The Comet – I MCQ Questions Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 9
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The Comet – I MCQ Questions Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 9
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Question 1:
Whose sleep was disturbed by a burst of cool breeze from the window?
(i) Duttada
(ii) Dibya
(iii) Indrani Debi
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(iii) Indrani Debi.
Question 2:
Which month was mentioned as a moonless night?
(i) April
(ii) December
(iii) July
(iv) November
Answer:
(iii) December.
Question 3:
“So he has gone to hobnob with that wretched ——–!”
(i) Indrani Debi
(ii) Duttada
(iii) Friend
(iv) Dibya
Answer:
(iv) Dibya.
Question 4:
What was disturbing the sleep of Indrani Debi?
(i) Cool breeze from the window
(ii) Warm weather
(iii) Weird noise
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(i) Cool breeze from the window.
Question 5:
Even as Indrani Debi muttered her complaints, what could not she repress herself?
(i) Anger
(ii) Laugh
(iii) Smile
(iv) Blush
Answer:
(iii) Smile.
Question 6:
What was her husband utterly oblivious of?
(i) Practical problems of living
(ii) Her advice
(iii) Dibya
(iv) All of these
Answer:
(i) Practical problems of living.
Question 7:
”……wrapped herself in a shawl and made her way to the ——.’
(i) Backyard
(ii) Roof
(iii) Balcony
(iv) Living room
Answer:
(ii) Roof.
Question 8:
Whom did she find huddling together eye to eye?
(i) Duttada
(ii) Dibya
(iii) Both (i) & (ii)
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(iii) Both (i) & (ii).
Question 9:
Whom did Duttada call ‘ Dibya Chakshu’?
(i) Dibya
(ii) Indrani Debi
(iii) Duttada, himself
(iv) None of them
Answer:
(i) Dibya.
Question 10:
The meaning of ‘Dibya Chakshu’-
(i) Divine Heart
(ii) Divine Soul
(iii) Divine Earth
(iv) Divine Eye
Answer:
(iv) Divine Eye.
Question 11:
What was Dibya according to Indrani Debi?
(i) Supernatural power
(ii) God
(iii) Designing woman
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(iii) Designing woman.
Question 13:
“The telescope was duly installed and long were the dark nights that Duttada spent in—–.”
(i) Star-gazing
(ii) Dreaming
(iii) Researching
(iv) All of these
Answer:
(i) Star-gazing.
Question 14:
Who would order Duttada to bed rest the next day according to Indrani Debi?
(i) Robin Babu
(ii) Pratuk Babu
(iii) Nabin Babu
(iv) Bipin Babu
Answer:
(iii) Nabin Babu.
Question 15:
What was the secret ambition of Duttada?
(i) To invent a telescope
(ii) To discover a new comet
(iii) To reach space
(iv) All of these
Answer:
(ii) To discover a new comet.
Question 16:
Who also orbit round the sun?
(i) Comets
(ii) Planets
(iii) Earth
(iv) Moon
Answer:
(i) Comets.
Question 17:
‘What change did he stand with his —-Dibya?’
(i) Five-inch
(ii) Ten-inch
(iii) Seven-inch
(iv) Eight-inch
Answer:
(iv) Eight-inch.
Question 18:
According to Duttada, what would be the professional astronomers looking at?
(i) Faint stars
(ii) Nebulous galaxies
(iii) Both (i) & (ii)
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(iii) Both (i) & (ii).
Question 19:
‘Two days later the —– came out with the news:’
(i) Telegraph
(ii) Ananda Bazar Patrika
(iii) Sangbad pratidin
(iv) The statesman
Answer:
(ii) Ananda Bazar Patrika.
Question 20:
Tick the correct sentence
(i) Calcutta Man Discovers New Planet’
(ii) Calcutta Man Invented New Comet
(iii) Calcutta Scientist Discovers New Comet
(iv) Calcutta Man Discovers New Comet
Answer:
(iv) Calcutta Man Discovers New Comet.
Question 21:
The full name of Duttada-
(i) Manoj Dutta
(ii) Nabin Dutta
(iii) Subhash Dutta
(iv) Pankaj Dutta
Answer:
(i) Manoj Dutta.
Question 22:
Whom did he inform about discovering of new comet?
(i) Indrani Debi
(ii) ISRO
(iii) IIA
(iv) No one
Answer:
(iii) IIA.
Question 23:
Full form of IIA-
(i) Indian Institute of Astrophysics
(ii) Indian Institute of Astronomers
(iii) Institution of Indian Astronomers
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(i) Indian Institute of Astrophysics.
Question 24:
‘The IIA runs a ——telescope’
(i) 100-inch
(ii) 60-inch
(iii) 8-inch
(iv) 90-inch
Answer:
(iv) 90-inch.
Question 25:
Whom did Duttada give all his credit of discovering?
(i) His wife
(ii) Dibya
(iii) His friend
(iv) He himself
Answer:
(ii) Dibya.
Question 26:
How did Dutta feel to attend numerous receptions and functions?
(i) Happy
(ii) Proud
(iii) Digest
(iv) Angry
Answer:
(iii) Digest.
Question 27:
What bring ill-luck according to Indrani Debi?
(i) Comets
(ii) Dibya
(iii) Publicity
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(i) Comets.
Question 28:
‘I see that even an——degree has not cured you of your superstitions!’
(i) BA
(ii) M. Science
(iii) MBA
(iv) MA
Answer:
(iii) MBA.
Question 29:
‘This brought in unwelcomed publicity to the —— Duttada.’
(i) Extrovert
(ii) Introvert
(iii) Ambivert
(iv) Proudy
Answer:
(ii) Introvert.
Question 30:
What does comet bring as Indrani Debi?
(i) Happiness
(ii) Fortune
(iii) Ill-luck
(iv) Money
Answer:
(iii) Ill-luck.
Question 31:
‘In the specious dining hall of king’s college,
(i) California
(ii) Cambridge
(iii) Oxford
(iv) Harvard
Answer:
(ii) Cambridge.
Question 32:
Who wrote a note to James?
(i) Duttada
(ii) Butler
(iii) Indrani Debi
(iv) John Macpherson
Answer:
(iv) John Macpherson.
Question 33:
Where did john Macpherson request James to come in?
(i) London
(ii) Turkey
(iii) China
(iv) Thailand
Answer:
(i) London.
Question 34:
Who was defence science advisor, her Majestic’s government?
(i) James
(ii) Duttada
(iii) John Macpherson
(iv) None of them
Answer:
(iii) John Macpherson.
Question 35:
Johnson was a ——-.
(i) Amateur scientist
(ii) Security officer at Whitehall
(iii) Defence science Advisor
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(ii) Security officer at Whitehall.
Question 36:
Who introduced James to sir john?
(i) Duttada
(ii) Johnson
(iii) James, himself
(iv) Both (ii) & (iii)
Answer:
(ii) Johnson.
Question 37:
‘Why! It is my paper to ——-‘
(i) Love
(ii) Beauty
(iii) Comets
(iv) Nature
Answer:
(iv) Nature.
Question 38:
What was the reaction of James when he saw his paper to nature?
(i) Happy
(ii) Surprised
(iii) Uneasy
(iv) Both (ii) & (iii)
Answer:
(iv) Both (ii) & (iii)
Question 39:
Who was Taylor?
(i) The editor of nature
(ii) Friend of sir John
(iii) Both (i) (iv)
(iv) Friend of James
Answer:
(iii) Both (i) & (iv)
Question 40:
Name the editor of nature.
(i) Taylor
(ii) James
(iii) Johnson
(iv) John
Answer:
(i) Taylor.
Question 41:
Where did sir John meet Taylor for lunch?
(i) Restaurant
(ii) Club
(iii) Home
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(ii) Club.
Question 42:
Who said this, – “Do you realise what will happen if correct Dutta collides with the earth, as you predict it will?”
(i) James
(ii) Sir John
(iii) Johnson
(iv) Taylor
Answer:
(i) James.
Question 43:
‘Cometary collisions are expected to occur once in —– years’
(i) Hundred million
(ii) Ten billion
(iii) Ten million
(iv) One million
Answer:
(iii) Ten million.
Question 44:
When will be the next cometary collisions occur?
(i) Five years
(ii) Two months
(iii) Six months
(iv) One year
Answer:
(iv) One year.
Question 45:
Who thought it to be an impossible task?
(i) Johnson
(ii) James
(iii) Sir John
(iv) Duttada
Answer:
(ii) James.