Class 12 English Prose Ch-9 The Earth MCQs Exam 2027

The Earth – H.E. Bates (Topic-Wise MCQs: 1 to 68)

Topic 1: Author & Literary Context

1. ‘The Earth’ has been written by ……..

   • Germaine Greer

   • H.E. Bates

   • Anton Chekhov

   • Shiga Naoya

2. H.E. Bates was born in …….. [BSEB, 2019A]

   • 1905

   • 1910

   • 1915

   • 1920

3. H.E. Bates belonged to …….. [BSEB, 2025A]

   • Austria

   • Germany

   • France

   • Britain

4. H.E. Bates died in ……..

   • 1970

   • 1972

   • 1974

   • 1976

5. H.E. Bates also worked for sometime as a/an ……..

   • actor

   • singer

   • journalist

   • librarian

6. ‘The Earth’ is a ……..

   • poem

   • essay

   • drama

   • story

7. H.E. Bates has written the story ……..

   • A Pinch of Snuff

   • The Artist

   • The Earth

   • None of these

8. H.E. Bates is the author of: [2023]

   • (A) The Earth

   • (B) The Artist

   • (C) A Marriage Proposal

   • (D) A Pinch of Snuff

Topic 2: Characters & Relationships

9. Benjy was the son of ……..

   • Robinsons

   • Stevensons

   • Rocksons

   • Johnsons

10. Benjy was the son of ……………….. [2022]

    • (A) Johnson

    • (B) George

    • (C) Charles

    • (D) Stephen

11. Who was Florence?

    • Benjy’s sister

    • A neighbor

    • An employee who later became Benjy’s wife

    • Sanders’ daughter

12. Benjy wanted to marry ……..

    • Clarence

    • Florence

    • Rupani

    • None of these

13. Florence later on became the wife of ……..

    • Benjy’s friend

    • Benjy

    • Ranjay

    • None of these

14. Florence later became the ________ of Benjy. [2024]

    • (A) Servant

    • (B) Sister

    • (C) Wife

    • (D) Enemy

15. Benjy moved into the house with …….. as his wife at the age of 40.

    • Clarence

    • Florence

    • Victoria

    • None of these

16. Benjy’s parents were upset with Florence because ……..

    • she was lazy

    • she was not beautiful and had grey eyes

    • she was very rich

    • she didn’t know how to cook

17. Benjy’s parents did not like …….. because of grey eyes.

    • Rekha

    • Shikha

    • Mary

    • Florence

Topic 3: Benjy’s Personality & Condition

18. Benjy was a …….. person.

    • short-tempered

    • simple-minded

    • highly educated

    • cruel

19. Benjy was a ________ boy. [2023]

    • (A) Clever

    • (B) Simple-minded

    • (C) Intelligent

    • (D) Angry

20. Benjy’s parents believed that he was ……..

    • extremely brilliant

    • not right in the head

    • a great businessman

    • a future preacher

21. Benjy’s parents thought that he was ……..

    • a genius

    • mentally weak (simple-minded)

    • very aggressive

    • a great singer

22. Benjy’s simplicity seemed gradually to have become a kind of ……..

    • madness

    • cunningness

    • kindness

    • foolishness

23. Benjy had a …….. look on his face.

    • cunning

    • simple

    • angry

    • fearful

24. “He had the look of being a simple-hearted man as well as simple-minded man” is taken from:

    • The Artist

    • The Earth

    • A Marriage Proposal

    • A Child is Born

Topic 4: The Doctor’s Advice & Poultry Business

25. The …….. advised Benjy to keep hens.

    • grandparents

    • sister

    • teacher

    • doctor

26. The …….. suggested that Benjy should be allowed to keep hens.

    • teacher

    • doctor

    • friend

    • saint

27. Benjy should be allowed to keep ……..

    • Hens

    • Dogs

    • Cows

    • Cats

28. The doctor advised Benjy’s parents to give him ……..

    • medicine

    • some occupation or work

    • a holiday

    • more books

29. At first Benjy kept …….. hens. [BSEB, 2024A]

    • 10 or a dozen

    • 20

    • 30

    • 40

30. How many hens were at first kept by Benjy? [BSEB, 2022A]

    • about a dozen

    • thirty six

    • about two dozens

    • fifty

31. Benjy understood about the business of …….. [BSEB, 2021A]

    • education

    • hens

    • homes

    • fruits

32. Benjy understood that a hen existed for the purpose of ……..

    • singing

    • laying eggs

    • playing

    • fighting

33. Benjy wanted to help his parents with the help of: [2021]

    • (A) hens

    • (B) cows

    • (C) sheep

    • (D) goats

Topic 5: Benjy’s Parents & Their Land

34. Johnson was a poor ……..

    • farmer

    • teacher

    • doctor

    • trader

35. Johnson was a ________ farmer. [2021]

    • (A) Rich

    • (B) Lazy/Tenant

    • (C) Hardworking

    • (D) Smart

36. Benjy’s parents were: [2020]

    • (A) Farmers

    • (B) Teachers

    • (C) Doctors

    • (D) Traders

37. How many years did Benjy’s parents rent the land?

    • 20 years

    • 30 years

    • 40 years

    • 50 years

38. Johnson was in the possession of …….. land.

    • two acre

    • three acre

    • four acre

    • five acre

39. For many years Benjy’s father had been a local ……..

    • doctor

    • teacher

    • preacher

    • farmer

40. For a long time, Benjy’s father had been a …….. [BSEB, 2023A]

    • local preacher

    • local farmer

    • local doctor

    • local teacher

41. Benjy’s father was ……..

    • a doctor

    • a teacher

    • a preacher

    • a painter

42. Benjy’s father was a preacher, but he also had a small ……..

    • shop

    • factory

    • farm

    • school

43. Which of the following did Benjy’s father do on Sundays?

    • He worked in the field

    • He went to the market

    • He acted as a local preacher

    • He cleaned the hen-coops

44. Benjy’s father valued …….. more than hard work.

    • money

    • fate

    • property

    • business

45. Benjy’s parents felt that they were victims of ……..

    • Benjy’s greed

    • Bad luck or Fate

    • Sanders’ cruelty

    • The doctor’s advice

46. Benjy’s parents were …….. people.

    • very rich

    • very cruel

    • simple and hard-working

    • highly educated

Topic 6: The Passbook & Property

47. Benjy’s parents gave him a passbook when he was …….. years old.

    • 20

    • 21

    • 22

    • 23

48. When Benjy was twenty-one, his mother and father …….. [BSEB, 2021A]

    • bought him a car

    • gave him a passbook

    • sent him to London

    • married him to Florence

49. Benjy’s parents planned for a ceremony when he was ……..?

    • thirty

    • twenty-one

    • twenty-five

    • fifteen

50. Benjy’s parents gave him the passbook when he was twenty-one, but he …….. [BSEB, 2018A]

    • thanked them profusely

    • did not even say thanks

    • gave them some money

    • started crying

51. What did Benjy do with the passbook?

    • He gave it back to his parents

    • He put it in his pocket without a word of thanks

    • He tore it up

    • He gave it to Florence

52. Benjy purchased land from ……..

    • Sanders

    • Meanders

    • Randers

    • None of these

53. The name of the man from whom Benjy bought the land was ……..

    • Johnson

    • Sanders

    • Smith

    • Bates

54. …….. was the real owner of the land.

    • Landers

    • Manders

    • Sanders

    • Randers

55. Sanders was the …….. of the land.

    • tenant

    • priest

    • owner

    • doctor

56. Johnson rented land from ……..

    • Sanders

    • Randers

    • Panders

    • Landers

57. Benjy’s parents were disappointed when he bought the land from Sanders because they expected him to ……..

    • give them the money

    • include them in his plans

    • move to another city

    • stop farming

Topic 7: Schooling & Growth

58. Benjy left the school at ……..

    • twenty

    • twelve

    • fourteen

    • sixteen

59. Benjy left school at the age of …….. [BSEB, 2020A]

    • Twelve

    • Fourteen

    • Sixteen

    • Eighteen

60. Benjy owned a ……..

    • Contessa Car

    • Hyundai Car

    • Honda City

    • Ford Van

61. The word ‘persuaded’ in the chapter means the same as ……..

    • Forced

    • Convinced

    • Discouraged

    • Prevented

Topic 8: The Climax & Conflict

62. Who drove his parents out of their home? [BSEB, 2023A]

    • Sanders

    • Florence

    • Benjy

    • The Doctor

63. Benjy drove his parents out of the house into the ……..

    • forest

    • city/town

    • village

    • church

64. Benjy left his parents on the: [2022]

    • (A) Pavement

    • (B) Bus stand

    • (C) Railway station

    • (D) Hospital

65. Benjy told his parents to eat in the ……..

    • drawing room

    • bathroom

    • bedroom

    • kitchen

66. “Deeply and painfully upset, they went to the man named Sanders, and told him how it was.” —is from : [BSEB, 2022A]

    • A Marriage Proposal

    • A Child is Born

    • The Earth

    • How Free is the Press

67. In the story ‘The Earth’, the real villain is ……..

    • Benjy

    • The Doctor

    • Sanders

    • Johnson

68. The story ‘The Earth’ depicts the …….. of a son towards his parents.

    • Love

    • Selfishness/Ingratitude

    • Respect

    • Obedience