🧪 NCERT Class 9 MCQ Quiz Hub

1. Which art helped Iswaran to bring down the beast ?
boxing
wrestling
ju-jitsu
yoga

2. Where did the school boys hide themselves to see the mad elephant ?
on trees
in thcir houses
in their classrooms
in the Headmaster’s room

3. What happened to the elephant when Iswaran hit on the third toenail of the elephant ?
grunted loudly and collapsed on the
ran away from there ground
caught Iswaran in his trunk and threw him
made friendship with lswaran away

4. From where was Iswaran watching this incident
from a room
from the cupboard
from a tree
from the rooftop

5. Why did the people run helter-skelter in panic ?
to see the tiger
to see a giant
to see a giant
none of these

6. In Iswaran story from where the tusker escaped ?
cage
timber yard
forest
circus

7. What was the special feature of his stories ?
light humour
satire on system
tragic ending
suspense and a surprise ending

8. Iswaran had an amazing capacity. What was it ?
falling down big trees
producing vegetables and cooking ingredients
telling lies
cheat shopkeepers

9. What was Mahindra’s marital status ?
married
widower
engaged and going to be married soon
bachelor

10. Whom does Mahendra narrate the story of Iswaran.?
Ganesh
Iswaran
R.K. Laxman
none of these

11. How did Iswaran say the elephant was revived?
He said he gave the elephant an injection.
He said he gave the elephant artificial respiration.
He said a veterinary doctor was called there.
He said a man from the zoo helped to revive the elephant.

12. Mahendra listened to Iswaran’s tales ………
unattentively.
We-uncritically.
uneasily
unendingly

13. What kind of books did Iswaran usually read ?
Some popular Tamil religious book.
Some popular Tamil love story.
Some popular Tamil thriller.
Some popular Tamil folk songs.

14. What would Iswaran do after Mahendra had left ?
Tidy up the shed.
Wash the clothes.
Have a leisurely bath.
All the above.

15. When would Mahendra leave for his work ?
Very early in the morning.
After breakfast.
After lunch.
After sunset.

16. What kind of person was Iswaran?
curious learner
dedicated, loyal and obedient worker
multitalented full of positive traits
all

17. What did Mahendra see from the window?
A cat running after a mouse
dark cloud like form holding a bundle
a mouse
a friend

18. What kind of a person did Mahendra claim himself to be?
intelligent
well read
brave and rational
All

19. According to Iswaran what made the story interesting and enjoyable?
elaborated descriptions
suspense and surprise
dramatic sense
all

20. How did Iswaran describe the uprooted tree?
adding suspense and surprise (b) (c) (d) all
using hands and eyes dramatically
catching the attention
All

21. Why did Mahendra want to shift from his workplace?
he didn’t like the place
weather didn’t suit him
because of the fear of ghosts
All

22. What did Mahendra tell Iswaran after hearing ghosts’ story?
he was lying
it was horrible
ghosts do not exist in reality
All

23. How did Iswaran make the elephant unconscious?
using a gun
shooting at him
giving him injection
using Japanese Art Karate (Ju- Jitsu)

24. What does the writer create while narrating his stories?
melodrama
humour
suspense,surprise and dramatic flavour
none

25. What kind of story teller Iswaran was?
good
very good
master storyteller
none