Class 12 English Prose Ch-10 India Through a Traveller’s Eyes MCQs Exam 2027

Topic 1: Author’s Life and Background (Pearl S. Buck)

1. Pearl S. Buck was an American by birth, but she was reared in ………. [BSEB, 2026]

   (A) Germany

   (B) China

   (C) India

   (D) Canada

2. Pearl S. Buck was born in— [BSEB, 2026]

   (A) 1892

   (B) 1890

   (C) 1880

   (D) 1895

3. Pearl S. Buck is an ……….. writer. [BSEB, 2026]

   (A) American

   (B) Indian

   (C) Iranian

   (D) African

4. The writer Pearl S. Buck belongs to ………. [BSEB, 2026]

   (A) America

   (B) India

   (C) England

   (D) China

5. Pearl S. Buck was an: [BSEB, 2026]

   (A) American by birth

   (B) Indian by birth

   (C) African by birth

   (D) British by birth

6. Pearl S. Buck was reared (brought up) in— [BSEB, 2026]

   (A) India

   (B) Africa

   (C) China

   (D) England

7. For Pearl S. Buck, the background of her life was ………. [BSEB, 2026]

   (A) India

   (B) England

   (C) China

   (D) America

8. Pearl S. Buck’s father was a— [BSEB, 2026]

   (A) Doctor

   (B) Farmer

   (C) Missionary

   (D) Trader

9. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year— [BSEB, 2026]

   (A) 1930

   (B) 1938

   (C) 1940

   (D) 1945

10. Pearl S. Buck was won the Nobel Prize for Literature in: [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) 1938

    (B) 1940

    (C) 1950

    (D) 1930

11. India was a part of the background of— [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) the doctor’s life

    (B) the wife’s life

    (C) the Kashmiri man’s life

    (D) Pearl S. Buck’s life

Topic 2: Literary Works (Books and Lessons)

12. Pearl S. Buck has written the lesson— [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) A child is Born

    (B) The Artist

    (C) India Through a Traveller’s Eyes

    (D) I Have A Dream

13. ‘India Through a Traveller’s Eye’ has been written by— [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Shiga Naoya

    (B) Pearl S. Buck

    (C) Anton Chekhov

    (D) Germaine Greer

14. Pearl S. Buck is the writer of books like : [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) The Waste Land

    (B) Come, My Beloved

    (C) Macbeth

    (D) Bombay Beware

15. ‘Come, My Beloved’ is written by— [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Pearl S. Buck

    (B) Mahatma Gandhi

    (C) Dr. Zakir Hussain

    (D) Germaine Greer

16. “My Beloved” (Come, My Beloved) mentioned in the text is a/an— [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Poem

    (B) Novel

    (C) Short story

    (D) Essay

17. ‘India Through a Traveller’s Eye’ is an inspiring— [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) drama

    (B) essay

    (C) novel

    (D) story

18. India through a Traveller’s Eye is written by: [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Pearl S. Buck

    (B) Anton Chekhov

    (C) Shiga Naoya

    (D) H.E. Bates

Topic 3: Purpose and Nature of Visit to India

19. Pearl S. Buck visited India to see the ……….. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Taj Mahal

    (B) Young intellectuals and the peasants in the villages

    (C) Cities like Mumbai and Delhi

    (D) The Himalayas

20. Pearl S. Buck came to India to see: [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Taj Mahal

    (B) Religious places

    (C) The young intellectuals and peasants

    (D) The cities

21. Buck had visited India ……….. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) to see the Taj Mahal

    (B) to see the Jama Masjid

    (C) to meet Gandhiji

    (D) to see and listen to two groups of Indian people

22. Pearl S. Buck’s visit to India was primarily to meet ………. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Political leaders

    (B) The common people (peasants and intellectuals)

    (C) Religious heads

    (D) British officers

23. Pearl S. Buck was interested in meeting the : [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) leaders

    (B) saint

    (C) peasants

    (D) Americans

24. Pearl S. Buck had a/an ……….. family doctor. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Chinese

    (B) Indian

    (C) African

    (D) American

25. Pearl S. Buck had an Indian ……….. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) friend

    (B) family doctor

    (C) teacher

    (D) relative

26. Pearl S. Buck had an ……………….. family doctor. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Indian

    (B) African

    (C) American

    (D) English

Topic 4: Observations on Indian People and Culture

27. The writer says that Indians have a great capacity for— [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Hard work

    (B) Devotion and religion

    (C) Fighting

    (D) Business

28. According to Pearl S. Buck, the Indian people are deeply ……….. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) religious

    (B) political

    (C) honest

    (D) scientific

29. Religion is ever present in ……….. life. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) American

    (B) Chinese

    (C) Indian

    (D) Russian

30. Religion is ever present in ________ life. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) American

    (B) Indian

    (C) Chinese

    (D) British

31. According to Buck, the main quality of the Indian people is: [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Cruelty

    (B) Religiousness/Deep devotion

    (C) Anger

    (D) Greed

32. The Indian people are described as having a natural ………. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Cruelty

    (B) Pride

    (C) Gentleness and courtesy

    (D) Laziness

33. The author says that the Indian people are very— [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Arrogant

    (B) Hostile

    (C) Hospitable

    (D) Indifferent

34. Which nation has been called the young state of ancient people? [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) India

    (B) Iran

    (C) Pakistan

    (D) Bangladesh

35. The people of ……….. must be reckoned as belonging to the caucasian race. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) America

    (B) China

    (C) India

    (D) Canada

36. The people of India are often compared to the people of ………. in terms of their skin color. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Africa

    (B) Europe (Caucasians)

    (C) Russia

    (D) South America

37. What was the complexion of the Kashmiri people mentioned by Buck? [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Dark brown

    (B) Auburn

    (C) Fair

    (D) Very dark

38. ……….. has praised Indian people and their life. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Shiga Naoya

    (B) H.E. Bates

    (C) Pearl S. Buck

    (D) Bertrand Russell

39. For Pearl S. Buck, the most remarkable feature of Indian life was— [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) The poverty

    (B) The unity in diversity

    (C) The deep-rooted idealism

    (D) The architecture

Topic 5: Observations on Indian Villages and Food

40. From boyhood the Indian ……….. are taught that the right hand is for clean services. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) young

    (B) boys

    (C) people

    (D) children

41. Our food was served on fresh green ……….. leaves instead plates. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) peepal

    (B) banana

    (C) mango

    (D) banyan

42. The food in Indian villages was served on ……….. leaves. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) banana

    (B) peepal

    (C) mango

    (D) papaya

43. The food in Indian villages was served on ________ leaves. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Banana

    (B) Mango

    (C) Peepal

    (D) Lotus

44. Pearl S. Buck ate her food ……….. in an Indian village. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) with ladle

    (B) with her hands

    (C) with fork and spoon

    (D) with chop sticks

45. Who was the real master of the house in the Indian village Pearl S. Buck visited? [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) The oldest son

    (B) The father

    (C) The mother

    (D) The eldest brother

46. Pearl S. Buck was invited for ……. by a moderately educated family. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) dinner

    (B) breakfast

    (C) luncheon

    (D) high-tea

47. The author’s Indian host lived in a ………. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Palace

    (B) City apartment

    (C) Village hut

    (D) Tent

Topic 6: Socio-Political Issues and British Rule

48. According to the author, the main cause of India’s misery was— [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Lack of education

    (B) Religious conflicts

    (C) British rule

    (D) Overpopulation

49. ……….. advised the Indians not to blame the Britishers for everything. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Mahatma Gandhi

    (B) Shiga Naoya

    (C) Pearl S. Buck

    (D) H.E. Bates

50. The land between Bombay and ……….. famished. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Kolkata

    (B) Madras

    (C) Delhi

    (D) Russian

51. The young Indian intellectuals were restless because of ………. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) lack of money

    (B) unemployment

    (C) slavery (British rule)

    (D) illness

52. The young Indian intellectuals were disappointed with the English because— [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) They were not allowed to travel

    (B) England did not grant them freedom after World War I

    (C) They were not given high salaries

    (D) The English were not religious

53. Which war-time promise did the British fail to keep, according to the intellectuals? [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) High taxes

    (B) Self-government/Freedom

    (C) Military aid

    (D) Industrial development

54. The writer found that the young people in cities were ………. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Happy

    (B) Satisfied

    (C) Discontented

    (D) Ignorant

55. Pearl S. Buck says that the Indian peasants are ……….. than the Chinese. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) richer

    (B) lazier

    (C) poorer

    (D) smarter

56. Indian peasants are poorer than their ……….. counterparts. [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) Pakistani

    (B) Chinese

    (C) Srilanka

    (D) Russian

57. The life span in India at that time was only— [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) 25 years

    (B) 27 years

    (C) 30 years

    (D) 40 years

58. According to Pearl S. Buck, what lesson has India to teach the word? [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) The lesson of violence

    (B) The lesson of peace

    (C) The lesson of honesty

    (D) The lesson of non-violence

59. What was the most important lesson that India taught the world, according to the author? [BSEB, 2026]

    (A) To fight for rights

    (B) Non-violence and its power

    (C) How to grow crops

    (D) Technology