The Comet 1 | Class 8 MCQ Questions with Answers English It So Happened Chapter 9

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Q1.Indrani had woken up because

(1) Duttada had gone
(2) She felt for the adjoining pillow and found no one there
(3) she did not know where Duttada was
(4) there was a burst of cool breeze

Q2.IT was a moonless night in

(1) September
(2) October
(3) November
(4) December

Q3.Dibya was a

(1) woman who was Dutta’s friend
(2) woman who was Indrani’s friend
(3) maid who worked for them
(4) telescope which Duttada had

Q4.What disturbed Indrani Debis sleep?

(1) Cold weather
(2) Burst of cool breeze
(3) Noises from the roof
(4) Absence of his husband

Q5.The telescope was for Duttada

(1) an instrument
(2) something to help him
(3) fulfilment of an ambition
(4) a good investment

Q6.Who was he hobnobbing with?

(1) Dibya
(2) Indrani Debi
(3) Himself
(4) No one

Q7.Navin Babu was to Duttada

(1) a friend
(2) a doctor
(3) a son
(4) a brother

Q8.What did she smile about?

(1) His hobnobbing
(2) Knowing her husband was oblivious of practical problems of living
(3) The cold weather
(4) The cool breeze

Q9.What do you mean by teteatete?

(1) Public meeting
(2) Public announcement
(3) Private meeting
(4) None of the above

Q10.Comets are different from planets because they

(1) orbit round the sun
(2) are small in size
(3) can be new unlike the planets
(4) are generally close to the sun

Q11.What does Dibya Chakshu mean?

(1) Divinity
(2) Divine God
(3) Divine spirit
(4) Divine Eye

Q12.What does her wife think of Dibya?

(1) A telescope
(2) A designing woman
(3) A man
(4) His husband’s friend

Q13. Barring rare circumstances, the collision is inevitable. What were those rare circumstances?

(1) Collision with an asteroid
(2) Splitting near the sun
(3) Evaporating
(4) All of the Above

Q14.How long was Dibya?

(1) Five-inch
(2) Six-inch
(3) Seven-inch
(4) Eight-inch

Q15.What was Duttadas secret ambition?

(1) To discover an asteroid
(2) To buy a telescope
(3) To spend nights star-gazing
(4) To discover a comet

Q16.How would you describe Johnson?

(1) Quiet
(2) Efficient
(3) Both a and b
(4) None of the above

Q17.Whose orbits are highly eccentric?

(1) Planets
(2) Comets
(3) Asteroids
(4) None of the above

Q18.Who was Duttada?

(1) A Scientist
(2) A Lecturer
(3) A teacher
(4) A Professor of Arts.

Q19.What was her husband utterly oblivious of?

(1) Practical problems of living
(2) Her advice
(3) Dibya
(4) All of these

Q20.Duttadas secret ambition was to

(1) discover a new comet
(2) go to London
(3) be famous and wealthy
(4) Just look into the sky and watch it

Q21.Who was professor at Kings College, Cambridge?

(1) Dr. James Forsyth
(2) Sir John Macpherson
(3) Manoj Dutta
(4) Taylor

Q22.Whom did Duttada call Dibya Chakshu?

(1) Dibya
(2) Indrani Debi
(3) Duttada, himself
(4) None of them

Q23.Professional astronomers

(1) generally discover comets
(2) generally look at faint stars
(3) discover planets
(4) are not interested in discoveries

Q24.What was Duttadas ambition in life?

(1) To have a decent house
(2) To discover a comet
(3) To have a lot of money
(4) All the above

Q25.What was Dibya according to Indrani Debi?

(1) Supernatural power
(2) God
(3) Designing woman
(4) None of these

Q26.Who had James given the manuscript to?

(1) Nature
(2) IIA
(3) Sir John
(4) Taylor

Q27.What was the name of Duttadas wife?

(1) Indrani Mukherjee
(2) Indrani Debi
(3) Indrani
(4) Indran Devi.

Q28.Who would order Duttada to bed rest the next day according to Indrani Debi?

(1) Robin Babu
(2) Pratuk Babu
(3) Nabin Babu
(4) Bipin Babu

Q29.Who was Johnson?

(1) Provost of King’s College
(2) Butler
(3) Security officer at Whitehall
(4) Defence Science Advisor, Her Majesty’s government

Q30.Who decided to call a meeting of international experts?

(1) Dr. James
(2) Sir John Macpherson
(3) Manoj Dutta
(4) Taylor

Q31.Who also orbit round the sun?

(1) Comets
(2) Planets
(3) Earth
(4) Moon

Q32.Did he like the publicity he was receiving?

(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Maybe
(4) Not mentioned in the story

Q33.Indrani had woken up because

(1) Duttada had gone
(2) She felt for the adjoining pillow and found no one there
(3) she did not know where Duttada was
(4) there was a burst of cool breeze

Q34.Dibya was a

(1) woman who was Dutta’s friend
(2) woman who was Indrani’s friend
(3) maid who worked for them
(4) telescope which Duttada had

Q35.The telescope was for Duttada

(1) an instrument
(2) something to help him
(3) fulfilment of an ambition
(4) a good investment

Q36.IT was a moonless night in

(1) September
(2) October
(3) November
(4) December

Q37.Where did the envelope tell him to come?

(1) London
(2) Canada
(3) New York
(4) India

Q38. There is no whatsoever with the arrival of a comet and the calamities of the earth.

(1) Correlation
(2) Proof
(3) Finding
(4) None of the above

Q39.Duttada laughed. I see that even an MA degree has not cured you of your !

(1) Dumbness
(2) Sarcasm
(3) Doubt
(4) Superstitions

Q40.Duttada was absentminded about daily chores. How was he with his calculations?

(1) Absent-minded
(2) Oblivious
(3) Meticulous
(4) Forgetful

Q41.Why could professionals not discover a comet?

(1) They are busy with pre-assigned programmes
(2) They are busy looking at faint stars
(3) They are busy looking at nebulous galaxies
(4) All of the Above

Q42.What does his wife think of Dibya?

(1) A telescope
(2) A designing woman
(3) A man
(4) His husband’s friend