Examination of Amarnath
By PKG SIR
PKG ENGLISH STUDY CENTRE
F.M: 60 Subject : English Topic: Amarnath TIME :1 Hour 45 Minutes
A.Answer the following questions: 1x60 =60
1. Where was the open-air meal held?
A) Amarnath
B) Islamabad
C) Achhabal
D) Srinagar
2. What did the Swami suddenly announce?
A) He would return to Delhi
B) He would build a temple
C) He would go to Amarnath
D) He would visit Pakistan
3. Who was to accompany the Swami on the pilgrimage?
A) His son
B) His disciple
C) His wife
D) His daughter
4. What was the reaction within the little party to the Swami's decision?
A) Sadness
B) Shock
C) Delighted congratulation
D) Disapproval
5. What helped the Swami's preparations go forward?
A) Financial aid
B) Local villagers
C) The State officer
D) The king
6. What kind of experience was this journey for the group?
A) Political
B) Ordinary
C) Unique
D) Commercial
7. Where did the group go after leaving Achhabal?
A) Srinagar
B) Amarnath
C) Delhi
D) Islamabad
8. Why did they return to their boats at Islamabad?
A) To attend a meeting
B) To rest
C) For final arrangements
D) To buy food
9. What was seen everywhere during those weeks in Kashmir?
A) Monks
B) Tourists
C) Gathering hosts
D) Politicians
10. What was the nature of the pilgrim camps?
A) Noisy and chaotic
B) Quiet and disorderly
C) Quiet and orderly
D) Polluted and loud
11. How many people would encamp in a field?
A) Two hundred
B) Two to three hundred
C) Two to three thousand
D) Five thousand
12. When would the pilgrims leave the camp?
A) In the evening
B) Before dawn
C) At noon
D) After breakfast
13. What sign did the pilgrims leave behind?
A) Broken tents
B) Dirty clothes
C) Ashes of cooking-fires
D) Garbage
14. What did the pilgrims carry with them?
A) Musical instruments
B) A bazaar
C) Weapons
D) Books
15. What took place rapidly at each halting place?
A) Resting and chatting
B) Setting up altars
C) Pitching of tents and opening of shops
D) Offering prayers
16. What kind of organisation did the pilgrims show?
A) Planned
B) Chaotic
C) Instinctive
D) Governmental
17. What ran through the middle of one part of the camp?
A) A temple
B) A garden
C) A broad street
D) A river
18. What could one buy in the camp street?
A) Gold and silver
B) Fruits, milk, dahls, and rice
C) Shoes and clothes
D) Books and pens
19. Whose tent was generally placed near the evening fire spot?
A) The monk's
B) The narrator's
C) The Swami's
D) The Tehsildar's
20. What formed the social centre of the camp?
A) Food stall
B) Narrator's tent
C) Swami’s tent
D) Fire lighting spot
21. What colour were the monks' tents?
A) Blue
B) Red
C) White
D) Gerrua
22. What was said about some monks' tents?
A) As large as a hall
B) Made of bamboo
C) No larger than a good-sized umbrella
D) Decorated with flowers
23. Among whom did the Swami's influence appear magnetic?
A) Local women
B) Muslim traders
C) Foreign officers
D) Monks of all orders
24. Who gathered around the Swami at halting places?
A) Children
B) Traders
C) The more learned monks
D) Labourers
25. What did the monks do in the Swami’s tent?
A) Slept and rested
B) Meditated
C) Ate and drank
D) Engaged in conversation
26. What was the main topic of conversation among the monks?
A) Buddha
B) Siva
C) Krishna
D) Politics
27. What did the Swami sometimes do that annoyed the monks?
A) Ignored them
B) Left the camp
C) Drew attention to the world around them
D) Chanted loudly
28. What did the monks argue about foreigners?
A) They were unclean
B) They were rich
C) They were men too
D) They should be avoided
29. What distinction did the monks dislike?
A) Between rich and poor
B) Between gods
C) Between Swadesk and Bidesh
D) Between Hindus and Christians
30. What could many monks not understand about the Swami?
A) His knowledge
B) His silence
C) His love and sympathy for Mohammedanism
D) His dislike for rituals
31. What made Swadesh and Bidesh indistinguishable to the monks?
A) Travel experience
B) Education
C) Other-world-liness
D) Meditation
32. What did the monks fail to conceive formally?
A) Economic equality
B) Political unity
C) Religious unity
D) Technological growth
33. What did they consider Hindu and Mohammedan to be?
A) Friends
B) Rivals
C) Brothers
D) Enemies
34. Which soil was said to be drenched in the blood of martyrs?
A) Kashmir
B) Bengal
C) Gujarat
D) Punjaub
35. What did the monks request from the Swami?
A) To return home
B) To remain neutral
C) To practise narrow orthodoxy
D) To teach them English
36. What kind of person was the Swami described as?
A) Saint of the past
B) Hero of history
C) An anachronism of the future
D) Modern reformer
37. How did the Swami express love for the brethren?
A) By giving gifts
B) By preaching
C) By practical concessions
D) By writing poems
38. What did the Swami do with his principles?
A) Hid them
B) Changed them
C) Drove them home with force and vehemence
D) Ignored them
39. What was the nature of the monks who visited the Swami?
A) Political
B) Learned
C) Foreign
D) Ordinary
40. What role did the Swami play among the monks?
A) Disciple
B) Observer
C) Guide and centre of attraction
D) Translator
41. What made the journey to Amarnath unique?
A) Its cost
B) The number of people
C) Swami's participation with his daughter
D) Time of the year
42. What was remarkable about the encampments?
A) Beautiful tents
B) Musical celebrations
C) No trace left except ashes
D) Guarded by police
43. What kind of street was created in the camp?
A) Clean and wide
B) Broad and commercial
C) Dark and narrow
D) Muddy and deserted
44. Who was the Tehsildar?
A) A village priest
B) A local pilgrim
C) A State officer
D) A food supplier
45. What was placed on either side of the Tehsildar’s tent?
A) Bazaar tents
B) Trees
C) Swami's and narrator’s tents
D) Police camps
46. What items were sold in the makeshift bazaar?
A) Sarees and ornaments
B) Milk, dried fruits, dahls, rice
C) Weapons and jewellery
D) Books and pens
47. Why was the Swami admired by the monks?
A) For his money
B) For his deep faith
C) For his foreign tours
D) For his luxurious tent
48. How did the Swami treat differences in religion?
A) With suspicion
B) With hostility
C) With love and sympathy
D) With strict orthodoxy
49. What principle did the Swami emphasize through his actions?
A) Non-violence
B) Political freedom
C) Unity in diversity
D) Strict tradition
50. What quality did the pilgrims display in their organization?
A) Technological skills
B) Instinctive planning
C) Governmental support
D) Religious compulsion
51. What did the Swami balance during discussions?
A) Emotion and action
B) Worldliness and spiritualism
C) Wealth and simplicity
D) Language and silence
52. What was the soil of the Punjaub associated with?
A) Agriculture
B) Natural beauty
C) Religious sacrifice
D) Trade routes
53. What was the tone of the monks regarding narrow orthodoxy?
A) Cheerful
B) Angry
C) Serious
D) Joyful
54. What was the Swami’s reply to their narrow views?
A) He became silent
B) He agreed
C) He expressed stronger principles
D) He left the group
55. What did the narrator call the Swami?
A) Future prophet
B) Anachronism of the future
C) Hero of the past
D) Monk of the present
56. How did the narrator view the pilgrimage camps?
A) Dangerous
B) Polluted
C) Picturesque
D) Unhygienic
57. What did the learned monks seek from the Swami?
A) Shelter
B) Food
C) Spiritual conversation
D) Water
58. What kind of fire was lit in the camp?
A) Religious fire
B) Cooking fire
C) Evening fire
D) Funeral fire
59. What did the Swami try to bridge in his conversations?
A) Culture and economy
B) Nationality and region
C) Religious divisions
D) Language barriers
60. What idea challenged the monks the most?
A) Love for nature
B) Acceptance of all religions
C) Use of money
D) Travel to foreign lands
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