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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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