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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Portrait of a Lady is written by
Raja Rao
Kushwant Singh
Naipaul
Ruskin Bond
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Portrait of a Lady has been written in
scientific mode
romantic mode
biographical mode
none
- 3. Multiple Choice
The chief character in The Portrait of a Lady is Kushwant Singh's
mother
father
brother
grandmother
- 4. Multiple Choice
In the village the grandmother used to feed the
sparrows
dogs
cows
all the above
- 5. Multiple Choice
Grandmother used to wear
black saree
yellow saree
spotless white saree
Punjabi suit
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did the grandmother spend her time in the city?
feeding sparrows
reading
gossiping
spinning the wheel
- 7. Multiple Choice
While waking the author up in the village grandmother used to constantly mutter her prayers in the hope that he would imbibe some religious verses which he
never did
did
imbibed partially
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which language do you think the author and his mother use while talking to each other?
Hindi
English
Punjabi
Mixed
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the sentence 'That was the turning point in our relationship' which was the turning point?
Their moving to the village
Their moving to the city
Their moving abroad
His joining the university
- 10. Multiple Choice
The grandmother was against the teaching of music because she considered music to be
sublime
good for him
a monopoly of harlots and beggars
- 11. Multiple Choice
How did the sparrows express their sorrow when the author's grandmother died?
They chirruped a lot
They did not express their sorrow
They did not come that day
They did not take notice of the bread crumbs and flew away without eating them
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which was the happiest half-hour for the grandmother in the city?
While spinning the wheel
While reciting the prayers
Feeding the sparrows
taking the afternoon nap
- 13. Multiple Choice
What do you think the author learnt in his village school?
English
Sanskrit
Morning prayers and his native language
- 14. Multiple Choice
What did the author think was the sign of last physical contact between him and his granmother?
She kissed his forehead
she kissed his hand
she kissed his cheek.
- 15. Multiple Choice
How did Kushwant Singh's grandmother bid him farewell when he was leaving for abroad?
The grandmother cried a lot
The grandmother was in full control of her emotions
The grandmother did not come to see him off.
- 16. Multiple Choice
How did the grandfather in the portrait hung on the wall look like?
A. Old, long white beard, worn big turban
B. Old, skinny, wrinkly
C. Young, Handsome, Well-Built
D. Old, Well-Built
- 17. Multiple Choice
How did the grandmother look?
A. Old, Fat, Long
B. Long, Fat, Slightly Bent
C. Old, Short, Slightly Bent, Fat
D. Slightly Bent, Fat
- 18. Multiple Choice
When did the author's parents leave him with his grandmother?
A. When he was a kid
B. When he was an infant
C. When he became a teenager
D. When he failed and became a teenager
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which animal did the grandmother used to feed in the village?
A .Dogs
B. Cows
C. Sparrows
D. Cats
- 20. Multiple Choice
What did the author eat for breakfast?
A. thick and stale chapatis with a little butter and sugar spread in it
B. thick bread with butter
C. upma
D. rice and curd
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