courtsman

Answer

(i) a barber


30. What was the source of inspiration for Bismillah?

(i) Red Fort
(ii) Royal Palaces
(iii) Ganga Ghats
(iv) None

Answer

(iii) Ganga Ghats

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