1. ‘ The Emp ty Heart ‘ has been composed by
( A ) Periyasamy Thooran
( B ) Keki . N. Daruwala
( C ) Sarojini Naidu
( D ) Mahadevi Verma
ANSWER- ( A ) Periyasamy Thooran
2. In the poem ‘ The Empty Heart ‘ , the prayer was granted
( A ) theree fold
( B ) sevenfold
( C ) five fold
( D ) nine fold
ANSWER- ( B ) sevenfold
3. In the poem ‘ The Empty Heart ‘ , to whom did the man bid good bye ?
( A ) His Mother
( B ) His wife
( C ) His Children
( D ) His Mother , Wife and Children
ANSWER- ( D ) His Mother , Wife and Children
4. How many pots of gold were given to the man in the poem ‘ The Empty Heart ‘ ?
( A ) Seven
( B ) Six
( C ) Five
( D ) Eight
ANSWER- ( A ) Seven
5. ” The Empty Heart ‘ speaks about
( A ) Happiness
( B ) Greed
( C ) Sorrow
( D ) Fear
ANSWER- ( B ) Greed
6. In the poem ‘ The Empty Heart ‘ , the man was rich , but not ………
( A ) wealthy
( B ) worthy
( C ) content
( D ) clever
ANSWER- ( C ) content
7. In the poem ‘ The Empty Heart’a rich man prayer was granted ………..
( A ) Sevenfold
( B ) Eightfold
( C ) Sixfold
( D ) None of these
ANSWER- ( A ) Sevenfold
8. According to the poem ‘ The Empty Heart ‘ which of the following statements is true ?
( A ) The man was given six pots
( B ) Periyasamy Thooran was a Bengali writer .
( C ) The man was not satisfied because he was greedy .
( D ) The poem ‘ The Empty Heart ‘ has been translated by S. Swaminathan .
ANSWER- ( C ) The man was not satisfied because he was greedy .
9. The richman wrecked his
( A ) desire
( B ) pitchers
( C ) car
( D ) health
ANSWER- ( D ) health
10. At the end of the poem what happened to the richman in the poem ” The Empty Heart ‘ ?
( A ) He became poor
( B ) He died
( C ) He became wealthy
( D ) He became healthy
ANSWER- ( B ) He died
11. Eating , drinking and sleep he
( A ) did
( B ) shirked
( C ) passed
( D ) left
ANSWER- ( B ) shirked
12. Periyasamy Thooran was born in ** mins
( A ) 1908
( B ) 1907
( C ) 1906
( D ) 1905
ANSWER- ( A ) 1908
13. The poem ‘ The Empty Heart ‘ highlights a great human ……….
( A ) boldness
( B ) greatness
( C ) weakness
( D ) promptness
ANSWER- ( C ) weakness
14. The poem is the translation of Tamil poem …………..
( A ) Kurari Kudam
( b ) Aparajto
( C ) Kudam
( D ) Yama
ANSWER- ( A ) Kurari Kudam
15. Greed is ……….. but life is not .
( A ) good
( B ) bad
( C ) worthy
( D ) endless
ANSWER- ( D ) endless
16. The discontented man prayed for ……..
( A ) one pot of gold
( B ) two pots of gold
( C ) seven pots of gold
( D ) eight pots of gold
ANSWER- ( A ) one pot of gold
17. The demon desire now made him **
( A ) sad
( B ) pleased
( C ) mad
( D ) happy
ANSWER- ( C ) mad
18. The man tried all tricks to gather ………
( A ) jewellery
( B ) gold
( C ) silver
( D ) diamonds
ANSWER- ( B ) gold
19. In the poem ‘ The Empty Heart ‘ , what did the pitchers contain ?
( A ) silver coins
( B ) gold coins
( C ) copper coins
( D ) lead coins
ANSWER- ( B ) gold coins
20. There was a ……… which had the power to grant wishes
(A ) snake
( B ) pigeon
( C ) tree
( D ) temple
ANSWER- ( C ) tree
21. The Poet narrates the story of a …………
( A ) Poor man
( B ) healthy man
( C ) rich man
( D ) greedy man
ANSWER- ( D ) greedy man
22. The man was rich but he was not ……..
( A ) content
( B ) proud
( C ) happy
( D ) fool
ANSWER- ( A ) content
23. Harder and harder he tried , but ……..
( A ) became mad
( B ) became senseless
( C ) failed
( D ) died
ANSWER- ( D ) died
24. Periyasamy was awarded
( A ) Bharat Ratna
( B ) Padma Bhushan
( C ) Padma Bibhushan
( D ) Padmshri
ANSWER- ( B ) Padma Bhushan
25. Which tree had the power to grant , wishes in the poem ‘ The Empty Heart ‘ .
( A ) Pipal
( B ) Banyan
( C ) Neem
( D ) Kalpaka
ANSWER- ( D ) Kalpaka
26. The tree granted him silver pots full of ……….
( A ) gold
( B ) coins
( C ) jewellery
( D ) diamond
ANSWER- ( A ) gold
27. Periyaamy Thooran was a distinguished ……….
( A ) Bengali
( B ) Bhojpuri
( C ) Marathi
( D ) Tamil
ANSWER- ( D ) Tamil
28. What made him mad ?
( A ) Greedy tendency
( B ) Excessive desire
( C ) Insatiable greed
( D ) Wrecked health
ANSWER- ( B ) Excessive desire
29. Who did the rich man pray to in the poem ‘ The Empty Heart ‘ ?
( A ) The pots of gold
( B ) The Wish – yielding Tree
( C ) The king
( D ) God
ANSWER- ( B ) The Wish – yielding Tree
30. The poem ‘ The Empty Heart ‘ tells about the problems caused by ……..
( A ) poverty
( B ) content
( C ) greed
( D ) anger
ANSWER- ( C ) greed
31. The rich man asked for a ……..
( A ) pot of silver
( B ) pot of gold
( C ) pot of diamond
( D ) pot of jewellery
ANSWER- ( B ) pot of gold
32. How did the rich man work ?
( A ) from morning to evening
( B ) from morning to noon
( C ) from morning to afternoon
( D ) from morning to midnight
ANSWER- ( D ) from morning to midnight
33. The poem ” The empty Heart ” highlights man’s insatiable 2021A | writR
( A ) food
( B ) hunger
( C ) greed
( D ) nature
ANSWER- ( C ) greed
34. ” Eager and anxiously he shamelessly took … ” What did the man take ?
( A ) Gold coins
( B ) Fancy clothes
( C ) Beautiful gems
( D ) Property
ANSWER- ( A ) Gold coins
35. “ The seven full vessels he clean forgot ‘ , is from
( A ) The Empty Heart
( B ) Koel
( C ) Martha
( D ) Ode on Solitude
ANSWER- ( A ) The Empty Heart
36. The rich man left home because he wanted to earn more
( A ) knowledge
( B ) respect
( C ) money
( D ) gold
ANSWER- ( D ) gold
37. ‘ llantamiza ‘ has been written by …..
( A ) Periyasamy Thooran
( B ) Durga Prasad Panda
( C ) Vidyapati
( D ) Puran Singh
ANSWER- ( A ) Periyasamy Thooran
38. ‘ The Empty Heart ‘ tells us about
( A ) greed
( B ) poverty
( C ) sickness
( D ) over – eating
ANSWER- ( A ) greed
39. ” Greed is endless , but life is not ‘ – is from
( A ) The Empty Heart
( B ) Koel
( C ) God Made the Country
( D ) Thinner Than a Crescent
ANSWER- ( A ) The Empty Heart
40. ” The demon desire now made him mad ” is from
( A ) The Empty Heart
( B ) Koel
( C ) Thinner Than a Crescent
( D ) Martha
ANSWER- ( A ) The Empty Heart
