NCERT English Class 10 | Chapter 11 | The Proposal | MCQs |

1. Why had Lomov come to Chubukov’s house?

A. To seek his daughter’s hand in marriage

B. To ask for money

C. To fight with him

D. To return his money

Answer: (A) To seek his daughter’s hand in marriage

2. Chubukov had thought that Lomov came for _______.

A. asking money

B. discuss an important matter

C. talk about life in general

D. returning the borrowed money

Answer: (A) asking money

3. How many roubles will be a handsome price to pay for Squeezer, according to Lomov?

A. 30 roubles

B. 35 roubles

C. 40 roubles

D. 45 roubles

Answer: (B) 35 roubles

4. What does Lomov see when he becomes conscious?

A. Stars and mist

B. Natalya

C. Doctor

D. Roof of the house

Answer: (A) Stars and mist

 

5. Natalya tells Lomov that his dog is _____.

A. healthy

B. funny

C. sick

D. half-dead

Answer: (D) half-dead

6. Whose father was a guzzling gambler?

A. Lomov’s

B. Chubukov’s

C. Natalya’s

D. None of the above

Answer: (A) Lomov’s

7. ‘Your mother was humpbacked.’ Who said this to whom?

A. Chubukov to Lomov

B. Lomov to Chubukov

C. Natalya to Lomov

D. Lomov to Natalya

Answer: (B) Lomov to Chubukov

8. Lomov suffered from _______________.

A. palpitations

B. anxiety disorder

C. obsession compulsion disorder

D. All of the above

Answer: (A) palpitations

9. Which of the following words is a synonym of ‘malicious’?

A. malignant

B. marvellous

C. spiteful

D. slight

Answer: (C) spiteful

10. What is the meaning of ‘foot’s gone to sleep’?

A. foot is broken

B. foot is disappeared

C. foot is numb

D. None of the above

Answer: (C) foot is numb

11. Lomov calls Chubukov an _________.

A. artist

B. engineer

C. intriguer

D. interesting person

Answer: (C) intriguer

12. Lomov tells Natalya his dog has gone ________.

A. deaf

B. dumb

C. mad

D. lame

Answer: (D) lame

13. What is the meaning of the word ‘implore’?

A. eat

B. shout

C. beseech

D. sing

Answer: (C) beseech

14. What do Natalya and Lomov fight about at first?

A. Oxen Meadows

B. Dogs

C. Their houses

D. Their wealth

Answer: (A) Oxen Meadows

15. Oxen Meadows are wedged in between ___________ and __________.

A. birchwoods and Burnt marsh

B. lakes and woods

C. skyscrapers and slums

D. Chubukov’s house and Lomov’s house

Answer: (A)  birchwoods and Burnt marsh

16. To prove his point that Oxen Meadows belongs to him, Lomov says he will show her ____________.

A. the will

B. the documents

C. the proof

D. the belongings there

Answer: (B) the documents

17. What do you understand by the term ‘confounded’?

A. interested

B. appalled

C. confused

D. dazzled

Answer: (C) confused

18. ‘I can hardly believe my own ears’. Who says this to whom?

A. Natalya to Lomov

B. Lomov to Natalya

C. Chubukov to Lomov

D. Lomov to Chubukov

Answer: (A) Natalya to Lomov