Q. Why does the author find himself unable to tear away from the square?
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(A)
the flute music was very sweet
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(B)
there were many things to eat
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(C)
he was watching a magic show
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(D)
he was buying flutes
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Correct Answer: (A)
the flute music was very sweet
Q. The flutes on the pole of fruit seller are compared to
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(A)
a beehive
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(B)
a bunch of oranges
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(C)
Guills of a porcupine
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(D)
none of the above
โ
Correct Answer: (C)
Guills of a porcupine
Q. The streets of Kathmandu are
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(A)
narrowest
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(B)
busiest
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(C)
both (a) and (b)
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(D)
none of the above
โ
Correct Answer: (C)
both (a) and (b)
Q. Who do you find in the streets of Kathmandu?
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(A)
fruit sellers
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(B)
flute sellers
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(C)
hawkers of postcards
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(D)
all of the above
โ
Correct Answer: (D)
all of the above
Q. Which river flows through Kathmandu?
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(A)
Kosi
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(B)
Bagmati
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(C)
Gandak
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(D)
Khalsa
โ
Correct Answer: (B)
Bagmati
Q. Entrance in Pashupatinath temple is allowed only for
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(A)
Hindus
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(B)
Bandhs
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(C)
Foreigners
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(D)
All of the above
โ
Correct Answer: (A)
Hindus
Q. Who is the author of the lesson โKathmanduโ?
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(A)
Vikram Seth
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(B)
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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(C)
Kenneth Anderson
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(D)
Jerome K. Jerome
โ
Correct Answer: (A)
Vikram Seth
Q. Which flute was he selling?
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(A)
the reed neh
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(B)
the recorder
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(C)
the Japanese Shakuhachi
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(D)
all of the above
โ
Correct Answer: (D)
all of the above
Q. What atmosphere is there around the Baudnath Stupa?
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(A)
a sense of stillness
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(B)
febrile confusion
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(C)
excitement and noises
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(D)
all of the above
โ
Correct Answer: (A)
a sense of stillness
Q. What will happen when the small shrine on the Bagmati river bank will emerge fully?
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(A)
the evil period of the Kaliyug will end
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(B)
the new era will start
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(C)
a new god will appear
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(D)
Bagmati river will thy out
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Correct Answer: (A)
the evil period of the Kaliyug will end
Q. What atmosphere is there near the Pashupatinath temple?
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(A)
discipline
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(B)
peaceful
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(C)
religious
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(D)
febrile confusion
โ
Correct Answer: (D)
febrile confusion
Q. Which famous Hindu temple is situated in Kathmandu?
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(A)
Jagannath
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(B)
Kedamath
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(C)
Pashupatinath
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(D)
Deenanath
โ
Correct Answer: (C)
Pashupatinath
Q. Kathmandu is the capital city of
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(A)
China
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(B)
Nepal
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(C)
Bhutan
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(D)
Bangladesh
โ
Correct Answer: (B)
Nepal
Q. How did the author return to Delhi from Nepal?
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(A)
by bus
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(B)
by train
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(C)
by water route
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(D)
by plane
โ
Correct Answer: (D)
by plane
Q. What does the writer Vikram Seth like very much?
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(A)
talking
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(B)
scenic beauty
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(C)
travelling
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(D)
all
โ
Correct Answer: (C)
travelling
Q. Who were trying to get the priestโs attention at Pashupatinathโs temple?
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(A)
hawkers
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(B)
flute seller
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(C)
worshippers
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(D)
monkeys
โ
Correct Answer: (C)
worshippers
Q. Who were fighting outside Pashupatinath temple?
-
(A)
two men
-
(B)
two women
-
(C)
hawkers
-
(D)
two monkeys
โ
Correct Answer: (D)
two monkeys
Q. Where did the author see an immense white dome?
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(A)
at Pashupatinath temple
-
(B)
in the street
-
(C)
on the road
-
(D)
In the Buddhnath stupa
โ
Correct Answer: (D)
In the Buddhnath stupa
Q. What is the Japanese shakuhachi?
-
(A)
a Japanese toy
-
(B)
a Japanese player
-
(C)
a kind of flute
-
(D)
none
โ
Correct Answer: (C)
a kind of flute
Q. What did the writer Vikram Seth describe in his book Heaven Lake?
-
(A)
a long journey
-
(B)
from China to India, via Tibet and Nepal.
-
(C)
a journey to Pashupatinath temple
-
(D)
none
โ
Correct Answer: (A)
a long journey
Q. Name the different sounds that the author heard?
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(A)
film songs from the radios
-
(B)
car horns and bicycle bells
-
(C)
vendors shouting and flute music
-
(D)
All
โ
Correct Answer: (D)
All
Q. In what way has the author shown febrile confusion in the lesson?
-
(A)
by drawing powerful word imagery and pictures
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(B)
by showing pictures
-
(C)
by showing stickers
-
(D)
none
โ
Correct Answer: (A)
by drawing powerful word imagery and pictures
Q. How were the hawkers selling their things?
-
(A)
by talking to the people
-
(B)
by giving pamphlets
-
(C)
by shouting
-
(D)
none
โ
Correct Answer: (C)
by shouting
Q. What were the most universal sounds that the author heard?
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(A)
sound of flute playing
-
(B)
sound of diffrent musics
-
(C)
vendors shouting
-
(D)
all
โ
Correct Answer: (A)
sound of flute playing
Q. Cite an example of Febrile confusion image drawn by the author in the lesson.
-
(A)
a group of saffron-clad Westerners struggling to enter the main gate
-
(B)
a fight between two monkeys
-
(C)
royal Nepalese princess for whom everyone makes way.
-
(D)
All
โ
Correct Answer: (D)
All
Q. What did the author see at the Buddhnath Stupa?
-
(A)
Awhite dome ringed by a road
-
(B)
small shops
-
(C)
Tibetan prints and silver jewellery and no crowd
-
(D)
All
โ
Correct Answer: (D)
All
Q. In what way was the flute seller different from the hawkers in authorโs opinion?
-
(A)
hawkers were shouting and the flute seller was engrossed meditatively into the playing of flute
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(B)
hawkers were not smartand flute seller was smart
-
(C)
hawkers were not goodlooking and the flute seller was goodlooking
-
(D)
None
โ
Correct Answer: (A)
hawkers were shouting and the flute seller was engrossed meditatively into the playing of flute
Q. What is a flute?
-
(A)
a log piece with holes in it
-
(B)
a toy
-
(C)
a basic musical instrument
-
(D)
all
โ
Correct Answer: (C)
a basic musical instrument
Q. What kind of streets are there in Kathmandu?
-
(A)
wide
-
(B)
well furnished
-
(C)
narrow and full of life
-
(D)
clean
โ
Correct Answer: (C)
narrow and full of life
Q. What did the author find at Pashupatinath temple?
-
(A)
Chappiness
-
(B)
peace
-
(C)
chaos and noise
-
(D)
All
โ
Correct Answer: (C)
chaos and noise
Q. What was there at the banks of river Bagmati?
-
(A)
a church
-
(B)
a mosque
-
(C)
a submerged temple
-
(D)
none
โ
Correct Answer: (C)
a submerged temple
Q. What is Kaliyug as per Hindu Mythology?
-
(A)
era of sins
-
(B)
yug of future
-
(C)
modern era
-
(D)
advanced era
โ
Correct Answer: (A)
era of sins
Q. Tell the other names of the Flute.
-
(A)
Bansuri
-
(B)
Reed
-
(C)
Murli, Shakuhachi, and Neh
-
(D)
All
โ
Correct Answer: (D)
All
Q. What did the writer mean by saying โAll this I wash down with Coca Cola.โ?
-
(A)
All the eatables he ate while reading books with cocacola
-
(B)
he spilled coaca cola over the books
-
(C)
he spilled coca cola
-
(D)
none
โ
Correct Answer: (A)
All the eatables he ate while reading books with cocacola
Q. Which two temples did the writer visit?
-
(A)
Doleshwar Mahadev
-
(B)
Pashupati Nath and Budhnath Stupa
-
(C)
Gokarna Mahadev Temple
-
(D)
Santaneshwor Mahadev Temple
โ
Correct Answer: (B)
Pashupati Nath and Budhnath Stupa
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