MCQs- "Untouchable" novel by Mulk Raj Anand

SET-1

1.The novel follows a single day in the life of:

Bakha

Rakha

Lakha

Ram Charan
Answer:  Bakha

 

2.Untouchable was published in:

1930

1935

1940

1943
Answer:  1935

 

3.Where is the setting of Untouchable?

Amritsar

Sharanpur

Agra

Bulandshahr
Answer: Bulandshahr (Fictionalized as "Bulashah")

 

4.Who gave hockey sticks to Bakha?

Lakha

Hutchinson

Havildar Charat Singh

Rakha
Answer:  Havildar Charat Singh

 

5.What does "Kala admi zamin par hagne wala" mean?

"Black man, you who relieve yourself on the ground."

"Black man, you who live in squalor."

"Black man, you who squat in the road."

"Black man, you who lives amongst the dirt and animals."
Answer: (A) "Black man, you who relieve yourself on the ground."

 

6.Who is the famous hockey player in the novel?

Havildar Charat Singh

Bakha

Lakha

Pandit Kali Nath
Answer: (A) Havildar Charat Singh

 

7.What was the name of Bakha's sister?

Gulabo

Waziro

Mohini

Sohini
Answer: (D) Sohini

 

8.Who sexually molests Sohini?

Pandit Kali Nath

Ram Charan

Charat Singh
Answer: (A) Pandit Kali Nath

 

9.What was the age of Bakha?

18 years

16 years

21 years

17 years
Answer: (A) 18 years

 

10.Who wrote the preface to Untouchable?

Mahatma Gandhi

E.M. Forster

W.B. Yeats

Walt Whitman
Answer: (B) E.M. Forster

 

11.Why does Bakha love European clothing?

It is more affordable than Indian clothing.

He is too tall for most Indian clothing.

He thinks wearing it makes him a sahib too.

He thinks it helps to disguise his untouchability.
Answer: (C) He thinks wearing it makes him a sahib too.

 

12.Who was Bakha?

Havildar

Player

Pandit

Toilet-cleaner
Answer: (D) Toilet-cleaner

 

13.What are "Tommies"?

Indian soldiers

British hockey players

British women

British private soldiers

14.Who fell in love with Sohini?

Chota

Ram Charan

Havildar Charat Singh

Lachman
Answer: (D) Lachman

 

15.What was the name of Bakha's father?

Lakha

Anand

Charan

Rakha
Answer: (A) Lakha

 

16.Who successfully gets Bakha to wake up completely?

Ramanand

Lakha

Charat Singh

Sohini
Answer: (C) Charat Singh

 

17.What was the name of Bakha's younger brother?

Lakha

Rakha

Ram Charan

Bholu
Answer: (B) Rakha

 

18.Who was inspired by Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable?

J.L. Nehru

T.S. Eliot

Mahatma Gandhi

Sardar Patel
Answer: (C) Mahatma Gandhi

 

19.Why does Gulabo hate Sohini?

Sohini is always rude to her.

Sohini broke her son's heart.

She's jealous of Sohini's beauty.

Sohini is higher than her in the class hierarchy.
Answer: (C) She's jealous of Sohini's beauty.

 

20.What illness does Lakha fake to get out of his sweeper duties?

A sore knee

A terrible cold

Difficulty breathing

A pain in his side
Answer: A pain in his side

 

21.Who helps Sohini fill her water bucket?

A priest of the town temple

A sahib

A Hindu water-carrier

A sepoy
Answer: A priest of the town temple

 

22.The different clothing of the Indian men best illustrates which theme?

Cyclical oppression

Class struggle

You are what you wear

Religion
Answer: You are what you wear

 

23.What literary element is illustrated in: "The burning flame seemed to ally itself with him..."?

Repetition

Alliteration

Structure

Parallelism
Answer: Repetition

 

24.Who is Waziro?

The leather maker's wife

Chota's mother

The weaver's wife

Gulabo's sister
Answer: The weaver's wife

 

25.Why is Bakha enamored with the Tommies?

He is impressed by their military prowess

He loves their clothes

He has received money and food from them

He was treated well when he worked for them
Answer: He was treated well when he worked for them

 

26.Charat Singh's behavior towards Bakha is best described as:

Petulant

Malicious

Kind

Condescending
Answer: Condescending

 

27.What does Lakha call his daughter when she returns home?

A whore

A bitch of a sweeper woman

A daughter of a pig

An ungrateful child
Answer: A daughter of a pig

 

28.Which word best describes Lakha calling his children "offspring of animals"?

Hypocritical

Comedic

Ironic

Paradoxical
Answer: Ironic

 

29.Gulabo's explosive anger at Sohini is an example of:

Understatement

Tone

Paradox

Hyperbole
Answer: Hyperbole

 

30.In the face of Gulabo's anger, Sohini:

Cowers in fear

Cries and asks for help

Snaps back at the woman

Asks her to leave her alone
Answer: Asks her to leave her alone

 

31.How does Lachman greet Pundit Kali Nath?

Saying "Jay deva" to him

Ignoring him

Asking for a blessing

Bowing to him
Answer: Saying "Jay deva" to him

 

32.Which is NOT an adjective used to describe Sohini?

Beautiful

Peaceful

Patient

Resilient
Answer: Resilient

 

33.What do Lakha and Gulabo have in common?

Their use of violent language

Their laziness

Their hypocrisy

Their caste level
Answer: Their use of violent language

 

34.The dependence of outcastes on high castes for water illustrates:

Cyclical oppression and Charity

Cyclical oppression and Religion

Charity and Religion

Charity and the Untouchable's burden
Answer: Cyclical oppression and Charity

 

35.Which quote shows personification?

"The clear-cut styles of European dress..."

"...came his father's voice, sure as a bullet..."

"But I haven't done anything..."

"...for Fate to ordain that he had time."
Answer: "...for Fate to ordain that he had time."

 

36.Where does Lakha tell Bakha to clean today?

The outskirts of Bulashah

The latrines

The temple courtyard

A Brahmin's house
Answer: The temple courtyard

 

37.Why does Lakha bully his children?

He blames them for his wife's death

They treat him poorly

To keep them in line

To preserve his authority
Answer: To preserve his authority

 

38.Chota's father was a:

Toilet-cleaner

Leather worker

Washerman

Gardener
Answer: Leather worker (Chamar caste)

 

39.What is Bakha's caste?

Brahmin

Kshatriya

Vaishya

Untouchable

Answer: d) Untouchable

 

40.What is the main theme of the novel "Untouchable"?

Love and romance

Caste discrimination

Political revolution

Religious fanaticism

Answer: b) Caste discrimination

 

41.What is Bakha's father's profession?

Jamadar of sweepers

Farmer

Priest

Cobbler

Answer: a) Jamadar of sweepers

 

42.Who is the British officer Bakha encounters at the end of the novel?

Colonel Hutchinson

Major Williams

Captain Scott

Lieutenant Brown

Answer: a) Colonel Hutchinson

 

43.Who is the first person to show kindness to Bakha in the novel?

A high-caste woman

A British missionary

A group of fellow untouchables

A group of British soldiers

Answer: b) A British missionary

 

44.What does Bakha dream of doing instead of cleaning latrines?

Becoming a babu (clerk)

Being a hotel owner

Being a sweeper

Marrying a beautiful woman

Answer: Becoming a babu (clerk) (He aspires to wear European clothes and work as a clerk)

 

45.Who is the first person Bakha wants to tell about Gandhi's speech?

His sister

His father

His mother

His brother

Answer: His father (Lakha) (Bakha hopes the speech will change his father's life)

 

46.What do Bakha and Ram Charan eat at the wedding?

Sweet raisins

Prunes

Cookies

Sugar plums

Answer: Sweet raisins (Given as wedding treats)

 

47.How does Bakha respond to the priest assaulting Sohini?

Reports it to authorities

Nothing (due to caste fear)

Publicly shames him

Hits him

Answer: Nothing (due to caste fear) (He internalizes the injustice)

 

48.Which organization does Colonel Hutchinson represent?

The Salvation Army

Catholic Church

Anglican Mission

British Army

Answer: The Salvation Army (He's a Christian missionary)

 

49.Who gets married in early in the novel?

Ram Charan's sister

Rakha

The priest

Sohini

Answer: Ram Charan's sister (The wedding Bakha attends)

 

50.How does Bakha feel seeing beggars ignored?

Saddened

Powerful

Content

Angered

Answer: Angered (Recognizes shared oppression)

 

51.Who gives the speech on caste system in the village?

Gandhi

Nehru

A British officer

A local leader

Answer: Gandhi

 

52.What does Bakha buy at the market?

Broom

Fruits

Sweets (jalebis)

Vegetables

Answer: Sweets (jalebis) (His guilty pleasure)

 

53.What does Charat Singh ask Bakha to fetch?

Hockey stick

Hookah

Charcoal

Chapati

Answer: Charcoal (For his hookah)

 

54.How does Chota react to Sohini's assault?

Urges Bakha to fight

Wants to tell Lakha

Suggests police

Stays silent

Answer: Urges Bakha to fight (But Bakha refuses)

 

55.How does Ram Charan react to Sohini's assault?

Avoids discussing caste

Reports to police

Tells his sister

Confronts the priest

Answer: Avoids discussing caste (Shows caste complicity)

 

56.Where do Untouchables live?

Town outskirts

Temple alleys

Riverbanks

Forest edges

Answer: Town outskirts (Segregated from caste Hindus)

 

57.What work do lowest castes perform?

Sanitation

Farming

Weaving

Pottery

Answer: Sanitation