Class 12 English Prose Ch-11 A Marriage Proposal MCQs Exam 2027

Topic 1: A Marriage Proposal (Anton Chekhov)

1. Lomov’s dog ‘Guess’ was bought for ………. rubles.

   (A) 100

   (B) 125

   (C) 115

   (D) 150

2. Lomov is ………. years old.

   (A) 25

   (B) 30

   (C) 35

   (D) 40

3. Natalia’s dog ‘Leap’ was bought for ………. rubles. [BSEB, 2021A]

   (A) 85

   (B) 75

   (C) 125

   (D) 100

4. Mr. Stepan Choobookov is a……. [BSEB, 2023A, 2025A]

   (A) lawyer

   (B) landowner

   (C) writer

   (D) poet

5. “And it’s impossible for me not to marry”—Who says this? [BSEB, 2021A]

   (A) Choobookov

   (B) Natalia

   (C) Lomov

   (D) None of these

6. ‘A Marriage Proposal’ is a— [BSEB, 2021A]

   (A) tragedy

   (B) satire

   (C) tragi-comedy

   (D) comedy

7. Leep, the dog, was bought for ………. rubles. [BSEB, 2024A]

   (A) 115

   (B) 65

   (C) 85

   (D) 75

8. Anton Chekov was a …… by profession.

   (A) teacher

   (B) soldier

   (C) manager

   (D) doctor

9. Lomov says that he will prove in the court that the meadows belongs to him.

   (A) goat

   (B) cow

   (C) buffalo

   (D) ox

10. Lomov says that his aunt’s grandmother gave the Meadows to Natalia’s father’s grandfather in lieu of— [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) money

    (B) free labor

    (C) making bricks

    (D) food grains

11. The name of the dog of Natalia is— [BSEB, 2020A]

    (A) Guess

    (B) Leap

    (C) Tommy

    (D) Rocky

12. Lomov was the ………. of Choobookov.

    (A) enemy

    (B) friend

    (C) brother

    (D) neighbour

13. Lomov asked for ……. hand in marriage. [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) Matalia’s

    (B) Satalia’s

    (C) Natalia’s

    (D) Retalia’s

14. Choobookov is a……. [BSEB, 2020A]

    (A) writer

    (B) scientist

    (C) landowner

    (D) businessman

15. Anton Chekhov has written the lesson—

    (A) A child is Born

    (B) A Marriage Proposal

    (C) The Earth

    (D) The Artist

16. To come to a proposal, Lomov was wearing a ………. [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) morning coat

    (B) evening dress

    (C) rain coat

    (D) night suit

17. “Shut up or I’ll shoot you like a partridge!”—Who said this to whom?

    (A) Natalia to Lomov

    (B) Choobookov to Lomov

    (C) Lomov to Choobookov

    (D) Choobookov to Natalia

18. Lomov is a man of ………. temperament. [BSEB, 2018A, 2025A]

    (A) caste

    (B) sex

    (C) religion

    (D) racial (Nervous)

19. Anton Chekhov was born in—

    (A) 1850

    (B) 1860

    (C) 1870

    (D) 1880

20. The name of Lomov’s dog is :

    (A) Leap

    (B) Guess

    (C) Juno

    (D) Jupiter

21. Choobookov initially thinks that Lomov has come to ………. [BSEB, 2018A]

    (A) borrow money

    (B) pick a fight

    (C) invite him

    (D) sell land

22. According to Lomov, Leap is ………. [BSEB, 2019A]

    (A) pug-jawed

    (B) high-quality

    (C) old

    (D) very fast

23. ………. is the daughter of Choobookov.

    (A) Natalia

    (B) Satalia

    (C) Matalia

    (D) Ratalia

24. When Natalia knows that Lomov had come to propose her, she begins to—

    (A) laugh

    (B) weep

    (C) shout

    (D) dance

25. Natalia is ………. years old.

    (A) 20

    (B) 25

    (C) 30

    (D) 35

26. Anton Chekhov died in—

    (A) 1904

    (B) 1905

    (C) 1910

    (D) 1915

27. Lomov and ………. are quarrelling for the Ox Meadows.

    (A) Natalia

    (B) Choobookov

    (C) Somov

    (D) Natasha

28. ‘A Marriage proposal’ is ………. act play.

    (A) one

    (B) two

    (C) three

    (D) four

29. What is the area of the Ox-Meadows according to the play?

    (A) 10.5 dessiatins

    (B) 13.5 dessiatins

    (C) 15 dessiatins

    (D) 20 dessiatins

30. Natalia’s dog is named—

    (A) weap

    (B) Leap

    (C) Neap

    (D) Deap

31. Choobookov says that Lomov’s ………. had a habit of gambling.

    (A) father

    (B) grandfather

    (C) uncle

    (D) aunt

32. ‘A Marriage Proposal’ is written by—

    (A) Shiga Naoya

    (B) Bertrand Russell

    (C) Anton Chekhov

    (D) Pearl S. Buck

33. Lomov has come to ask for daughter………. hand in marriage.

    (A) Matalia’s

    (B) Natalia’s

    (C) Ratalia’s

    (D) Satalia’s

34. Lomov suffers from ……….

    (A) fever

    (B) palpitations

    (C) headache

    (D) back pain

35. ………. says that he is having a heart failure.

    (A) Choobookov

    (B) Lomov

    (C) Natalia

    (D) None of these

36. Anton Chekhov began his career by writing……….

    (A) drama

    (B) poetry

    (C) comic sketches

    (D) novels

37. Natalia claims that her family has owned the Ox-Meadows for nearly—

    (A) 100 years

    (B) 200 years

    (C) 300 years

    (D) 500 years

38. Natalia and ………. are quarrelling for ox Meadows.

    (A) Romov

    (B) Lomov

    (C) Choobookov

    (D) None of these

39. Choobookov is a……. [BSEB, 2019A]

    (A) Landowner

    (B) Lawyer

    (C) Teacher

    (D) Doctor

40. The ownership of ………. is disputed.

    (A) Ox-Meadows

    (B) Cow Meadows

    (C) Bull Meadows

    (D) Goat Meadows

41. Lomov wants to marry ……….

    (A) Jessica

    (B) Natalia

    (C) Susan

    (D) Florence

42. Choobookov calls Lomov a “……….-frump.”

    (A) old

    (B) young

    (C) pettifogging

    (D) guzzling

43. Lomov claimed that his ………. were better than Natalia’s.

    (A) lands

    (B) houses

    (C) ancestors

    (D) dogs

44. The play ends with the ………. of Lomov and Natalia.

    (A) fight

    (B) separation

    (C) marriage

    (D) death

45. Lomov’s foot often goes ………. while he is sleeping.

    (A) cold

    (B) hot

    (C) numb

    (D) red

46. Lomov inherited his land from his—

    (A) parents

    (B) late aunt and her husband

    (C) uncle

    (D) cousin

47. The Meadows are situated between Birchwoods and the ……….

    (A) Burnt Marsh

    (B) River

    (C) Mountain

    (D) Valley

48. “A Marriage Proposal” is a satire on the ………. of the Russian landowners.

    (A) wealth

    (B) vanity

    (C) poverty

    (D) education

49. ‘A Marriage Proposal’ is written by: [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) Anton Chekhov

    (B) Shiga Naoya

    (C) H.E. Bates

    (D) Pearl S. Buck

50. ‘A Marriage Proposal’ is a ……………….. act play. [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) One

    (B) Two

    (C) Three

    (D) Four

51. Lomov and …………………… are characters in ‘A Marriage Proposal’. [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) Natalia

    (B) Maria

    (C) Soniya

    (D) Julia

52. ‘Lomov’ is a man of ……………. temperament. [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) Happy

    (B) Negative

    (C) Nervous

    (D) Calm

53. Anton Chekhov was a ……………….. by profession. [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) Doctor

    (B) Lawyer

    (C) Teacher

    (D) Soldier

54. ‘A Marriage Proposal’ ends with the: [BSEB, 2020A]

    (A) marriage of Natalia and Lomov

    (B) death of Lomov

    (C) fight between the families

    (D) sale of property

55. Chubukov is a: [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) Teacher

    (B) Landowner

    (C) Soldier

    (D) Merchant

56. Lomov came to Chubukov’s house to: [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) Borrow money

    (B) Propose his daughter

    (C) Complain

    (D) Buy land

57. Lomov and Natalia argue about: [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) Dogs

    (B) Ox-meadows

    (C) Both A and B

    (D) None of these

Topic 2: Other Chapters (Prose & Poetry)

58. Civilization has taught us to be more …………………… towards one another. [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) Friendly

    (B) Jealous

    (C) Rude

    (D) Angry

59. The state of Mississippi is sweltering with the heat of ________. [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) Injustice and oppression

    (B) Slavery

    (C) Wealth

    (D) Cold

60. Shiga Naoya is a ________ writer. [BSEB, 2020A]

    (A) 20th Century

    (B) 19th Century

    (C) 18th Century

    (D) 21st Century

61. The family doctor of Pearl S. Buck was: [BSEB, 2019A]

    (A) Chinese

    (B) Indian

    (C) African

    (D) English

62. Benjy’s parents gave him a ________ when he was 21. [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) Car

    (B) House

    (C) Passbook

    (D) Land

63. Who says “the press is free everywhere”? [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) Gandhi

    (B) Sayers

    (C) Russell

    (D) Buck

64. Nanukaka was the ________ of the narrator’s mother. [BSEB, 2020A]

    (A) Brother

    (B) Father

    (C) Cousin

    (D) Friend

65. Dr. Zakir Hussain was born in: [BSEB, 2018A]

    (A) 1897

    (B) 1867

    (C) 1900

    (D) 1887

66. Martin Luther King Jr. was a ________. [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) Baptist Minister

    (B) Teacher

    (C) Lawyer

    (D) Doctor

67. Who is the author of “The Female Eunuch”? [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) Germaine Greer

    (B) Pearl S. Buck

    (C) Dorothy Sayers

    (D) Shiga Naoya

68. Our ancestors preferred ________ to cities. [BSEB, 2020A]

    (A) Villages

    (B) Towns

    (C) Forests

    (D) Mountains