A Question of Trust – Objective Questions Class 10 English | Merit Yard

[कक्षा 10th - अचूक बैच - A Question of Trust - MERIT YARD]

Question 1 / 40Who is the author of 'A Question of Trust'?

A) Ruskin Bond

B) H.G. Wells

C) Victor Canning

D) James Herriot

Question 2 / 40How old was Horace Danby?

A) About 40

B) About 50

C) About 60

D) About 30

Question 3 / 40Was Horace Danby married?

A) Yes

B) No (Unmarried)

C) Widower

D) Divorced

Question 4 / 40What was Horace Danby's profession?

A) He made jewels

B) He wrote books

C) He made locks

D) He was a teacher

Question 5 / 40How often did Horace rob a safe?

A) Every month

B) Every week

C) Every year

D) Every day

Question 6 / 40Why did Horace steal?

A) To live a luxurious life

B) To help the poor

C) To buy rare and expensive books

D) To pay his debts

Question 7 / 40What health problem did Horace suffer from?

A) Asthma

B) Hay fever

C) Back pain

D) Headache

Question 8 / 40Which house did Horace plan to rob this time?

A) Shotover Grange

B) Shotover Grange

C) Westbury House

D) Mint House

Question 9 / 40Where were the servants of Shotover Grange?

A) Sleeping

B) They had gone to the movies

C) In the garden

D) In the kitchen

Question 10 / 40What was the dog's name at Shotover Grange?

A) Tommy

B) Tiger

C) Sherry

D) Caesar

Question 11 / 40How did Horace keep dogs quiet?

A) By hitting them

B) By giving them food

C) By calling them by their right names

D) By running away

Question 12 / 40Where was the safe hidden?

A) In the bedroom

B) In the kitchen

C) Behind a painting in the drawing room

D) Under the carpet

Question 13 / 40What hindered Horace's work in the drawing room?

A) The dog

B) The smell of flowers (causing hay fever)

C) Noise outside

D) Darkness

Question 14 / 40Who interrupted Horace while he was sneezing?

A) The police

B) The owner

C) A young lady (pretending to be the owner)

D) A servant

Question 15 / 40How was the young lady dressed?

A) In black

B) In red

C) In white

D) In blue

Question 16 / 40What did the lady say she had come back for?

A) Her dog

B) Her purse

C) Her jewels (to wear at a party)

D) Money

Question 17 / 40What did the lady pretend to be?

A) A thief

B) A neighbor

C) The lady of the house (wife of the owner)

D) A police officer

Question 18 / 40Why did Horace open the safe for her?

A) He wanted to help her

B) He was scared she would call the police

C) She paid him

D) He knew the code

Question 19 / 40Why did Horace leave his fingerprints all over the room?

A) He was careless

B) He took off his gloves to light her cigarette

C) He lost his gloves

D) He wanted to be caught

Question 20 / 40Did Horace steal the jewels for himself?

A) Yes

B) No, he gave them to the lady

C) He hid them

D) He threw them away

Question 21 / 40How long did Horace stay happy after the incident?

A) One week

B) Two days

C) One month

D) Forever

Question 22 / 40Who arrested Horace Danby?

A) The lady

B) A policeman

C) The owner

D) Sherry

Question 23 / 40Why didn't the police believe Horace's story?

A) Because he was a thief

B) Because the real owner was an old lady of sixty

C) Because he had no proof

D) Because he ran away

Question 24 / 40Who was the lady in red actually?

A) The owner

B) Another thief

C) A guest

D) A ghost

Question 25 / 40What is Horace Danby doing now?

A) Robbing houses

B) Assistant Librarian in prison

C) Making locks

D) Writing books

Question 26 / 40What phrase makes Horace angry?

A) Honesty is the best policy

B) Honor among thieves

C) Better late than never

D) Time is money

Question 27 / 40Horace Danby was considered a ________ citizen.

A) Bad and dishonest

B) Good and respectable (but not completely honest)

C) Very honest

D) Lazy

Question 28 / 40How many jewels were worth in the safe?

A) Five thousand pounds

B) About fifteen thousand pounds

C) Ten thousand pounds

D) Twenty thousand pounds

Question 29 / 40The lady picked up a ______ from the table.

A) Gun

B) Cigarette (silver box)

C) Flower

D) Phone

Question 30 / 40What did Horace offer to do to let him go?

A) Give her money

B) Forget he ever saw her

C) Open the safe

D) Run away

Question 31 / 40Why did the lady need the jewels that night?

A) To sell them

B) To wear them to a party

C) To clean them

D) To hide them

Question 32 / 40What had the lady forgotten?

A) Her keys

B) The numbers to open the safe

C) Her purse

D) Her name

Question 33 / 40Did Horace break the safe open?

A) No

B) Yes (using his tools)

C) He guessed the code

D) He couldn't open it

Question 34 / 40Where did the lady say her husband was?

A) At home

B) In London

C) In Paris

D) Dead

Question 35 / 40What was the color of the lady's dress?

A) Black

B) Red

C) Blue

D) Green

Question 36 / 40Horace Danby was tricked by ______.

A) The police

B) A clever woman thief

C) The owner

D) The dog

Question 37 / 40How many helpers did Horace have?

A) One

B) Two

C) None (He worked alone)

D) Three

Question 38 / 40Who lived with Horace Danby?

A) His wife

B) A housekeeper

C) His parents

D) No one

Question 39 / 40Horace studied the house for ______.

A) One week

B) Two weeks

C) One month

D) One day

Question 40 / 40The story 'A Question of Trust' is based on the theme of ____.

A) Love

B) One thief tricking another

C) Honesty

D) Friendship