Practice Set- I on "Amarnath" from The Master As I Saw Him by Sister Nivedita. MCQs from “Amarnath” by Sister Nivedita

 Practice Set- I on "Amarnath" from The Master As I Saw Him by Sister Nivedita. 

  MCQs from “Amarnath” by Sister Nivedita

1. Where did the Swami announce his decision to go to Amarnath?

a) On the steps of a temple

b) During a meal in the Mogul Gardens at Achhabal

c) While walking in the Himalayas

d) Inside his tent

2. What did the Swami decide during the open-air meal?

a) To return to Kolkata

b) To go to Amarnath with the pilgrims

c) To meditate in silence

d) To visit Delhi for a lecture

3. Who did the Swami decide to take with him to Amarnath?

a) His son

b) His assistant

c) His daughter

d) His disciple

4. How did the group react to the Swami's announcement?

a) With jealousy

b) With disappointment

c) With silence

d) With delighted congratulation

5. What helped the preparations go forward smoothly?

a) Heavy rainfall

b) Support from a State officer

c) Lack of pilgrims

d) Financial donation from villagers

6. What was Kashmir full of during those weeks?

a) Traders

b) Army soldiers

c) Pilgrims

d) Tourists

7. From where did they leave to return to their boats?

a) Amarnath

b) Islamabad

c) Srinagar

d) Achhabal

8. What final task was to be done at Islamabad?

a) Meditation

b) Arranging transport

c) Final arrangements

d) Performing rituals

9. What did they observe everywhere around them?

a) Snowfall

b) March of gathering hosts

c) Religious dances

d) Political meetings

10. How were the encampments of the pilgrims described?

a) Noisy and unclean

b) Crowded and smelly

c) Quiet, orderly, and picturesque

d) Violent and chaotic

11. How many people would typically encamp in a field?

a) Ten thousand

b) A few hundred

c) Five hundred

d) Two or three thousand

12. What would be left behind after the encampment moved?

a) Broken tents

b) Food remains

c) Ashes of cooking-fires

d) Shoes and clothes

13. What did the pilgrims carry with them?

a) Sacred books

b) A mobile bazaar

c) Weapons

d) Holy water

14. What happened quickly at each halting place?

a) Animal sacrifices

b) Tent pitching and shop opening

c) Funeral processions

d) Military parade

15. What seemed to be instinctive among the pilgrims?

a) Singing songs

b) Offering money

c) Organisation

d) Cooking meals

16. What would run through the middle of the camp?

a) A river

b) A railway line

c) A broad street

d) A procession

17. What could be bought in the street of the camp?

a) Clothes and toys

b) Fruits, milk, dahls, and rice

c) Silver ornaments

d) Books and maps

18. Whose tent was placed near the fire lighting spot?

a) The doctor’s tent

b) The Swami’s tent

c) The Tehsildar’s tent

d) A merchant’s tent

19. Where was Sister Nivedita’s tent generally located?

a) Beside a water source

b) Beside the cooking area

c) Beside the Swami’s tent

d) On the outskirts of the camp

20. What did the Swami’s neighbourhood tend to form?

a) A meditation circle

b) A spiritual school

c) A social centre

d) A music gathering

21. How many monks were said to be present on the journey?

a) Dozens

b) Tens

c) Hundreds

d) Thousands

22. What colour were the tents of the monks?

a) Blue

b) White

c) Green

d) Gerrua

23. How big were some of the monks’ tents?

a) Like small huts

b) As big as houses

c) Smaller than umbrellas

d) As large as palaces

24. What was the Swami’s influence among the monks?

a) Unknown

b) Weak

c) Magnetic

d) Irrelevant

25. Who would gather around the Swami at every halting place?

a) Villagers

b) Foreign tourists

c) The learned monks

d) Government officials

26. What did the monks do inside the Swami’s tent?

a) Perform rituals

b) Argue and debate

c) Remain absorbed in conversation

d) Eat and sleep

27. How long did the conversations with the Swami last?

a) For an hour

b) Till late night

c) Throughout the daylight hours

d) Only during morning