CBSE Class 12 English Evans Tries an O Level MCQs Set B

Question. McLeery directed the superintendent to lead him towards ___
(a) Radcliff Hospital
(b) Elsfield Way
(c) Broad Street
(d) Oxford Lane

Answer : B

Question. Carter tells Governor that he had left Evans at __
(a) Radcliff Hospital
(b) Broad Street
(c) St. Mary’s Mag
(d) Elsfield Way

Answer : A

Question. The wounded man in the cell was ___
(a) McLeery
(b) Jackson
(c) Stephens
(d) Evans

Answer : D

Question. The names of the officers who visited Evans before the examination were ___
(a) Jackson and Stephens
(b) Jackson and Bell
(c) Jackson and Carter
(d) Carter and Bell

Answer : A

Question. The Secretary agreed to make an arrangement of a person from ___ to act as an invigilator
(a) St. Agnes Mags
(b) St. Francis Mags
(c) St. Mary Mags
(d) St. Xavier Mags

Answer : C

Question. The Governor had got Evans cell ___ because he did not want to take chances with Evans, the master planner.
(a) bugged
(b) guarded
(c) watched
(d) locked

Answer : A

Question. The police laid their hands on Evans in a hotel named ___
(a) the Lion’s Den
(b) Lion’s Cage
(c) the Golden Lion
(d) the Golden Web

Answer : C

Question. McLeery said he was suffering from ___
(a) diabetes
(b) cough
(c) piles
(d) cold

Answer : C

Question. Jackson instructs Stephen to take away ___
(a) the bag
(b) the razor
(c) the scissors
(d) the knife

Answer : B

Question. The examination started at ——-
(a) 9:15 am
(b) 9:25 am
(c) 9:35 am
(d) 9:45 am

Answer : B

Read the text given below and based on your understanding of the passage answer the questions that follow

1. Jackson put in a brief final appearance. “Behave yourself, laddy!”
Evans turned and nodded.
“And these” — (Jackson pointed to the pin-ups) — “off!” Evans turned and nodded again. “I was goin’ to take “em down anyway. A minister, isn’t ’e? The chap comin’ to sit in, I mean.”
“And how did you know that?” asked Jackson quietly.
“Well, I ’ad to sign some forms, didn’t I? And I couldn’t ’elp — ”
Evans drew the razor carefully down his left cheek, and left a neat swath in the white lather. “Can I ask you something, Mr. Jackson? Why did they ’ave to bug me in this cell?” He nodded his head vaguely to a point above the door.
“Not a very neat job,” conceded Jackson.
“They’re not — they don’t honestly think I’m goin’ to try to — ” “They’re taking no chances, Evans. Nobody in his senses would take any chance with you.”
“Who’s goin’ to listen in?”
“I’ll tell you who’s going to listen in, laddy. It’s the Governor himself, see? He don’t trust you a bloody inch — and nor do I. I’ll be watching you like a hawk, Evans, so keep your nose clean. Clear?” He walked towards the door.

Question. Who has accompanied Jackson to Evans’ cell?
(a) The governor
(b) Carter
(c) Stephen
(d) Bell

Answer : C

Question. Who’s going to listen to the hearing device?
(a) The inspector
(b) The detective
(c) Prison in charge
(d) The governor

Answer : C

Question. Who was the minister Evans referred to?
(a) McLeery
(b) Jackson
(c) Stephens
(d) Evans’ friend

Answer : A

Question. Name the author of the lesson.
(a) William Blake
(b) Sir Johnson
(c) H.L.Hegde
(d) Norman Colin Dexter
Answer: (d)

Question. Why did Evan decide to take the O level exam?
(a) to keep his hat on his head
(b) to study
(c) to add to his academics
(d) to plan an escape from the prison
Answer: (d)

Question. What kind of a person was Evans?
(a) Kleptomaniac
(b) pleasing personality and a tendency to mislead
(c) stealing habit
(d) All these
Answer: (d)

Question. Why was Evans called 'Evans the break?
(a) because of his pleasing personality
(b) because he keeps hat on his head
(c) for escaping from prison thrice
(d) All these
Answer: (c)

Question. Why did Evans drape a blanket around his shoulder?
(a) to conceal his efforts of changing dress to look like MCleery
(b) because he was feeling cold
(c) to hide himself from the police
(d) All these
Answer: (a)

Question. What two purposes did the correction slip serve?
(a) to give correct name of hotel to Evans and exact date and time of exam to Evans
(b) to help Evan escape
(c) to inform Evan Gang his plan of escape
(d) All these
Answer: (a)

Question. How did Evan escape from the jail?
(a) by jumping the wall
(b) by befooling the watchman
(c) his friend Prison officer released him
(d) all
Answer: (c)

Question. What is Norman Colin Dexter known for?
(a) for his writings
(b) for his poems
(c) for his plays
(d) for his Inspector Morse series of novels
Answer: (d)

Question. When was for his Inspector Morse series of novels written?
(a) between 1975 -1999
(b) between 1975 -1998
(c) between 1975 -1997
(d) between 1975 -1994
Answer: (a)

Question. Who ordered Evans to take off his hat?
(a) Jackson
(b) Stephens
(c) The Governor
(d) None
Answer: (a)

Question. Why was the Governor not ready to take risk?
(a) to bring a good name
(b) to stop Evan from taking exam
(c) to avoid any bad name
(d) none
Answer: (c)

Question. Who checked the cell thoroughly?
(a) The police
(b) The Governor
(c) Jackson and Stephens
(d) Stephens
Answer: (c)

Question. Why did Evans request not to take off his hat?
(a) he was feeling cold
(b) to give a smart look
(c) he loved to wear
(d) Evans considered it lucky for himself
Answer: (d)

Question. Why couldn't Stephens identify Evans' trick?
(a) because he was not trained
(b) he was a new recruit
(c) he was not experienced
(d) none
Answer: (b)

Question. How could Evans' plan of escape become a success?
(a) because of his wits
(b) because he keeps his hat on his head
(c) because he was cunning
(d) all
Answer: (a)

Question. Who was Carter?
(a) a policeman
(b) watchman
(c) Detective Superintendent
(d) None
Answer: (c)

Question. Who arrived first on the scene after Stephen found Mcleery?
(a) Jackson
(b) Stephens
(c) Detective Superintenden Carter
(d) None
Answer: (c)

Question. Whom did Stephen actually catch?
(a) Mcleerey
(b) Evans
(c) a thief
(d) All
Answer: (a)

Question. Who was Mc Leery?
(a) Evan's friend
(b) policeman
(c) inspector
(d) the invigilator who had been appointed by the Governor to invigilate
Answer: (d)

Question. How did Evan outwit the Governor?
(a) by taking exam
(b) by putting his hat
(c) by keeping a letter
(d) by escaping again
Answer: (d)

Question. How was the governor able to locate Evans?
(a) by putting together 6 figures
(b) by decoding
(c) with the help of Ordnance survey map of oxfordshire
(d) All these
Answer: (d)

Question. Where was Evan located?
(a) in the middle east
(b) in Japan
(c) in the middle of chipping Norton
(d) none
Answer: (c)

Question. From where did they find the name of the hotel where Evan was staying?
(a) from the police
(b) from the people
(c) secret agent
(d) from the correction slip
Answer: (d)

Question. What was the name of the hotel where Evans was staying?
(a) Palampura
(b) The Golden Palms
(c) The Golden Era
(d) The Golden Lion
Answer: (d)

Question. What aided Evan's arrest?
(a) his friends
(b) his gang
(c) secret agents
(d) The clues Evan left
Answer: (d)

Question. Where were the clues left?
(a) on the table
(b) in the cell
(c) on the mobile
(d) on the question paper
Answer: (d)

Question. Why did Evans clip his hair short?
(a) to aid his escape plan and to pass off as Mc Leery later
(b) he was feeling hot
(c) to give modern look
(d) to give a young look
Answer: (a)

Question. What was the purpose of the second call?
(a) to take away Stephen so that Evan could give final touches to his makeup
(b) to give time to Evan to run
(c) to befool Stephen and Jack
(d) none
Answer: (a)

Question. From whom did the governor receive the first call?
(a) Assisstant Secretary
(b) Joint Secretary
(c) Assisstant commissioner
(d) All
Answer: (a)

Question. How did the first call mislead the governor?
(a) by demanding prison van for a remand case where as it was needed for Evan's escape
(b) by giving wrong information
(c) by calling him to CM office
(d) none
Answer: (a)

Question. What did the Governor want Carter to do?
(a) he wanted him to check Evan
(b) he wanted him to go with Evan
(c) he wanted him to accompany him
(d) he wanted him to accompany injured Mcleery
Answer: (d)

Question. What was there in the small brown suitcase that Mcleery carried?
(a) sealed question papers
(b) yellow invigilation form
(c) special authentication card
(d) All these
Answer: (d)

Question. What information did the governor receive from the detective Superintendent?
(a) Mcleery had spotted Evan
(b) Ean was seen near Elsfield way
(c) chased Evan but lost him
(d) All these
Answer: (d)

Question. What did the Governor tell the Secretary of the examination Board?
(a) Evan is a pleasing person
(b) can imitate stars and was star of Christmas concert
(c) was a kleptomaniac
(d) All these
Answer: (d)

Question. How can we say that Evan could not get through the O Level German examination?
(a) he is unable to understand even simple expression like Gutten Gluck
(b) he didn't study
(c) didn't attend any class
(d) was behind the bars
Answer: (a)

Question. Why was Evan keeping the hat on his head?
(a) to cheat
(b) to avoid cold
(c) to give a smart look
(d) to avoid being detected as he had clipped his hair short to look like Mcleery
Answer: (d)

Question. What precautions did the authorities take to conduct the examination smoothly?
(a) The Governor personally supervised security
(b) Evan's cell was checked thoroughly
(c) All belongings were taken away from Evan, The invigilator was frisked and a police officer was posted to keep a vigil
(d) All these
Answer: (d)

Question. Why was the invigilator frisked?
(a) to ensure that he had no objectionable material with him
(b) to check his true identity
(c) to check if he was a real man
(d) none
Answer: (a)

Question. What made Evan have his last laugh?
(a) his friend a prison officer opened his handcuffs and helped him to escape
(b) Evan was locked up
(c) Evan was released
(d) None
Answer: (a)

Question. What should be the Governor's plan to bring Evan back to prison from the hotel?
(a) He should have sent him by air
(b) He should have sent him with more people
(c) He himself should have travelled along
(d) None
Answer: (c)

Question. The police laid their hands on Evans in a hotel named ___
(a) the Lion‘s Den
(b) Lion‘s Cage
(c) the Golden Lion
(d) the Golden Web
Answer: (c)

Question. Carter tells Governor that he had left Evans at __
(a) Radcliff Hospital
(b) Broad Street
(c) St. Mary‘s Mag
(d) Elsfield Way
Answer: (a)

Question. McLeery directed the superintendent to lead him towards ___
(a) Radcliff Hospital
(b) Elsfield Way
(c) Broad Street
(d) Oxford Lane
Answer: (b)

Question. The wounded man in the cell was ___
(a) McLeery
(b) Jackson
(c) Stephens
(d) Evans
Answer: (d)

Question. At 11:22 __ minutes before the examination was to be over Jackson called Stephens telling him that the Governor wanted to speak with him
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Answer: (b)

Question. Evans is told about the corrections on ___ by McLeery
(a) page three, line fifteen
(b) page three, line nine
(c) page two, line twelve
(d) page two, line fifteen
Answer: (a)

Question. The examination started at —-
(a) 9:15 AM
(b) 9:25 AM
(c) 9:35 AM
(d) 9:45 AM
Answer: (b)

Question. The Index number was ___
(a) 303
(b) 313
(c) 323
(d) 333
Answer: (b)

Question. McLeery said he was suffering from ___
(a) diabetes
(b) cough
(c) piles
(d) cold
Answer: (c)

Question. Governorswitched on the receiver at ___
(a) 9:00 AM
(b) 9:10 AM
(c) 9:20 AM
(d) 9:30 AM
Answer: (b)