A Baker from Goa – Objective Questions Class 10 English | Merit Yard

[कक्षा 10th - अचूक बैच - A Baker from Goa - MERIT YARD]

Question 1 / 40Who is the author of 'A Baker from Goa'?

A) Lokesh Abrol

B) Lucio Rodrigues

C) Arup Kumar Datta

D) Ruskin Bond

Question 2 / 40Who ruled Goa in the old days?

A) British

B) French

C) Dutch

D) Portuguese

Question 3 / 40What are the bakers in Goa called?

A) Baker

B) Pader

C) Cook

D) Chef

Question 4 / 40What did the children long for?

A) Loaves

B) Cakes

C) Bread Bangles

D) Biscuits

Question 5 / 40The elders are nostalgic about _____.

A) The British days

B) The good old Portuguese days and their loaves of bread

C) Their childhood games

D) The French bread

Question 6 / 40What announced the arrival of the baker?

A) A bell

B) A whistle

C) The 'Jhang, Jhang' sound of his bamboo staff

D) A horn

Question 7 / 40How many times did the baker come every day?

A) Twice

B) Once

C) Thrice

D) Four times

Question 8 / 40The baker was the narrator's ______.

A) Enemy

B) Teacher

C) Servant

D) Friend, companion, and guide

Question 9 / 40What did the baker wear in the Portuguese days?

A) Shirt and Trousers

B) Kabai (Single-piece long frock)

C) Suit

D) Dhoti

Question 10 / 40Who bought the loaves?

A) The landlord

B) The children

C) The maid-servants (Paskine or Bastine)

D) The lady of the house

Question 11 / 40"Tiger never brushed his teeth". Who says this?

A) The baker

B) The author (as a child)

C) The mother

D) The teacher

Question 12 / 40What is a must for a marriage gift in Goa?

A) Sandwiches

B) Cake

C) Sweet bread called 'Bol'

D) Bolinhas

Question 13 / 40What is prepared on the daughter's engagement?

A) Cake

B) Bol

C) Sandwiches

D) Biscuits

Question 14 / 40Cakes and Bolinhas are essential for ______.

A) Marriage

B) Christmas and other festivals

C) Engagement

D) Picnic

Question 15 / 40Baking was a _______ profession in the old days.

A) Poor

B) Hard

C) Profitable

D) Bad

Question 16 / 40The baker's family never _____.

A) Worked

B) Starved

C) Slept

D) Cooked

Question 17 / 40How did the baker greet the lady of the house?

A) Hello

B) Namaste

C) Good Morning

D) Good Evening

Question 18 / 40Where were the monthly accounts recorded?

A) In a notebook

B) On a slate

C) On the wall in pencil

D) In a computer

Question 19 / 40The baker generally wore ________ in the author's childhood.

A) Jeans

B) A shirt and trousers shorter than full length

C) Kabai

D) Suit

Question 20 / 40A 'Jackfruit-like physical appearance' means:

A) Thin

B) Tall

C) Plump / Fat

D) Short

Question 21 / 40The fire in the furnaces has not yet been _____.

A) Lit

B) Extinguished

C) Cleaned

D) Seen

Question 22 / 40What could wash and clean up everything nicely?

A) Water

B) Soap

C) Hot tea

D) Coffee

Question 23 / 40"Eaters of loaves have vanished, but the _____ are still there."

A) Buyers

B) Makers (Mixers, moulders, bakers)

C) Sellers

D) Shops

Question 24 / 40The thud and jingle of the bamboo cane heralded the baker's _____.

A) Departure

B) Cooking

C) Sleeping

D) Arrival in the morning

Question 25 / 40Where did the baker place his basket?

A) On his head

B) On the ground

C) On the vertical bamboo

D) On a table

Question 26 / 40What does 'Remiscing nostalgically' mean?

A) Forgetting

B) Dreaming

C) Thinking fondly of the past

D) Regretting

C) Thinking fondly of the past

Question 27 / 40The children were pushed aside with a _____.

A) Stick

B) Mild rebuke

C) Smile

D) Hand

Question 28 / 40Even today, anyone who wears a half-pant is said to be dressed like a _____.

A) Teacher

B) Soldier

C) Pader

D) Driver

Question 29 / 40Where is Goa situated?

A) North India

B) East India

C) West India (Konkan coast)

D) South India

Question 30 / 40What happened to the Portuguese?

A) They are still in Goa

B) They left, but the tradition of baking remains

C) They stopped eating bread

D) They took the bakers with them

Question 31 / 40Why did the children run to meet the baker?

A) For loaves

B) For bread-bangles (sweet bread)

C) To see his dress

D) To hear the bamboo sound

Question 32 / 40Who made the 'Jhang, Jhang' sound?

A) The bells

B) The specially made bamboo staff

C) The baker's shoes

D) The basket

Question 33 / 40How did the baker carry the basket?

A) In a cart

B) Supported on his head with one hand

C) In his hands

D) On his back

Question 34 / 40What did the children do when they were rebuked?

A) They went home

B) They climbed a bench or the parapet to peep into the basket

C) They cried

D) They fought

Question 35 / 40The fragrance of the loaves was for the _____.

A) Children

B) Servants

C) Elders

D) Dogs

Question 36 / 40When did the baker collect his bills?

A) Daily

B) Weekly

C) At the end of the month

D) Yearly

Question 37 / 40The baker and his family looked:

A) Starved

B) Happy and prosperous

C) Sad

D) Sick

B) Happy and prosperous

Question 38 / 40The 'Kabai' was made of:

A) Silk

B) Single piece of long cloth

C) Wool

D) Cotton

Question 39 / 40The narrator is reminiscing about his childhood in _____.

A) Mumbai

B) Goa

C) Delhi

D) Kolkata

Question 40 / 40What was the baker's 'Third hand' used for?

A) To ring the bell

B) To support the basket (Actually he had two hands, one supported basket, one banged bamboo) - Trick question context

C) Metaphor for the Bamboo

D) None

B) To support the basket on his head (while other banged the bamboo)