Class 12 English Poetry Ch-8 Fire-Hymn MCQs Exam 2027

Topic 1: About the Poet (Keki N. Daruwalla)

1. Keki N. Daruwalla was a/an …… by profession before becoming a full-time writer.

   (A) Doctor

   (B) Police Officer (IPS)

   (C) Teacher

   (D) Engineer

2. Keki N. Daruwalla is a well-known poet as well as a/an — [BSEB, 2020A]

   (A) Painter

   (B) Short-story writer

   (C) Dramatist

   (D) Musician

3. Keki N. Daruwalla is an ………. poet.

   (A) American

   (B) Indo-Anglian

   (C) African

   (D) British

4. Keki N. Daruwalla’s poetry is mainly known for its — [BSEB, 2020A]

   (A) idealism

   (B) romanticism

   (C) realism and violence

   (D) spiritualism

5. Keki N. Daruwalla was a/an …………………… by religion.

   (A) Parsi

   (B) Hindu

   (C) Christian

   (D) Muslim

6. The speaker in ‘Fire-Hymn’ belongs to ………. religion. [BSEB, 2018A]

   (A) Indian

   (B) African

   (C) Zoroastrian

   (D) Nigerian

7. The term ‘Zoroastrian’ in ‘Fire-Hymn’ stands for —

   (A) Hindu

   (B) Muslim

   (C) Parsi

   (D) Christian

8. Keki N. Daruwalla belongs to Zoroastrian religion.

   (A) Rupert Brooke

   (B) Kamala Das

   (C) John Donne

   (D) Keki N. Daruwalla

9. Keki N. Daruwalla is a/an …………… poet.

   (A) Indo-Anglian

   (B) American

   (C) British

   (D) Nigerian

10. K. N. Daruwalla was a/an …………………… by religion.

    (A) Parsi

    (B) Hindu

    (C) Christian

    (D) Muslim

Topic 2: Awards and Famous Works

11. Keki N. Daruwalla is the recipient of— [BSEB, 2018C]

    (A) Sahitya Akademi Award

    (B) Man Booker Prize

    (C) Pulitzer Prize

    (D) Nobel Prize

12. K.N. Daruwalla received Sahitya Akademi Award in—

    (A) 1983

    (B) 1984

    (C) 1985

    (D) 1986

13. Keki N. Daruwalla won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize in —

    (A) 1985

    (B) 1986

    (C) 1987

    (D) 1990

14. Keki N. Daruwalla was awarded the Padma Shri in —

    (A) 2010

    (B) 2014

    (C) 2015

    (D) 2020

15. ‘Crossing of River’ is an important volume of verse written by— [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) Jayanta Mahapatra

    (B) Kamala Das

    (C) Keki N. Daruwalla

    (D) Nissim Ezekiel

16. Which of the following is a famous work of Keki N. Daruwalla?

    (A) Leaves of Grass

    (B) Under Orion

    (C) The Waste Land

    (D) Lamia

17. Keki N. Daruwalla is a recipient of:

    (A) Sahitya Akademi Award

    (B) Booker Prize

    (C) Nobel Prize

    (D) Pulitzer Prize

Topic 3: Analysis of the Poem ‘Fire-Hymn’

18. Who has composed the poem, ‘Fire-Hymn’? [BSEB, 2019C, 2023A]

    (A) K.N. Daruwalla

    (B) Kamala Das

    (C) J. Mahapatra

    (D) None of these

19. In ‘Fire-Hymn’, Daruwalla talks about a : [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) burning clothes

    (B) burning house

    (C) burning forest

    (D) burning ghat

20. The ‘Fire-Hymn’ describes the scenes of a —

    (A) Picnic spot

    (B) Cremation ground

    (C) Battlefield

    (D) Temple

21. Tower of silence is related to : [BSEB, 2025A]

    (A) Hindus

    (B) Parsis

    (C) Sikhs

    (D) Christians

22. The ‘Tower of Silence’ is situated …… miles away from the poet’s residence. [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) one thousand

    (B) two thousand

    (C) Carney hundred

    (D) one hundred

23. According to the poem, the ‘Tower of Silence’ is for —

    (A) Hindus

    (B) Muslims

    (C) Christians

    (D) Parsis

24. The poet talks about ……. in ‘Fire-Hymn’.

    (A) Tower of Silence

    (B) Tower of Fire

    (C) Tower of Prayer

    (D) Tower of Love

25. The redness of the fire appears …… to the poet. [BSEB, 2025A]

    (A) nice

    (B) cruel

    (C) acceptable

    (D) comfortable

26. The …… forgets its dead. [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) man

    (B) animal

    (C) fire

    (D) wind

27. The poet says that the fire sometimes forgets its …… [BSEB, 2018A]

    (A) heat

    (B) light

    (C) dead

    (D) dead body

28. The ………. forgets its dead because sometimes it leaves the body half burnt.

    (A) man

    (B) animal

    (C) fire

    (D) None of these

29. The poet saw the embers losing their redness to the grey …… [BSEB, 2019A]

    (A) ash

    (B) dust

    (C) sky

    (D) smoke

30. The poet sees the red hot —

    (A) iron

    (B) face

    (C) embers

    (D) none of these

31. The speaker in the poem is “frightened” by the —

    (A) darkness

    (B) ghostly lights at the ghat

    (C) wild animals

    (D) police

32. The speaker in ‘Fire-Hymn’ saw the ‘burning ghat’ at —

    (A) Noon

    (B) Morning

    (C) Night

    (D) Evening

33. “And stray animals/wandering by the river bank” – these lines describe the —

    (A) Morning scene

    (B) Evening scene

    (C) Night scene

    (D) Noon scene

34. In ‘Fire-Hymn’, Daruwalla describes a …………… .

    (A) Burning Ghat

    (B) Church

    (C) Temple

    (D) Mosque

35. ‘Fire-Hymn’ is written by:

    (A) K.N. Daruwalla

    (B) Kamala Das

    (C) T.S. Eliot

    (D) John Keats

Topic 4: The Poet’s Personal Conflict (The First-Born)

36. How many years ago did the poet consign his first-born to the flames? [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) Ten years

    (B) Twenty years

    (C) Fifteen years

    (D) Five years

37. Who has violated the tradition of religion by cremating? [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) D.H. Lawrence

    (B) Kamala Das

    (C) Keki N. Daruwalla

    (D) T.S. Eliot

38. It was the ………. of the poet along with him, passing by the cremation ghat.

    (A) mother

    (B) father

    (C) brother

    (D) son

39. Keki N. Daruwalla consigned his new born ………. to flames.

    (A) son

    (B) daughter

    (C) brother

    (D) sister

40. The poet was walking along the river bank with his —

    (A) Son

    (B) Father

    (C) Friend

    (D) Brother

41. Consigning the first-born to the flames was a/an …… for the poet.

    (A) easy task

    (B) religious duty

    (C) act of rebellion

    (D) painful compulsion

42. The cremation of dead bodies in ………. are somewhat different.

    (A) Parsi

    (B) Muslim

    (C) Hindu

    (D) Christian

Topic 5: Important Quotes & Lines

43. “I swore to save fire from the sin of forgetfulness” — Here ‘I’ stands for —

    (A) The Father

    (B) Keki N. Daruwalla

    (C) The first-born child

    (D) The Parsi priest

44. ‘We saw embers losing their cruel redness’ is taken from— [BSEB, 2019C]

    (A) Song of Myself

    (B) Fire-Hymn

    (C) The Soldier

    (D) Snake

45. “I swore to save fire, From the sin of forgetfulness” is taken from— [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) Snake

    (B) Ode to Autumn

    (C) Fire-Hymn

    (D) The Soldier

46. ‘…… we saw embers losing their cruel redness ….’ is from :

    (A) The Fire-Hymn

    (B) Snake

    (C) Song of Myself

    (D) Ode to Autumn

47. “The burning ghat erupted phosphorescence” is a line from — [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) Snake

    (B) Fire-Hymn

    (C) My Grandmother’s House

    (D) Soldier

48. ………. swears to save fire from the sin of forgetfulness.

    (A) John Donne

    (B) Keki N. Daruwalla

    (C) John Keats

    (D) T.S. Eliot

49. The redness of the …… appears cruel to the poet.

    (A) dress

    (B) house

    (C) face

    (D) fire

50. ‘Parsi’ are known as Zoroastrians. Who is the poet of ‘Fire-Hymn’? [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) K.N. Daruwalla

    (B) T.S. Eliot

    (C) W.H. Auden

    (D) Rupert Brooke

51. The “half-burnt fingers” and “bone-stubs” are mentioned in —

    (A) Snake

    (B) Song of Myself

    (C) Fire-Hymn

    (D) An Epitaph

52. “As I consigned my first-born to the flames” is written by—

    (A) Kamala Das

    (B) Rupert Brooke

    (C) Keki N. Daruwalla

    (D) T.S. Eliot

53. Keki N. Daruwalla has written the poem—

    (A) Song of Myself

    (B) Snake

    (C) Fire-Hymn

    (D) The Soldier