Earthquake - Supplementary
Class 9 / English
Earthquake - Supplementary
Topic (5 Qs)Practice textbook-based MCQs for this specific topic.
Q1.Book Back
Who is the narrator in the short story 'Earthquake'?
A
An army officer
B
Brij, a seventeen-year-old teashop owner from Garhwal
C
Brij's uncle
D
A pilgrim to Badrinath
Q2.Book Back
What happened to Brij's native village Molthi during the October earthquake?
A
It was slightly damaged
B
It was completely flattened to rubble with hundreds of lives lost
C
It was flooded
D
It was untouched
Q3.Book Back
How long was Brij's baby sister Bhuli trapped under the debris before being rescued alive?
A
24 hours
B
48 hours
C
116 hours (nearly five days)
D
12 hours
Q4.Supplementary
Why was Brij working at a roadside teashop near Badrinath?
A
To earn money for a tour
B
To provide a decent livelihood after losing his parents and ancestral home in the earthquake
C
To become a cook
D
To escape police
Q5.Supplementary
Where was Brij when the devastating earthquake struck Molthi at night?
A
Sleeping in his house
B
Away in Pauri buying school books at his uncle's house
C
At his teashop
D
Traveling in a bus
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