1.3 The Call of the Soil by Venkat Iyer - Quiz

 Fill-in the blanks with correct alternative

1. The writer made a quick trip to  ______ and bought around____ kilograms of moong. Fill in the blanks

Surat , 10

Meerut, 20

Mumbai 30

Palghar 5

2. Who helped author and Balban to reached Boripada ?

Devu Handa

Jeevan

Mumandulla

Balban's father

3. There were just two  __________  houses in front of us when they reached the Adivasi hamlet in the foot hill of mountains.

ramshackle

ramset

small

None of the above

4. Kasbai rice has an ________________. Choose the correct answer

punching aroma

alluring aroma

bad odour

None of these

5. The author wanted to grow _______ moong.

inorganic

organic

chemical

artificial

6. Hybrids need more _____________ ”, said Devu Handa.

sunlight soil minerals

water , fertilizers, pesticides

mineral, sodium, chlorine

None of these

7. Pick out the meaning of the word 'gingerly'

very cautious or careful

very doubtful or carefree

in hurry because of pressed with time

None of the above

8. Who rented his tractor to plough the land  to Venkat Iyer ?

Moru Dada

Baban's father

Deu Handa

None of the above

9. How much money did the writer give to the Adivasi woman for the Kasbai seeds?

100

50

150

None of the above

10. "It was not a career change, __________________________. Complete the sentence

but a mind change

but a life style change

but a change in outlook

11. The author is an example of ‘reverse migration’. State whether the statement is True or False

True

False

12. The author had wanted to practice  _ _ _ _ .

 commercial farming

farming chemicals

organic farming

all of this

13. he author was well-prepeared to plant moong in his fields.

false

true

14. Moru dada said that the moong should be planted at once.

true

false

15. Who is the writer of the given lesson =

THE CALL OF THE SOIL - THE SENT OF RISE

1 RUSKIN BOND

2. VICTOR HUGO

3. VENKAT IYER

4. NONE OF THIS

16. The author is an example of reverse migration .

TRUE

FALSE

17. It was just before sunrise and the sky was turning a bright orange. Identify the sentence

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

complex sentence

None of the above

18. What is "moong over microchips"

Super computer by IBM

Book on Organic farming 

a particular computer chip

None of the above