The Portrait of a Lady MCQ Questions Answers Class 11 Online Test for Practice

1. Who is the author of ‘The Portrait of a Lady’?

1. Ruskin Bond
2. Kushwant Singh
3. Naipaul
4. Williams Worth

2. Who is the main character of the chapter ‘The Portrait of a Lady’?

1. Mother
2. Sister
3. Grandmother
4. Daughter

3. How did the grandfather in the portrait hang on the wall look like?

1. Old, long white beard, worn big turban
2. Old, skinny, wrinkly
3. Young, Handsome, Well-Built
4. Old, Well-Built

4. How did the grandmother look?

1. Old, Fat, Long
2. Long, Fat, Slightly Bent
3. Old, Short, Slightly Bent, Fat
4. Slightly Bent, Fat

5. When did the author’s parents leave him with his grandmother?

1. When he was a kid
2. When he was an infant
3. When he became a teenager
4. When he failed and became a teenager

6. Which animal did the grandmother used to feed in the village?

1. Dogs
2. Cows
3. Sparrows
4. Cats

7. What did the author eat for breakfast?

1. Thick and stale chapatis with a little butter and sugar spread in it
2. thick bread with butter
3. Upma
4. rice and curd

8. Why would grandmother accompany the author to his school?

1. to keep an eye on him
2. to wait for him to take him back to home
3. because of the temple attached to school
4. she wanted to meet villagers

9. Where were the parents of the author?

1. Abroad
2. City
3. Other Village
4. Other state

10. What would the grandmother do in the temple on a daily basis?

1. Meditation
2. Read Scriptures
3. Sing religious prayers
4. teach other kids religious prayers

11. What was the turning point of the friendship between grandmother and author?

1. When he became an adult
2. When his parents called both of them to the city
3. When he left her to live in the city with his parents
4. When they stopped talking

12. Where did the author go to study in the city?

1. English School in motor bus
2. by walking down to nearby school
3. Hindi School
4. No where

13. What made the grandmother unhappy about the author’s new English School?

1. the fact that she could no longer help him with the lessons
2. Because they were in city
3. Because she didn’t understand English
4. Because she didn’t understand English and could no longer help him with the lessons

14. Why didn’t the grandmother like music?

1. It was the monopoly of harlots and beggars and not meant for gentlefolk
2. She liked only religious prayers
3. She liked the traditional folk music
4. She thought it would distract him from studies

15. How did the grandmother spend her time in the city?

1. feedings dogs
2. reading scriptures
3. spinning the wheel
4. talking to neighbours