PASSING AWAY OF BAPU Important Multiple Choice Question

Important Multiple Choice Question THE PASSING AWAY OF BAPU

THE PASSING AWAY OF BAPU
By Nayantara Sehgal
Compiled by
PK Bawali

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)
SENTENCE COMPLETION TYPE :
আমাদের লেটেস্ট পোস্টের আপডেট পেতে আমাদের ফেসবুক পেজে জয়েন করতে পারো ।
STATE TRUE OR FALSE :
- SET – 1
- SET – 2

PASSING AWAY OF BAPU

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)

MCQ SET – 1

The author of the text ‘The Passing Away of Bapu’ is –
- (i) Indira Gandhi
- (ii) Padmaja Naidu
- (iii) Nayantara Sahgal
- (iv) Sarojini Naidu
  Ans: (iii) Nayantara Sahgal
The text is an extract from the book –
- (i) “Rich Like Us”
- (ii) “Prison and Chocolate Cake”
- (iii) “Bapuji’s Death”
- (iv) “The Passing Away of Bapu.”
- Ans: (ii) “Prison and Chocolate Cake”
The text is an extract from a –
- (i) memoir
- (ii) novel
- (iii) short story
- (iv) autobiography
- Ans: (i) memoir
4. Gandhiji was assassinated on –
- (i) 31 January, 1949
- (ii) 30 January, 1948
- (iii) 15 August, 1947
- (iv) 2 October, 1969.
- Ans: (ii) 30 January, 1948
That evening, the author was –
- (i) sleeping
- (ii) reading a book
- (iii) having tea
- (iv) attending guests
- Ans: (iii) having tea
Gandhiji had been shot on his way to –
- (i) the Birla House
- (ii) the author’s house
- (iii) a prayer meeting
- (iv) a family gathering
- Ans: (iii) a prayer meeting
The author came to know of Gandhiji’s death by —
- (i) a letter
- (ii) a telephone call
- (iii) a telegram
- (iv) a public broadcast.
- Ans: (ii) a telephone call
When one is faced with the shock of a loved one’s death, one –
- (i) whimpers
- (ii) laughs
- (iii) claps
- (iv) shouts.
- Ans: (i) whimpers
After getting the bad news, the author rushed to the –
- (i) Sabarmati Ashram
- (ii) Red Fort
- (iii) Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
- (iv) Birla House.
- Ans: (iv) Birla House.
10. On hearing the news that Gandhiji has been shot, the author was –
- (i) numb with shock
- (ii) disappointed
- (iii) helpless
- (iv) relieved
- Ans: (i) numb with shock

PASSING AWAY OF BAPU

MCQ SET – 2

Around Gandhiji’s body gathered his –
- (i) friends
- (ii) family
- (iii) public
- (iv) relatives and followers
- Ans: (iv) relatives and followers
Gandhiji was lovingly called by the name –
- (i) Papaji
- (ii) Netaji
- (iii) Bapuji
- (iv) Chachaji
- Ans: (iii) Bapuji
Words of Bapuji’s death spread like a –
- (i) fire
- (ii) flame fanned by wind
- (iii) smoke
- (iv) light
- Ans: (ii) flame fanned by wind
Around the Birla House collected –
- (i) sad groups of men and women
- (ii) curious groups of children
- (iii) excited groups of young people
- (iv) mourning groups of followers
- Ans: (i) sad groups of men and women
Outside the Birla House, initially the people were –
- (i) violent
- (ii) unnaturally silent
- (iii) mourning
- (iv) demonstrating.
- Ans: (ii) unnaturally silent
Later, people jostled one another in a stampede to –
- (i) Gandhiji
- (ii) arrest the assassinator
- (iii) break into the house
- (iv) leave the place
- Ans: (iii) break into the house
People had gathered to –
- (i) create a pandemonium
- (ii) create an unnatural silence
- (iii) see Gandhiji for the last time
- (iv) attend a prayer meeting
- Ans: (iii) see Gandhiji for the last time
The people calmed down when they were told –
- (i) Gandhiji had breathed his last
- (ii) that they would see Gandhiji no more
- (iii) that they would be allowed to see Gandhiji before the funeral
- (iv) to keep quiet
- Ans: (iii) that they would be allowed to see Gandhiji before the funeral
After Gandhiji’s death, people felt –
- (i) angry
- (ii) confused
- (iii) helpless
- (iv) annoyed
- Ans: (iii) helpless
People of Delhi mourned Gandhiji’s death like –
- (i) lost children
- (ii) political leader
- (iii) matured persons
- (iv) eccentrics
- Ans: (i) lost children

PASSING AWAY OF BAPU

MCQ SET – 3

Gandhiji’s funeral was to take place –
- (i) on the day of his death
- (ii) two days after his death
- (iii) one day after his death
- (iv) a week after his death
- Ans: (iii) one day after his death
Padamsi was Mrs Naidu’s –
- (i) niece
- (ii) sister
- (iii) friend
- (iv) daughter
- Ans: (iv) daughter
While walking, Bapu used to carry in his hand a/ an –
- (i) flag
- (ii) staff
- (iii) umbrella
- (iv) cane.
- Ans: (i) flag
The last walk with Bapu was –
- (i) agonizing
- (ii) delightful
- (iii) irritating
- (iv) insignificant
- Ans: (i) agonizing
As Gandhiji’s funeral procession advanced, there were –
- (i) hundreds of silent onlookers
- (ii) thousands of silent onlookers
- (iii) lakhs of silent onlookers
- (iv) a few silent onlookers
- Ans: (ii) thousands of silent onlookers
Bapu lay on an open truck covered with –
- (i) garlands
- (ii) flowers
- (iii) national flag
- (iv) charkhas
- Ans: (ii) flowers
It was becoming impossible to move because –
- (i) Bapu’s body was being speedily carried away in a truck
- (ii) The path was very rough
- (iii) People were not used to walking
- (iv) There was a dense crowd
- Ans: (iv) There was a dense crowd
Walking with Bapu had a special meaning to the Indians because –
- (i) he had led them in many major political movements on foot
- (ii) Indians had no money
- (iii) Bapu liked to walk
- (iv) Indians disliked to be dependent on vehicles.
- Ans: (i) he had led them in many major political movements on foot
The last walk with Gandhiji triggered in the minds of people a feeling of –
- (i) depression
- (ii) excitement
- (iii) nostalgia
- (iv) respect
- Ans: (iii) nostalgia
Bapu’s figure was –
- (i) lean
- (ii) slight
- (iii) bulky
- (iv) athletic.
- Ans: (ii) slight

PASSING AWAY OF BAPU

MCQ SET – 4

Gandhiji had walked over a large part of –
- (i) the world
- (ii) Gujarat
- (iii) South Africa
- (iv) India
- Ans: (iv) India
Gandhiji made walking a symbol of –
- (i) rapid progress
- (ii) protest
- (iii) slow progress
- (iv) regress
- Ans: (iii) slow progress
Walking gives one a chance to –
- (i) lose weight
- (ii) see clearly
- (iii) see the people
- (iv) think with clarity and closely
- Ans: (iv) think with clarity and closely
To the average Indian, walking was a / the-
- (i) hobby
- (ii) luxury
- (iii) only way open
- (iv) compulsion
- Ans: (iii) only way open
The people were inspired by Gandhiji’s –
- (i) manner of walking
- (ii) vision and clarity of thought
- (iii) love for insects
- (iv) greatness
- Ans: (ii) vision and clarity of thought
Gandhiji transformed walking into a –
- (i) compulsion
- (ii) necessity
- (iii) joyful effort
- (iv) useful exercise
- Ans: (iii) joyful effort
Gandhiji’s ashes were taken to –
- (i) Ahmedabad
- (ii) Allahabad
- (iii) Delhi
- (iv) Benaras.
- Ans: (ii) Allahabad
A huge crowd had gathered by the –
- (i) Ganges
- (ii) Yamuna
- (iii) Brahmaputra
- (iv) Narmada
- Ans: (i) Ganges
Gandhiji awakened people to one another’s –
- (i) indifference
- (ii) jealousy
- (iii) suffering
- (iv) greed
- Ans: (iii) suffering
Gandhiji’s ashes were brought in a –
- (i) special flight
- (ii) well-decorated truck
- (iii) special train
- (iv) special boat
- Ans: (iii) special train

PASSING AWAY OF BAPU

MCQ SET – 5

People on board sang –
- (i) bhajans
- (ii) sad songs
- (iii) kawali
- (iv) happy songs.
- Ans: (i) bhajans
Gandhiji’s ashes were immersed in the –
- (i) Yamuna
- (ii) Ganges
- (iii) Godavari
- (iv) Gomti
- Ans: (ii) Ganges
People sang bhajans because –
- (i) Gandhiji had taught them many bhajans
- (ii) it invoked a feeling of Gandhiji’s presence
- (iii) to cast away bad omens
- (iv) it soothen mind
- Ans: (ii) it invoked a feeling of Gandhiji’s presence
After coming back to Delhi, the author felt –
- (i) relieved
- (ii) puzzled
- (iii) helpless
- (iv) lonely
- Ans: (iii) helpless
The ‘magic circle’ referred to by the author was –
- (i) a protective spell
- (ii) a spell cast by a magician
- (iii) Gandhiji’s able leadership and strengthening influence
- (iv) to be among the most famous and influential Indians.
- Ans: (iii) Gandhiji’s able leadership and strengthening influence
The author made an effort to –
- (i) walk back to Delhi
- (ii) forget Gandhiji
- (iii) revive herself from a state of despair
- (iv) be an onlooker
- Ans: (iii) revive herself from a state of despair
The author felt that her values were –
- (i) quite strong
- (ii) very weak
- (iii) useless
- (iv) degenerating
- Ans: (i) quite strong
The author realized that Bapu had lived and died for –
- (i) power
- (ii) fame
- (iii) a great cause
- (iv) greatness
- Ans: (iii) a great cause
Gandhiji’s India would continue to live in the minds of –
- (i) his sons
- (ii) his friends
- (iii) the author
- (iv) all Indians
- Ans: (iv) all Indians
Gandhiji’s legacy would be carried forward by –
- (i) the young generation of India
- (ii) everyone in this world
- (iii) only by his followers
- (iv) none
- Ans: (i) the young generation of India
15. Bapu has left his India in the hands of his –
- (i) family
- (ii) friends
- (iii) followers
- (iv) children
- Ans: (iv) children

SENTENCE COMPLETION TYPE :

আমাদের লেটেস্ট পোস্টের আপডেট পেতে আমাদের ফেসবুক পেজে জয়েন করতে পারো ।

PASSING AWAY OF BAPU

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

Gandhiji had been shot …………….
- Ans: on his way to a prayer meeting.
At the Birla House, Gandhiji’s relatives and followers ………………
- Ans: had gathered round his body.
There was silence in the room as …………………..
- Ans: Gandhiji breathed his last.
Words of Bapuji’s death had spread ……………………….
- Ans: through Delhi like a flame fanned by wind.
Around Birla House collected ……………..
- Ans: sad groups of men and women.
Out of every window one could see ………………………..
- Ans: a brown blur of faces.
At first hearing the news of Babu’s death people were ……………………
- Ans: stunned
Stampede arose ……………………..
- Ans: when people jostled one another to break into the Birla House.
One whimpers ……………………
- Ans: when one is faced with the shock of a loved one’s death.
The question in the hearts of the mourning people were …………….
- Ans: what will become of them since Bapuji is no more.
Hearing to the broadcast, the people of India …………………….
- Ans: were shocked and could not believe that their Bapu is no more.

STATE TRUE OR FALSE :

State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences / phrases / words support of your answer :

SET – 1

The author received an urgent telephone call in the morning.
Ans: FALSE;
- SS: On the evening of 30 January, 1948.
People attempted to break into the Birla House.
Ans: TRUE;
- SS: They jostled one another in a stampede to break into the house.
The news of Gandhiji’s death did not shock the people.
Ans: FALSE:
- SS: We sat, still shocked and unbelieving.
Gandhiji died of heart attack.
Ans: FALSE:
- SS: Gandhiji was shot on his way to a prayer meeting.
Gandhiji died in Gujarat.
Ans: FALSE;
- SS: Gandhiji died in Delhi.
Nayantara Sahgal was shocked when she heard of Gandhiji’s death.
Ans: TRUE;
- SS: She was numb with shock.
People feel sad and angry when a loved one dies.
Ans: FALSE;
- SS: People whimpers when a loved one dies.
The people of Delhi were eager to see Gandhiji for the last time.
Ans: TRUE ;
- SS: They would be allowed to see Gandhiji before the funeral.
The Indians loved and respected Gandhiji like a father figure.
Ans: TRUE;
- SS: We listened to the broadcast informing the people of India that their Bapu was no more.
Gandhi’s funeral took place on 30 January, 1948
Ans: FALSE
- SS: Gandhiji’s funeral was to take place the day after his death.

SET – 2

Padmasi suggested that hi would walk in the funeral procession. and friends
Ans: TRUE
- SS: It would be the last time they walk with Bapu.
Gandhi’s funeral was attended by only his close relatives.
Ans: FALSE
- SS: Gandhiji’s funeral was attended by thousands of people.
The mourning people were trying to touch their beloved Bapu’s feet.
Ans: TRUE
- SS: Thousands of people wept trying to touch Bapu’s feet.
Gandhiji’s body was covered with a shroud.
Ans: FALSE
- SS: People saw that Gandhiji’s body was covered with flowers.
Walking enhances clarity of thought.
Ans: TRUE
- SS: Walking makes one to think with clarity.
The average Indian was not used to walking.
Ans: FALSE
- SS: To walk was often the only way open to the average Indian.
Gandhiji made walking a joyful effort.
Ans: TRUE
- SS: Gandhiji took this necessity as he took much that was common place and transformed it into a joyful effort.