A Question of Trust | Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 4

All important MCQs are provided for the chapter A Question of Trust for class 10. Students are requested to practice all MCQ which will be helpful in their exam preparation. MCQs provided are as per the latest pattern announced by CBSE.

Q1.What does Horace do in jail?

(1) Assistant Librarian
(2) Clean floor
(3) Accountant
(4) Typist

Answer

Answer: Assistant Librarian


Q2.How does he justify his act?

(1) by saying he steals only from those who already have plenty
(2) by saying he steals for a good reason
(3) all of the above
(4) by saying he is not harming the society

Answer

Answer: all of the above


Q3.Sherry was the name of

(1) dog at Shotover Grange
(2) a servant
(3) the lady in red
(4) a safe in the Grange

Answer

Answer: dog at Shotover Grange


Q4.Where did Horace decide to make a theft this time?

(1) Shotover Grange
(2) Montex Grange
(3) Mintunbury Grange
(4) Westbury Grange

Answer

Answer: Shotover Grange


Q5.What did the lady say about his story?

(1) it was true
(2) it was nonsense
(3) none of the above
(4) it was a joke

Answer

Answer: it was nonsense


Q6.Where was the safe?

(1) kitchen
(2) bedroom
(3) drawing room
(4) bathroom

Answer

Answer: drawing room


Q7.Did anyone believe his story?

(1) no
(2) yes
(3) none of the above
(4) maybe

Answer

Answer: no


Q8.What was Horace allergic to?

(1) smell of flowers
(2) dust
(3) milk
(4) pollen

Answer

Answer: smell of flowers


Q9.Where did the family who lived in the Grange go?

(1) Las Vegas
(2) London
(3) none of the above
(4) Los Angeles

Answer

Answer: London


Q10.What makes him angry?

(1) prison
(2) talking about the woman
(3) none of the above
(4) talking about honour among thieves

Answer

Answer: talking about honour among thieves


Q11.What colour dress was the woman wearing?

(1) black
(2) red
(3) white
(4) green

Answer

Answer: red


Q12.How was Horace in his business of lock making?

(1) very successful
(2) failure
(3) was in a big debt
(4) not took interest

Answer

Answer: very successful


Q13.Who stole the jewels?

(1) Sherry
(2) Horace
(3) all of them
(4) the woman

Answer

Answer: the woman


Q14.How did Horace think that she was the owners wife?

(1) She knew the place well
(2) She was confident
(3) All of them
(4) Sheery rubbed against her

Answer

Answer: All of them


Q15.Where were the house keys kept?

(1) hung on a hook
(2) under the pot
(3) in the letter box
(4) under the doormat

Answer

Answer: hung on a hook


Q16.Sherry is a .

(1) child
(2) woman
(3) cat
(4) dog

Answer

Answer: dog


Q17.What happened on the third morning?

(1) he ran away
(2) he prepared a new plan
(3) none of the above
(4) he got arrested by the police

Answer

Answer: he got arrested by the police


Q18.How did she respond when he told her to forget she ever saw him?

(1) she told him she won’t pretend anything like that
(2) she forgot she saw him
(3) none of the above
(4) she didn’t respond

Answer

Answer: she told him she won’t pretend anything like that


Q19.What was Horaces first thought?

(1) to shout
(2) to kill them
(3) to blackmail them
(4) to run

Answer

Answer: to run


Q20.How did he come to know about the safe?

(1) eavesdropping
(2) servant
(3) a magazine article
(4) by spying on them

Answer

Answer: a magazine article


Q21.Where was the safe hidden?

(1) inside an almirah
(2) behind a painting
(3) none of the above
(4) it was kept open

Answer

Answer: behind a painting


Q22.What was Horace fond of?

(1) robbing
(2) books
(3) none of the above
(4) locks

Answer

Answer: books


Q23.What did he study about the house?

(1) electric wiring
(2) rooms and garden
(3) all of the above
(4) paths

Answer

Answer: all of the above


Q24.Who did he live with?

(1) friends
(2) wife
(3) none of the above
(4) children

Answer

Answer: none of the above


Q25.Who is the author of A Question of Trust?

(1) Ruskin Bond
(2) James Herriot
(3) Victor Canning
(4) Robert Arthur

Answer

Answer: Victor Canning


Q26.Horace Danby was suffering from

(1) cough
(2) cold
(3) teeth ache
(4) hay-fever

Answer

Answer: hay-fever


Q27.The young lady was in a ……………dress.

(1) green
(2) red
(3) white
(4) yellow

Answer

Answer: red


Q28.Where was the safe in the room?

(1) behind a curtain
(2) behind a cheap painting
(3) behind the bed box
(4) behind a cupboard

Answer

Answer: behind a cheap painting


Q29.How many times did Horace Danby make a theft in a year?

(1) twice
(2) only once
(3) every month
(4) thrice

Answer

Answer: only once


Q30.Where had the servant at Shotover Grange gone that afternoon?

(1) to the market
(2) to their homes
(3) to the cinema
(4) to the park

Answer

Answer: to the cinema


Q31.Why did Horace rob a safe every year?

(1) to buy rare and valuable books
(2) to live in style
(3) to support his family
(4) to live comfortably

Answer

Answer: to buy rare and valuable books


Q32.Horace Danby did the job of

(1) making locks
(2) making toys
(3) making jewellery
(4) writing books

Answer

Answer: making locks


Q33.Horace Danby was about————— years old.

(1)45
(2)40
(3)55
(4)50

Answer

Answer: 50


Q34.Horace Danby was —— years old.

(1)40
(2)50
(3)45
(4)60

Answer

Answer: 50.


Q35.Horace Danby lived with his ——.

(1) Son
(2) Wife
(3) Daughter
(4) House keeper

Answer

Answer: House keeper.


Q36.Horace used to have —— problem during summer.

(1) Hay fever
(2) Heat allergy
(3) Cold
(4) Cough

Answer

Answer: Hay Fever.


Q37.Horace went to jail about —– years ago.

(1) 20 Years
(2) 10 Years
(3) 15 Years
(4) 5 Years

Answer

Answer: 15 Years.


Q38.Horace served in the prison for ——.

(1) Bathroom
(2) Garden
(3) Office
(4) Library

Answer

Answer: Library.


Q39.Horace used to steal money to buy —— from a secret agent.

(1) Diamond
(2) Book
(3) Other
(4) Gold

Answer

Answer: Book.


Q40.The house was empty as the family went to London and the two servants went –

(1) For a movie
(2) For shopping
(3) To bank
(4) With them

Answer

Answer: For a movie.


Q41.Horace entered the house through the –

(1) Backyard
(2) Main gait
(3) Kitchen window
(4) Garden wall

Answer

Answer: Garden wall.


Q42.There were about —— and a worth of jewels in the Grange safe.

(1) 20 dollar
(2) 15 thousand pound
(3) RS 1 Lakh
(4) 100 pound

Answer

Answer: 15 thousand pound.


Q43.There were —– very interesting books coming up for sale in the autumn.

(1) Thee
(2) Five
(3) Two
(4) Four

Answer

Answer: Three.


Q44.The house keeper hung the key of the house to the outside of the ——.

(1) Back door
(2) Kitchen door
(3) Bedroom window
(4) Front door

Answer

Answer: Kitchen door.


Q45.There was —— sleeping in the kitchen.

(1) A small dog
(2) A small cat
(3) An old lady
(4) A servant

Answer

Answer: A small dog.


Q46.The name of the dog was –

(1) Tiger
(2) Sherru
(3) Tommy
(4) Sherry

Answer

Answer: Sherry.


Q47.The safe was in the — room, behind the painting.

(1) Drawing
(2) Bed room
(3) Dinning
(4) Study

Answer

Answer: Drawing.


Q48.Horace had —– hours in his hand to complete all his tasks of stealing.

(1) 2 hours
(2) 1 hour
(3) 4 hours
(4) 5 hours

Answer

Answer: 4 hours.


Q49.There was a women in a —– dress at the doorway.

(1) White
(2) Red
(3) Pink
(4) Black

Answer

Answer: Red.


Q50.The woman did not want to let Horace go as she wanted to protect the ——.

(1) Society
(2) House
(3) Thief
(4) Herself

Answer

Answer: Society.


Q51.The lady picked up a —— box and a cigarette from it.

(1) Gold
(2) Copper
(3) Silver
(4) Metal

Answer

Answer: Silver.


Q52.By taking off his gloves Horace offered a —— to the lady to please her –

(1) Lighter
(2) Another cigarette
(3) Ashtray
(4) Drink

Answer

Answer: Lighter.


Q53.The lady asked to open the safe to Horace as she wanted the —— for the party of that night.

(1) Jewellery
(2) Money
(3) Gold box
(4) Dress

Answer

Answer: Jewellery.


Q54.The lady couldnt open safe by herself as she –

(1) Did not have the key
(2) Had forgotten the number
(3) Lost the key
(4) Did not know the secret number

Answer

Answer: Had forgotten the number.


Q55.Horace promised to the lady to open the safe within –

(1) Half an hour
(2) Two hours
(3) Ten minutes
(4) An hour

Answer

Answer: An hour.


Q56.Finally Horace got arrested for the robbery as he left behind his —– at the house.

(1) Bag
(2) Finger prints
(3) Shoes
(4) Gloves

Answer

Answer: Finger prints.


Q57.The young charming lady was actually a —— by profession.

(1) Secret agent
(2) Thief
(3) Servant
(4) Police

Answer

Answer: Thief.


Q58.The wife of the owner of the house was actually an old lady, aged –

(1)50
(2)70
(3)80
(4)60

Answer

Answer: 60.


Q59.Horace started working as the —— inside the prison.

(1) Assistant librarian
(2) Supervisor
(3) Librarian
(4) Gardener

Answer

Answer: Assistant Librarian.