CBSE Class 9 English In the Kingdom of Fools MCQs

Question. Who was made the new king after the previous king’s execution?
(a) The guru.
(b) The Disciple.
(c) The king’s minister.
(d) The king’s son.

Answer : A

Question. How did the bricklayer save his life?
(a) by putting the blame on the merchant
(b) by putting the blame on the dancing girl
(c) by putting the blame on a hawker
(d) by putting the blame on his father

Answer : B

Question. What killed the thief after the loot?
(a) a man stabbed him
(b) a knife
(c) wall of the old house fell on his head and killed him
(d) none

Answer : C

Question. The merchant told the king that his name was …………
(a) such and such.
(b) so and such.
(c) such and so.
(d) so and so.

Answer : A

Question. What did the king and the minister decide to do?
(a) they decided to give money to everyone
(b) they decided to change the day into night and night into day
(c) they decided to change their capital
(d) they decided to punish all the wise men in their kingdom

Answer : B

Question. How did the dancing girl save herself?
(a) by putting the blame on the goldsmith
(b) by putting the blame on the minister
(c) by putting the blame on her master
(d) none

Answer : A

Question. Why did they visit the shops?
(a) To buy clothes
(b) To buy groceries
(c) To buy shoes
(d) To buy fish

Answer : B

Question. How was the night changed with day?
(a) people would work at night and sleep during day
(b) by lighting the kingdom
(c) by decorating everything
(d) none

Answer : A

Question. What did Guru tell the king?
(a) That he was great
(b) that whosoever would die first the god king of justice would be happy and would give
(c) him a chance reborn as a king
(d) that his sacrifice would bring fortune to the place

Answer : C

Question. Whom did the merchant hold responsible for the thief’s death and saved his own life?
(a) his father
(b) the mason who built the wall
(c) his forefathers
(d) none

Answer : B

Question. The merchant told the king that his name was ____.
(a) such and such.
(b) so and such.
(c) such and so.
(d) so and so.

Answer : A

Question. What was the price of all things during the foolish king’s rule?
(a) 5 duddu each
(b) 4 duddu each
(c) 1 duddu each
(d) 2 duddu each

Answer : C

Question. Who were mentioned to be idiots in the kingdom of fools?
(a) King
(b) Minister
(c) Every citizen
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer : D

Question. Who broke into the merchant’s house?
(a) king
(b) silly minister
(c) disciple
(d) a thief

Answer : D

Question. What did the Guru plead to the king to save his disciple?
(a) to kill him first and later his disciple
(b) The king was great
(c) admired the king
(d) none

Answer : A

Question. How did the thief enter the merchant’s house?
(a) jumping the wall
(b) from the backdoor
(c) by making a hole into the wall
(d) none

Answer : C

Question. What does this story throw light upon?
(a) foolish people and the dangers they pose
(b) kings and their ministers
(c) always be happy
(d) wise people

Answer : A

Question. Who did the bricklayer hold responsible for making a weak wall?
(a) the rich merchant
(b) the dancing girl
(c) the disciple
(d) the minister

Answer : B

Question. Who did the king decide to execute in place of the merchant?
(a) a man who became fat because of eating
(b) a poor man
(c) merchant’s relative
(d) none

Answer : A

Question. Who did the king summon for the first time?
(a) the disciple
(b) the thief’s brother
(c) the merchant
(d) the mason

Answer : C

Question. Who was summoned next to the rich merchant?
(a) the bricklayercorrect
(b) the dancer
(c) the goldsmith
(d) the disciple

Answer : A

Question. Why did guru decide to leave the place?
(a) because of some urgent work
(b) he had a message to leave the place
(c) king ordered to leave the place
(d) because he thought that it was not safe to be with fools for a long time

Answer : D

Question. What made the king and his silly minister go for the stake first?
(a) Guru’s words and their own foolishness
(b) their greed
(c) their foolishness
(d) All

Answer : A

Question. What did the king and his minister decide to change?
(a) people
(b) customs
(c) night with day
(d) all

Answer : C

Question. What was the disciple’s opinion about living there?
(a) he wanted to live there and enjoy good
(b) he did not want to live there and cheap food
(c) he was afraid of the fools
(d) all the options are correct

Answer : A

Question. Why are the people in the kingdom called foolish?
(a) because they follow all the ridiculous orders passed by their king
(b) because they listen to their king
(c) because they do silly things
(d) because they are foolish

Answer : A

Question. According to the guru whose behavior is unpredictable?
(a) king’s
(b) people’s
(c) foolish people’s
(d) disciples

Answer : C

Question. Who reached in the Kingdom of Fools?
(a) a guru and his disciple
(b) two thieves.
(c) two young men
(d) two tradesmen

Answer : A

Question. The king said that the merchant had inherited……….
(a) his father’s riches.
(b) his father’s sins.
(c) his father’s riches as well as sins.
(d) None of the above.

Answer : C

Question. Why was the guru initially happy?
(a) because of the capacity of buying all things at a nominal price
(b) because of the change systems
(c) because of the foolish people
(d) All

Answer : A