Weathering the Storm in Ersama MCQs with Answers NCERT Class 9 English Chapter 6

 

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“Weathering the Storm in Ersama” MCQs with Answers from CBSE Class 9 English Moments Book Chapter 6

 

Weathering the Storm in Ersama MCQs of Class 9 English Chapter 6, by Harsh Mander have been compiled for students to practice. Students of Class 9 can prepare the MCQs of Chapter 6 Weathering the Storm in Ersama from NCERT Moments book. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. Students can also take a free test of Weathering the Storm in Ersama 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 Moments Weathering the Storm in Ersama Lesson 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.

Q1- What does this lesson speak about?
A) storm
B) A young boy and his ventures
C) Importance of courage and positive approach towards life
D) How to face storms

Q2- Where did the storm hit?
A) Coastal town of Ersama in Odisha
B) Odisha
C) A town
D) A remote area

Q3- When did the storm hit the town Ersama?
A) 1989
B) 1979
C) 1969
D) 1999

Q4- Who faced the fury of the storm?
A) A young boy Prashant
B) Villagers
C) People
D) All

Q5- How old was Prashant?
A) 18 years
B) 17 years
C) 19 years
D) 20 years

Q6- What was the name of Prashant’s village?
A) Maligudi
B) Kalikuda
C) Ersama
D) None

Q7- Why did Prashant go to Ersama?
A) to see a new place
B) to visit his relatives
C) to visit his friend
D) none

Q8- How did people in Ersama survive during the storm?
A) by eating tender coconut and remaining on the rooftops
B) remaining in the water
C) by hanging on trees
D) all

Q9- Whom did Prashant meet on the way back home after the storm?
A) two friends and their uncle
B) cousins
C) his father
D) none

Q10- What was the impact of the cyclone?
A) destruction
B) homes were lost
C) many lives were lost
D) all

Q11- How did Prashant help the storm victims?
A) by arranging food for them
B) formed a volunteer group and NGO to help widows
C) helped in fostering families and playing with the orphans
D) all

Q12- Whom did the flood victims send signals to for food help?
A) Military helicopters
B) Strangers
C) People of the town
D) Government

Q13- Who helped the orphans?
A) widow women
B) military
C) men
D) all

Q14- Why did Prashant and other volunteers not want a separate institution for widows and orphans?
A) to save them from isolation and grief stricken feelings
B) for their personal benefits
C) to take work from them
D) none

Q15- What are the things which could be used by youngsters to help overcome any adversity?
A) strength
B) courage
C) energy
D) all

Q16- What happened when Prashant visited Ersama?
A) A cyclone hit the village
B) two friends came to meet him
C) he saw many things on the road
D) none

Q17- What role did the women of Kalikuda play?
A) mothers’ role
B) caretakers
C) cooks
D) none

Q18- What kind of person was Prashant?
A) wise
B) helping and caring
C) thoughtful and courageous
D) all

Q19- What did Prashant love to play?
A) badminton
B) football
C) cricket
D) chess

Q20- How did Prshant clean the filth?
A) With the help of volunteers
B) with machines
C) hired sweepers
D) none

Q21. Where was Prashant when a cyclone hit Orissa?
A. He was at Kalikuda
B. He was at Ersama
C. He was at Berhampur
D. He was at Bhubaneshwar

Q22. How long was Prashant marooned on a rooftop?
A. six dreadful nights
B. three dreadful nights
C. two dreadful nights
D. nine dreadful nights

Q23. Which of the following did not happen in Orissa in October 1999?
A. Incessant rainfall
B. Uprooting of ancient trees
C. Earthquake
D. Violent winds

Q24. Where did Prashant and his friend’s family take refuge?
A. In a basement
B. On a rooftop
C. In a storm shelter
D. In a store room

Q25. What did Prashant and his friend’s family eat to survive the cyclone?
A. Flattened Rice
B. Chenna Poda
C. Tender Coconuts
D. Jaggery

Q26. How long after Prashant’s mother’s death did he go to Ersama?
A. Six years
B. Seven years
C. Eight years
D. Nine years

Q27. Prashant went to Ersama, Orissa to spend a day with his ______
A. Friend
B. Cousin
C. Brother
D. Teacher

Q28. The house of Prashant’s friend was built of –
A. Brick and Mortar
B. Wood
C. Mud
D. Stone

Q29. What will Prashant never forget in his life?
A. His mother’s death
B. His day of graduation
C. The shock he experienced due to the devastating cyclone
D. To find his family members in the Red Cross shelter

Q30. “This was a blessing in disguise,…”- What was a blessing in disguise?
A. The falling of two coconut trees on the roof of Prashant’s friend’s house
B. Swollen flood water roads
C. Violent winds
D. Sand left by the flood water

Q31. During the cyclone period, what was the only thought that flashed through Prashant’s mind?
A. If his house was still erect
B. If his family had survived
C. Whether he would be able to survive
D. Weather he would be able to pass the school examination

Q32. What did Prashant determine to do once the rain waters began to recede?
A. To join Youth Task Force
B. To seek out financial help from NGO’s
C. To seek out his family
D. To prepare cyclone survival kit for future

Q33. What did Prashant equip himself with before he started his expedition back to his village?
A. Dry food
B. A mobile phone
C. A long sturdy stick
D. Swim gear

Q34. “As they waded through the waters, the scenes they witnessed grew more and more macabre.”- Who are ‘they’ here?
A. Prashant and his friends
B. Prashant and his uncle
C. Prashant and his uncle’s friends
D. Prashant and his colleagues

Q35. Who was the first-person Prashant saw in the crowd at the Red Cross Shelter?
A. His paternal grandmother
B. His paternal grandfather
C. His maternal grandfather
D. His maternal grandmother

Q36. Who decided to step in as the leader of the village in the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’?
A. Prashant
B. A doctor from the Red Cross Shelter
C. The author
D. An NGO

Q37. What did Prashant do in order to pressurize the merchant for rice following the cyclone?
A. He contacted military for help
B. He complained to the police
C.He organized a group of youth and elderly to pressurize the merchant
D. He collaborated with an NGO

Q38. After arranging food for the cyclone survivors, what was Prashant’s next task?
A. To tend the injured people
B. To clean the filth at the village caused by the cyclone
C. To distribute toys to the children
D. Both A and B

Q39. How did the villagers communicate to the passing helicopters that they were hungry?
A. Children lied down with utensils on the stomach
B. They collaborated with various NGO’s
C. They wrote a letter to the Government
D. They lit fire

Q40. What did Prashant do for the women of the village who were sinking deeper and deeper in their grief?
A. Encouraged them to teach in schools
B. Persuaded them to start working for an NGO program
C. Encouraged them to earn money
D. Encouraged them to journal their grief

 

Answer key

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

 

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