MCQ Questions for Class 9 English Beehive The Sound of Music with Solutions
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MCQ Questions for Evelyn Glennie Class 9 English
1. Where is Lincoln Center Hall situated?
(i) UK
(ii) the USA
(iii) Canada
(iv) France
Answer
(ii) USA
2. Which men did give trouble to Evelyn?
(i) Men with big eyes
(ii) Men with long legs
(iii) Men with bushy beards
(iv) Men with cold hands
Answer
(iii) Men with bushy beards
3. How did Evelyn perform at the audition of the Royal Academy of Music?
(i) Scored the second-highest
(ii) Scored the highest
(iii) Displayed bravery
(iv) Spoke fluently
Answer
(ii) Scored the highest
4. How long was the course that Evelyn pursued at the Royal Academy of Music?
(i) 3 years
(ii) 2 years
(iii) 4 years
(iv) 3.5 years
Answer
(i) 3 years
5. Who spotted Evelyn’s potential?
(i) her father
(ii) friends
(iii) mother
(iv) Ron Forbes
Answer
(iv) Ron Forbes
6. Why did people discourage Evelyn to pursue music?
(i) it was not considered good
(ii) it was difficult
(iii) it was expensive
(iv) because she was deaf
Answer
(iv) because she was deaf
7. When was Evelyn’s deafness confirmed?
(i) by the age of 5
(ii) by the age of 6
(iii) by the age of 8
(iv) by the age of 11
Answer
(iv) by the age of 11
8. Which places had Evelyn worked for?
(i) poor children
(ii) prisons and hospitals
(iii) schools
(iv) none
Answer
(ii) prisons and hospitals
9. Who was deaf in the lesson?
(i) Evelyn(ii) Ron Forbes
(iii) Bismillah Khan
(iv) Evelyn’s mother
Answer
(i) Evelyn
10. How old was Evelyn when she went to Royal Music academy?
(i) 17 years old(ii) 18 years old
(iii) 19 years old
(iv) Below 17
Answer
(i) 17 years old
11. When was Evelyn’s deafness noticed?
(ii) when she was 19
(iii) when she was 8
(iv) none
Answer
(iii) when she was 8
12. Who helped Evelyn to continue with her music?
(i) her mother(ii) teacher
(iii) father
(iv) Ron Forbes
Answer
(iv) Ron Forbes
13.What was life for Evelyn?
(i) dance(ii) nature
(iii) music
(iv) all
Answer
(iii) music
14. What did Evelyn want to pursue?
(i) fashion(ii) study
(iii) music
(iv) none
Answer
(iii) music
15.What did Ron Forbes advise Evelyn?
(i) forget music(ii) listen to music
(iii) feel music with her body
(iv) none
Answer
(iii) feel music with her body
16. How did Evelyn hear music?
(i) through drums(ii) through fingers
(iii) by feeling vibrations through her different parts of body- fingers, hair, feet.
(iv) all
Answer
(iii) by feeling vibrations through her different parts of body- fingers, hair, feet
17. What did Evelyn want to spread through her music?
(i) message of love, peace and happiness(ii) music is not difficult
(iii) music is not difficult for deaf people
(iv) deaf people can learn music
Answer
(i) message of love , peace and happiness
MCQ Questions for Bismillah Khan Class 9 English
1. When and where is shehnai played?
(i) in temples
(ii) in weddings
(iii) on auspicious occasions
(iv) all the options are right
Answer
(iv) all the options are right
2. What credit is given to Ustad Bismillah Khan regarding shehnai?
(i) inventing shehnai
(ii) inventing pungi
(iii) bring shehnai onto the classical stage
(iv) none of these
Answer
(iii) bring shehnai onto the classical stage
3. Who do you know is Bismillah Khan?
(i) a politician
(ii) a shehnai maestro
(iii) an actor
(iv) a writer
Answer
(ii) a shehnai maestro
4. Where did Bismillah Khan regularly go to sing Bhojpuri thaltat ?
(i) Bihariji Temple
(ii) Jama Masjid
(iii) Rumpurva Temple
(iv) Durga Temple
Answer
(i) Bihariji Temple
5. What was the name of Bismillah Khan’s father?
(i) Rasool Brix Khan
(ii) Paigambar Bux
(iii) All Bux
(iv) liazrat Rasool Kaar
Answer
(ii) Paugambar Bux
6. What was Bismillah Khan’s grandfather?
(i) a soldier
(ii) an actor
(iii) a courtier
(iv) the shehnai Nawaz of the Bhojpur King’s court
Answer
(iv) the shehnai Nawaz of the Bhojour King’s court
7. Which film is named after Bismillah’s instrument?
(i) Shehnai Ki Awaj
(ii) Shehnai Ka Raja
(iii) Shehnai Wala
(iv) Gunj Uthi Shehnai
Answer
(iv) Gunj Uthi Shehnai
8. Who was Ali Bux?
(i) Bismillah’s father
(ii) Bismillah’s grandfather
(iii) Bismillah’s maternal uncle
(iv) Bismillah’s friend
Answer
(iii) Bismillah’s maternal uncle
9. When was Bismillah Khan awarded the highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’?
(i) in 2000
(ii) in 2001
(iii) in 2002
(iv) in 2003
Answer
(ii) in 2001
10. On August 15, 1947, which Raag was played by Bismillah Khan from the Red Fort?
(i) Raag Malhaar
(ii) Raag Deepak
(iii) Raag Kati
(iv) Raag Megh
Answer
(iii) Raag Kafi
11. According to Bismillah Khan, what is Hindustan’s richest tradition?
(i) earning money
(ii) music
(iii) spirituality
(iv) politics
Answer
(ii) music
12. Which is India’s highest civilian award?
(i) the Padmashri
(ii) the Padma Bhushan
(iii) the Padma Vibhushan
(iv) the Bharat Ratna
Answer
(iv) the Bharat Ratna
13. Tahar Mosiquee Ustaad Bismillah Khan auditorium is situated in :
(i) Montreal
(ii) Osaka
(iii) Teheran
(iv) Behrin
Answer
(iii) Teheran
14. How is the Shehnai different from the Pungi?
(i) Shehnai has a better sound
(ii) Shehnai looks more beautiful
(iii) Shehnai is made of wood
(iv) All
Answer
(i) Shehnai has a better sound
15. Where did Bismillah give his first break through his performance?
(i) at the Red Fort
(ii) at Varanasi
(iii) at All India Radio
(iv) U.S.A
Answer
(iii) at All India Radio
16. Who all were present on the event of 15th August?
(i) Nehru
(ii) Gandhi
(iii) All eminent people
(iv) All
Answer
(iv) All
17. Who played Shahnai at King’s palace?
(i) a barber
(ii) a musician
(iii) a singer
(iv) a courts man
Answer
(i) a barber
18. Where was the Royal music Academy?
(ii) Burmingham
(iii) Paris
(iv) London
Answer
(iv) London
19. What did Aurangzeb ban in his palace?
(i) playing of Pungi(ii) playing Sitar
(iii) playing music
(iv) none
Answer
(i) playing of Pungi
20. Why was playing Pungi in Aurangzeb’s palace banned?
(ii) it wasn’t good
(iii) it was unpleasant
(iv) all
Answer
(iv) all
21. Who thought of improving the sound of the Pungi?
(ii) a singer
(iii) a barber
(iv) none
Answer
(iii) a barber
22. Where was the Shehnai played traditionally?
(i) In temples(ii) in wedding ceremonies
(iii) auspicious ceremonies
(iv) all
Answer
(iv) all
23. When did Bismillah get his first big break as a Shehnai performer?
(i) in 1938, when All India Radio came into existence(ii) 1945
(iii) 1987
(iv) 1989
Answer
(i) in 1938, when All India Radio came into existence
24. Why did Bismillah refuse to go to the U.S.A.?
(i) because the Shehnai had no future there(ii) he didn’t like the place
(iii) because of his love for Banaras and river Ganges
(iv) all
Answer
(iii) because of his love for Banaras and river Ganges
25. Where did Bismillah play the Shehnai on 15th August 1947?
(i) at Ganga Ghat(ii) in Banaras
(iii) near Red Fort
(iv) at Kaashi
Answer
(iii) near Red Fort
26. Why was the event of Shehnai Playing on 15th August a historic one?
(i) Bismillah became popular(ii) people appreciated his performance
(iii) it was Independence day
(iv) all
Answer
(iii) it was Independence day
27. Shehnai is a refined version of which instrument?
(i) musical instrument(ii) mouth organ
(iii) Guitar
(iv) Pungi
Answer
(iv) Pungi
28. According to the lesson, who was present on the event of 15th August,1947?
(i) J L Nehru
(ii) M K Gandhi
(iii) Rajendra Prasad
(iv) All of these
Answer
(i) J L Nehru
29. Who played Shehnai at King’s palace?
(ii) a musican
(iii) a singer
(iv) a courtsman
Answer
(i) a barber
30. What was the source of inspiration for Bismillah?
(ii) Royal Palaces
(iii) Ganga Ghats
(iv) None
Answer
(iii) Ganga Ghats