Poets and Pancakes MCQs of Class 12 English Chapter 6, by Asokamitran have been compiled for students to practice. Students of Class 12 can prepare the MCQs of Chapter 6 Poets and Pancakes from NCERT Flamingo book. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. Students can also take a free test of the Poets and Pancakes 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 12 English Flamingo Poets and Pancakes Chapter 6 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.
- Who is the author of Poets and Pancakes?
A) Asokamitran (1931), a Tamil writer
B) Charu Nivedita
C) Jayakanthan
D) Balakumaran - When was Gemini studio set up?
A) 1920
B) 1930
C) 1910
D) 1940 - What was the brand name of the make-up material that Gemini studio bought?
A) Pancake
B) Mancake
C) Fancake
D) latincake - Who was Greta Garbo?
A) A Swedish actress- an Oscar winner
B) A German actress – Noble prize winner
C) A French actress Oscar nominee
D) A bengali actress - What was Asokamitran’s job in the studio?
A) to arrange pancakes
B) to arrange make up kits
C) to serve water
D) cut out newspaper clippings on a wide variety of subjects and store them in files. - Who was the founder of Gemini studio?
A) Mr. S.S Vasan
B) Stephen Spender
C) a Tamil boy
D) Kothamanglam Subbu - What has been the make-up room compared to?
A) make up company
B) a Parlour
C) a jewellery shop
D) hair-cutting salon - For whom was Gemini studio making films?
A) for English people
B) for illiterate
C) for elderly peole
D) for simple Tamilians who have no interest in English poetry - Who was the Englishman?
A) Salman Rushdie
B) D.H Lawrence
C) George Orwell
D) Stephen Spender - Why did Spender visit the studio?
A) to deliver a speech
B) to gossip with the workers
C) to check the workers
D) to know the film making - Why was MRA invited to Gemini studio?
A) To show their play
B) Because of political affiliations
C) because of cultural exchange
D) none - Why did everybody in the studio think of giving some work to the author?
A) because of the idle appearance of his work
B) because he was an office boy
C) because he was a helper
D) none - Why did the office boy in the make up room come to the author?
A) because he was unemployed
B) because of his interest in literary arts and film making
C) to earn money
D) to do make up - Who was Subbu’s enemy?
A) no one
B) the author
C) actors
D) The boy in the makeup room - The boy in the make up room was jealous of whom?
A) actors
B) author
C) the visitor
D) Subbu’s success and his closeness to the boss - What qualities was Subbu admired for?
A) acting, writing filmmaking skills and the management skills
B) acting and writing
C) flattery
D) gossips - Why was Subbu considered number 2 at Gemini studio?
A) because of his flattery
B) because of his abilities
C) because of creative skills
D) none - Which plays were presented by MRA in Madras?
A) Macbeth
B) Othello
C) A doll’s house
D) Jetham Valley and The Forgotten Factors - How was the Gemini studio influenced by the plays staged by MRA?
A) They imitated their styles
B) They imitated their dialogues
C) They imitated their story
D) They imitated their sets and costumes - What is the example of National Integration in Poets and Pancakes?
A) Make up department of Gemini
B) rehersal room
C) office of Gemini studio
D) none - How does the author come to know that the English author was Stephen Spender?
A) From a painting which has his name
B) From the newspaper article
C) from a television show
D) from a book written by him which had his photograph - How was Kothamanglam Subbu treated in the Gemini studio?
A) with hatred
B) rudely
C) disrespectfully
D) with high respect - Why was Subbu termed as ‘many sided genius’?
A) because of his flattery
B) because he indulged in gossip
C) because of his ability to interact with others
D) because of his ability to create and manage several things - How many people were there in the MRA group?
A) 150 from 15 nationalities
B) 180 from 18 nationalities
C) 140 from 14 nationalities
D) 200 people from 20 nationalities - When did MRA visit Madras?
A) 1942
B) 1922
C) 1932
D) 1952 - What things attracted the audience in the plays staged by MRA?
A) their jewellery
B) their make up
C) their dialogues
D) their sets and costumes - ‘An extremely talented actress, who was also extremely temperamental, once blew over on the sets’. (CBSE QB, 2021)
Pick the idiom that matches best with ‘blew over’.
A) At one’s wits end
B) Get bent out of shape
C) Have the blues
D) Experience pins and needles - What does the expression ‘ fiery misery’ mean?
A) the fire that burnt near the studio
B) the bright sunlight during an outdoor shoot
C) the bright colorful dresses of heroines
D) discomfort to the actors in the makeup room - Who was heading the make-up department?
A) a Madrasi, later succeeded by a Gujarati
B) A tamilian, later succeeded by a Maharashtrian
C) A Bengali, later succeeded by a Punjabi
D) A Bengali, later succeeded by a Maharashtrian - In any case, there was this man in the make-up department who would wish the dirtiest things for Subbu’. Here ‘direst things’ refers to something that is (CBSE QB, 2021)
A) urgent.
B) desperate.
C) disastrous.
D) dreadful
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ANSWER KEY
| 1 | A | 16 | A |
| 2 | D | 17 | C |
| 3 | A | 18 | D |
| 4 | A | 19 | D |
| 5 | D | 20 | A |
| 6 | A | 21 | D |
| 7 | D | 22 | D |
| 8 | D | 23 | D |
| 9 | D | 24 | D |
| 10 | A | 25 | D |
| 11 | B | 26 | D |
| 12 | A | 27 | B |
| 13 | B | 28 | D |
| 14 | D | 29 | D |
| 15 | D | 30 | D |
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