The Sound of Music MCQs with Answers NCERT Class 9 English Chapter 2

The Sound of Music MCQ Questions with Answers

“The Sound of Music Part 1 (Evelyn Glennie Listens to Sound without Hearing It) and Part 2 (Shehnai of Bismillah Khan)” MCQs with Answers from CBSE Class 9 English Beehive Book Chapter 2

The Sound of Music MCQs of Class 9 English Chapter 2 have been compiled for students to practice. Students of Class 9 can prepare the MCQs of Chapter 2 The Sound of Music Part 1 (Evelyn Glennie Listens to Sound without Hearing It) and Part 2 (Shehnai of Bismillah Khan) from NCERT Beehive book. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. Students can also take a free test of The Sound of Music MCQ Question Answers Quiz. These MCQ Questions have been selected based on the latest exam pattern as announced by CBSE.

 

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Class 9 English Beehive Lesson 2 The Sound of Music Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are a type of objective assessment in which a person is asked to choose one or more correct answers from a list of available options. An MCQ presents a question along with several possible answers.

 

Q1- Who was deaf in the lesson?
A) Evelyn
B) Ron Forbes
C) Bismillah Khan
D) Evelyn’s mother

Q2- How old was Evelyn when she went to Royal Music academy?
A) 17 years old
B) 18 years old
C) 19 years old
D) Below 17

Q3- When was Evelyn’s deafness noticed?
A) when she was 18
B) when she was 19
C) when she was 8
D) none

Q4- When was Evelyn’s deafness confirmed?
A) by the age of 5
B) by the age of 6
C) by the age of 8
D) by the age of 11

Q5- Who helped Evelyn to continue with her music?
A) her mother
B) teacher
C) father
D) Ron Forbes

Q6- Who spotted Evelyn’s potential?
A) her father
B) friends
C) mother
D) Ron Forbes

Q7- Which places had Evelyn worked for?
A) poor children
B) prisons and hospitals
C) schools
D) none

Q8- What was life for Evelyn?
A) dance
B) nature
C) music
D) all

Q9- Where was the Royal music Academy?
A) U..S
B) Burmingham
C) Paris
D) London

Q10- What did Evelyn want to pursue?
A) fashion
B) study
C) music
D) none

Q11- What did Aurangzeb ban in his palace?
A) playing of Pungi
B) playing Sitar
C) playing music
D) none

Q12- Why was playing Pungi in Aurangzeb’s palace banned?
A) it had a sharp sound
B) it wasn’t good
C) it was unpleasant
D) all

Q13- Who thought of improving the sound of the Pungi?
A) a musician
B) a singer
C) a barber
D) none

Q14- How is the Shehnai different from the Pungi?
A) Shehnai has a better sound
B) Shehnai looks more beautiful
C) Shehnai is made of wood
D) All

Q15- Who changed the perception of the Shehnai?
A) Tansen
B) Evelyn
C) Bismillah Khan
D) All

Q16- Where was the Shehnai played traditionally?
A) In temples
B) in wedding ceremonies
C) auspicious ceremonies
D) all

Q17- When did Bismillah get his first big break as a Shehnai performer?
A) in 1938, when All India Radio came into existence
B) 1945
C) 1987
D) 1989

Q18- Why did Bismillah refuse to go to the U.S.A.?
A) because the Shehnai had no future there
B) he didn’t like the place
C) because of his love for Banaras and river Ganges
D) all

Q19- Where did Bismillah play the Shehnai on 15th August 1947?
A) at Ganga Ghat
B) in Banaras
C) near Red Fort
D) at Kaashi

Q20- Why was the event of Shehnai Playing on 15th August a historic one?
A) Bismillah became popular
B) people appreciated his performance
C) it was Independence day
D) all

Q21- From where did Shahnai get its name?
A) From barber (Nai in Hindi)-+ King (Shah in Hindi)
B) From a Barber
C) King gave its name
D) None

Q22- Shehnai is a refined version of which instrument?
A) musical instrument
B) mouth organ
C) Guitar
D) Pungi

Q23- Where did Bismillah give his first break through performance?
A) at the Red Fort
B) at Varanasi
C) at All India Radio
D) U.S.A

Q24- According to the lesson,who was present on the event of 15th August,1947?
A J L Nehru
B M K Gandhi
C Rajendra Prasad
D All of these

Q25- Why did people discourage Evelyn to pursue music?
A) it was not considered good
B) it was difficult
C) it was expensive
D) because she was deaf

Q26- What did Ron Forbes advise Evelyn?
A) forget music
B) listen to music
C) feel music with her body
D) none

Q27- How did Evelyn hear music?
A) through drums
B) through fingers
C) by feeling vibrations through her diffrent parts of body- fingers,hair,feet
D) all

Q28- What did Evelyn want to spread through her music?
A) message of love , peace and happiness
B) music is not difficult
C) music is not difficult for deaf people
D) deaf people can learn music

Q29- Who played Shehnai at King’s palace?
A) a barber
B) a musican
C) a singer
D) a courtsman

Q30- What was the source of inspiration for Bismillah?
A) Red Fort
B) Royal Palaces
C) Ganga Ghats
D) None

Q31- Bismillah Khan was also known as ___________.
A) Khansaab
B) Bismillahsaab
C) Kingsaab
D) Ustadsaab

Q32- Which is India’s highest civilian award?
A) the Padmashri
B) the Padma Bhushan
C) the Padma Vibhushan
D) the Bharat Ratna

Q33- Tahar Mosiquee Ustaad Bismillah Khan auditorium is situated in _____________.
A) Montreal
B) Osaka
C) Teheran
D) Behrin

Q34- Where is Lincoln Center Hall situated?
A) UK
B) the USA
C) Canada
D) France

Q35- Which of the following is Bismillah Khan’s composition?
A) Dil ka khilona hai toot gaya
B) Mere khuda mujhko na bhoolana
C) Main Tere dar to aaya Noon
D) Ye Dil ka taranaa hai

Q36- On August 15, 1947, which Raag was played by Bismillah Khan from the Red Fort?
A) Raag Malhaar
B) Raag Deepak
C) Raag Kafi
D) Raag Megh

Q37- Who was Ali Bux?
A) Bismillah’s father
B) Bismillah’s grandfather
C) Bismillah’s maternal uncle
D) Bismillah’s friend

Q38- What was Bismillah Khan’s grandfather?
A) a soldier
B) an actor
C) a courtier
D) the shehnai Nawaz of the Bhojpur King’s court

Q39- Where did Bismillah Khan regularly go to sing Bhojpuri ‘Chaita’?
A) Bihariji Temple
B) Jama Masjid
C) Rumpurva Temple
D) Durga Temple

Q40- What credit is given to Ustad Bismillah Khan?
A) inventing shehnai
B) inventing pungi
C) bring shehnai onto the classical stage
D) none of these

Q41- Why did these men give trouble to Evelyn?
A) Evelyn couldn’t read their eyes
B) Evelyn couldn’t read their lips
C) Evelyn couldn’t read their smile
D) They spoke very low

Q42- When did Evelyn start to feel like life was so dark?
A) When she was told to enrol in a deaf school
B) When instructed to use hearing aids and enrol in a deaf school
C) Whenever she didn’t do well on the test
D When she failed in her music audition

Q43- Who is the renowned percussionist who praised Evelyn?
A) James Brown
B) James Blades
C) James Horn
D) James Woodson

Q44- Which foreign languages did Evelyn learn?
A) French
B) Chinese
C) Basic Japanese
D) Both A and C

ANSWER KEY

1 A 23 C
2 A 24 A
3 C 25 D
4 D 26 C
5 D 27 C
6 D 28 A
7 B 29 A
8 C 30 C
9 D 31 A
10 C 32 D
11 A 33 C
12 D 34 B
13 C 35 A
14 A 36 C
15 C 37 C
16 D 38 D
17 A 39 A
18 C 40 C
19 C 41 B
20 C 42 B
21 A 43 B
22 D 44 D

 

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