📝 MCQ Test
Chapter 17 - Weathering the Storm in Ersama
1. Who is the author of Weathering the Storm in Ersama?
A. Ruskin Bond
B. Harsh Mander
C. R. K. Narayan
D. Mulk Raj Anand
2. Where is Ersama located?
A. Coastal Odisha
B. Rajasthan
C. Punjab
D. Himachal Pradesh
3. What struck Ersama?
A. An earthquake
B. A drought
C. A devastating cyclone
D. A volcanic eruption
4. How old was Prashant?
A. 15 years
B. 17 years
C. 19 years
D. 25 years
5. Why had Prashant visited Ersama?
A. To attend a wedding
B. To visit a friend
C. To find a job
D. To buy a house
6. Where did Prashant take shelter during the cyclone?
A. In a school
B. On a rooftop
C. In a railway station
D. In a temple
7. How long did Prashant remain at the shelter?
A. A few hours
B. One day
C. Two days
D. One week
8. What did the cyclone cause?
A. A severe drought
B. Widespread destruction and flooding
C. A snowfall
D. A forest fire
9. What worried Prashant most after the cyclone?
A. His examination
B. His family and village
C. His lost books
D. His school fees
10. How did Prashant reach his village?
A. By aeroplane
B. By train
C. On foot through devastated areas
D. By bus
11. What did survivors urgently need?
A. Jewellery
B. Food and shelter
C. Televisions
D. New vehicles
12. Whom did Prashant organise to help survivors?
A. Young volunteers
B. Foreign tourists
C. Business owners only
D. Government officials only
13. How did volunteers support the victims?
A. By distributing relief supplies
B. By organising sports events
C. By selling luxury goods
D. By leaving the village
14. How did Prashant help orphaned children?
A. He ignored them
B. He arranged care and support for them
C. He sent them away alone
D. He closed the relief centre
15. What did Prashant encourage widows to do?
A. Remain isolated
B. Work together and participate in community activities
C. Leave their homes permanently
D. Stop helping others
16. Which quality best describes Prashant?
A. Selfishness
B. Cowardice
C. Leadership and compassion
D. Carelessness
17. What helped the community face the disaster?
A. Competition
B. Cooperation and collective effort
C. Silence
D. Indifference
18. What does the word cyclone refer to?
A. A powerful rotating storm
B. A type of crop
C. A mountain path
D. A river bridge
19. What does the title suggest?
A. Avoiding all responsibility
B. Overcoming a disaster and its hardships
C. Winning a competition
D. Travelling abroad
20. What is the central theme of the chapter?
A. Wealth and luxury
B. Courage, cooperation and humanity
C. Revenge and conflict
D. Technology and industry
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