McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: English (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 1. |
Kunwar Singh was of the _______ caste |
| A. | Dalit |
| B. | Kshatriya |
| C. | Chandni |
| D. | Thakur |
| Answer» D. Thakur | |
| 2. |
How old was Jim Corbett when he was given his first gun? |
| A. | Ten years old |
| B. | Eight years old |
| C. | Eighteen years old |
| D. | twelve years old |
| Answer» B. Eight years old | |
| 3. |
Kunwar Singh was the headman of Chandni Chauk and the best shikari in: |
| A. | Kaladhungi |
| B. | Kamalanagar |
| C. | Kasurat |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» A. Kaladhungi | |
| 4. |
The name of Jim Corbett’s elder brother is: |
| A. | Jason |
| B. | Samuel |
| C. | Tom |
| D. | Jimmy |
| Answer» C. Tom | |
| 5. |
In the Hindu tradition, a dying man is made to hold the tail of a cow, preferably a: |
| A. | black buck |
| B. | black heifer |
| C. | black buffalo |
| D. | black cat |
| Answer» B. black heifer | |
| 6. |
One day, in the month of April, Kunwar Singh went hunting with |
| A. | His eldest son |
| B. | Jim Corbett |
| C. | Har Singh |
| D. | The village chief |
| Answer» C. Har Singh | |
| 7. |
As fees for the doctor at Kaladhungi hospital, Kunwar Singh offered |
| A. | 1 rupee |
| B. | 2 rupees |
| C. | 3 rupees |
| D. | 4 rupees |
| Answer» B. 2 rupees | |
| 8. |
Among the many things that Corbett learned from Kunwar Singh, one was |
| A. | Climbing trees |
| B. | Hunting tigers |
| C. | Belief in superstitions |
| D. | Making mental maps |
| Answer» D. Making mental maps | |
| 9. |
Kunwar Singh was the headman of |
| A. | Garuppu |
| B. | Kaladhhungi |
| C. | Chandni Chauk |
| D. | Lailapur |
| Answer» C. Chandni Chauk | |
| 10. |
Kunwar Singh had not eaten anything for |
| A. | 6 days |
| B. | 8 days |
| C. | 14 days |
| D. | 16 days |
| Answer» D. 16 days | |
| 11. |
After his recovery from his sickness, Kunwar Singh lived for another |
| A. | 2 years |
| B. | 3 years |
| C. | 4 years |
| D. | 5 years |
| Answer» C. 4 years | |
| 12. |
From which book is the account of Kunwar Singh extracted from? |
| A. | My India |
| B. | Man-Eaters of Kumaon |
| C. | The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| D. | The Temple Tigers |
| Answer» A. My India | |
| 13. |
How much did Aladia receive as pay per month as the postmaster from the government? |
| A. | 5 paise |
| B. | 10 paise |
| C. | 10 rupees |
| D. | 5 rupees |
| Answer» D. 5 rupees | |
| 14. |
What did Jim Corbett order Kunwar Singh’s son to bring as he treated the dying man? |
| A. | Two vessels of fresh water |
| B. | Two buckets of river water |
| C. | Two bowls of fresh fruits |
| D. | Two seers of warm milk |
| Answer» D. Two seers of warm milk | |
| 15. |
By what force was the landmark tree marked by the tiger’s scratch destroyed? |
| A. | Forest fire |
| B. | Poachers |
| C. | Flood |
| D. | Lightning |
| Answer» A. Forest fire | |
| 16. |
Who said this to whom? “Did you see that, you, who boasted that your sahib would teach mine to shoot?” |
| A. | Kunwar Singh to Jim Corbett |
| B. | Tom to Ellis |
| C. | Kunwar Singh to Budhoo |
| D. | Tom to Budhoo |
| Answer» C. Kunwar Singh to Budhoo | |
| 17. |
Kunwar Singh was the _________ of Chandni Chauk. |
| A. | king |
| B. | ruler |
| C. | priest |
| D. | headman |
| Answer» D. headman | |
| 18. |
After Jim Corbett left school, he started to work in - |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | Kashmir |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Bengal | |
| 19. |
Kunwar Singh had fallen a victim to – |
| A. | malaria |
| B. | opium |
| C. | career |
| D. | love |
| Answer» B. opium | |
| 20. |
According to Kunwar Singh, it was necessary for a hunter to know how to – |
| A. | set a trap |
| B. | shoot a gun |
| C. | climb trees |
| D. | tackle wild animals |
| Answer» C. climb trees | |
| 21. |
Jim Corbett also learnt how to make ___________ from Kunwar Singh. |
| A. | guns |
| B. | friends |
| C. | right decision |
| D. | mental maps |
| Answer» D. mental maps | |
| 22. |
The mass from Har Singh’s stomach was |
| A. | left as it was |
| B. | eaten up by the tiger |
| C. | put back into his stomach |
| D. | cut off and thrown |
| Answer» C. put back into his stomach | |
| 23. |
The post master of Kaladhungi was |
| A. | Obeda |
| B. | Aladia |
| C. | Babu Saheb |
| D. | Har Singh |
| Answer» B. Aladia | |
| 24. |
One of the many things Corbett learnt from Kunwar Singh was |
| A. | making mental maps |
| B. | pitching a tent |
| C. | arrow shooting |
| D. | setting traps |
| Answer» A. making mental maps | |
| 25. |
The ‘curse of the hills’ was |
| A. | malaria |
| B. | tigers |
| C. | mosquitoes |
| D. | opium |
| Answer» D. opium | |
| 26. |
Who was the first person to visit Jim Corbett on the day he was given his first gun? |
| A. | Ellis |
| B. | Kunwar Singh |
| C. | Har Singh |
| D. | Tom |
| Answer» B. Kunwar Singh | |
| 27. |
Kunwar Singh was made to hold the tail of a cow on his deathbed to |
| A. | provide a transit for his spirit |
| B. | cure his sickness |
| C. | keep him from falling |
| D. | appease the gods |
| Answer» A. provide a transit for his spirit | |
| 28. |
Corbett was displeased because Kunwar Singh had been laid in his servant’s hut to die like |
| A. | wretched animal |
| B. | a drug addict |
| C. | common labourer |
| D. | an outcaste and beggar |
| Answer» D. an outcaste and beggar | |
| 29. |
“You are no longer a boy, but a man; ... and never be afraid, provided you learn how to climb trees”. Who said these lines? |
| A. | Budhoo |
| B. | Har Singh |
| C. | Aladia |
| D. | Kunwar Singh |
| Answer» D. Kunwar Singh | |
| 30. |
After the tiger attacked Har Singh, they went the extra ______ miles to the hospital at Kaladhungi |
| A. | three |
| B. | four |
| C. | five |
| D. | seven |
| Answer» A. three | |
| 31. |
What was the curse of the foothills, according to Jim Corbett? |
| A. | liquor |
| B. | opium |
| C. | heroin |
| D. | tobacco |
| Answer» B. opium | |
| 32. |
The 'dying' Kunwar Singh's fingers were being held round the tail of a |
| A. | pig |
| B. | cow |
| C. | horse |
| D. | buffalo |
| Answer» B. cow | |
| 33. |
There were times when for weeks on end Kunwar Singh would not leave his village because he had a horror of |
| A. | dacoits |
| B. | ghosts |
| C. | the police |
| D. | tigers |
| Answer» A. dacoits | |
| 34. |
After the tiger attacked Har Singh, he was taken to the hospital at |
| A. | Nainital |
| B. | Kaladhungi |
| C. | Nepalganj |
| D. | Chandni Chauk |
| Answer» B. Kaladhungi | |
| 35. |
Har Singh and Kunwar Singh went out to shoot one day in the last of which month in the year? |
| A. | February |
| B. | March |
| C. | April |
| D. | May |
| Answer» C. April | |
| 36. |
Har Singh wanted to turn back after they saw a |
| A. | fox |
| B. | stag |
| C. | tiger |
| D. | pea-fowl |
| Answer» A. fox | |
| 37. |
_______ was present when Jim Corbett received his first gun. |
| A. | his brother Tom |
| B. | Har Singh |
| C. | Kunwar Singh |
| D. | Adalia |
| Answer» C. Kunwar Singh | |
| 38. |
The friendship between Jim and Kunwar Singh is marked by a mutual exchange of |
| A. | opium addiction |
| B. | good advice |
| C. | guns |
| D. | tree climbing technique |
| Answer» B. good advice | |
| 39. |
Aladia was the _____ of Kaladhungi. |
| A. | shikari |
| B. | poacher |
| C. | post master |
| D. | headman |
| Answer» C. post master | |
| 40. |
Jim Corbett, though initially a great hunter, later became known for being |
| A. | an officer of the Indian Army |
| B. | a murderer |
| C. | an animal conservationist |
| D. | a poet |
| Answer» C. an animal conservationist | |
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