OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
(a) Dr. K. C. Sinha
(b) H.C. Verma
(c) Satyajit Ray
(d) Mahadevi Verma
2. Mahadevi verma was an poetess.
(a) Nepali
(b) African
(c) Indian
(d) Sri-Lankan TECO
3. Gillu was the name of a
(a) squirrel
(b) cat
(c) dog
(d) monkey
4. Two _____ were playfully poking their beaks at the flowerpot.
(a) hens
(b) crows
(c) cats
(d) lizards
5. Mahadevi verma was a leading poetess of ______ school of poetry in Hindi.
(a) chayavadi
(b) manuvadi
(c) nirguna
(d) sringar
(a) old cloth
(b) plastic can
(c) cotton wool
(d) polyester cloth
7. ______ ointment was applied on the wounds of the tiny baby squirrel.
(a) Dettol
(b) Penicillin
(c) Savlon
(d) Boric powder
8. Who named the squirrel “Gillu” ?
(a) A parrot
(b) R. Bacchan
(c) Other squirrels
(d) Mahadevi Verma
9. _____ was Gillu’s favourite food.
(a) mango
(b) kaju
(c) peanut
(d) almonds
10. Squirrels have a life span of barely _____ years .
(a) two
(b) four
(c) ten
(d) seventy
11. Gillu’s swing was taken off the hook after ______
(a) his death
(b) he became old
(c) he became six months old
(d) he ran away
(a) pipe
(b) tube
(c) Nylon wire
(d) cotton wool wick
(a) pepsi
(b) ghee
(c) milk
(d) soup
14. Gillu’s eyes were ______ glass-beads-like.
(a) green
(b) blue
(c) black
(d) red
15. When hungry, Gillu would inform by twittering ______ .
(a) meow-meow
(b) chik-chik
(c) tuk-tuk
(d) khat-khat
16. By removing some _____ small opening was made in the corner of the wire-mesh to set Gillu free.
(a) nails
(b) knife
(c) envelope
(d) biscuit
(a) open
(b) locked
(c) can’t be said
(d) none of the above
(a) cats
(b) biscuits
(c) important papers and letters
(d) all of the above
19. Once an opening was made in the wire-mesh, how would Gillu spend most of his day ?
(a) with other squirrels of his lot
(b) sleeping in the room
(c) knitting sweater
(d) eating kaju
(a) Billu
(b) parrot
(c) Gillu
(d) pigeon
(a) many parrots as pet
(b) several pet animals and birds
(c) only a squirrel as his pet animal
(d) a cat named Gillu as her pet
(a) falling down from stairs
(b) falling down from tree
(c) while playing kabaddi
(d) in a motor car accident
(a) sit near the pillow and gently stroke her forehead
(b) cry a lot
(c) eat a lot
(d) keep roaming here and there
(a) kishmish
(b) biscuit
(c) kaju
(d) leaves
(a) bed
(b) surahi
(c) swing
(d) table
26. When Gillu’s death came near, he neither ate nor ventured out for the whole day.
(a) True
(b) False
(c) partly true, partly false
(d) information not given in the chapter
(a) heater
(b) cooler
(C) A.C.
(d) fire
28. Gillu was put to rest under the ______ creeper after Podult his death.
(a) amarlata
(b) sonjuhi
(c) cactus
(d) bottle gourd
29. Which word has the meaning “lying on the ground” ?
(a) poke
(b) assault
(c) prostrate
(d), survive
30. Which of the following are the awards won by Mahadevi Verma ?
(a) Jnanpith Award and Padma Bhushan award
(b) Nobel Prize and Booker Prize
(c) Nobel Prize and Jnanpith Award
(d) Magasasay award and Booker Prize
31. Which story is based on the life of a squirrel ?
(a) Gillu
(b) Billu
(c) Chintoo
(d) Muttu
32. Mahadevi verma was a leading ________ of Chayavadi school of poetry in Hindi.
(a) actress
(b) singer
(c) Poetess
(d) dramatist
33. Gillu was an ______ .
(a) inclusion
(b) exception
(c) allowance
(d) admittal
34. How many wound did the squirrel have ?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) Four
35. On the third day he became much ……
(a) lazy
(b) better
(c) active
(d) dull
36. Mahadevi Verma was an elected fellow of
(a) Natya Akademi
(b) Sahitya Akademi
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Kala Akademi
37. Mahadevi Verma was the receipient of which of the following award ?
(a) Mangal Prasad Prize
(b) Padma Bhushan
(c) Bharat Bharti
(d) All of these
38. What was everyone’ remark about the wounded squirrel ?
(a) half chances of survival
(b) full chances of survival
(c) It would survie
(d) It would not survive
39. When the narrator sat down to write, Gillu wanted to catch her _____ .
(a) pen
(b) paper
(c) attention
(d) kaju
40. This lesson is about true friendship between a human being and a/an …………
(a) animal
(b) ghost
(c) tree
(d) birds
41. To which game does the writer compare the crows play ?
(a) To hide and seek
(b) To bite and fly
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
42. Gillu was to the narrator.
(a) very far
(b) unknown
(c) very close
(d) distant