I PUC ENGLISH MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs)
THE GENTLEMEN OF THE
JUNGLE
Jomo Kenyatta
I.
Answer the following questions in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:
1) Who made friendship with the man in
‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’?
a) fox b)
rhino c) elephant d) lion
Ans:
c) elephant
2) Why did the elephant approach the
man for help?
a) to protect his delicate skin b) to destroy hut c) to meet man d) simply
Ans:
a) to protect his delicate skin
3) Where was the man’s hut located in
the forest?
a) middle b) opposite c) edge d) far
Ans:
c) edge
4) What was the request of the elephant to his
friend on a rainy day?
a) to make friendship b) allow him to put his trunk c) nothing d)
leave hut
Ans:
b) allow him to put his trunk
5) Where did the elephant fling the
man?
a) in the hut b) top of the hut c)
behind hut d) out of the hut
Ans:
d) out of the hut
6) What did the elephant want to
protect his skin from?
a) hailstorm b) from man c)
lion d) wolves
Ans:
a) hailstorm
7) What did the elephant wish to
protect from the hailstorm?
a) man b)
his delicate skin c) fox d) no one
Ans:
b) his delicate skin
8) What did the lion wish to have in
his kingdom?
a) DJ b)
fair c) peace d) function
Ans:
c) peace
9) Who commanded his ministers to
appoint a Commission of Enquiry?
a) fox b)
alligator c)
man d) lion
Ans:
d) lion
10) What did the king do to resolve
the dispute between the man and the elephant?
a) to appoint a
Commission of enquiry b) to throw man out
c) to give hut to
elephant d) to buy a new hut
Ans:
a) to appoint a Commission of enquiry
11) Name one of the members in the
Commission of Enquiry.
a) dog b)
rhino c) elephant d) man
Ans:
b) rhino
12) Who was the Chairman of the
Commission of Enquiry?
a) alligator b) leopard c)
fox d) rhino
Ans:
c) fox
13) Who was the Secretary of the
Commission of Enquiry?
a) alligator b) fox c)
leopard d)
rhino
Ans:
c) leopard
14) “I have always regarded it as my
duty to protect the interests of my friends” was said by the___
a) elephant b) lion c)
man d) fox
Ans:
a) elephant
15) What did the elephant always
regard as his duty?
a) To protect his friend’s interest b) To enter his friend’s hut
c) To kick out his friend d) To eat saplings
Ans:
a) to protect his friend’s interest
16) What was the only question asked
to the man by the Commission of Enquiry?
a)Whether the undeveloped space in his
hut was occupied by man
b) Whether the undeveloped space in
his hut was occupied by anyone
c) Whether the developed space in his
hut was occupied by anyone
d) Whether the undeveloped space in
his hut was occupied by elephant
Ans:
b) Whether the undeveloped space in his hut was occupied by anyone
17) Why was no human included in the
Commission of Enquiry, according to the animals?
a)
No one was well educated from man side to know intricacies of the jungle law
b)
Everyone was well educated from man side to know intricacies of the jungle law
c)
Man was well educated from man side to know intricacies of the jungle law
d)
Elephant was well educated from man side to know intricacies of the jungle law
Ans:
a) No one was well educated from man side to know intricacies of the jungle law
18) What were the members of the
Commission of Enquiry reputed for?
a) Partial Justice b) Incomplete Justice
c) Impartial Justice d) Biased Justice
Ans:
c) Impartial Justice
19) The elephant wanted to put
the_______ space in the man’s hut to a more economic use.
a) occupied b) unoccupied c)
cultivated d) engaged
Ans:
b) unoccupied
20) What did the elephant want to turn
the undeveloped space into?
a) more economic use b)less economic use
c) Improper use d) No economic use
Ans:
a) more economic use
21) Who provided the delicious meal to
the Members of the Commission?
a)
Mr. Elephant b) Mr. Fox c) Mrs. Elephant d) Mrs. Fox
Ans:
c) Mrs. Elephant
22) In whose favour was the judgement
given?
a) Mr. Rhino b) Man c) Mr. Fox d) Mr. Elephant
Ans:
d) Mr. Elephant
23) What fear made the man accept the
judgment of the Commission?
a) Expose him to teeth and claws
b) Expose him to water
c) Expose him to peak and beak
d) Expose him to jungle
Ans:
a) Expose him to teeth and claws
24) What kind of hut did the man
build, finally?
a)
A smaller hut b) A bigger
and better hut
c) A narrow hut d) A flat hut
Ans:
b) A bigger and better hut
25) The dispute and fight among the
Gentlemen of the Jungle was for the rights of _____
a) occupation b) penetration c)
freedom d) liberty
Ans:
a) occupation
26) According to the man, _______is
costly, but it’s worth the expense.
a) Peace b) Jungle c)
Elephant’s dinner d) Hut
Ans: a) Peace
27) Once upon a time an elephant
made a friendship with……………………
a) a lion b)
an alligator c) a rhinoceros d) a man
Ans: d) a man
28) The elephant went to his friend, who had a little
hut at……………………
a) the edge of
a lake b) the edge of
the forest
c) the edge of a village d) the edge of a
river
Ans: b) the edge of the forest
29) The Elephant asked, “Will you
please let me………………inside your hut.”
a) put my trunk b) put my tusks
c) put my
body d) put my legs
Ans: a) put my trunk
30) The Elephant wanted to put
its trunk inside
the man’s hut to keep it out
…………………………..
a) of that
torrential rain b) of that terrible
wind
c) of that
heavy snowfall d) of that extreme heat
Ans: a) of that torrential rain
31) The elephant thanked his friend,
saying that it shall return…………………
a) man’s generosity b) man’s kindness
c) lion’s
help d) alligator’s friendship
Ans: b) man’s kindness
32) As soon as the
elephant put his trunk inside the hut, slowly he pushed his head inside, and………………………….
a) flung the man out
in the snowfall b) had lunch with the man
c) embraced the man for his kindness d) flung the man out in the
rain
Ans: d) flung the man out in the rain
33) The Elephant said that it cannot afford to remain in
the rain while it was protecting its delicate skin from………………………….
a) other animals b) the
hailstorm c) the sun d) the man
Ans: b) the hail storm
34) The lion
roared, “I am the King of the Jungle!
How dare anyone …………………………. my kingdom?”
a) fight in b) kill the man c) have fun d) disturb the peace
Ans: d) disturb the peace
35) The lion, wanted
to have………………………….in its
kingdom.
a) “dance
and fun” b) “calm and serenity”
c) “peace
and tranquility” d)
“love and friendship”
Ans: c) “Peace and tranquility”
36) The lion commanded its ministers to appoint………………………….to
go thoroughly into the matter.
a) A CBI
Enquiry b) a judge
c) An Imperial Commissioner d) a Commission of Enquiry
Ans: d) a Commission of Enquiry
37) The man innocently waited
for his opportunity, in the belief
that………………………….
a) the elephant would be punished b) he would leave the forest
c) the hut would be returned to him d) he would be given
a new hut
Ans: c) the hut would be returned to him
38) The chairman of the Commission of Enquiry was………………………….
a) Mr. Buffalo b) Mr. Rhinoceros c) Mr. Fox d) Mr. Leopard
Ans: c) Mr. Fox
39) ………………………….was appointed as Secretary to the Commission.
a) Mr. Buffalo b) Mr. Rhinoceros c) Mr. Fox d) Mr. Leopard
Ans: d) Mr. Leopard
40) No one from man’s side was well enough educated
to understand the………………………….
a) Complexity of the kingdom b) image of the forest
c) Intricacy
of jungle law d) intricacy of the animals
Ans: c) intricacy of jungle law
41) The members of the Commission were all men of repute
for their………………………….
a) impartiality in justice b)
sound values
c) cruelty d) perfect
knowledge
Ans: a) impartiality in justice
42) The members of the Commission were all men of repute
for their impartiality in justice, and as they were gentlemen chosen………………………….
a) by the lion b) by God c) by animals d) by man
Ans: b) by God
43) The elephant said that the man invited it to save his
hut from being blown away by………………………….
a) heavy wind b) heavy rainfall c) a thunderstorm d) a hurricane
Ans: a hurricane
44) The judgment given
by the Commission pointed out that the elephant
………………………….
a) will vacate
the hut b) will occupy the hut
c) will find
a new site d) will apologize to man
Ans: b) will occupy the hut
45) No sooner had he built another
hut than………………………….charged in and
ordered the man to quit.
a) Mr. Leopard b) Mr. Hyena
c) Mr. Buffalo d) Mr. Rhinoceros
Ans: d) Mr. Rinoceros
46) The animals began disputing about their rights of
penetration, and from disputing
they came to fighting, and while they were all embroiled together the man………………………….
a) set the hut on fire b) danced
with joy
c) left the place d) found a
new site
Ans: a) set the hut on fire
47) The man went home saying: “………………………….is costly,
but it’s worth the expense,” and lived happily
ever after.
a) justice b)
peace c) happiness d)
war
Ans: b) peace
48) According to the elephant, the man can afford to remain
in the rain because………………………….
a) the skin of the man is harder than his
b)the skin of
the elephant is delicate
c)the skin of
the elephant is harder than that of the man
d)the skin of the man is softer than that of elephant
Ans: b) the skin of the elephant is delicate
49) According to the elephant, the man had invited him into the hut……………
a) to save his skin b)
to give shelter to his trunk
c)to save the hut from the hurricane d) to fill the empty space in the hut
Ans: b) to give shelter to his trunk
50) Who is the author of lesson “The Gentlemen of the
Jungle”?
a)
Jomo Kenyatta b) P Lankesh c) Kuvempu d) Rajesh
Ans: a) Jomo Kenyatta
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