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Poets and Pancakes MCQ
1.Which department did Subbu work for in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Lights department
(B)Story department
(C)Camera department
(D)Production department
2. What did the story department also consist of in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Lawyer
(B)Scriptwriter
(C)Dialogue writer
(D)None of the above
3. What did the people generally call Subbu, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Lawyer
(B)Opposite of a legal practitioner
(C)Legal practitioner
(D)None of the above
4. How was Subbu amidst a room full of dreamers, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)A logical & neutral man
(B)A daydreamer himself
(C)A legal practitioner
(D)A friend, philosopher cum guide
5. What chance did Gemini Studios get in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)to host a group of international performers
(B)to release movies under their banner
(C)to sponsor the filmfare awards
(D)None of the above
6. What were the international performers called, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Moral Rearmament Army
(B)Moral warriors
(C)Moral Army
(D)Moral saviours
7. What was the specialty of the Moral Rearmament Army, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)their plots and messages were not complex
(B)their sets and costumes were near to perfection
(C)their style of shooting was very different
(D)Both (A) & (B)
8. What did the Tamil plays display for many years, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)the artwork of international performers
(B)sunset and sunrise in a way inherited from ‘Jotham Valley’
(C)names of international performers
(D)None of the above
9. Who visited the Tamilians after international performers, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Robert Clive
(B)Stephen Spendor
(C)Ruskin Bond
(D)Robert Frost
10. Why couldn’t people connect with Stephen Spender, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Because of cultural difference
(B)Because of linguistic barriers
(C)Because of caste difference
(D)None of the above
11.Why had Asokamitran joined Gemini Studio, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)To become an actor
(B)To become a screenwriter/lyricist
(C)To become a director
(D)All of the above
12. Where did the author work in earlier days, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)in an office
(B)inside a cubicle
(C)in a centre
(D)None of the above
13. What task was assigned to the author of the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)writing screenplay for movies
(B)collecting newspaper cuttings
(C)writing articles in a newspaper
(D)writing lyrics for movies
14. What were people’s thoughts about collecting newspaper cuttings, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)collecting newspaper cuttings was a noble job
(B)collecting newspaper cuttings was a high paid job
(C)collecting newspaper cuttings was a white collared job
(D)collecting newspaper cuttings was insignificant
15. Who would bother the author time & again, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Mosquitoes
(B)Office boy
(C)People
(D)Colleagues
16. Who was Subbu from the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Office boy
(B)Clerk
(C)Peon
(D)Manager
17. _____ was well-convinced that the reason behind his misery was Subbu, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Asokamitran
(B)Ashoka
(C)Ashish
(D)Anand
18. Why did the author think that Subbu had an advantage, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Because he was an office boy
(B)Because he was a born Brahmin
(C)Because he knew a lot of people
(D)None of the above
19. What was Subbu, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Subbu was a resourceful man whose loyalty made him stand out
(B)He was tailor-made for films and it was difficult to imagine film-making without him
(C)He was very welcoming and was known for his hospitality
(D)All of the above
20. Just like many others at the Gemini Studios, ‘he’ also did poetry- who is he referred to in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Asokamitran
(B)Subbu
(C)Stephen Spendor
(D)None of the above
21.Who all must have used pancakes, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Greta Garbo
(B)Miss Gohar
(C)Vyjayantimala
(D)All of the above
22. As per the chapter ‘Poet & Pancakes’, _______ may not have even heard about the make-up brand Pancakes.
(A)Greta Garbo
(B)Miss Gohar
(C)Vyjayantimala
(D)Rati Agnihotri
23. Where was the make-up department of the Gemini Studios, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)in the upstairs of a building
(B)in the basement of a building
(C)on the third floor of a building
(D)None of the above
24. As per the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’, the make-up department of the Gemini Studios was in the upstairs of a building that was believed to______.
(A)have been Robert Clive’s stables
(B)have been Stephen Stepend’s stables
(C)have been Robert Frost’s stables
(D)have been Robert Genero’s stables
25. What were people’s beliefs in regards to Robert Clive, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)A dozen buildings in the city were said to have been his residence
(B)For his brief life and an even briefer stay in Madras, Robert Clive seems to have done a lot of moving
(C)beside fighting some impossible battles in remote corners of India,he even married a maiden in St. Mary’s Church in Fort St. George in Madras
(D)All of the above
26. Who was Greta Garbo, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)A South Indian actress
(B)A Swedish actress
(C)An American actress
(D)None of the above
27. What does ‘truck loads’ mean, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)large amounts that could fill a truck
(B)in very large quantities
(C)things to be loaded in a truck
(D)None of the above
28. Why does the author feel that Rati Agnihotri may not have even heard about the brand ‘Poet & Pancakes’?
(A)as she entered the industry late
(B)probably, the brand was no longer in use then
(C)she used a different brand of cosmetics
(D)Both (A) & (B)
29. Who was Robert Clive, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)the English soldier and statesman
(B)he expanded British power in India
(C)he was a nobel writer
(D)Both (A) & (B)
30. How did the make-up room look, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)It had the look of a hair-cutting salon
(B)with lights at all angles around half a dozen large mirrors
(C)they were all incandescent lights
(D)All of the above
31.Who was the make-up department first headed by, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Maharashtrian
(B)Bengali
(C)Dharwar Kannadiga
(D)None of the above
32. Who was the make-up department second time headed by, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Bengali
(B)Gujrati
(C)Marwari
(D)Maharashtrian
33. Who was the Maharashtrian successor assisted by in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Dharwar Kannadiga
(B)an Andhra, a Madras Indian Christian
(C)an Anglo-Burmese and the usual local Tamils
(D)All of the above
34. What did the assistance of so many people of different castes & communities show, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)India has unity in diversity
(B)there was a great deal of national integration
(C)People stand united in our country
(D)None of the above
35. Which channels broadcasted programmes on national integration, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Doordarshan
(B)A.I.R
(C)All India Radio
(D)All of the above
36. What was the style of shooting films in the earlier days, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)mainly indoor shooting
(B)only five per cent of the film was shot outdoors
(C)limited artists
(D)Both (A) & (B)
37. What strict hierarchy was maintained in the make-up department, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)The chief make-up man made the chief actors and actresses ugly
(B)his senior assistant the ‘second’ hero and heroine
(C)the junior assistant the main comedian
(D)All of the above
38. What was the idea behind applying make-up on the crowd player’s faces, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)to close every pore on the surface of the face
(B)to make them look ugly
(C)to make them look beautiful
(D)all of the above
39. What was present on both the sides of the cubicle in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Lush green trees
(B)Snow clad mountains
(C)Pretty lakes
(D)French windows
40. What does ‘barge into’ mean, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)dig into Something fishy
(B)to walk into a room quickly, without being invited
(C)deliberately trying to prove something
(D)None of the above
41.The chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’ is taken from the book ‘My Years with the boss’ written by ______.
(A)Asokamitran
(B)Kamala Das
(C)Ruskin Bond
(D)Ogden Nash
42. What does Asokamitran talk about in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)world-renowned poets
(B)elements that kept Gemini Studios running
(C)various makeup techniques
(D)None of the above
43. What were the elements that kept the Gemini Studios running, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Pancake make-up
(B)the office boy of the make-up department
(C)Subbu & the lawyer
(D)All of the above
44. What is Gemini studio, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)a successful theatre company
(B)a successful film producing company
(C)a successful photo developing company
(D)a successful circus company
45. What was ‘Pancakes’, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)A famous make-up brand
(B)A famous sweet’s company
(C)A famous chocolate brand
(D)None of the above
46. What did the Gemini Studio order in truckloads, in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Dresses
(B)Pancakes
(C)Cosmetics
(D)Food items
47. What was the plight of actors & actresses as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)They had to face a lot of cosmetic issues as makeup quality was bad
(B)They had to bear too many lights on their face while getting ready in the make-up room
(C)They did not get high end brand dresses
(D)All of the above
8. According to Asokamitran, what did the make-up department do, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)used heaps of make-up to turn actors & actresses into ugly-looking creatures
(B)used heaps of make-up to turn actors & actresses into pretty-looking creatures
(C)used heaps of make-up to turn actors & actresses into scary creatures
(D)used heaps of make-up to turn actors & actresses into funny creatures
49. What was the task of the office boy of the make-up department, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)to get the actors & actresses ready for the shoot
(B)to slap paint onto the faces of players at the time of crowd-shooting
(C)to get the actors & actresses ready for the crowd-shooting
(D)None of the above
50. What was Asokamitran by profession, as in the chapter ‘Poets & Pancakes’?
(A)Writer
(B)Poet
(C)Producer
(D)Director
ANSWERS:-
| 1. (B) story department |
| 2. (A) Lawyer |
| 3. (B) Opposite of a legal practitioner |
| 4. (A) A logical & neutral man |
| 5. (A) to host a group of international performers |
| 6. (A) Moral Rearmament Army |
| 7. (D) Both (A) & (B) |
| 8. (B) sunset and sunrise in a way inherited from ‘Jotham Valley’ |
| 9. (B) Stephen Spendor |
| 10. (B) Because of linguistic barriers |
| 11. (D) All of the above |
| 12. (B) inside a cubicle |
| 13. (B) collecting newspaper cuttings |
| 14. (D) collecting newspaper cuttings was insignificant |
| 15. (B) Office boy |
| 16. (A) Office boy |
| 17. (A) Asokamitran |
| 18. (B) Because he was a born Brahmin |
| 19. (D) All of the above |
| 20. (B) Subbu |
| 21. (D) All of the above |
| 22. (D) Rati Agnihotri |
| 23. (A) in the upstairs of a building |
| 24. (A) have been Robert Clive’s stables |
| 25. (D) All of the above |
| 26. (B) A Swedish actress |
| 27. (A) large amounts that could fill a truck |
| 28. (D) Both (A) & (B) |
| 29. (D) Both (A) & (B) |
| 30. (D) All of the above |
| 31. (B) Bengali |
| 32. (D) Maharashtrian |
| 33. (D) All of the above |
| 34. (B) there was a great deal of national integration |
| 35. (D) All of the above |
| 36. (D) Both (A) & (B) |
| 37. (D) All of the above |
| 38. (A) to close every pore on the surface of the face |
| 39. (D) French windows |
| 40. (B) to walk into a room quickly, without being invited |
| 41. (A) Asokamitran |
| 42. (B) elements that kept Gemini Studios running |
| 43. (D) All of the above |
| 44. (B) a successful film producing company |
| 45. (A) A famous make-up brand |
| 46. (B) Pancakes |
| 47. (B) They had to bear too many lights on their face while getting ready in the make-up room |
| 48. (A) used heaps of make-up to turn actors & actresses into ugly-looking creatures |
| 49. (B) to slap paint onto the faces of players at the time of crowd-shooting |
| 50. (B) Poet |
