Glimpses of India Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge!

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Are you preparing for CBSE Class 10 English Chapter "Glimpses of India"? This interactive MCQ quiz will help you revise key themes, characters, and important literary aspects of the chapter efficiently!

About the Quiz

  • Chapter Name: Glimpses of India
  • Book: First Flight (Class 10 English)
  • Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
  • Difficulty Level: Concept-Based & Exam-Oriented
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Why Take This Quiz?

✔ Covers all three parts: "A Baker from Goa," "Coorg," and "Tea from Assam"
✔ Includes character-based & theme-related MCQs
✔ Perfect for quick revision before CBSE board exams

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Glimpses of India

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The kabai was a ‘peculiar’ outfit as it was

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If you were to visit Coorg, what would you expect to see based on Glimpses of India?

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The baker or bread-seller of those days had a peculiar dress known as the kabai. It was a single-piece long frock reaching down to the knees. In our childhood, we saw bakers wearing shirts and trousers that were shorter than full-length ones and longer than half pants. Even today, anyone who wears a half pant which reaches just below the knees invites the comment that he is dressed like a pader!

Choose the answer that lists the correct option about the recording of the baker’s monthly accounts.

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The baker or bread-seller of those days had a peculiar dress known as the kabai. It was a single-piece long frock reaching down to the knees. In our childhood, we saw bakers wearing shirts and trousers that were shorter than full-length ones and longer than half pants. Even today, anyone who wears a half pant which reaches just below the knees invites the comment that he is dressed like a pader!

The statement that is TRUE about payment collection, according to the passage is:

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“Our elders are often heard reminiscing nostalgically about those good old Portuguese days, the Portuguese and their famous loaves of bread. Those eaters might have vanished but the makers are still there. We still have amongst us the mixers, the molders, and those who bake the loaves. Those age-old, time-tested furnaces still exist. The fire in these furnaces has not yet been extinguished. The thud and jingle of traditional baker’s bamboo, heralding his arrival in the morning, can still be heard in some places.”

The narrator says that the furnaces were ‘time-tested’ because

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“Tell me another!” scoffed Pranjol.

“We have an Indian legend too. Bodhidharma, an ancient Buddhist ascetic, cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditations. Ten tea plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drunk, banished sleep.”

“Tea was first drunk in China,’’ Rajvir added, ‘‘as far back as 2700 B.C.! In fact, words such as tea, chai, and chini are from the Chinese. Tea came to Europe only in the sixteenth century and was drunk more as medicine than as a beverage.”

Why do you think Pranjol ‘scoffed’?

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Why do you think the baker came in with ‘a thud and a jingle’?

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“Hey, a tea garden!” Rajvir cried excitedly.
Pranjol, who had been born and brought up on a plantation, didn’t share Rajvir’s excitement.
“Oh, this is tea country now,” he said. “Assam has the largest concentration of plantations in the world.
You will see enough gardens to last you a lifetime!”
“I have been reading as much as I could about tea,” Rajvir said. “No one really knows who discovered tea but there are many legends.”

Why was Pranjol not as excited as Rajvir about the tea gardens?

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Pick the option that includes the tea label information that corresponds to the given sentence.

The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drunk, banished sleep.

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“Hey, a tea garden!” Rajvir cried excitedly.
Pranjol, who had been born and brought up on a plantation, didn’t share Rajvir’s excitement.
“Oh, this is tea country now,” he said. “Assam has the largest concentration of plantations in the world.
You will see enough gardens to last you a lifetime!”
“I have been reading as much as I could about tea,” Rajvir said. “No one really knows who discovered tea but there are many legends.”

How according to Rajvir does the world know about the discovery of tea?

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“Our elders are often heard reminiscing nostalgically about those good old Portuguese days, the Portuguese and their famous loaves of bread. Those eaters might have vanished but the makers are still there. We still have amongst us the mixers, the molders, and those who bake the loaves. Those age-old, time-tested furnaces still exist. The fire in these furnaces has not yet been extinguished. The thud and jingle of traditional baker’s bamboo, heralding his arrival in the morning, can still be heard in some places.”

Pick the idiom that brings out the same meaning of ‘reminiscing’ as used in the passage

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When the writer says, ‘Baking was indeed a profitable profession in the old days.’, he means that

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Why is Coorg known as the 'Land of Coffee'?

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“Tell me another!” scoffed Pranjol.

“We have an Indian legend too. Bodhidharma, an ancient Buddhist ascetic, cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditations. Ten tea plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drunk, banished sleep.”

“Tea was first drunk in China,’’ Rajvir added, ‘‘as far back as 2700 B.C.! In fact, words such as tea, chai, and chini are from the Chinese. Tea came to Europe only in the sixteenth century and was drunk more as medicine than as a beverage.”

Based on this extract, how do you think Rajvir felt while narrating?

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“Hey, a tea garden!” Rajvir cried excitedly.
Pranjol, who had been born and brought up on a plantation, didn’t share Rajvir’s excitement.
“Oh, this is tea country now,” he said. “Assam has the largest concentration of plantations in the world.
You will see enough gardens to last you a lifetime!”
“I have been reading as much as I could about tea,” Rajvir said. “No one really knows who discovered tea but there are many legends.”

Select the option that correctly captures the application of the word ‘cried’ as used in line 1 of the extract.

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Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

Goan traditions and the role of bakers
Scenic beauty and culture of Coorg
Tea plantations and significance of Assam tea
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