Class 9 English Mcq Solutions| Chapter 8: Reach for the Top — Important MCQs

 

Chapter 8: Reach for the Top — Important MCQs

Class 9 English Beehive Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

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Part 1: Santosh Yadav — MCQs

1. In which state was Santosh Yadav born?

• (A) Punjab
• (B) Rajasthan
• (C) Haryana
• (D) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: (C) Haryana

2. What does the name 'Santosh' mean?

• (A) Happiness
• (B) Contentment
• (C) Wealth
• (D) Bravery

Answer: (B) Contentment

3. What blessing did the holy man give to Santosh's pregnant mother initially?

• (A) Blessing for a daughter
• (B) Blessing for wealth
• (C) Blessing for a son
• (D) Blessing for good health

Answer: (C) Blessing for a son

4. Instead of traditional Indian dresses, what did young Santosh prefer to wear?

• (A) Frocks
• (B) Sarees
• (C) Shorts
• (D) Jeans

Answer: (C) Shorts

5. At what age were girls in Santosh's village typically pressured to get married?

• (A) 18 years
• (B) 14 years
• (C) 16 years
• (D) 21 years

Answer: (C) 16 years

6. Where did Santosh go to study after leaving her village school?

• (A) Jaipur
• (B) Delhi
• (C) Mumbai
• (D) Chandigarh

Answer: (B) Delhi

7. How did Santosh react when her parents refused to pay her school fees in Delhi?

• (A) She returned to the village
• (B) She agreed to get married
• (C) She told them she would work part-time to pay her fees
• (D) She started crying

Answer: (C) She told them she would work part-time to pay her fees

8. Which college did Santosh join in Jaipur?

• (A) Miranda House
• (B) Maharani College
• (C) St. Stephen's College
• (D) Gargi College

Answer: (B) Maharani College

9. From her room in Kasturba Hostel, which hills could Santosh see?

• (A) Himalayan Hills
• (B) Nilgiri Hills
• (C) Aravalli Hills
• (D) Shivalik Hills

Answer: (C) Aravalli Hills

10. Which institute did Santosh join for formal mountaineering training?

• (A) Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling
• (B) Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi
• (C) National Institute of Mountaineering, Manali
• (D) Indian Military Academy

Answer: (B) Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi

11. At what age did Santosh Yadav scale Mount Everest for the first time?

• (A) 22 years
• (B) 25 years
• (C) 20 years
• (D) 18 years

Answer: (C) 20 years

12. Santosh saved the life of fellow climber Mohan Singh by doing what?

• (A) Giving him medicine
• (B) Carrying him on her back
• (C) Sharing her own oxygen cylinder with him
• (D) Lighting a fire

Answer: (C) Sharing her own oxygen cylinder with him

13. How much garbage did Santosh bring down from the Himalayas?

• (A) 100 kg
• (B) 250 kg
• (C) 500 kg
• (D) 1000 kg

Answer: (C) 500 kg

14. Which high civilian award was given to Santosh Yadav by the Indian Government?

• (A) Padma Bhushan
• (B) Bharat Ratna
• (C) Padma Shri
• (D) Arjuna Award

Answer: (C) Padma Shri

Part 2: Maria Sharapova — MCQs

15. Where was Maria Sharapova born?

• (A) Moscow, Russia
• (B) Florida, USA
• (C) Siberia, Russia
• (D) London, UK

Answer: (C) Siberia, Russia

16. At what age was Maria packed off to the United States for training?

• (A) 12 years old
• (B) 9 years old
• (C) 15 years old
• (D) 7 years old

Answer: (B) 9 years old

17. Who accompanied Maria Sharapova to the United States?

• (A) Her mother Yelena
• (B) Her father Yuri
• (C) Her coach
• (D) Her grandmother

Answer: (B) Her father Yuri

18. Why could Maria's mother not go with her to the United States?

• (A) She was ill
• (B) Due to visa restrictions
• (C) She didn't want to leave Russia
• (D) She had no money

Answer: (B) Due to visa restrictions

19. For how long was Maria separated from her mother?

• (A) One year
• (B) Two years
• (C) Six months
• (D) Five years

Answer: (B) Two years

20. What did the senior trainees do to Maria at the training camp?

• (A) They helped her train hard
• (B) They bought her gifts
• (C) They woke her up at 11 PM and made her clean the room
• (D) They ignored her completely

Answer: (C) They woke her up at 11 PM and made her clean the room

21. On which date did Maria Sharapova reach the World Number One spot in women's tennis?

• (A) 22 August 2005
• (B) 15 October 2001
• (C) 8 July 2002
• (D) 17 August 1987

Answer: (A) 22 August 2005

22. What is Maria Sharapova's true nationality?

• (A) American
• (B) Russian
• (C) British
• (D) Australian

Answer: (B) Russian

23. Whose adventure novels does Maria Sharapova love to read?

• (A) William Shakespeare
• (B) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• (C) Ruskin Bond
• (D) Charles Dickens

Answer: (B) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

24. What is Maria's favorite evening food item mentioned in the chapter?

• (A) Pizza with extra cheese
• (B) Apple pie
• (C) Pancakes with chocolate spread
• (D) Russian salad

Answer: (C) Pancakes with chocolate spread

25. What is the key mantra for success according to Maria Sharapova?

• (A) Being competitive and working hard
• (B) Relying entirely on luck
• (C) Skipping daily practice sessions
• (D) Complaining about hardships

Answer: (A) Being competitive and working hard