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Weathering the Storm in Ersama MCQ
1. Ersama is a part of which state in India?
(A)West Bengal
(B)Orissa
(C)Tamil Nadu
(D)Karnataka
2. After how many years of his mother’s death did Prashant go to Ersama?
(A)5
(B)6
(C)7
(D)8
3. Prashant went to Ersama, Orissa to spend a day with his ______
(A)Friend
(B)Cousin
(C)Father
(D)Sister
4. On 27 October 1999, ___________ and _______ rain filled the darkness, ancient trees were uprooted and crashed to the earth.
(A)Heavy, incessant
(B)Heavy, Violent
(C)Incessant, Deep
(D)Ferocious, Incessant
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5. What swirled into Prashant’s friend’s house on 27 October 1999?
(A)Snake
(B)Angry worms
(C)Angry water
(D)Earthquake
6. In the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’, the house of Prashant’s friend was built of
(A)Brick
(B)Mortar
(C)Mud
(D)Both (a) and (b)
7. What/Who had damaged the roof and walls at Prashant’s friend’s house?
(A)The earthquake
(B)The bombings
(C)The uprooted trees
(D)Citizens of Ersama
8. How long did the crazy destruction by the cyclone and the surge of the ocean continue for?
(A)35 hours
(B)36 hours
(C)26 hours
(D)34 hours
9. Where did Prashant and his friend’s family do in order to escape the rising water inside the house?
(A)Went to author’s house
(B)Evacuated the house and took shelter at the administrative building
(C)Took refuge on the roof
(D)Planned to leave Orissa as soon as possible
10. 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)The happiness his friend gave him by buying him a red shirt
11. Due to the destructive cyclone, how did the houses look in the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’?
(A)Pieces of ashes
(B)Fractured cement
(C)Tall but without shapes
(D)Small domes
12. Due to the cyclone, what floated in every direction in the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’?
(A)Bloated animal carcasses
(B)Human corpses
(C)Killed birds
(D)Both (a) and (b)
13. How many coconut trees fell on Prashant’s friend’s rooftop due to the ravaging cyclone?
(A)1
(B)3
(C)2
(D)4
14. “This was a blessing in disguise,…”- What was a blessing in disguise?
(A)The fallen coconut trees on the roof of the house
(B)The sudden advent of two rats
(C)Sudden increase in temperature
(D)Snowfall and heavy tornado
15. What kept the family away from starving in the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Erasama’?
(A)The groceries distributed by the NGOs
(B)The tender coconuts
(C)Some water and biscuits
(D)Some fruits and corns dropped by the helicopters
16. During the cyclone period, what was the only thought that flashed through Prashant’s mind?
(A)If his mother was fine
(B)If his family had survived
(C)Whether his wife could make her son sleep
(D)If he would visit his workplace again
17. What did Prashant determine to do once the rain waters began to recede?
(A)To look out for the dry food without delay
(B)To seek out some monetary help from his friend
(C)To seek out his family without further delay
(D)To plant some coconut trees
18. Who pleaded with Prashant to stay back a little longer after the rain ceased?
(A)His mother
(B)His family
(C)His cousin’s family
(D)His friend’s family
19. What did Prashant equip himself with before he started his expedition back to his village?
(A)Some dry food
(B)A large bag with clothes
(C)A long sturdy stick
(D)None of the above
20. “It was a journey he would never forget”- Who is ‘he’ here?
(A)Prashant
(B)Prashant’s friend
(C)The author
(D)Prashant’s father
21. While wading through the water for going back to his village, why was Prashant relieved after some distance?
(A)He found his family
(B)He found two friends of his uncle
(C)He found his friend
(D)He found his uncle
22. “As they waded through the waters, the scenes they witnessed grew more and more macabre.”- Who are ‘they’ here?
(A)Prashant and his friend
(B)Prashant and his uncle
(C)Prashant and his uncle’s friends
(D)Prashant and his family
23. What was the name of Prashant’s village in the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’?
(A)Ersama
(B)Kalimpong
(C)Kalikuda
(D)Kalikat
24. “His heart went cold”- Whose heart went cold?
(A)Prashant
(B)Prashant’s friend
(C)Prashant’s uncle
(D)Prashant’s father
25. After reaching his village, where did Prashant decide to go to look for his family?
(A)His friend’s house
(B)His uncle’s house
(C)Red Cross
(D)Prashant was too shattered to go anywhere
26. Who was the first-person Prashant saw in the crowd at Red Cross?
(A)His father
(B)His brother
(C)His maternal grandfather
(D)His maternal grandmother
27. “Weak with hunger, she rushed to him, her hands outstretched, her eyes brimming.”- Who is ‘she’ here?
(A)Prashant’s maternal grandmother
(B)Prashant’s mother
(C)Prashant’s elder sister
(D)Prashant’s cousin
28. How many lives were lost in Prashant’s village due to the cyclone?
(A)100
(B)85
(C)86
(D)88
29. How many houses have been washed away at Prashant’s village due to the cyclone?
(A)96
(B)99
(C)95
(D)90
30. How old was Prashant as mentioned in the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’?
(A)20
(B)18
(C)17
(D)19
31. Who decided to step in as the leader of the village in the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’?
(A)Prashant
(B)Prashant’s uncle
(C) Author
(D)Prashant’s friend
32. What did Prashant do in order to pressurize the merchant for rice following the cyclone?
(A)He threatened the merchant
(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
33. In the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’, for the first time in ________ days, the survivors at the cyclone shelter were able to fill their bellies.
(A)3
(B)2
(C)4
(D)5
34. 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 books to the children
(A)Both (a) & (b)
35. On the _________ day, after the cyclone had hit the village, a military helicopter flew over the shelter and dropped some food parcels.
(A)4th
(B)5th
(C)6th
(D)2nd
36. How did the villagers communicate to the passing helicopters that they were hungry?
(A)Children lied down with utensils on the stomach
(B)They called up the task force
(C)They wrote a letter to the relief fund
(D)They revolted
37. What did Prashant find about the children who survived the cyclone?
(A)The children lost their brothers
(B)The children were drowned into poverty
(C)A large number became orphans
(D)The children were happy to see water all over
38. What did Prashant do for the orphan children in the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’?
(A)He made shelter for them
(B)He distributed books to them
(C)He went off to look for their parents
(D)He sang songs to them
39. As the weeks passed, what did Prashant recognize quickly in the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’?
(A)There might be another dreadful cyclone
(B)Soon a pandemic is going to hit the village
(C)Many people have died
(D)Women and children were sinking in grief even deeper
40. 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)Asked them to cook for the elderly
(D)Guided them to get food and proper shelter
41. What did Prashant do for the children of the village who were sinking deeper and deeper in their grief?
(A)Organized fun activities
(B)Organized school and learnings
(C)Organized fire camps
(D)Organized sports events
42. What is the sport that Prashant loved to play as mentioned in the chapter ‘‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’?
(A)Hockey
(B)Cricket
(C)Football
(D)None of the above
43. What was the initial government plan, post the devastating cyclone, in the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’?
(A)To set up old age homes
(B)To renovate the Municipality
(C)To set up institutions for widows and orphans
(D)To provide monetary help to the NGOs
44. Why was the idea of setting up institutions for widows resisted in the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’?
(A)Widows would suffer from stigma
(B)Widows would suffer from loneliness
(C)Widows wouldn’t get proper food
(D)Both (a) and (b)
45. Why was the idea of setting up institutions for children resisted in the chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’?
(A)Children wouldn’t get proper education
(B)Children wouldn’t get proper food
(C)Children would grow without love
(D)Both (a) & (c)
46. Whom do the widows and children seek out most during their darkest period of grief even after 6 months of the cyclone?
(A)Prashant
(B)The author
(C)Prashant’s uncle
(D)Prashant’s friend
47. Why did Prashant’s heart go cold once he reached his village?
(A)He found his mother dead
(B)He found his friend missing
(C)His home was turned into remnants of its roof
(D)His home was burnt into ashes
48. The chapter ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’ portrays a story of
(A)Victory of humanity
(B)The devastating cyclone that hit Orissa in 1999
(C)Prashant’s affection for the elderly
(D)The dangerous wildlife fire
49. “At several points, he lost the road and had to swim”- Who is ‘he’ here?
(A)Prashant
(B)Prashant’s uncle
(C)Prashant’s friend
(D)The strong boy
50. “No one cared that the rice was already rotting”- Here ‘no one’ indicates
(A)The cyclone survivors
(B)Prashant’s friend’s family
(C)The Red Cross authority
(D)None of the above
Answers:-
| 1.(B)Orissa |
| 2. (C)7 |
| 3. (A)Friend |
| 4. (A)Heavy, incessant |
| 5. (C)Angry water |
| 6. (D)Both (a) and (b) |
| 7. (C)The uprooted trees |
| 8. (B)36 hours |
| 9. (C)Took refuge on the roof |
| 10. (C)The shock he experienced due to the devastating cyclone |
| 11.(B)Fractured cement |
| 12. (D)Both (a) and (b) |
| 13. (C)2 |
| 14. (A)The fallen coconut trees on the roof of the house |
| 15. (B)The tender coconuts |
| 16. (B)If his family had survived |
| 17. (C)To seek out his family without further delay |
| 18. (D)His friend’s family |
| 19. (C)A long sturdy stick |
| 20. (A)Prashant |
| 21.(B)He found two friends of his uncle |
| 22. (C)Prashant and his uncle’s friends |
| 23. (C)Kalikuda |
| 24. (A)Prashant |
| 25. (C)Red Cross |
| 26. (D)His maternal grandmother |
| 27. (A)Prashant’s maternal grandmother |
| 28. (C)86 |
| 29. (A)96 |
| 30. (D)19 |
| 31.(A)Prashant |
| 32. (C)He organized a group of youth and elderly to pressurize the merchant |
| 33. (C)4 |
| 34. (A)Both (a) & (b) |
| 35. (B)5th |
| 36. (A)Children lied down with utensils on the stomach |
| 37. (C)A large number became orphans |
| 38. (A)He made a shelter for them |
| 39. (D)Women and children were sinking in grief even deeper |
| 40. (B)Persuaded them to start working for an NGO program |
| 41.(D)Organized sports events |
| 42. (B)Cricket |
| 43. (C)To set up institutions for widows and orphans |
| 44. (D)Both (a) and (b) |
| 45. (C)Children would grow without love |
| 46. (A)Prashant |
| 47. (C)His home was turned into remnants of its roof |
| 48. (B)The devastating cyclone that hit Orissa in 1999 |
| 49. (A)Prashant |
| 50. (A)The cyclone survivors |
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