1. How much the curio dealer had to pay for the gourd in the end?
(A) fifteen yen
(B) forty yen
(C) twenty yen
(D) fifty yen
Answer:
(D) fifty yen
2. At the agricultural show, last spring, which type of gourd was displaye ?
(A) round
(B) symmetrical
(C) Bakin
(D) gnarled
Answer:
(C) Bakin
3. How old was Seibei ?
(A) ten years
(B) twelve years
(C) fifteen years
(D) thirteen years
Answer:
(B) twelve years
4. The old women possessed a stall of
(A) frocks
(B) caps
(C) fruits
(D) toys
Answer:
(C) fruits
5. Seibei was passionately interested in —
(A) pumpkin
(B) gourds
(C) potato
(D) None of these
Answer:
(B) gourds
6. Shiga Naoya is a …………….. writer.
(A) Chinese
(B) Indian
(C) American
(D) Japanese
Answer:
(D) Japanese
7. One day Seibei was caught red handed by his …………… teacher.
(A) Hindi
(B) Math
(C) Ethics
(D) Hindi
Answer:
(C) Ethics
8. Seibei bought a …………… inch gourd from an old woman.
(A) four
(B) five
(C) six
(D) seven
Answer:
(B) five
9. The teacher became very-very …………… with Seibei for neglecting his studies.
(A) happy
(B) sad
(C) angry
(D) friendly
Answer:
(C) angry
10. Seibei reads at …………… school.
(A) High
(B) Primary
(C) Middle
(D) None of these
Answer:
(B) Primary
11. Seibei got gourds for a few—
(A) rupee
(B) taka
(C) sen
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) sen
12. One must admire the inherent qualities in the —
(A) young
(B) children
(C) old
(D) adult
Answer:
(B) children
13. The price of the five inches gourds is —
(A) five sen
(B) nine sen
(C) ten sen
(D) eleven sen
Answer:
(C) ten sen
14. Seibei was—
(A) an artist
(B) a musician
(C) a singer
(D) None of these
Answer:
(A) an artist
15. Seibi’s parents knew that he often bought himself—
(A) apples
(B) oranges
(C) gourds
(D) guavas
Answer:
(C) gourds
16. Seibi lived in a—
(A) village
(B) town
(C) city
(D) harbour town
Answer:
(D) harbour town
17. One could walk from one end of the town to another in—
(A) ten minutes
(B) twenty minutes
(C) half-an-hour
(D) four hours
Answer:
(B) twenty minutes
18. Seibi knew every place that sold—
(A) fish
(B) meat
(C) gourds
(D) vegetables
Answer:
(C) gourds
19. One day Seibi found a peculiar gourd at the shop of an old woman, which cost him—
(A) five sen
(B) ten sen
(C) two sen
(D) None of these
Answer:
(B) ten sen
20. He used to bore a neat hole in the—
(A) side of the gourd
(B) top of the gourd
(C) both the side
(D) None of these
Answer:
(B) top of the gourd
21. He made the hole to extract—
(A) water
(B) flash
(C) seeds
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) seeds
22. Whenever Seibi passed through the market, he searched for the—
(A) friends
(B) favourite flowers
(C) gourds
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) gourds
23. Shiga Naoya has written the story—
(A) The Earth
(B) A Pinch of Snuff
(C) The Artist
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) The Artist
24. Seibei was a twelve years old …………….. boy.
(A) Chinese
(B) Japanese
(C) African
(D) Indian
Answer:
(B) Japanese
25. Who has written the prose piece ‘The Artist’?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Shiga Naoya
(D) Shiv Naipal
Answer:
(C) Shiga Naoya
26. Who is the main character of ‘The Artist’ ?
(A) Shiga Naoya
(B) Sebi
(C) Seibei
(D) An old man
Answer:
(C) Seibei
27. Seibei was interested in gourds-
(A) A little
(B) SpIendidly
(C) Passionately
(D) Casually
Answer:
(C) Passionately
28. ‘What a splendid gourd !’ thought Seibei, but actually, it was-
(A) Watermelon
(B) Football
(C) Old man’s bald head
(D) Coconut
Answer:
(C) Old man’s bald head
29. After realizing his mistake what did Seibei do all the way home ?
(A) Sighed
(B) Laughed
(C) felt ashamed
(D) Became sad
Answer:
(B) Laughed
30. How old was Seibei ?
(A) Ten years
(B) Twelve years
(C) Fifteen years
(D) Thirteen years
Answer:
(B) Twelve years
31. Thirteen years After classes what would Seibei usually do ?
(A) Played with chi ldren
(B) Sat quietly
(C) Read story books
(D) Wandered in town looking for gourds
Answer:
(D) Wandered in town looking for gourds
32. At the agricultural show, last spring, which type of gourd was displayed ?
(A) Gnarled
(B) Symmetrical
(C) Bakin
(D) Round
Answer:
(C) Bakin
33.The teacher made complain against Seibi to his-
(A) father
(B) Mother
(C) uncle
(D) Brother
Answer:
(B) Mother
34. ‘The Artist’ is—
(A) a short story
(B) an article
(C) a periodical
(D) None of these
Answer:
(A) a short story
35. Who has written the stor
(A) P.S. Buck
(B) M.Gandhi
(C) S. Naoya
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) S. Naoya
36. Who has written the prose piece ‘The Artist’ ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Shiga Naoya
(D) Shiga Naipal
Answer:
(C) Shiga Naoya
37. When was Shiga Naoye born ? .
(A) 1881
(B) 1884
(C) 1883
(D) 1882
Answer:
(C) 1883
38. When did Shiga Naoya die ?
(A) 1951
(B) 1971
(C) 1961
(D) 1981
Answer:
(B) 1971
39. Shiga Naoya was born in-
(A) 1873
(B) 1853
(C) 1883
(D) 1893
Answer:
(C) 1883
40. He was a celebrated Japanese—
(A) novelist
(B) dramatist
(C) columnist
(D) short story writer
Answer:
(D) short story writer
41. Seibei was a …………….. Japanese boy.
(A) nine years old
(B) ten years old
(C) eleven years old
(D) twelve years old
Answer:
(D) twelve years old
42. Seibei’s hobby was collecting of —
(A) stamps
(B) books
(C) gourds
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) gourds
43. Seibei’s father worked at …………… shop.
(A) carpenter’s
(B) barber’s
(C) goldsmith’s
(D) None of these
Answer:
(A) carpenter’s
44. …………… was selling dried persimmons and oranges.
(A) An old man
(B) An old woman
(C) Agirl
(D) Aboy
Answer:
(B) An old woman
45. Who is the main character of ‘The Artist’ ?
(A) Shiga Naoya
(B) Sebie
(C) Seibei
(D) Teacher
Answer:
(C) Seibei
46. After realizing his mistake what did Seibei do all the way home ?
(A) cried
(B) laughed
(C) felt ashamed
(D) became sad
Answer:
(B) laughed
47. After classes what would Seibei usually do ?
(A) played in field
(B) sat quietly
(C) read story books
(D) wandered in town looking for gourds
Answer:
(D) wandered in town looking for gourds
48. Seibei was interested in gourds
(A) little only
(B) splendidly
(C) passionately
(D) causally
Answer:
(C) passionately
49. ‘What a splendid gourd!’ thought Seibi but actually it was
(A) melon
(B) football
(C) old man’s bald head
(D) globe
Answer:
(C) old man’s bald head
50. The porter sold the gourd of Seibei for —
(A) 30 yen
(B) 40 yen
(C) 50 yen
(D) 60 yen
Answer:
(C) 50 yen
51. …………… is a short story.
(A) A marriage proposal
(B) Ideas That Have Helped Manking
(C) India Through a Traveller’s Eyes
(D) The Artist
Answer:
(D) The Artist
52. Seibei’s hobby of collecting gourd made his teacher—
(A) pleased
(B) displeased
(C) laughed
(D) None of these
Answer:
(B) displeased
53. Seibei’s parents know that be often went out to buy himself—
(A) oranges
(B) apples
(C) gourds
(D) potatoes
Answer:
(C) gourds
54. The curio-dealer sold the gourd to a wealthy collecter for yen.
(A) 400
(B) 500
(C) 600
(D) 700
Answer:
(C) 600
55. Seibei often went out to buy himself-
(A) apples
(B) dregs
(C) gourds
(D) grapes
Answer:
(C) gourds
56. What would Seibei apply to get rid of the unpleasant gourd smell ?
(A) nose
(B) scent
(C) tea-leaves
(D) odor
Answer:
(C) tea-leaves
57. Which type of gourd did Seibei like ?
(A) folded
(B) hardared
(C) soft
(D) even and summetrica
Answer:
(D) even and summetrica