The Necklace – Objective Questions Class 10 English | Merit Yard

[कक्षा 10th - अचूक बैच - The Necklace - MERIT YARD]

Question 1 / 40Who is the author of 'The Necklace'?

A) Ruskin Bond

B) Guy de Maupassant

C) O. Henry

D) H.G. Wells

Question 2 / 40Matilda was born into a family of _______.

A) Scientists

B) Clerks

C) Doctors

D) Engineers

Question 3 / 40Why was Matilda unhappy?

A) Because she had no friends

B) Because she was born poor but desired luxury

C) Because she was ill

D) Because she was ugly

Question 4 / 40Who was Matilda married to?

A) A rich businessman

B) A petty clerk at the Board of Education

C) A minister

D) An officer

Question 5 / 40What did Mr. Loisel bring home one evening?

A) A necklace

B) An invitation to a ball

C) A new dress

D) Flowers

Question 6 / 40How did Matilda react to the invitation initially?

A) She was happy

B) She threw the invitation spitefully

C) She ignored it

D) She tore it

Question 7 / 40Why was Matilda upset about the invitation?

A) She didn't like dancing

B) She had no suitable dress to wear

C) She was sick

D) Her husband couldn't go

Question 8 / 40How much money did Matilda ask for a suitable dress?

A) 200 francs

B) 400 francs

C) 500 francs

D) 100 francs

Question 9 / 40What had Mr. Loisel saved that money for?

A) A bicycle

B) To buy a gun for hunting

C) A vacation

D) A house

Question 10 / 40After buying the dress, why was Matilda still sad?

A) It didn't fit

B) She had no jewelry to wear

C) She lost the dress

D) She didn't like the color

Question 11 / 40Who did Matilda borrow the necklace from?

A) Mrs. Pumphrey

B) Madame Forestier

C) Her sister

D) Her mother

Question 12 / 40What kind of necklace did she borrow?

A) Gold

B) Diamond

C) Pearl

D) Ruby

Question 13 / 40How did Matilda look at the ball?

A) Ugly

B) The prettiest of all (Elegant and gracious)

C) Tired

D) Sad

Question 14 / 40What time did they leave the ball?

A) Midnight

B) 4 o'clock in the morning

C) 2 AM

D) 10 PM

Question 15 / 40Why did Matilda rush away from the ball?

A) She was tired

B) To avoid being seen in her modest wraps

C) Her husband was angry

D) The necklace fell

Question 16 / 40What did they discover when they reached home?

A) The door was open

B) The necklace was missing

C) They lost the key

D) The house was robbed

Question 17 / 40Did they find the lost necklace?

A) Yes

B) No

C) After a week

D) After 10 years

Question 18 / 40What excuse did they give Mme Forestier for the delay?

A) They were out of town

B) The clasp was broken and being mended

C) They lost it

D) They forgot

Question 19 / 40How much did the replacement necklace cost?

A) 40,000 francs

B) 36,000 francs

C) 18,000 francs

D) 500 francs

Question 20 / 40How much money did Mr. Loisel have from his father?

A) 36,000 francs

B) 18,000 francs

C) 10,000 francs

D) Nothing

Question 21 / 40How did they pay for the rest of the money?

A) By selling the house

B) By borrowing from usurers at high interest

C) By winning lottery

D) By stealing

Question 22 / 40How long did it take to repay the debts?

A) 5 years

B) 10 years

C) 2 years

D) 20 years

Question 23 / 40How did Matilda's life change?

A) She became rich

B) She had to do all heavy household work herself

C) She became a queen

D) She died

Question 24 / 40What was the effect of hard life on Matilda?

A) She became stronger

B) She looked old, hard, and crude

C) She remained beautiful

D) She became happy

Question 25 / 40Where did Matilda meet Mme Forestier after 10 years?

A) At the ball

B) At the Champs-Elysees

C) At her home

D) In a shop

Question 26 / 40Did Mme Forestier recognize Matilda?

A) Yes

B) No (because she looked old)

C) Immediately

D) Maybe

Question 27 / 40What was the shocking truth about the necklace?

A) It was real diamond

B) It was fake (paste)

C) It was stolen

D) It was magic

Question 28 / 40What was the actual worth of the lost necklace?

A) 36,000 francs

B) At most 500 francs

C) 10,000 francs

D) 40,000 francs

Question 29 / 40The story teaches us that we should be ______.

A) Greedy

B) Content with what we have and honest

C) Proud

D) Rich

Question 30 / 40Where was the replacement necklace bought?

A) Champs-Elysees

B) Palais-Royal

C) London

D) A pawn shop

Question 31 / 40Mr. Loisel was a ______ person.

A) Cruel

B) Loving, caring, and simple

C) Rich

D) Lazy

Question 32 / 40What ruined Matilda's life?

A) Her husband

B) Her pride, greed, and dissatisfaction

C) The ball

D) Her friend

Question 33 / 40When Mme Forestier returned the box, did she open it?

A) Yes

B) No

C) She checked it carefully

D) She threw it

Question 34 / 40The original price of the replacement necklace was _____.

A) 36,000 francs

B) 40,000 francs

C) 30,000 francs

D) 20,000 francs

Question 35 / 40What did Matilda dream of?

A) Simple life

B) Elegant dinners, silver, and jewels

C) Working hard

D) Books

Question 36 / 40What river flows through Paris mentioned in the story?

A) Thames

B) Seine

C) Nile

D) Amazon

Question 37 / 40What was the invitation date?

A) January 1

B) January 18 (Monday evening)

C) December 25

D) March 10

Question 38 / 40What vehicle did they take to reach home?

A) Their own car

B) An old nocturnal cab (fiacre)

C) Bus

D) Train

Question 39 / 40Mme Forestier was ______ to hear the truth.

A) Angry

B) Deeply moved

C) Happy

D) Indifferent

Question 40 / 40If Matilda had told the truth earlier, what would have happened?

A) She would have gone to jail

B) She would not have ruined her life

C) Mme Forestier would have killed her

D) Nothing