Class 9 English - Kathmandu - MERIT YARD PANDWA
Class 9 English - Kathmandu - MERIT YARD
1 / 40Who is the author of 'Kathmandu'?
A) Vikram Seth
B) Isaac Asimov
C) Ruskin Bond
D) Robert Frost
2 / 40Kathmandu is the capital of which country?
A) India
B) Nepal
C) Bhutan
D) Sri Lanka
3 / 40Which famous Hindu temple did the author visit in Kathmandu?
A) Somnath Temple
B) Jagannath Temple
C) Pashupatinath Temple
D) Kedarnath Temple
4 / 40Which famous Buddhist shrine did the author visit?
A) Baudhnath Stupa
B) Sanchi Stupa
C) Golden Temple
D) Lotus Temple
5 / 40At Pashupatinath, there is an atmosphere of ______.
A) Silence
B) Febrile confusion
C) Peace
D) Sadness
6 / 40Entrance to the Pashupatinath temple is restricted to only ______.
A) Foreigners
B) Hindus
C) Buddhists
D) Tourists
7 / 40Which river flows beside the Pashupatinath temple?
A) Ganga
B) Bagmati
C) Yamuna
D) Kosi
8 / 40What was the Baudhnath Stupa like compared to Pashupatinath?
A) Noisy
B) Quiet and Still
C) Crowded
D) Dirty
9 / 40Baudhnath Stupa is surrounded by a ______?
A) Road
B) Forest
C) Market
D) River
10 / 40The author finds the streets of Kathmandu very ______.
A) Wide
B) Narrow and busy
C) Empty
D) Dark
11 / 40What did the author see at the Bagmati river?
A) People swimming
B) A corpse being cremated
C) Boats racing
D) A circus
12 / 40What did the saffron-clad Westerners try to do?
A) Sell books
B) Enter the Pashupatinath temple
C) Swim in Bagmati
D) Fight with monkeys
13 / 40Small shrines emerge from the ______ of Bagmati river.
A) Bridge
B) Stone platform
C) Water
D) Sand
14 / 40Kathmandu is a vivid, ______ city.
A) Religious
B) Mercenary
C) Quiet
D) Industrial
15 / 40The author eats a ______ in Kathmandu.
A) Pizza
B) Corn-on-the-cob
C) Burger
D) Samosa
16 / 40What instrument was the man playing near the hotel?
A) Guitar
B) Flute
C) Sitar
D) Tabla
17 / 40The flute seller had ______ flutes in his hand.
A) 10
B) Fifty or sixty
C) Two
D) A thousand
18 / 40The flutes were made of ______?
A) Iron
B) Bamboo
C) Plastic
D) Silver
19 / 40The flute seller was not ______ his flutes loudly.
A) Playing
B) Shouting
C) Selling
D) Breaking
20 / 40The author finds it difficult to tear himself away from the ______?
A) Market
B) Flute music
C) Hotel
D) Temple
21 / 40How does the author describe the flutes?
A) Like quills of a porcupine
B) Like sticks
C) Like magic wands
D) Like arrows
22 / 40The author initially considered going back home by ______?
A) Plane
B) Bus and Train
C) Ship
D) Foot
23 / 40But later he was too ______ to travel by bus/train.
A) Happy
B) Tired and homesick
C) Excited
D) Rich
24 / 40He bought a ______ ticket to go back to Delhi.
A) Bus
B) Plane
C) Train
D) Helicopter
25 / 40What does the author buy besides a corn-on-the-cob?
A) A shirt
B) A digest of comics and a Reader's Digest
C) A flute
D) A map
26 / 40Every culture has its own ______?
A) Food
B) Flute
C) Saree
D) Temple
27 / 40Pashupatinath temple is dedicated to ______?
A) Lord Ram
B) Lord Shiva
C) Lord Vishnu
D) Lord Krishna
28 / 40What animals are seen fighting at Pashupatinath?
A) Cats
B) Monkeys
C) Dogs
D) Cows
29 / 40Bagmati is a ______ river.
A) Large
B) Holy
C) Dry
D) Blue
30 / 40The Baudhnath Stupa is the ______ shrine of Kathmandu.
A) Hindu
B) Buddhist
C) Christian
D) Muslim
31 / 40Small shops at the Stupa sell ______?
A) Cars
B) Tibetan prints and silver jewellery
C) Computers
D) Vegetables
32 / 40The Stupa's white dome is topped by ______?
A) A flag
B) A golden spire
C) A statue
D) Nothing
33 / 40Which of these is NOT heard in Kathmandu streets?
A) Car horns
B) Sound of silence
C) Bicycle bells
D) Vendor cries
34 / 40The flute seller sells flutes from a ______?
A) Shop
B) Pole
C) Cart
D) Bag
35 / 40Flute music is the most ______ music.
A) Harsh
B) Universal
C) Loud
D) Modern
36 / 40A princess is believed to emerge from the ______ on Bagmati?
A) River
B) Small shrine
C) Bridge
D) Temple
37 / 40When the goddess emerges, the ______ age will end.
A) Golden
B) Kali
C) Stone
D) Modern
38 / 40Vikram Seth is a well-known ______?
A) Scientist
B) Writer/Traveler
C) Politician
D) Cricketer
39 / 40The flutes are compared to porcupine ______?
A) Tails
B) Quills
C) Ears
D) Hair
40 / 40The flutes are stuck in a ______?
A) Wall
B) Piece of wood
C) Tree
D) Table
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