NCERT English Class 10 | Chapter 10 | The Sermon at Benaras | MCQs |

1. What is the colour of the woman’ hair?

A. Yellow

B. Red

C. Brown

D. Pink

Answer: (A)Yellow

2. What attracts a young man to Anne Gregory?

A. Her outer appearance

B. Her character

C. Her selflessness

D. Her true nature

Answer: (A) Her outer appearance

3. Why does Anne Gregory say she can dye her hair?

A. She wants to prove her strength

B. She wants to look different

C. She wants to show that outer appearance is not permanent

D. She does not like the colour of her hair

Answer: (C) She wants to show that outer appearance is not permanent

4. Kisa Goswami had lost her _______.

A. Father

B. Son

C. Husband

D. Brother

Answer: (B) Son

 

5. Lord Buddha asked Kisa Goswami to get some ______ seeds.

A. mustard

B. apple

C. mango

D. All of the above

Answer: (A) mustard

6. Who can love you for what you are?

A. Friend

B. Parents

C. God

D. Nobody

Answer: (C) God

7. Why did people think Kisa Goswami was mad?

A. Because she was looking for her son who had died long ago

B. Because she wanted her dead son to be brought back to life

C. Because she had forgotten that people die

D. None of the above

Answer: (B) Because she wanted her dead son to be brought back to life

8. What do you understand by the term ‘sermon’?

A. moral talk

B. debate

C. meditation

D. silence

Answer: (A) moral talk

9. _____________ is inevitable.

A. Money

B. Death

C. Fame

D. Luck

Answer: (B) Money

10. Who obtains peace of mind according to Buddha?

A. The one who never thinks about anything

B. The one who draws out the arrow of lamentation

C. The one who always laughs

D. The one who is always silent

Answer: (B) The one who draws out the arrow of lamentation

11. Kisa Goswami was ________ while grieving for her son.

A. selfish

B. jealous

C. envious

D. lost

Answer: (A) selfish

12. What do you understand by ‘afflicted with’?

A. Affected by

B. Infected by

C. Effected

D. None of the above

Answer: (A) Affected by

13. The word ‘mortals’ means ______.

A. those who have died

B. those who are bound to die

C. those who take birth

D. those who never die

Answer: (B) those who are bound to die

14. According to Buddha, the life of mortals in this world is ________.

A. long and happy

B. troubled and brief

C. never-ending and interesting

D. peaceful and calm

Answer: (B) troubled and brief

15. ‘Death is common to all’. Who said this to whom?

A. Lord Buddha to Kisa Goswami

B. Kisa Goswami to Lord Buddha

C. Lord Buddha to the disciples

D. Kisa Goswali to herself

Answer: (D) Kisa Goswami to herself

16. Sakyamuni refers to ____.

A. Lord Buddha’s favourite disciple

B. Kisa Goswami’s son

C. Lord Buddha’s son

D. Lord Buddha

Answer: (D) Lord Buddha

17. The word repaired means _________.

A. went to

B. said to

C. had

D. understood

Answer: (A) went to

18. After realising that there was not one house that had not seen death, Kisa Goswami became ______.

A. elated and calm

B. shocked and dejected

C. weary and hopeless

D. angry and upset

Answer: (C) weary and hopeless