HS ABTA 2025-2026 PAGE 145 SOLVED

HS ABTA 2025-2026 PAGE 145 SOLVED

HS ABTA 2025 PAGE 145 SOLVED ,

PROSE

1. When the train would reach Deoli station, the platform –

(a) was covered in darkness

(b) was brightly lit with power electric bulbs

(c) was dimly lit with electric bulbs and oil lamps

(d) was decorated with colourful light

2. The girl at Deoli station was selling –

(a) Fruit

(b) Basket

(c) Tea

(d) Flowers

3. The author was —

(a) Infatuated with the girl

(b) Indifferent to the girl

(c) Displeased with the girl

(d) Disturbed by the girl

4. Deoli station had –

(a) A large building for office work

(b) Had nothing but a chair and table

(c) An office for the station master and a waiting room

(d) Many officials and announcers

5. APJ Abdul Kalam normally ate –

(a) With his siblings

(b) With his father at the dining table

(c) With his mother sitting on the floor of the kitchen

(d) With his grandparents

6. APJ Abdul Kalam would go to the old mosque –

(a) For evening prayer

(b) For prayer on sacred days

(c) For morning prayer

(d) For occasional prayer

7. APJ Abdul Kalam tried to emulate his father –

(a) In his lavish lifestyle

(b) In his lectures

(c) In his own world of technology and science

(d) In his political career

8. What changes were noticed in the second year of the lawyer's imprisonment –

(a) He asked for wine and tobacco

(b) He asked for only classics

(c) The piano was no longer heard

(d) Both C & D

9. How does life imprisonment kill, according to the host of the party –

(a) Slowly

(b) Without pain

(c) Instantly and with severe pain

(d) None of these

10. The banker recalled the incident of the party on –

(a) November 14, 1887

(b) October 22, 1885

(c) December 24, 1886

(d) November 13, 1885

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VERSE

11. What does the creeper winding around the casuarina tree symbolise?

(a) Strength and power

(b) Love and attachment

(c) Destruction and decay

(d) The passage of time

12. What kind of memories does the casuarina tree bring to the poet?

(a) Painful memories of war

(b) Nostalgic childhood memories

(c) Fearful memories of storms

(d) Joyful memories of festivals

13. Why does the poet want to immortalize the casuarina tree?

(a) It provides shade and fruit

(b) It represents her lost loved ones

(c) It is the tallest tree in the garden

(d) It was planted by a famous ruler

14. What does the poet wish for the tree at the end of the poem?

(a) That it continues to provide shade

(b) That it remains strong forever

(c) That it is remembered ever after she is gone

(d) That it grows taller

15. What is the dominant theme of Our Casuarina Tree?

(a) The cruelty of nature

(b) The importance of planting trees

(c) The power of memories and nostalgia

(d) The destruction of forests

16. What is the tone of Ulysses?

(a) Melancholic and passive

(b) Nostalgic and resigned

(c) Determined and inspiring

(d) Joyful and contented

17. Which mythological figure is Ulysses based on?

(a) Achilles

(b) Hercules

(c) Odysseus

(d) Perseus

18. In the poem, what does Ulysses consider his old age to be?

(a) A time for rest and retirement

(b) A chance to prepare for death

(c) An opportunity for one last adventure

(d) A burden on his people

19. What does Ulysses encourage his mariners to do?

(a) To stay in Ithaca and enjoy their old age

(b) To embark on one final journey

(c) To obey Telemachus as their new king

(d) To build a temple in his honour

20. What is Ulysses’ main reason for wanting to leave Ithaca?

(a) He is unhappy with his wife Penelope

(b) He wants to explore new lands and gain knowledge

(c) His people have betrayed him

(d) He has been exiled from his kingdom

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DRAMA – Riders to the Sea

21. Who wanted to go to the Galway fair?

(a) Bartley

(b) Maurya

(c) Cathleen

(d) Nora

22. Which animal was chewing the rope?

(a) A sheep

(b) A pig

(c) A cat

(d) A dog

23. "God help her" — here “her” refers to –

(a) Nora

(b) The old woman

(c) Maurya

(d) Cathleen

24. What was Michael doing when Maurya saw him?

(a) Talking to Bartley

(b) Riding the grey pony behind Bartley

(c) Saying goodbye to Maurya

(d) Crying for help

25. Match Column A with Column B and select the correct alternative:

Column A Column B

(1) The spinning wheel (A) Firewood for warmth and survival

(2) The young priest (B) Faith and peace

(3) The turf (C) Continuity and peace

(4) The small wooden cross (D) Religious faith

Options:

(a) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B

(b) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C

(c) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A

(d) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D

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READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)

31. Secularism confirms –

(a) Practise of no religious affairs

(b) Practise of Hinduism only

(c) Practise of every religious affair

(d) Practise of non-belief

32. In a secular country people –

(a) Always engage themselves in religious disputes

(b) People can live in peace and harmony

(c) People cannot enjoy freedom to act according to their faith

(d) People always talk about religious matters

33. India is a secular country according to –

(a) Indian constitution

(b) Indian history

(c) Indian parliament

(d) Indian culture

34. In the Middle Ages –

(a) Religion controlled the state

(b) Religion was a prohibited thing

(c) Religion was an unknown fact

(d) Religion had no connection with state

35. In a secular country –

(a) Religion is separated from the affairs of the state

(b) Religion is deeply connected with the affairs of the state

(c) Religion is patronised by the country

(d) No one can practise religious affairs

36. Every modern state –

(a) Wants to involve religion in administration

(b) Wants to keep the state free from religion

(c) Wants the interference of religion in every state thoroughly

(d) Is ruled by religious faith

37. Secularism increases –

(a) Integrity of the state

(b) Communal disturbance in the state

(c) Non-cooperation

(d) Intolerance

38. The main aim of a secular country is –

(a) Communal harmony

(b) Assurance of freedom

(c) National disintegration

(d) Religious intolerance

39. In a secular country –

(a) People can practise religious affairs according to their faith

(b) People are forbidden to practise any kind of religion

(c) People are compelled to practise religious affairs

(d) People are unaware of religious faiths

40. India is a –

(a) Country of many principal religions

(b) Country of non-believers

(c) Country of savage people

(d) Country of uncultured and uneducated people

 uneducated people