McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: English (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 1. |
Who is the narrator in ‘The Shadow Lines’ |
| A. | A fictional character born and raised in Calcutta |
| B. | Tridib |
| C. | Tha’mma |
| D. | Ila |
| Answer» A. A fictional character born and raised in Calcutta | |
| 2. |
‘The Shadow Lines’ explores the political and economical growth of India through the lives of two families: |
| A. | One English and one Punjabi |
| B. | One Bengali and one English |
| C. | One Gujarati and one English |
| D. | One Assamese and one English |
| Answer» B. One Bengali and one English | |
| 3. |
The Protagonist in the novel ‘The Shadow Lines’ is |
| A. | May Price |
| B. | Justice Datta Chaudhari |
| C. | Tridib Mayadebi’s son |
| D. | Jethamoshai |
| Answer» C. Tridib Mayadebi’s son | |
| 4. |
Ila is the narrator’s cousin who lives in |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Dhaka |
| C. | Stockwell London |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» C. Stockwell London | |
| 5. |
Tha’mma (the narrator’s grandmother) worked as |
| A. | The headmistress of a girls’ school in Calcutta |
| B. | The hindi Teacher of a girls’ school in Calcutta |
| C. | The Warden of a hostel in Calcutta |
| D. | The owner of girls’ school in Calcutta |
| Answer» A. The headmistress of a girls’ school in Calcutta | |
| 6. |
Tridib dies in |
| A. | The London Bombings |
| B. | The Bay of Bengal |
| C. | A car crash |
| D. | A communal riot in Dhaka |
| Answer» D. A communal riot in Dhaka | |
| 7. |
What was Mrs. Price addicted to? |
| A. | Alcohol |
| B. | Church- sales |
| C. | Collecting stamps |
| D. | Cleaning |
| Answer» B. Church- sales | |
| 8. |
Who was the narrator in love with?* |
| A. | May Price |
| B. | Tridib |
| C. | Magda |
| D. | Ila |
| Answer» D. Ila | |
| 9. |
Who was the man who still lived in Tha’mma’s ancestral home?* |
| A. | Khalil |
| B. | Mayadebi |
| C. | Jethamoshai |
| D. | Tridib |
| Answer» C. Jethamoshai | |
| 10. |
Who among these characters was not killed in the communal riot in Dhaka? |
| A. | Tridib |
| B. | Jethamoshai |
| C. | Khalil |
| D. | Tha’mma |
| Answer» D. Tha’mma | |
| 11. |
Who is Nick? |
| A. | May Price’s brother |
| B. | May Price’s father |
| C. | Ila’s brother |
| D. | Tridib’s friend |
| Answer» A. May Price’s brother | |
| 12. |
The narrator’s grandmother Thamma was the headmistress of all-girl school in |
| A. | London |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Paris |
| D. | Calcutta |
| Answer» D. Calcutta | |
| 13. |
The Shadow Lines by Amitav Gosh explores the political and economic growth of India through the lives of two families |
| A. | the Datta-Chaudhuris and the Price family |
| B. | the Singh family and the Peterson family |
| C. | the Sharma family and the Price family |
| D. | the Patels and the Dawson family |
| Answer» A. the Datta-Chaudhuris and the Price family | |
| 14. |
A recurring nightmare haunts Robi for decades because he witnessed the riot that killed |
| A. | May |
| B. | Tridib |
| C. | Thamma |
| D. | The narrator |
| Answer» B. Tridib | |
| 15. |
The Shadow Lines is divided into two sections |
| A. | ‘Moving Away’ and ‘Coming Home’ |
| B. | ‘ The Window’ and ‘Time Passes’ |
| C. | ‘Reaping’ and ‘Garnering’ |
| D. | ‘Going Away’ and ‘Coming Home’ |
| Answer» D. ‘Going Away’ and ‘Coming Home’ | |
| 16. |
__________ is set against the backdrop of major historical events such as- Freedom movement in Bengal, Second World War, partition of India in 1947 and Communal riots in Bangladesh and India |
| A. | Tara |
| B. | The Shadow Lines |
| C. | Untouchables |
| D. | Hayavadana |
| Answer» B. The Shadow Lines | |
| 17. |
Through her characteristic pose Ila’s mother earned a nickname of |
| A. | Queen Elizabeth |
| B. | Princess Camilla |
| C. | Queen Victoria |
| D. | Lady Windsor |
| Answer» C. Queen Victoria | |
| 18. |
The Shadow Lines takes the form of |
| A. | bildungsroman tradition |
| B. | historical fiction |
| C. | gothic tradition |
| D. | romanticism |
| Answer» A. bildungsroman tradition | |
| 19. |
The Shadow Lines was published in |
| A. | 1984 |
| B. | 1986 |
| C. | 1988 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» C. 1988 | |
| 20. |
The Shadow Lines spans around |
| A. | Two generations |
| B. | Three generations |
| C. | Four generations |
| D. | Five generations |
| Answer» B. Three generations | |
| 21. |
Who can talk on length about issues as diverse as the sloping roofs of Columbian houses and culture of the Incas with equal case in The Shadow Lines? |
| A. | Tridip |
| B. | Jatin |
| C. | Robi |
| D. | Ila |
| Answer» A. Tridip | |
| 22. |
Who realize the reality of the Partition when planning to visit his/her sister in Dhaka while undergoing the usual procedure of compiling the immigration papers in The Shadow Lines? |
| A. | Tha’mma |
| B. | Mayadebi |
| C. | Ila |
| D. | Tridib |
| Answer» A. Tha’mma | |
| 23. |
The Upside Down House in The Shadow Lines represent |
| A. | Polarising power of borders |
| B. | The backward movement of the family |
| C. | Binary representation of power |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. Polarising power of borders | |
| 24. |
Jatin marries a woman affectionately known as |
| A. | Queen Priya |
| B. | Queen Victoria |
| C. | Queen Lakshmi |
| D. | Queen Rita |
| Answer» B. Queen Victoria | |
| 25. |
Mayadebi and the Shaheb have a third son |
| A. | Robi |
| B. | Ajay |
| C. | Kamal |
| D. | Vijay |
| Answer» A. Robi | |
| 26. |
The main setting of The Shadow Lines takes place in two cities. What are they? |
| A. | Dhaka-Delhi |
| B. | London-Dhaka |
| C. | Calcutta-Delhi |
| D. | Calcutta-London |
| Answer» D. Calcutta-London | |
| 27. |
What memory does Robi want to be free of? |
| A. | The memory of travelling everywhere with his parents |
| B. | The memory of Tridib’s death |
| C. | The memory of his college life |
| D. | The memory of the war |
| Answer» B. The memory of Tridib’s death | |
| 28. |
What is the relationship between Tridib and the narrator? |
| A. | Friends |
| B. | Cousins |
| C. | Uncle-Nephew |
| D. | Father-son |
| Answer» C. Uncle-Nephew | |
| 29. |
In her youth, what did Tha’mma want to do in order to gain freedom? |
| A. | Fight in a war |
| B. | Join a terrorist group |
| C. | Kill an English diplomat |
| D. | Start a riot |
| Answer» B. Join a terrorist group | |
| 30. |
Ila chose to live in London because she ____________. |
| A. | Wanted to be free |
| B. | Wanted to have all the comfort and luxury |
| C. | Wanted to marry an Englishman |
| D. | Wanted to be away from her family |
| Answer» A. Wanted to be free | |
| 31. |
Where did Lionel Tresawsen and Mr. Justice Chandrashekhar Datta-Chaudhuri meet and become friends? |
| A. | At a seance |
| B. | At a diplomatic conference |
| C. | While they were travelling |
| D. | At a restaurant |
| Answer» A. At a seance | |
| 32. |
Tridib’s family first went to England in ______ |
| A. | 1939 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1917 |
| D. | 1930 |
| Answer» A. 1939 | |
| 33. |
May Price, despite her wealth, volunteered as a ______ |
| A. | A nurse |
| B. | a teacher |
| C. | A famine relief worker |
| D. | a cleaner |
| Answer» C. A famine relief worker | |
| 34. |
Ila’s mother is jokingly referred to as _____ |
| A. | Queen Victoria |
| B. | Mayadebi |
| C. | Tha’mma |
| D. | May |
| Answer» A. Queen Victoria | |
| 35. |
Ila cried when recounting how Nick has saved her from bullies because__ |
| A. | She was overwhelmed with love for him |
| B. | Nick had died during the Blitz |
| C. | Nick had never defended her in reality |
| D. | The bullies had beaten him up too |
| Answer» C. Nick had never defended her in reality | |
| 36. |
When Tha’mma’s father and Jethamoshai divided their house in Dhaka, the result was ___ |
| A. | Peace on both sides |
| B. | They realised how much they loved each other |
| C. | a legal battle over property ownership |
| D. | a strange eerie silence that continued for years |
| Answer» D. a strange eerie silence that continued for years | |
| 37. |
After the death of her husband, Tha’mma had worked in a school in Calcutta for ____ years. |
| A. | 27 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» A. 27 | |
| 38. |
The nightmare that haunts Robi is that _____ |
| A. | He is unable to find a secure, respectable job |
| B. | He keeps getting lost in cities all over the world |
| C. | He is unable to stop Tridib from getting out of the car in Dhaka |
| D. | He is unable to protect Ila |
| Answer» C. He is unable to stop Tridib from getting out of the car in Dhaka | |
| 39. |
Tha’ama wants to bring back ____ to India to reunite her family. |
| A. | Queen Victoria |
| B. | May |
| C. | Tridib |
| D. | Jethamoshai |
| Answer» D. Jethamoshai | |
| 40. |
Tha’ama is unable to understand border divides because |
| A. | She believes India and Dhaka are one |
| B. | There are no physical barriers between countries |
| C. | She is barely educated and cannot read or write properly |
| D. | Her heart still belongs to the land in which she is born |
| Answer» B. There are no physical barriers between countries | |
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