In This Post we are  providing Chapter-1 The Portrait of a Lady NCERT MCQ for Class 11 English Hornbill which will be beneficial for students. These solutions are updated according to 2021-22 syllabus. These MCQS  can be really helpful in the preparation of Board exams and will provide you with a brief knowledge of the chapter.

NCERT MCQ ON THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY

Q1. Where was the author’s grandfather’s portrait placed?

(i) on a shelf
(ii) hung above the mantelpiece
(iii) put on the mantelpiece
(iv) on a table

Answer (ii) hung above the mantelpiece

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Q2. How do you feel about the character of the grandmother in the chapter?

(i) Emotional
(ii) Strong
(iii) Selfless
(iv) Loving

Answer (ii) Strong

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Q3. When was their common link of friendship snapped?

(i) when he went to college
(ii) When he went to the university, they were given separate rooms
(iii) when he started working
(iv) When he went abroad

Answer (ii) When he went to the university, they were given separate rooms

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Q4. Did the author bother to learn the morning prayers that his grandmother recited?

(i) yes
(ii) he listened but did not bother to learn
(iii) he could not learn
(iv) no

Answer (ii) he listened but did not bother to learn

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Q5. What was her reaction when he came back after 5 years?

(i) Overwhelmed
(ii) clasped the author in her arms and said prayers
(iii) happy
(iv) sentimental

Answer (ii) clasped the author in her arms and said prayers

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Q6. What was grandmother’s reaction when the author was going abroad?

(i) Happy
(ii) sad
(iii) not even sentimental
(iv) Sentimental

Answer (iii) not even sentimental

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Q7. What happened when they took the grandmother’s corpse away?

(i) Neighbors visited them to pay condolences
(ii) they mourned her death in her room
(iii) birds flew away quietly
(iv) Nothing happened

Answer (iii) birds flew away quietly

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Q8. How did the sparrows express their sorrow at the death of their grandmother?

(i) They didn’t come that day
(ii) they came and sat silently in the verandah
(iii)They ate the bread crumbs
(iv) they chirruped a lot

Answer (ii) they came and sat silently in the verandah

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Q9. How did the grandmother die?

(i) during telling beads laying on the bed
(ii) In the hospital
(iii) While sleeping
(iv) None of the above

Answer (i) during telling beads laying on the bed

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Q10. What did the grandmother do in her final hours?

(i) Talked to everyone in the house
(ii) worried about everyone
(iii) Silently praying and telling her beads
(iv) Went to temple

Answer (iii) Silently praying and telling her beads

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Q11. How did the grandmother react to her illness?

(i) She said her end was near
(ii) She ignored her health
(iii) She took care of her
(iv) She was admitted to the hospital

Answer (i) She said her end was near

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Q12. What happened when the grandmother didn’t pray for the first time?

(i) She fell ill the next day
(ii) She made this her routine
(iii) She took a break and went to the village
(iv) None of the above

Answer (i) She fell ill the next day

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Q13. What change came in the grandmother’s evening schedule?

(i) She collected the women of the neighborhood
(ii) She would go for a walk
(iii) She would sleep early
(iv) She would talk to his parents

Answer (i) She collected the women of the neighborhood

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Q14. What happened when the author moved abroad to study for five years?

(i) grandmother bid goodbye by silently kissing his forehead
(ii) No one came to see him
(iii) Grandmother moved back to village
(iv) Parents moved with him

Answer (i) grandmother bid goodbye by silently kissing his forehead

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Q15. How did the grandmother spend her afternoon everyday?

(i) by feeding hundred of sparrows
(ii) by taking a nap
(iii) by talking to author’s mother
(iv) by going to temple

Answer (i) by feeding hundred of sparrows

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