Amarnath MCQ Questions and Answers WBCHSE: This resource for Class 11, 1st Semester, WBCHSE (2024-2025), English – B, New Syllabus provides multiple-choice questions and answers on the chapter “Amarnath” by Sister Nivedita. It aids students in understanding key concepts and preparing effectively for exams.
3. Who did the Swami decide to take with him on his journey to Amarnath?
A) His son B) His wife C) His daughter D) His friend Answer: C) His daughter
4. What was the general reaction within the party to the Swami’s announcement?
A) Disappointment B) Indifference C) Delighted congratulation D) Objection
Answer: C) Delighted congratulation
5. Was there any obstacle put in the way of the fortunate member of the party?
A) Yes B) No C) Only a few D) Many obstacles
Answer: B) No
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6. Who aided the preparations for the journey to Amarnath?
A) The State officer in charge of the journey B) The local villagers C) The Swami’s family D) The other pilgrims
Answer: A) The State officer in charge of the journey
7. What kind of experience was the journey to Amarnath described as?
A) Dangerous B) Unique C) Common D) Unpleasant
Answer: B) Unique
8. What was the setting of the Swami’s announcement?
A) A crowded market B) An open-air meal C) A religious ceremony D) A private conversation
Answer: B) An open-air meal
9. How did the party feel about the preparations for the journey?
A) Reluctant B) Excited C) Nervous D) Indifferent
Answer: B) Excited
10. What can be inferred about the Swami’s relationship with his daughter from the passage?
A) He rarely involves her in his plans B) He values her companionship on important journeys C) He prefers to travel alone D) He does not want her to travel with him
Answer: B) He values her companionship on important journeys
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11. What did the pilgrims leave behind in the fields before dawn?
A) Trash B) Tents C) Ashes of their cooking fires D) Clothes
Answer: C) Ashes of their cooking fires
12. Where did the group return to for final arrangements?
A) Achhabal B) Islamabad C) Srinagar D) Amarnath
Answer: B) Islamabad
13. What did the pilgrims carry with them as they traveled?
A) Heavy luggage B) Weapons C) A bazaar D) Livestock
Answer: C) A bazaar
14. How did the camp appear after the pilgrims left it?
A) Disorganized B) Clean and tidy C) Full of trash D) Full of abandoned items
Answer: B) Clean and tidy
15. What was the primary function of the broad street in the camp?
A) A place for social gatherings B) A marketplace for buying dried fruits, milk, dahls, and rice C) A path for the Swami to walk D) An area for cooking fires
Answer: B) A marketplace for buying dried fruits, milk, dahls, and rice
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16. Who typically had their tent placed near the Tehsildar’s tent?
A) The chief of the pilgrims B) The Swami and the author C) The local villagers D) The merchants
Answer: B) The Swami and the author
17. What did the organization of the camp seem to be?
A) Well-planned B) Instinctive C) Chaotic D) Government-controlled
Answer: B) Instinctive
18. What did the pitching of tents and opening of shops demonstrate?
A) The pilgrims’ desperation B) The speed and efficiency of their organization C) The lack of resources D) The need for more planning
Answer: B) The speed and efficiency of their organization
19. What items could be bought in the camp’s marketplace?
A) Fresh vegetables and meat B) Handicrafts and jewelry C) Dried fruits, milk, dahls, and rice D) Clothes and shoes
Answer: C) Dried fruits, milk, dahls, and rice
20. What role did the Tehsildar’s tent and its surroundings play in the camp?
A) It was a place for rest and sleep B) It was a social center for the evening fire C) It was an administrative office D) It was a storage area for supplies
Answer: B) It was a social center for the evening fire
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21. What color were the tents of the monks?
A) Red B) Blue C) Gerrua (saffron) D) White
Answer: C) Gerrua (saffron)
22. How did the monks react to the Swami at each halting place?
A) They avoided him B) They swarmed around him C) They ignored him D) They challenged him
Answer: B) They swarmed around him
23. What was the main topic of conversation among the monks with the Swami?
A) Politics B) Trade C) Siva D) Daily life
Answer: C) Siva
24. What did the monks remonstrate with the Swami about?
A) His lack of faith B) His focus on worldly matters C) His journey to the shrine D) His treatment of foreigners
Answer: B) His focus on worldly matters
25. What was the Swami’s stance on making distinctions between Swadesh and bidesh (native and foreign lands)?
A) He insisted on clear distinctions B) He saw no distinction C) He was indifferent D) He was confused by the distinction
Answer: B) He saw no distinction
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26. How did the monks feel about the Swami’s sympathy for Mohammedanism?
A) They appreciated it B) They were indifferent C) They did not understand it D) They strongly supported it
Answer: C) They did not understand it
27. What historical argument did the monks use to advocate for a narrow orthodoxy?
A) The teachings of ancient texts B) The soil of the Punjaub being drenched with the blood of those who had died for the faith C) The influence of Western culture D) The economic benefits of orthodoxy
Answer: B) The soil of the Punjaub being drenched with the blood of those who had died for the faith
28. How did the Swami respond to the monks’ arguments for a narrow orthodoxy?
A) He agreed with them B) He ignored them C) He made practical concessions but emphasized his principles with force D) He left the conversation
Answer: C) He made practical concessions but emphasized his principles with force
29. What paradox did the foreign mind note about the pilgrimage?
A) The pilgrims were mostly foreigners B) The Tehsildar and many officers and servants were Mussulmans, yet no one objected to their participation C) The shrine was open to all religions D) The pilgrimage was highly disorganized
Answer: B) The Tehsildar and many officers and servants were Mussulmans, yet no one objected to their participation
30. What did the Tehsildar and his friends request from the Swami after the pilgrimage?
A) Permission to leave the pilgrimage B) Formal acceptance as disciples C) Financial assistance D) A blessing for their journey
Answer: B) Formal acceptance as disciples
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31. Where did the narrator camp with the pilgrimage after leaving Islamabad?
a) Achhabal b) Amarnath c) Pawan d) Kashmir
Answer: c) Pawan
32. What is Pawan famous for?
a) Its temples b) Its holy springs c) Its bazaars d) Its mountains
Answer: b) Its holy springs
33. What natural feature reflected the brilliance of the lights in the evening?
a) A river b) A lake c) The ocean d) A tank
Answer: d) A tank
34. How did the pilgrims proceed from shrine to shrine?
a) In large crowds b) Individually c) In little groups d) On horseback
Answer: c) In little groups
35. What was the atmosphere like at the holy springs of Pawan in the evening?
a) Quiet and somber b) Brilliant and reflective c) Chaotic and noisy d) Dark and eerie
Answer: b) Brilliant and reflective
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36. What is the name of the village where the camp halted for a day?
a) Pawan b) Islamabad c) Pahlgam d) Achhabal
Answer: c) Pahlgam
37. What was the reason for the camp halting for a day?
a) To celebrate a festival b) To keep ekadasi c) To repair equipment d) To wait for more pilgrims
Answer: b) To keep ekadasi
38. How is the ravine at Pahlgam described?
a) Filled with wildflowers b) Covered with sandy islands c) Surrounded by deserts d) Flooded with water
Answer: b) Covered with sandy islands
39. What type of trees were found on the slopes around the ravine?
a) Oak trees b) Pine trees c) Birch trees d) Maple trees
Answer: b) Pine trees
40. What celestial body was seen over the mountain at sunset?
a) The sun b) A comet c) The moon d) A star
Answer: c) The moon
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41. How is the scenery at Pahlgam compared?
a) Like the beaches of Hawaii b) Similar to Switzerland or Norway c) Resembling the deserts of Egypt d) Comparable to the plains of Africa
Answer: b) Similar to Switzerland or Norway
42. What was the last type of human dwelling seen at Pahlgam?
a) Tents b) Saeter-huts c) Wooden cabins d) Stone houses
Answer: b) Saeter-huts
43. Where did the narrator’s party leave the rest of their group when the final march began?
a) By the river b) At the village entrance c) On a grassy knoll d) Near the farm house
Answer: c) On a grassy knoll
44. What features made the ravine floor unique?
a) Covered in snow b) Made of marble c) Filled with sandy islands in the pebble-worn bed of a stream d) Lined with volcanic rocks
Answer: c) Filled with sandy islands in the pebble-worn bed of a stream
45. What was the condition of the moon as described in the passage?
a) Full b) New c) Not yet full d) Waning Answer: c) Not yet full
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46. How many people ascended through the valleys in the passage?
A) 300 B) 1,000 C) 3,000 D) 5,000
Answer: C) 3,000
47. Where did the group camp on the first day of their journey?
A) Beside a frozen river B) In a boulder-strewn gorge C) In a pine-wood D) At the snow-line
Answer: C) In a pine-wood
48. What was used to make the great camp-fire on the night beside the frozen river?
A) Pine wood B) Juniper C) Oak D) Birch
Answer: B) Juniper
49. Where did the servants have to go to find fuel for the camp-fire on the next evening?
A) Many miles away B) To the nearby village C) Up the steep declivities D) Along goat-paths
Answer: A) Many miles away
50. What did the group have to scramble up and down along to reach the Cave of Amarnath?
A) Meadows B) Snow peaks C) Goat-paths D) River banks
Answer: C) Goat-paths
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51. Where was the Cave of Amarnath situated?
A) In a pine-wood B) Beside a frozen river C) In a boulder-strewn gorge D) At the snow-line
Answer: C) In a boulder-strewn gorge
52. What covered the snow-peaks as the group ascended?
A) Rain B) Mist C) A white veil of newly fallen snow D) Flowers
Answer: C) A white veil of newly fallen snow
53. What was found inside the Cave of Amarnath?
A) A treasure chest B) A great ice-lingam C) A sculpture of a deity D) Ancient manuscripts Answer: B) A great ice-lingam
54. What did the ice-lingam in the Cave of Amarnath symbolize to the awestruck peasants?
A) The presence of pilgrims B) The waiting Presence of God C) The beauty of nature D) The end of their journey
Answer: B) The waiting Presence of God
55. How did the group feel about the scenes they encountered during their journey?
A) They were boring B) They were indescribably beautiful C) They were terrifying D) They were disappointing
Answer: B) They were indescribably beautiful
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56. What religious practices did the Swami observe during the pilgrimage?
A) Offering sacrifices B) Telling beads, fasting, and bathing in icy waters C) Singing hymns D) Performing rituals for the dead
Answer: B) Telling beads, fasting, and bathing in icy waters
57. How many streams did the Swami bathe in on the second day of the pilgrimage?
A) Three B) Five C) Seven D) Ten
Answer: B) Five
58. What did the Swami see as he entered the Cave?
A) Siva in person B) A manifestation of Siva C) A statue of Siva D) A holy book
Answer: B) A manifestation of Siva
59. What did the Swami do upon entering the Cave and seeing Siva?
A) He danced with joy B) He prayed silently C) He shouted loudly D) He fainted
Answer: B) He prayed silently
60. Why did the Swami silently withdraw from the Cave after praying?
A) He was afraid of the pigeons B) He was feeling cold C) He was overwhelmed with emotion D) He wanted to meet other pilgrims
Answer: C) He was overwhelmed with emotion
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61. What gift did the Swami believe he received from Siva in the Cave?
A) Eternal youth B) Amar (immortality or longevity) C) Wealth D) Enlightenment
Answer: B) Amar (immortality or longevity)
62. What childhood presentiment did the Swami have regarding his death?
A) He would die in a Siva temple B) He would die on a pilgrimage C) He would die peacefully at home D) He would die in battle
Answer: A) He would die in a Siva temple
63. What surrounded the Swami as he knelt and prostrated in the Cave?
A) Silence and solitude B) Buzzing pilgrim crowd and fluttering pigeons C) Loud music and chanting D) Heavy rain
Answer: B) Buzzing pilgrim crowd and fluttering pigeons
64. How did the Swami react to the emotions he felt in the Cave?
A) He laughed loudly B) He cried tears of joy C) He rose silently and withdrew D) He sang a hymn
Answer: C) He rose silently and withdrew
65. What did the Swami believe happened to his premonition about death after visiting the Cave?
A) It was forgotten B) It was fulfilled C) It was ignored D) It was regretted
Answer: B) It was fulfilled
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66. What is notable about the atmosphere outside the Amarnath Cave?
A) It is filled with Brahminic rituals B) It is exploited by Brahmins C) It is simple and close to nature D) It is crowded with tourists
Answer: C) It is simple and close to nature
67. What event marks the culmination of the pilgrimage to Amarnath?
A) Diwali B) Rakhibandhan C) Holi D) Eid
Answer: B) Rakhibandhan
68. What did the pilgrims do on the great day of Rakhibandhan?
A) Climbed to the mountain peak B) Tied red and yellow threads on their wrists C) Took a holy dip in the river D) Lit candles in the Cave
Answer: B) Tied red and yellow threads on their wrists
69. What did the red and yellow threads symbolize during Rakhibandhan?
A) Unity among pilgrims B) Protection and blessings C) Purity and devotion D) Victory over evil
Answer: B) Protection and blessings
70. Where did the pilgrims rest and eat after the culmination of the pilgrimage?
A) Inside the Amarnath Cave B) At a nearby village C) On high boulders beside a stream D) In their tents
Answer: C) On high boulders beside a stream
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71. What sacrament is associated with tying the red and yellow threads during Rakhibandhan?
A) Baptism B) Confirmation C) Communion D) Protection bond
Answer: D) Protection bond
72. What do the red and yellow threads symbolize traditionally in Indian culture?
A) Longevity and prosperity B) Love and friendship C) Fidelity and commitment D) Courage and strength
Answer: C) Fidelity and commitment
73. What is emphasized about Amarnath in terms of its atmosphere?
A) Complexity and modernity B) Exploitation and commercialism C) Simplicity and harmony with nature D) Isolation and desolation
Answer: C) Simplicity and harmony with nature
74. When did the pilgrims tie the threads during Rakhibandhan?
A) At sunrise B) At noon C) In the evening D) At midnight
Answer: C) In the evening
75. What did the pilgrims do after resting and having a meal beside the stream?
A) Started their return journey to the Cave B) Continued to explore the surroundings C) Engaged in a prayer session D) Went for a swim in the stream
Answer: A) Started their return journey to the Cave
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76. How did the Swami describe his feelings about the place?
A) He felt indifferent B) He felt it was ordinary C) He felt it was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen D) He felt scared
Answer: C) He felt it was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen
77. What did the Swami imagine about the discovery of the Cave?
A) It was found accidentally by a group of tourists B) Shepherds stumbled upon it while searching for their lost sheep C) It was built by ancient kings D) It was a result of geological activities
Answer: B) Shepherds stumbled upon it while searching for their lost sheep
78. How did the Swami react after sitting silently for a long time?
A) He laughed loudly B) He started singing C) He spoke dreamily about the Cave’s discovery D) He fell asleep
Answer: C) He spoke dreamily about the Cave’s discovery
79. What did the shepherds supposedly find inside the Cave?
A) Gold and jewels B) A hidden treasure C) Mahadev (Shiva) D) Wild animals
Answer: C) Mahadev (Shiva)
80. What did the shepherds do after discovering the Cave?
A) They built a village nearby B) They told others about their discovery C) They kept it a secret D) They forgot about it
Answer: B) They told others about their discovery
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81. What struck the Master about the ice-pillar in the cave?
A) Its height and size B) Its purity and whiteness C) Its cold temperature D) Its mysterious glow
Answer: B) Its purity and whiteness
82. What did the cavern reveal to the Master?
A) Hidden treasures B) The secret of Kailas C) Ancient artifacts D) A shortcut to the valley
Answer: B) The secret of Kailas
83. How did the Master describe his experience in the mountain cave?
A) A meeting with a sage B) An encounter with nature C) Coming face to face with the Lord Himself D) Finding a hidden passage
Answer: C) Coming face to face with the Lord Himself
84. What did the Master cherish for the rest of his life?
A) His collection of books B) His journey to the mountain cave C) His encounters with wildlife D) His friendships with other pilgrims
Answer: B) His journey to the mountain cave
85. What did the ice-pillar symbolize to the Master?
A) Eternal life B) Purity and enlightenment C) Wealth and prosperity D) Ancient knowledge
