CBSE Class 9 English Reach for the Top MCQs

Question. Maria Sharapova reached the summit of women’s tennis when she was barely
(a) 17
(b) 19
(c) 18
(d) 20

Answer :  C

Question. During her training period, other pupils would come in at 11 pm and order Maria to
(a) To clean the roomcorrect
(b) To cook for them
(c) To make them desserts
(d) All of the above

Answer :  A

Question: —— is the first woman of the world to climb Mount Everest twice.
(a) Kalpana Chawla
(b) Santash Kumar
(c) Santosh Yadav
(d) Maria Saraprova

Answer:   B

Question. What kind of girl was Santosh ?
(a) a hard working girl with a strong mindcorrect
(b) a brat
(c) arrogant
(d) none

Answer :  A

Question: Santosh being a member of Indo —- woman’s expedition scaled the Mt. Everest second time.
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepalese
(d) Chinese

Answer:   C

Question. What are Sharapova’s hobbies?
(a) Fashion, Dancing
(b) Singing
(c) Reciting
(d) (Both (a) and (b))

Answer:   D

Question.How many children Santosh’s parents have before she was born
(a)4
(b)3
(c)5
(d)2

Answer :  C

Question. What kind of girl was Santosh ?
(a) a hard working girl with a strong mindcorrect
(b) a brat
(c) arrogant
(d) none

Answer:   A

Question. Maria was packed off for tennis training in
(a)UK
(b)USA
(c)Australia
(d)New Zealand

Answer :  B

Question. Depressing treatment in the U.S made Maria :
(a) weak
(b) nervous
(c) timid
(d) tough

Answer :  D

Question: Santosh had —- brothers/sisters.
(a) Five brothers
(b) Four sisters
(c) Two Brothers and 1 sister
(d) Four brothers

Answer :  A

Question. What happened when Santosh scaled up the mount Everest for the first time?
(a) she won
(b) she hoisted the flag
(c) she became the youngest woman to achieve the feat.correct
(d) None

Answer :  C

Question. What does “Santosh” mean?
(a)Bravery
(b)Beautiful
(c)Educated
(d)Contentment

Answer :  D

Question. What is considered the roof of the world?
(a) sky
(b) stars
(c) top of Mt Everestcorrect
(d) all of the above

Answer :  C

Question: At the age of —- Santosh Yadav scaled Mt. Everest for the first time.
(a) Sixteen
(b) Fifteen
(c) Twenty
(d) Thirty

Answer:    C

Question. During her training period, as a young tennis player, Maria went to bed at
(a)7pm
(b)9pm
(c)8:30pm
(d)8pm

Answer :  D

Question. What is the name of Santosh Yadav’s village?
(a) Joniyawascorrect
(b) Hariyawas
(c) Bariyawas
(d) Jenna was

Answer :  A

Question: The marital age of that society was
(a) Fifteen
(b) Twelve
(c) Sixteen
(d) Eighteen

Answer:    C

Question. When was little Maria packed off to U.S and for what purpose and with whom?
(a) at the age of 9
(b) at the age of 14
(c) at the age of 15
(d) at the age of 10 for training in tennis with her father

Answer:    D

Question. Santosh went to the local village school because
(a)That was her desire
(b)To maintain the prevailing family custom
(c)To make her parents happy
(d)None of the above

Answer :  B

Question. Why was Santosh under pressure?
(a) she had to study
(b) her parents were asking her to get marriedcorrect
(c) she wanted to work
(d) none

Answer :  B

Question: After completing her high school study Santosh went to
(a) Jajpur
(b)Jodhpur
(c) Jaipur
(d) New Delhi

Answer:   C

Question- Why was the holy man who gave blessings to Santosh’s mother surprised?
(a) because grandmother was seeking blessing for a daughter against the common trend of son
(b) because he saw her first time
(c) because he had never seen such a woman
(d) none

Answer:   A

Question- When did Santosh leave home for Delhi?
(a) at the age of 10
(b) at the age of 14
(c) at the age of 15
(d) at the age of 16

Answer:   D

Question- What made Santosh’s parents ready to pay her school fees at Delhi?
(a) her plan to work part time to pay her school fee to get education
(b) her shouting
(c) her tears
(d) her obstinacy

Answer:   A

Question- In what words did Santosh express her feeling at the summit of her Everest climb?
(a) fabulous
(b) indescribable
(c) fantastic
(d) none

Answer:   B

Question- What did Santosh watch from her hostel Kasturba room?
(a) scenic beauty
(b) crowd
(c) villagers climbing up the Aravali hill and vanishing
(d) none

Answer:   C

Question- How did Santosh feel after reaching the top of the world?
(a) it was a spiritual and proud moment
(b) tired
(c) exhausted
(d) fatigued

Answer:   A

Question- At what age did the girls get married in Santosh’s village?
(a) at the age of 14
(b) at the age of 15
(c) at the age of 17
(d) at the age of 16

Answer:   D

Question- Why was Santosh under pressure?
(a) she had to study
(b) her parents were asking her to get married
(c) she wanted to work
(d) none

Answer:   B