Class 10th English Lesson 03 The Bet -Anton Chekov Objective Question and Answer Bihar Boad Examination Supplementry English Reader –II
1. Who is the author of “The Bet”?
(A) Premchand.
(B) Dr. Rana S. P. Singh
(C) Anton Chekhov
(D) John Galsworthy
2. Why was the banker afraid of honouring the Bet ?
(A) Lawyer was confined for long period
(B) The banker’s economic condition had become weak
(C) The banker was very rich
(D) None of these
3. Who were the persons involved in the Bet ?
(A) The banker
(B) The lawyer & a young man
(C) A rich & young person
(D) All of the above
4. Is capital punishment justified ?
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) Sometimes justified
(D) Not justified except in some cases
5. Why did the banker weep to read the notes of the
lawyer?
(A) To read the notes
(B) Because he was filled with guilt
(C) Felt contempt for herself
(D) None of these
6. The bet was struck between the banker and the
(A) Lawyer
(B) Scholar
(C) Journalist
(D) Doctor
6. The bet was struck between the banker and the
(A) Lawyer
(B) Scholar
(C) Journalist
(D) Doctor
7. The banker was sure that the lawyer would not agree to
stay imprisoned in a cell for ……………. years.
(A) Five
(B) Ten
(C) Fifteen
(D) Twenty
8. The lawyer read only books with …………….. themes in his
first year of confinement.
(A) Serious
(B) Sad
(C) Light
(D) Violent
9. The banker decided to murder the …..
(A) Guard
(B) Servant
(C) Gardener
(D) Lawyer
10. To prove that the lawyer hated everything that the
world…………… he was going to give up his right to the two million.
(A) Criticized
(B) Valued
(C) Lost
(D) Found
11. What was staked in the bet ?
(A) one million
(B) two millions
(C) three millions
(D) none of these
12. Who had agreed to stake his freedom ?
(A) the banker
(B) the guest
(C) a lawyer
(D) none of these
13. What was the age of the lawyer ? .
(A) twenty years
(B) twenty-two years
(C) twenty-three years
(D) twenty-five years
14. Who was the host of the party in ‘The Bet’?
(A) lawyer
(B:) banker
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of these
15. The banker staked his two millions for ..
(A) three years
(B) four years
(C) five years
(D) six years
16. The period of confinement of the lawyer was from
twelve o’clock of November 14, 1870 to twelve o’clock of November ……………
(A) 14, 1884
(B) 13, 1885
(C) 14, 1885
(D) 15, 1885
17. Why did the banker lock the lawyer’s note in his
safe?
(A) to keep secrecy
(B) to avoid unnecessary rumour
(C) to read it later
(D) none of these
18. Anton checkov, the author was
(A) English
(B) German
(C) Russian
(D) None of these
19. Anton checkov was born on
(A) January 17, 1860
(B) January 17, 1680
(C) January 18, 1860
(D) January 17, 1862
20. How many plays did Anton Chekhov write ?
(A) Five
(B) Fifteen
(C) Seven
(D) Seventeen
21. Anton Checkov wrote almost …………….. Stories.
(A) Sixteen
(B) Six
(C) Six hundred
(D) Six thousand
22. The banker gave a party in
(A) Spring
(B) autumn
(C) Summer
(D) All of these
23. The discussion about capital punishment and life
imprisonment went on in a …
(A) Club
(B) court
(C) home
(D) Party
24. Most of theguests were against
(A) Capital punishment
(B) life imprisonment
(C) Both
(D) None of these
25. Who did not agree with the opinion of his guests?
(A) The banker
(B) The lawyer
(C) Both :
(D) None of these
26. Death sentence’ is same in meaning as . .
(A) contempt
(B) Shaggy
(C) Capital punishment
(D) threshold
27. Having no money
(A) sunker
(B) lost
(C) bankruptcy
(D) Smother
28. Death sentence’ is same in meaning as . .
(A) contempt
(B) Shaggy
(C) Capital punishment
(D) threshold
29. Having no money
(A) sunker
(B) lost
(C) bankruptcy
(D) Smother
30. Having no money
(A) sunker
(B) lost
(C) bankruptcy
(D) Smother
