Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (MCQ) of On Killing A Tree

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1. The poem On Killing A Tree is written by -

(A) H.W.Lonfellow
(B) John Keats
(C) Gieve Patel
(D) Arthur Rimbaud

Ans - (C) Gieve Patel

2. On Killing A Tree is a/an -

(A) Romantic poem
(B) Love poem
(C) Ironical poem
(D) None

Ans - (C) Ironical poem

3. The poem On Killing a Tree is about -

(A) Planting a tree

(B) Planning for afforestation

(C) The destruction of a tree

(D) None

Ans - (C) The destruction of a tree

 

4. To kill a tree it takes -

(A) Much time
(B) Little time
(C) Few times
(D) A few times

Ans - (A) Much time

5. The poet says that a tree can't be killed by -

(A) Bullets
(B) A simple jab of knife
(C) Schythe
(D) Blade

Ans - (B) A simple jab of knife

6. A sapling (small tree) becomes a tree -

(A) Within a moment of watering

(B) Within two hours

(C) Slowly consuming the earth

(D) When human beings come into its contact

Ans - (C) Slowly consuming the earth

7. The most sensitive part of a tree is its -

(A) Root
(B) Leaf
(C) Branch
(D) Stem

Ans - (A) Root

8. The root of a tree is -

(A) White and dry
(B) White and wet
(C) Dark and dry
(D) Dark and wet

Ans - (B) White and wet

9. "Rising out of it, feeding/ Upon its crust " -Here ‘crust’ means -

(A) The top layer of the earth

(B) The bottom layer of the earth

(C) Bark of the tree

(D) Bread

Ans - (A) The top layer of the earth

10. According to the poet, a tree cannot be cut down - 

(A) By a small blade

(B) By using gigantic machines

(C) By a simple jab of the knife

(D) With one swipe of a dagger

Ans - (C) By a simple jab of the knife

11. In the poem killing of tree has been presented as a/an -

(A) Ceremonial task
(B) Woodcutter's job
(C) Very easy task
(D) None of the above

Ans - (A) Ceremonial task 

12. To kill a tree it takes -

(A) A moment

(B) No time

(C) Much time

(D) A year

Ans - (C) Much time

13. "And out of its leprous hide/Sprouting leaves " - Here ‘leprous hide’ means -

(A) The upper layer of the earth

(B) The rough bark

(C) Miniature boughs

(D) None of the above

Ans - (B) The rough bark

14. Out of the leprous hide of the tree sprout -

(A) Fruits

(B) Flowers

(C) Leaves

(D) New branches

Ans - (D) New branches

15. "But this alone won’t do this " - Here 'this' refers to -

(A) Hacking and chopping

(B) Poisoning a tree

(C) Healing

(D) Burning a tree

Ans - (A) Hacking and chopping

16. When a tree is cut down near the ground level -

(A) Flowers will bloom quickly

(B) Green leaves will not come out  

(C) It will die very soon

(D) None of the above

Ans - (D) None of the above

17. In the poem On Killing A Tree twig is -

(A) Bark 
(B) Branch 
(C) Leaves 
(D) Stem

Ans - (B) Branch

18. "In miniature bough" - The word ‘bough’ means -

(A) Frost

(B) Summer

(C) Shoots

(D) Roots

Ans - (C) Shoots

19. According to the poet, the strength of a tree lies in its -

(A) Leaves

(B) Branch

(C) Stem

(D) Roots

Ans - (D) Roots

20. The poet has indirectly compared the root of a tree with -

(A) A cave

(B) An anchor

(C) A rope

(D) A leper’s skin

Ans - (B) An anchor

21. The root of a tree is said to be its -

(A) Most hidden part

(B) Most secret part

(C) Most sensitive part

(D) Most valuable part

Ans - (C) Most sensitive part

22. What lies hidden for years ? -

(A) White and wet source

(B) Miniature boughs

(C) Curled green twigs

( D) Leprous hide

Ans - (A) White and wet source

23. A tree feeds -

(A) On manure

(B) On other plants

(C) From air

(D) On earth’s crust

Ans - (D) On earth’s crust

24. The curled green twigs appear -

(A) At the top of a tree

(B) On the hacked branches

(C) Close to the ground

(D) On the wounds after chopping

Ans - (C) Close to the ground

25. The bark of a tree bleeds when it is -

(A) Browned and hardened

(B) Roped and tied

(C) Jabbed

(D) Hacked and chopped

Ans - (D) Hacked and chopped

26. The strength of a tree is exposed when -

(A) It is cut down

(B) It is hacked and chopped

(C) It is roped

(D) None of the above

Ans - (D) None of the above.