Bholi – Objective Questions Class 10 English | Merit Yard

[कक्षा 10th - अचूक बैच - Bholi - MERIT YARD]

Question 1 / 40Who is the author of the story 'Bholi'?

A) Ruskin Bond

B) K.A. Abbas

C) James Herriot

D) Robert Arthur

Question 2 / 40What was Bholi's real name?

A) Radha

B) Sulekha

C) Champa

D) Mangla

Question 3 / 40Why was she called Bholi?

A) She was beautiful

B) She was a simpleton (mentally backward)

C) She was intelligent

D) She was brave

Question 4 / 40What happened to Bholi when she was 10 months old?

A) She fell from a tree

B) She fell off the cot on her head

C) She got smallpox

D) She broke her leg

Question 5 / 40What disease did she catch when she was two years old?

A) Malaria

B) Smallpox

C) Chickenpox

D) Typhoid

Question 6 / 40What was the permanent effect of smallpox on Bholi?

A) She became blind

B) Her body was covered with deep black pockmarks

C) She lost her hearing

D) She couldn't walk

Question 7 / 40At what age did Bholi begin to speak?

A) 2 years

B) 5 years

C) 1 year

D) 10 years

Question 8 / 40What was Bholi's father's name?

A) Bishamber

B) Ramlal

C) Nathu

D) Prem

Question 9 / 40What was Ramlal's position in the village?

A) Tehsildar

B) Numberdar (Revenue Official)

C) Shopkeeper

D) Teacher

Question 10 / 40How many children did Ramlal have?

A) Three

B) Seven (3 sons and 4 daughters)

C) Five

D) Two

Question 11 / 40Who was the eldest daughter of Ramlal?

A) Champa

B) Radha

C) Mangla

D) Sulekha

Question 12 / 40Why were Ramlal and his wife worried about Bholi?

A) She was sick

B) She had neither good looks nor intelligence

C) She was naughty

D) She refused to eat

Question 13 / 40Who inaugurated the primary school in the village?

A) Ramlal

B) The Tehsildar Sahib

C) The Collector

D) The Sarpanch

Question 14 / 40What did the Tehsildar ask Ramlal to do?

A) Pay taxes

B) Send his daughters to school (set an example)

C) Build a road

D) Give a speech

Question 15 / 40Why did Ramlal's wife agree to send Bholi to school?

A) She wanted her to study

B) Because there was little chance of her getting married anyway (she was ugly/dumb)

C) It was free

D) She wanted to get rid of her

Question 16 / 40What did Bholi think when she was being taken to school?

A) She was going to a better place

B) She was being turned out of the house (like their old cow Lakshmi)

C) She was going to a fair

D) She was getting married

Question 17 / 40Who was Lakshmi?

A) Bholi's friend

B) Ramlal's old cow

C) Bholi's mother

D) The teacher

Question 18 / 40What special treatment did Bholi get on the day of school?

A) She got sweets

B) She was bathed, oiled, and given clean clothes (Champa's old dress)

C) She got new shoes

D) She got money

Question 19 / 40How was the teacher's voice?

A) Harsh

B) Soft and soothing

C) Loud

D) Angry

Question 20 / 40What did Bholi do when the teacher asked her name?

A) She said it clearly

B) She stammered ("Bho-Bho-Bho")

C) She remained silent

D) She ran away

Question 21 / 40What fascinated Bholi in the classroom?

A) The blackboard

B) The colorful pictures on the wall (Horse, Goat, Parrot, Cow)

C) The fans

D) The other girls

Question 22 / 40Who came to marry Bholi?

A) Nathu

B) Bishamber Nath

C) Prem

D) A young teacher

Question 23 / 40What was Bishamber Nath's profession?

A) Farmer

B) Grocer

C) Teacher

D) Doctor

Question 24 / 40How old was Bishamber Nath?

A) 20

B) About 45-50 (Same age as Bholi's father)

C) 30

D) 60

Question 25 / 40Why did Bholi's parents accept Bishamber's proposal?

A) He was rich

B) He didn't ask for dowry (initially)

C) He was from another village

D) All of the above

Question 26 / 40What physical disability did Bishamber have?

A) He was blind

B) He limped

C) He was deaf

D) He had no hands

Question 27 / 40What happened when the veil slipped from Bholi's face during the wedding?

A) Everyone praised her

B) Bishamber saw the pockmarks

C) She cried

D) Nothing happened

Question 28 / 40What did Bishamber demand after seeing Bholi's face?

A) A car

B) 5000 rupees as dowry

C) Gold

D) A house

Question 29 / 40What did Ramlal do to save his honor?

A) He fought Bishamber

B) He placed his turban at Bishamber's feet and gave the money

C) He called the police

D) He cancelled the wedding

Question 30 / 40What did Bholi do when Bishamber raised the garland?

A) She accepted it

B) She struck the garland away into the fire

C) She ran away

D) She fainted

Question 31 / 40What did Bholi call Bishamber in the end?

A) A good man

B) A mean, greedy, and contemptible coward

C) Her husband

D) A rich man

Question 32 / 40How did Bholi speak at the end of the story?

A) With a stammer

B) Clearly and without stammering

C) She didn't speak

D) Very slowly

Question 33 / 40What did Bholi promise her father?

A) She would marry someone else

B) She would serve her parents in their old age and teach in the school

C) She would leave the village

D) She would give money

Question 34 / 40Who was watching the drama silently?

A) The Tehsildar

B) The Teacher

C) The Sarpanch

D) The Police

Question 35 / 40The teacher felt like an artist contemplating her ________.

A) Painting

B) Masterpiece

C) Sculpture

D) Book

Question 36 / 40The story 'Bholi' highlights the importance of ________.

A) Dowry

B) Education and self-confidence

C) Beauty

D) Wealth

Question 37 / 40Who called Bholi a "shameless girl"?

A) Her father

B) An old woman

C) The teacher

D) Bishamber

Question 38 / 40Why did the other children make fun of Bholi?

A) Because of her clothes

B) Because of her stammer

C) Because she was poor

D) Because she was tall

Question 39 / 40What transformed Bholi into Sulekha?

A) Money

B) Education and her teacher's encouragement

C) Marriage

D) Surgery

Question 40 / 40"Bholi" means ________.

A) Clever

B) Simpleton

C) Beautiful

D) Fast