Practice Set -2 on Amarnath
1. What was the topic of discussion on the part of the pilgrims?
A. Politics
B. Siva
C. Economics
D. Pilgrimage routes
2. What did the pilgrims remonstrate with the narrator about?
A. His foreign friends
B. His silence
C. His worldly thoughts
D. His love of poetry
3. What did the narrator occasionally try to do during the talk?
A. Meditate alone
B. Sing devotional songs
C. Draw their attention to the world
D. Lead the prayers
4. What did the pilgrims say about foreigners?
A. They were enemies
B. They were rich
C. They were men
D. They were inferior
5. What distinction did the pilgrims criticize?
A. Between rich and poor
B. Between caste and religion
C. Between Swadesh and Bidesh
D. Between North and South
6. What could many of the pilgrims not understand?
A. The Swami’s language
B. His dislike of Hindus
C. His love for Mohammedanism
D. His need for food
7. What made Swadesh and Bidesh indistinguishable in the Swami’s eyes?
A. Practical knowledge
B. Other-worldliness
C. Education
D. Religion
8. Why could the pilgrims not conceive unity between Hindu and Mohammedan?
A. They disliked unity
B. They saw them as enemies
C. They lacked formal education
D. They saw them as rival elements
9. Why did the pilgrims argue for orthodoxy in the Punjab?
A. It was a Muslim area
B. It was a holy place
C. It was drenched with the blood of martyrs
D. It was their ancestral land
10. How did the Swami respond to the pilgrims’ orthodoxy?
A. He rejected them
B. He remained silent
C. He made practical concessions
D. He left the group
11. What nickname is given to the Swami in the passage?
A. Man of God
B. A Sufi Saint
C. An anachronism of the future
D. The last pilgrim
12. What paradox amused the foreign mind?
A. The Swami’s age
B. The Muslim officers entering the Hindu shrine
C. The Hindu pilgrims eating meat
D. The lack of food
13. Who was the Tehsildar?
A. A Hindu saint
B. A Buddhist monk
C. A Mussulman officer
D. A British agent
14. What did the Tehsildar and his friends request from the Swami?
A. Money
B. Prayers
C. Food
D. Formal acceptance as disciples
15. What surprised the foreign observer?
A. The long journey
B. The language of the pilgrims
C. That no one found it strange that Muslims became disciples
D. The cold weather
16. Where did the narrator rejoin the pilgrimage?
A. Islamabad
B. Pahlgam
C. Pawan
D. Srinagar
17. What is Pawan famous for?
A. Sacred groves
B. Temples
C. Holy springs
D. Mountain peaks
18. What visual memory does the narrator describe from Pawan?
A. Dark mountains
B. Pilgrims bathing
C. Lights reflecting in the black waters
D. Children singing
19. What did the pilgrims do in groups?
A. Read scriptures
B. Fight
C. Eat together
D. Go from shrine to shrine
20. Where did the camp stop for ekadasi?
A. Islamabad
B. Pawan
C. Pahlgam
D. Anantnag
21. What does the name “Pahlgam” mean?
A. Place of flowers
B. Village of shepherds
C. Town of saints
D. Home of rivers
22. How is the ravine at Pahlgam described?
A. Crowded and noisy
B. Filled with rocky cliffs
C. Beautiful and sandy
D. Dry and barren
23. What kind of trees covered the slopes?
A. Mango
B. Pine
C. Oak
D. Bamboo
24. What was visible over the mountain at sunset?
A. Stars
B. A rainbow
C. The moon
D. The sun
25. Which two countries’ scenery is the place compared to?
A. India and Nepal
B. Germany and France
C. Switzerland and Norway
D. China and Japan
✅ Line-by-Line MCQs (Continued): Line 26 to 50
26. What type of bed was the ravine floored with?
A. Grass and flowers
B. Rocky soil
C. Sandy islands and pebbles
D. Dry dust
27. What kind of stream flowed in the ravine?
A. A sea inlet
B. A desert river
C. A mountain stream
D. A glacier-fed canal
28. What natural element had worn down the bed of the stream?
A. Wind
B. Snow
C. Pebbles
D. Ice
29. What surrounded the slopes of the ravine?
A. Shrubs and grasses
B. Villages and huts
C. Dark pine trees
D. Tall buildings
30. At what time was the moon seen over the mountain?
A. Morning
B. Afternoon
C. Sunset
D. Midnight
31. What was the condition of the moon when seen?
A. Full moon
B. No moon
C. Not yet full
D. Completely hidden
32. What did the narrator compare the scene to?
A. The Himalayas
B. The Deccan Plateau
C. Switzerland or Norway
D. Himachal Pradesh
33. How were Switzerland and Norway described in the comparison?
A. Harsh and snowy
B. Cold and lifeless
C. Gentle and lovely
D. Dull and quiet
34. What did the Swami’s actions show?
A. Rebellion
B. Pride
C. Love for fellow beings
D. Anger at the pilgrims
35. How did the Swami express his love for the brethren?
A. Through silence
B. Through arguments
C. Through practical concessions
D. Through isolation
36. What effect did the Swami’s approach have on the others?
A. Made them angry
B. Confused them
C. Made them ignore him
D. Drove his principles home
37. Who is described as having “some amusement” at the paradox?
A. A Hindu priest
B. A foreign mind
C. The Swami
D. A Muslim pilgrim
38. What made the situation paradoxical for the observer?
A. Hindus visiting a mosque
B. Muslims leading a Hindu yatra
C. Muslim officials entering a Hindu shrine without protest
D. Hindus fasting on Eid
39. What role did the Tehsildar play in the pilgrimage?
A. Religious leader
B. Camp cook
C. Officer of the pilgrimage
D. Temple priest
40. What did the Tehsildar request from the Swami later?
A. Permission to leave
B. Advice on Islam
C. Formal acceptance as a disciple
D. Funds for the temple
41. What was notable about others’ reaction to Muslim disciples?
A. They protested
B. They were surprised
C. They accepted it naturally
D. They expelled them
42. What town did the narrator leave before reaching Pawan?
A. Srinagar
B. Anantnag
C. Islamabad
D. Baramulla
43. What was reflected in the black waters of the tank?
A. The stars
B. The moon
C. The brilliance of the lights
D. The shadows of pilgrims
44. How did the narrator describe the waters of the tank?
A. Muddy and dark
B. Clear and black
C. Warm and flowing
D. Cold and dirty
45. What were the pilgrims doing in the evening at Pawan?
A. Cooking food
B. Dancing and singing
C. Going from shrine to shrine in groups
D. Sleeping early
46. What religious observance was kept at Pahlgam?
A. Holi
B. Ekadasi
C. Eid
D. Diwali
47. What does Ekadasi generally involve?
A. Fasting and prayer
B. Dancing and feasting
C. Pilgrimage
D. Debates
48. What type of place is Pahlgam described as?
A. Religious city
B. Mountain pass
C. Village of shepherds
D. Large temple town
49. What is the setting of the ravine described as?
A. Barren and rocky
B. Harsh and snowy
C. Beautiful and sandy with trees
D. Industrial and dusty
50. What was seen above the mountain ridge at sunset?
A. Snowfall
B. Full moon
C. Moon not yet full
D. Thunderclouds
1. What was the topic of discussion on the part of the pilgrims?
A. Politics
B. Siva
C. Economics
D. Pilgrimage routes
✅ Answer: B. Siva
2. What did the pilgrims remonstrate with the narrator about?
A. His foreign friends
B. His silence
C. His worldly thoughts
D. His love of poetry
✅ Answer: C. His worldly thoughts
3. What did the narrator occasionally try to do during the talk?
A. Meditate alone
B. Sing devotional songs
C. Draw their attention to the world
D. Lead the prayers
✅ Answer: C. Draw their attention to the world
4. What did the pilgrims say about foreigners?
A. They were enemies
B. They were rich
C. They were men
D. They were inferior
✅ Answer: C. They were men
5. What distinction did the pilgrims criticize?
A. Between rich and poor
B. Between caste and religion
C. Between Swadesh and Bidesh
D. Between North and South
✅ Answer: C. Between Swadesh and Bidesh
6. What could many of the pilgrims not understand?
A. The Swami’s language
B. His dislike of Hindus
C. His love for Mohammedanism
D. His need for food
✅ Answer: C. His love for Mohammedanism
7. What made Swadesh and Bidesh indistinguishable in the Swami’s eyes?
A. Practical knowledge
B. Other-worldliness
C. Education
D. Religion
✅ Answer: B. Other-worldliness
8. Why could the pilgrims not conceive unity between Hindu and Mohammedan?
A. They disliked unity
B. They saw them as enemies
C. They lacked formal education
D. They saw them as rival elements
✅ Answer: D. They saw them as rival elements
9. Why did the pilgrims argue for orthodoxy in the Punjab?
A. It was a Muslim area
B. It was a holy place
C. It was drenched with the blood of martyrs
D. It was their ancestral land
✅ Answer: C. It was drenched with the blood of martyrs
10. How did the Swami respond to the pilgrims' orthodoxy?
A. He rejected them
B. He remained silent
C. He made practical concessions
D. He left the group
✅ Answer: C. He made practical concessions
11. What nickname is given to the Swami in the passage?
A. Man of God
B. A Sufi Saint
C. An anachronism of the future
D. The last pilgrim
✅ Answer: C. An anachronism of the future
12. What paradox amused the foreign mind?
A. The Swami’s age
B. The Muslim officers entering the Hindu shrine
C. The Hindu pilgrims eating meat
D. The lack of food
✅ Answer: B. The Muslim officers entering the Hindu shrine
13. Who was the Tehsildar?
A. A Hindu saint
B. A Buddhist monk
C. A Mussulman officer
D. A British agent
✅ Answer: C. A Mussulman officer
14. What did the Tehsildar and his friends request from the Swami?
A. Money
B. Prayers
C. Food
D. Formal acceptance as disciples
✅ Answer: D. Formal acceptance as disciples
15. What surprised the foreign observer?
A. The long journey
B. The language of the pilgrims
C. That no one found it strange that Muslims became disciples
D. The cold weather
✅ Answer: C. That no one found it strange that Muslims became disciples
16. Where did the narrator rejoin the pilgrimage?
A. Islamabad
B. Pahlgam
C. Pawan
D. Srinagar
✅ Answer: C. Pawan
17. What is Pawan famous for?
A. Sacred groves
B. Temples
C. Holy springs
D. Mountain peaks
✅ Answer: C. Holy springs
18. What visual memory does the narrator describe from Pawan?
A. Dark mountains
B. Pilgrims bathing
C. Lights reflecting in the black waters
D. Children singing
✅ Answer: C. Lights reflecting in the black waters
19. What did the pilgrims do in groups?
A. Read scriptures
B. Fight
C. Eat together
D. Go from shrine to shrine
✅ Answer: D. Go from shrine to shrine
20. Where did the camp stop for ekadasi?
A. Islamabad
B. Pawan
C. Pahlgam
D. Anantnag
✅ Answer: C. Pahlgam
21. What does the name "Pahlgam" mean?
A. Place of flowers
B. Village of shepherds
C. Town of saints
D. Home of rivers
✅ Answer: B. Village of shepherds
22. How is the ravine at Pahlgam described?
A. Crowded and noisy
B. Filled with rocky cliffs
C. Beautiful and sandy
D. Dry and barren
✅ Answer: C. Beautiful and sandy
23. What kind of trees covered the slopes?
A. Mango
B. Pine
C. Oak
D. Bamboo
✅ Answer: B. Pine
24. What was visible over the mountain at sunset?
A. Stars
B. A rainbow
C. The moon
D. The sun
✅ Answer: C. The moon
25. Which two countries' scenery is the place compared to?
A. India and Nepal
B. Germany and France
C. Switzerland and Norway
D. China and Japan
✅ Answer: C. Switzerland and Norway
✅ Line-by-Line MCQs (Continued)
From Line 26 to Line 50 (Based on the same passage)
26. What type of bed was the ravine floored with?
A. Grass and flowers
B. Rocky soil
C. Sandy islands and pebbles
D. Dry dust
✅ Answer: C. Sandy islands and pebbles
27. What kind of stream flowed in the ravine?
A. A sea inlet
B. A desert river
C. A mountain stream
D. A glacier-fed canal
✅ Answer: C. A mountain stream
28. What natural element had worn down the bed of the stream?
A. Wind
B. Snow
C. Pebbles
D. Ice
✅ Answer: C. Pebbles
29. What surrounded the slopes of the ravine?
A. Shrubs and grasses
B. Villages and huts
C. Dark pine trees
D. Tall buildings
✅ Answer: C. Dark pine trees
30. At what time was the moon seen over the mountain?
A. Morning
B. Afternoon
C. Sunset
D. Midnight
✅ Answer: C. Sunset
31. What was the condition of the moon when seen?
A. Full moon
B. No moon
C. Not yet full
D. Completely hidden
✅ Answer: C. Not yet full
32. What did the narrator compare the scene to?
A. The Himalayas
B. The Deccan Plateau
C. Switzerland or Norway
D. Himachal Pradesh
✅ Answer: C. Switzerland or Norway
33. How were Switzerland and Norway described in the comparison?
A. Harsh and snowy
B. Cold and lifeless
C. Gentle and lovely
D. Dull and quiet
✅ Answer: C. Gentle and lovely
34. What did the Swami’s actions show?
A. Rebellion
B. Pride
C. Love for fellow beings
D. Anger at the pilgrims
✅ Answer: C. Love for fellow beings
35. How did the Swami express his love for the brethren?
A. Through silence
B. Through arguments
C. Through practical concessions
D. Through isolation
✅ Answer: C. Through practical concessions
36. What effect did the Swami’s approach have on the others?
A. Made them angry
B. Confused them
C. Made them ignore him
D. Drove his principles home
✅ Answer: D. Drove his principles home
37. Who is described as having “some amusement” at the paradox?
A. A Hindu priest
B. A foreign mind
C. The Swami
D. A Muslim pilgrim
✅ Answer: B. A foreign mind
38. What made the situation paradoxical for the observer?
A. Hindus visiting a mosque
B. Muslims leading a Hindu yatra
C. Muslim officials entering a Hindu shrine without protest
D. Hindus fasting on Eid
✅ Answer: C. Muslim officials entering a Hindu shrine without protest
39. What role did the Tehsildar play in the pilgrimage?
A. Religious leader
B. Camp cook
C. Officer of the pilgrimage
D. Temple priest
✅ Answer: C. Officer of the pilgrimage
40. What did the Tehsildar request from the Swami later?
A. Permission to leave
B. Advice on Islam
C. Formal acceptance as a disciple
D. Funds for the temple
✅ Answer: C. Formal acceptance as a disciple
41. What was notable about others’ reaction to Muslim disciples?
A. They protested
B. They were surprised
C. They accepted it naturally
D. They expelled them
✅ Answer: C. They accepted it naturally
42. What town did the narrator leave before reaching Pawan?
A. Srinagar
B. Anantnag
C. Islamabad
D. Baramulla
✅ Answer: C. Islamabad
43. What was reflected in the black waters of the tank?
A. The stars
B. The moon
C. The brilliance of the lights
D. The shadows of pilgrims
✅ Answer: C. The brilliance of the lights
44. How did the narrator describe the waters of the tank?
A. Muddy and dark
B. Clear and black
C. Warm and flowing
D. Cold and dirty
✅ Answer: B. Clear and black
45. What were the pilgrims doing in the evening at Pawan?
A. Cooking food
B. Dancing and singing
C. Going from shrine to shrine in groups
D. Sleeping early
✅ Answer: C. Going from shrine to shrine in groups
46. What religious observance was kept at Pahlgam?
A. Holi
B. Ekadasi
C. Eid
D. Diwali
✅ Answer: B. Ekadasi
47. What does Ekadasi generally involve?
A. Fasting and prayer
B. Dancing and feasting
C. Pilgrimage
D. Debates
✅ Answer: A. Fasting and prayer
48. What type of place is Pahlgam described as?
A. Religious city
B. Mountain pass
C. Village of shepherds
D. Large temple town
✅ Answer: C. Village of shepherds
49. What is the setting of the ravine described as?
A. Barren and rocky
B. Harsh and snowy
C. Beautiful and sandy with trees
D. Industrial and dusty
✅ Answer: C. Beautiful and sandy with trees
50. What was seen above the mountain ridge at sunset?
A. Snowfall
B. Full moon
C. Moon not yet full
D. Thunderclouds
✅ Answer: C. Moon not yet full
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