The comet – II MCQ Questions Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 10
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The comet – II MCQ Questions Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 10
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Question 1:
Who dropped James in the hotel of Regent street?
(i) Comet Dutta
(ii) Johnson
(iii) Sir Johnson
(iv) No one
Answer:
(iii) Sir John.
Question 2:
At the time it was sir john dropped James at his hotel off Regent Street?
(i) 1 Am
(ii) 12 Am
(iii) 1 Pm
(iv) 2 Am
Answer:
(i) 1 Am.
Question 3:
What was hard to believe on such a peaceful night?
(i) The calamity of the past
(ii) The explosion near future
(iii) The calamity of the future
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(iii) The calamity of the future.
Question 4:
Who were the experts presents for the conference?
(i) Astronomers
(ii) Computer scientists, nuclear physicists
(iii) Space technology, biologists
(iv) All of them
Answer:
(iv) All of them.
Question 5:
‘And as sir john’s special invite was present the man who had started it all —–‘
(i) James
(ii) Manoj Dutta
(iii) Johnson
(iv) Taylor
Answer:
(ii) Manoj Dutta.
Question 6:
For how may days the conference lasted under a total cover of secrecy?
(i) One week
(ii) Two week
(iii) Five days
(iv) 6 months
Answer:
(i) One week.
Question 7:
Under whose observations, the experts rechecked James Forsyth’s calculation?
(i) Sir John
(ii) Indrani Devi
(iii) Comet Dutta
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(iii) Comet Dutta
Question 8:
Was James Forsyth’s calculations right accordingly to the experts?
(i) Yes
(ii) No
(iii) Maybe
(iv) Not mentioned
Answer:
(i) Yes.
Question 9:
What would be needed to achieve this mammoth task calculated by the experts?
(i) Offensive action
(ii) Defensive measures like living underground bunkers
(iii) Bulk of destructive nuclear power available on the earth
(iv) All of these
Answer:
(iii) Bulk of destruction nuclear power available on the earth.
Question 10:
‘A gigantic nuclear explosion —–, —— and —— could do the trick.’
(i) Suitably placed
(ii) Suitably directed
(iii) Suitably timed
(iv) All of these
Answer:
(iv) All of these.
Question 11:
What was drawn up for the secret operation?
(i) Measurement
(ii) Time table
(iii) Both (i) & (ii)
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(ii) Time table.
Question 12:
Name their secret operation –
(i) Project light brigade
(ii) Presenting light brigade
(iii) Project light board
(iv) Project comet brigade
Answer:
(i) Project light brigade.
Question 13:
Mention the date of rendezvous with the comet and detonation of the payload –
(i) Oct 10
(ii) Dec 15
(iii) Nov 15
(iv) Nov 18
Answer:
(iii) Nov 15.
Question 14:
On which date either the comet would hit the earth or would pass by a near as safe distance?
(i) Oct 10
(ii) Nov 22
(iii) Nov 15
(iv) Dec 15
Answer:
(iv) Dec 15
Question 15:
On what the success of the experiment depended?
(i) How massive the comet would be
(ii) How productive the comet would be
(iii) How light the comet would be
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(i) How massive the comet would be.
Question 16:
‘Do you think we will succeed?” – Who asked whom?
(i) Sir John to Duttada
(ii) Duttada to Sir John
(iii) James Forsyth to sir john
(iv) Duttada to James Forsyth
Answer:
(ii) Duttada to Sir John.
Question 17:
“Mr. Dutta, I will give you an honest answer!” – What was that answer given by Sir John?
(i) He was not going to buy Christmas presents till Dec 15
(ii) He was not going to celebrate his Christmas
(iii) He would not buy any gifts for anyone
(iv) He was not going to buy Christmas presents till Dec 24
Answer:
(i) He was not going to buy Christmas presents till Dec 15.
Question 18:
Where did Duttada tour two weeks after the conference?
(i) Italy
(ii) Parliamentary houses
(iii) British Isles
(iv) All of these
Answer:
(iii) British Isles.
Question 19:
How long Duttada toured the British Isles?
(i) One week
(ii) Two months
(iii) One months
(iv) Two months
Answer:
(iv) Two months.
Question 20:
Who greeted Duttada on his return?
(i) Friends
(ii) Social leaders
(iii) Students and others
(iv) All of them
Answer:
(iv) All of them.
Question 21:
Why was crowd gathered under a Pandal?
(i) To welcome Duttada
(ii) Yajna
(iii) For comet
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(ii) Yajna.
Question 22:
“I have arranged a Yajna and called priests to bless you.” – Who is ‘I’ here?
(i) Indrani Debi
(ii) Duttada
(iii) Sibaji Babu
(iv) Guruji
Answer:
(i) Indrani Debi.
Question 23:
Who was Sibaji Babu?
(i) Son of Duttada
(ii) Elder brother
(iii) Younger brother of Duttada
(iv) Grandson of Duttada
Answer:
(iii) Younger brother of Duttada.
Question 24:
Who recommended a Shantiyajna to pacify the evil spirit behind the comet?
(i) Indrani Debi
(ii) Guruji
(iii) Sibaji Babu
(iv) Duttada
Answer:
(ii) Guruji.
Question 25:
‘Don’t you know that this is all ——?”
(i) Funny
(ii) Publicity
(iii) Rubbish
(iv) Superstitious
Answer:
(iv) Superstitious.
Question 26:
After his return London, who was Duttada regular Correspondence with?
(i) Sir John Macpherson
(ii) James Forsyth
(iii) Johnson
(iv) Taylor
Answer:
(i) Sir John Macpherson.
Question 27:
The meaning of ‘futile’ –
(i) Useful
(ii) Fail
(iii) Useless
(iv) Sad
Answer:
(iv) Useless.
Question 28:
‘In the middle of ——, Duttada got a letter from Sir John’
(i) Nov
(ii) Oct
(iii) April
(iv) July
Answer:
(ii) Oct.
Question 29:
Who was Duttada’s sole daytime relaxation?
(i) Indrani Debi
(ii) Sibaji Babu
(iii) Sir John
(iv) Khoka
Answer:
(iv) Khoka.
Question 30:
Who was Khoka?
(i) Son of Duttada
(ii) Friend of Duttada
(iii) Grandson of Duttada
(iv) Younger brother of Duttada
Answer:
(iii) Grandson of Duttada.
Question 31:
How old was Khoka?
(i) Eight
(ii) Five
(iii) Ten
(iv) Seven
Answer:
(i) Eight.
Question 32:
What was Duttada’s sole daytime relaxation?
(i) Company of Khoka
(ii) Looking through Dibya at night
(iii) Talking with Sir John
(iv) Both (i) & (ii)
Answer:
(iv) Both (i) & (ii).
Question 33:
Mention the date a special messenger brought in an urgent telex message.
(i) Nov 15
(ii) Nov 18
(iii) Dec 15
(iv) Oct 10
Answer:
(ii) Nov 18.
Question 34:
Where did Duttada rush reading the telex message?
(i) Court
(ii) Roof
(iii) Rasagolla shop
(iv) No where
Answer:
(iii) Rasagolla shop.
Question 35:
What was written on the message that Duttada rushed to Rasagolla Shop?
(i) Sir John was going to visit India
(ii) Sir John was going to buy his Christmas present on Dec 15
(iii) The comet was exploded
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(ii) Sir John was going to buy his Christmas present on Dec 15.
Question 36:
What was the date comet Dutta came closest to the earth?
(i) Dec 15
(ii) Nov 18
(iii) Nov 15
(iv) Dec 10
Answer:
(i) Dec 15.
Question 37:
At what distance comet Dutta came closest to the earth?
(i) 10,000 km
(ii) 40,000 km
(iii) 90,000 km
(iv) 80,000 km
Answer:
(iv) 80,000 km.
Question 38:
Had Duttada over mentioned about project light brigade to his wife?
(i) Yes
(ii) No
(iii) Maybe
(iv) Not mentions
Answer:
(iii) No.
Question 39:
Why was there no disasters happened according to his wife?
(i) Duttada
(ii) Khoka
(iii) Yajna
(iv) All of these
Answer:
(iii) Yajna.
Question 40:
‘. . . . It would be all right if a descendant of yours did it’ – who was the ‘descendant’?
(i) Khoka
(ii) Sibaji Babu
(iii) Indrani Debi
(iv) Guruji
Answer:
(i) Khoka.
Question 41:
‘But this gap between the —– and —– seemed to him far winder, far more sinister,
(i) Rich, Poor
(ii) Privileged, unprivileged
(iii) Educational, illiterate
(iv) Rational, superstitions
Answer:
(iv) Rational, superstitions.
Question 42:
Name the author of the story ‘The Comet’
(i) Rabindranath Tagore
(ii) Jayant Narlikar
(iii) Satyajit Ray
(iv) Oscar Wilde
Answer:
(ii) Jayant Narlikar.