Class 9 English SEBA MCQ Solutions| Kathmandu — 30 Most Important MCQs

 

Kathmandu — 30 Most Important MCQs

Chapter-wise Top Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

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1. Who is the author of the travelogue chapter 'Kathmandu'?

• (A) Ruskin Bond
• (B) Vikram Seth
• (C) RK Narayan
• (D) William Wordsworth

Answer: (B) Vikram Seth

2. From which book of the author has this extract been taken?

• (A) A Suitable Boy
• (B) An Equal Music
• (C) Heaven Lake
• (D) From Heaven to Earth

Answer: (C) Heaven Lake

3. Kathmandu is the capital city of which country?

• (A) Bhutan
• (B) Bangladesh
• (C) Nepal
• (D) Tibet

Answer: (C) Nepal

4. Which Hindu temple did the author visit in Kathmandu?

• (A) Kedarnath Temple
• (B) Pashupatinath Temple
• (C) Vishwanath Temple
• (D) Muktinath Temple

Answer: (B) Pashupatinath Temple

5. Which Buddhist shrine is described by the author in this chapter?

• (A) Baudhnath Stupa
• (B) Sanchi Stupa
• (C) Golden Pagoda
• (D) Lumbini Monastery

Answer: (A) Baudhnath Stupa

6. What atmosphere does the author observe at the Pashupatinath Temple?

• (A) Absolute peace and silence
• (B) Febrile confusion
• (C) Systematic arrangements
• (D) Gloomy and deserted

Answer: (B) Febrile confusion

7. Who are allowed to enter the Pashupatinath Temple complex?

• (A) Worshippers of all religions
• (B) Only Western tourists
• (C) Only Hindus
• (D) Buddhist monks only

Answer: (C) Only Hindus

8. Which river flows right alongside the Pashupatinath temple?

• (A) Ganga
• (B) Bagmati
• (C) Gandak
• (D) Kosi

Answer: (B) Bagmati

9. What group was struggling with policemen to get entry into Pashupatinath?

• (A) Tibetan refugees
• (B) A group of saffron-clad Westerners
• (C) Local shopkeepers
• (D) Street children

Answer: (B) A group of saffron-clad Westerners

10. Which two animals were fighting and chasing each other over the shrines?

• (A) Two dogs
• (B) Two monkeys
• (C) A bull and a cow
• (D) A cat and a monkey

Answer: (B) Two monkeys

11. What is the popular belief regarding the small half-protruded shrine on the Bagmati river platform?

• (A) It will sink in the river
• (B) When it emerges fully, Kaliyug will end
• (C) It will turn into gold
• (D) It belongs to the Buddhist monks

Answer: (B) When it emerges fully, Kaliyug will end

12. In contrast to Pashupatinath, the Baudhnath stupa has a sense of:

• (A) Even greater noise
• (B) Business rush
• (C) Still calm and quietness
• (D) Violent arguments

Answer: (C) Still calm and quietness

13. Who runs the small shops situated around the edge of Baudhnath Stupa?

• (A) Indian merchants
• (B) Tibetan immigrants
• (C) Western tourists
• (D) Nepalese priests

Answer: (B) Tibetan immigrants

14. What are the flutes on the pole of the flute seller compared to?

• (A) The branches of a tree
• (B) The quills of a porcupine
• (C) Feathers of a peacock
• (D) Arrows in a quiver

Answer: (B) The quills of a porcupine

15. What difference does the author note between the flute seller and other hawkers?

• (A) The flute seller shouts louder
• (B) The flute seller sells very expensive items
• (C) The flute seller plays slowly and meditatively without shouting
• (D) He aggressively follows tourists

Answer: (C) The flute seller plays slowly and meditatively without shouting

16. Which flute mentioned in the chapter is associated with Japanese traditional music?

• (A) Bansuri
• (B) Shakuhachi
• (C) Recorder
• (D) Reed flute

Answer: (B) Shakuhachi

17. What does the writer use to "wash down" the snacks he bought in Kathmandu?

• (A) Fruit juice
• (B) Mineral water
• (C) Coca-Cola
• (D) Hot tea

Answer: (C) Coca-Cola

18. What kind of reading material did the author purchase at the street market?

• (A) Political newspapers
• (B) Love story comics
• (C) Travel guidebooks
• (D) Religious scriptures

Answer: (B) Love story comics

19. Why did the author decide to take a plane instead of a train and bus route to go back home?

• (A) Because land travel was banned
• (B) Because he was too tired and homesick
• (C) He had a corporate emergency
• (D) The airline ticket was free

Answer: (B) Because he was too tired and homesick

20. Which airline ticket did the author buy to travel back to Delhi?

• (A) Air India
• (B) Nepal Airlines
• (C) Royal Thai Airways
• (D) Indigo Airlines

Answer: (B) Nepal Airlines

21. What sweet food item did the author eat in the street, which is made of almond paste?

• (A) Jalebi
• (B) Marzipan bar
• (C) Chocolate slab
• (D) Pastry

Answer: (B) Marzipan bar

22. What ingredients were rubbed on the corn-on-the-cob roasted on the charcoal brazier?

• (A) Sugar and honey
• (B) Salt, chilli powder and lemon
• (C) Pepper and butter
• (D) Mustard oil and salt

Answer: (B) Salt, chilli powder and lemon

23. According to the author, what resource does every flute need to be played?

• (A) Electricity
• (B) Human breath
• (C) Synthetic strings
• (D) Water drops

Answer: (B) Human breath

24. How many flutes were attached roughly to the pole of the flute seller?

• (A) Ten or twelve
• (B) Fifty or sixty
• (C) More than two hundred
• (D) Exactly five

Answer: (B) Fifty or sixty

25. "To hear any flute is to be drawn into the ________ of all mankind." Fill in the blank.

• (A) separation
• (B) commonality
• (C) competition
• (D) jealousy

Answer: (B) commonality

26. What color is the massive dome of the Baudhnath Stupa?

• (A) Bright Yellow
• (B) Pure White
• (C) Golden Crimson
• (D) Jet Black

Answer: (B) Pure White

27. What sounds did the author hear in Kathmandu's busiest streets?

• (A) Film songs from radios
• (B) Car horns and bicycle bells
• (C) Vendors shouting out their wares
• (D) All of the above

Answer: (D) All of the above

28. Where were the withered flowers being dropped into the Bagmati river?

• (A) From a floating boat
• (B) From a balcony overlooking the river
• (C) From a bridge overhead
• (D) By the children swimming

Answer: (B) From a balcony overlooking the river

29. Which flute mentioned in the lesson belongs to Indian classical music?

• (A) Shakuhachi
• (B) Deep Bansuri
• (C) The Recorder
• (D) South American Reed Flute

Answer: (B) Deep Bansuri

30. If the author had returned by land, which cities would he have crossed?

• (A) Mumbai and Goa
• (B) Patna and Benares
• (C) Kolkata and Guwahati
• (D) Kathmandu and Pokhara

Answer: (B) Patna and Benares