1. Mahadevi Verma is the author of –
( A ) Gillu
( B ) The pace of Living
( C ) With is Wrong with Indian Films
( D ) Once Upon a Time
ANSWER -( A ) Gillu
2. How would Gillu inform that he was hungry ?
( A ) By twittering Chik – Chik ‘
( B ) By running towards the narrator
( C ) By climbing down the window
( D ) By sitting on the table
ANSWER -( A ) By twittering Chik – Chik ‘
3. Gillu was put to eternal rest under
( A ) Money plant creeper
( B ) Son juhi- creeper
( C ) A mango – tree
( D ) A peepal – tree
ANSWER -( B ) Son juhi- creeper
4. ‘ Gillu ‘ would inform by twittering
( A ) tick – tick
( B ) tring – tring
( C ) chik – chik
( D ) cring – cring
ANSWER -( C ) chik – chik
5. According to the story ‘ Gillu ‘ squirrels have a life span of
( A ) one year
( B ) two years
( D ) four years
( C ) three years
ANSWER -( B ) two years
6. In the story written by Mahadevi Verma , Gillu was injured by
( A ) Crows
( C ) Parrots
( B ) Squirrels
( D ) Mongooses
ANSWER -( A ) Crows
7. In the essay ” Gillu ‘ the narrator found an injured baby squirrel in her
( A ) office
( B ) garden
( C ) verandah
( D ) None of these
ANSWER -( C ) verandah
8. In the story ‘ Gillu ‘ the narrator cleaned the wounds of the baby squirrel and applied
( A ) dettol
( B ) toothpaste
( C ) pencillin
( D ) None of these
ANSWER -( C ) pencillin
9. Mahadevi Verma was basically
( A ) dramatist
( B ) a novelist
( C ) a poetess
( D ) a reporter
ANSWER -( C ) a poetess
10. In the story written by Mahadevi Verma ” Gillu ‘ was a
( A ) crow
( B ) squirrel
( C ) parrot
( D ) peacock
ANSWER -( B ) squirrel
11. Mahadevi Verma was born in
( A ) 1907
( B ) 1909
( C ) 1910
( D ) 1911
ANSWER -( A ) 1907
12. When the narrator sat down to write , Gillu wanted to catch he
( A ) attention
( B ) pen
( C ) papers
ANSWER
13. Gillu was an
( A ) inclusion
( B ) exception
( C ) allowance
( D ) admittal
ANSWER -( B ) exception
14. When was the squirrel’s swing token off ?
( A ) After his death
( B ) After sunset
( C ) In the morning
( D ) In the afternoon
ANSWER -( A ) After his death
15. Who were trying to make the baby easy to pray ?
( A ) Two partits
( B ) Two crows
( C ) Two koels
( D ) Two vultures
ANSWER -( B ) Two crows
16. Where did the narrator find an injured squirrel ?
( A ) In her Verandah
( B ) In the courtyard
( C ) At the flowerpot
( D ) In the field
ANSWER -( A ) In her Verandah
17. Gillu’s favourite food was
( A ) rice
( B ) bread
( C ) kaju
( D ) jam
ANSWER -( C ) kaju
18. Everyone told the narrator that the squirrel would not ……. after being attacked so badly by the crows .
( A ) move
( B ) eat
( C ) live
( D ) sleep
ANSWER -( C ) live
19. “ Gillu ” is about true friendship between a human being and a / an
( A ) animal
( B ) alien
( C ) micro organism
( D ) ghos
ANSWER -( A ) animal
20. Mahadevi Verma was an elected fellow of Akademic
( A ) Sangit
( B ) Sahitya
( C ) Kala
( D ) Nrityakala
ANSWER -( B ) Sahitya
21. How did Gillu keep himself cool in the summer ?
( A ) By lying on the floor
( B ) By sitting near the air cooler
( C ) By lying prostrate on a surahi
( D ) By going outside in the garden
ANSWER -( C ) By lying prostrate on a surahi
22. Gillu is a story written on a ……….
( A ) rabbit
( B ) cat
( C ) dog
( D ) squirre
ANSWER – ( D ) squirre
23. How many crows were pocking his beaks ?
( A ) one
( B ) two
( C ) three
( D ) four
ANSWER -( B ) two
24. Gillu was Mahadevi Verma’s
( A ) a wild animal
( B ) a pet animal
( C ) a hunting animal
( D ) none of these
ANSWER -( B ) a pet animal
25. Who named the baby squirrel ‘ Gillu ‘ ?
( A ) Premchand
( B ) Benipuri
( C ) Mahadevi Verma
( D ) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
ANSWER -( C ) Mahadevi Verma
26. Mahadevi Verma is an poctess
( A ) African
( B ) American
( C ) Indian
( D ) Sri Lankan
ANSWER -( C ) Indian
27. Mahadevi Verma was a leading poetess of the Chayabadi School of Poetry in ……..
( A ) Hindi
( B ) Urdu
( C ) English
( D ) Maithili
ANSWER -( A ) Hindi
28. The narrator realised Gillu’s need for
( A ) food
( B ) open air
( C ) freedom
( D ) pleasure
ANSWER -( C ) freedom
29. This lesson is about true friendship between human being and alan
( A ) ghost
( B ) fairy
( C ) the authoress
( D ) animal
ANSWER -( D ) animal
30. How many wound did the squirrel have ?
( A ) Two
( B ) Three
( C ) Four
( D ) One
ANSWER -( A ) Two
31. When Gillu was happy , he made a sound of
( A ) cluck – cluck
( B ) chik – chik
( C ) kaw – kaw
( D ) kai – kai
ANSWER -( B ) chik – chik
32. The colour of Gillu’s eyes was
( A ) red
( B ) green
( C ) blue
( D ) black
ANSWER -( C ) blue
33. Who switched on the heater for Gillu ?
( A ) The servant
( B ) The house manager
( C ) The gardener
( D ) The author
ANSWER -( D ) The author
34. Gillus was buried under the ……… plant
( A ) Sonjuhi
( B ) Tulsi
( C ) Dahlia
( D ) Rose
ANSWER -( A ) Sonjuhi
35. Gillu’s favourite food was
( A ) gram
( B ) bread
( C ) kaju
( D ) rice
ANSWER -( C ) kaju
36. The author told Gillu to sit near her
( A ) table
( B ) plate
( C ) chair
( D ) bed
ANSWER -( B ) plate
37. The author was sad that the squirrel would not …… after being attacked by the crows
( A ) sleep
( B ) eat
( C ) live
( D ) run
ANSWER -( D ) run
38. Gillu’s …… astonished everybody who watched him
( A ) anger
( B ) weakness
( C ) jumps
( D ) antics
ANSWER -( D ) antics
39. What does the world ‘ abode ‘ mean in ‘ Gillu ‘ ?
( A ) home
( B ) garden
( C ) foreign
( D ) field
ANSWER -( A ) home
40. Who was the recipient of Mangala Prasad Prize ?
( A ) Mahadevi Verma
( B ) Anita Desai
( C ) Ashapurna Dev
( D ) Nayantara Sahgal
ANSWER -( A ) Mahadevi Verma
41. Gillu had stopped ……… the day he died
( A ) sleeping (
( B ) running
( C ) drinking
( D ) eating
ANSWER -( D ) eating
