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MCQs For Class 9 Beehive
Chapter 7 : Reach for the Top
MCQs For Class 9 Beehive Chapter 7 Reach for the Top
Q1. Where was Santosh Yadav born?
A. Rewari, Haryana
B. Joniyawas, Haryana
C. Jaipur, Rajasthan
D. Delhi
Correct Answer: B
Q2. What does the name 'Santosh' mean?
A. Peace
B. Happiness
C. Contentment
D. Wealth
Correct Answer: C
Q3. What did the holy man think Santosh’s mother wanted?
A. A daughter
B. A son
C. Good health
D. Prosperity
Correct Answer: B
Q4. Who surprised the holy man by asking for a blessing for a daughter?
A. Santosh’s mother
B. Santosh’s father
C. Santosh’s grandmother
D. A villager
Correct Answer: C
Q5. How many brothers did Santosh have?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
Correct Answer: C
Q6. Why was Santosh sent to the local village school?
A. Her parents were poor
B. It was the best school
C. In line with the prevailing family custom
D. She didn't want to go to the city
Correct Answer: C
Q7. At what age did girls in Santosh's village usually get married?
A. 14
B. 16
C. 18
D. 21
Correct Answer: B
Q8. What did Santosh threaten her parents with if she didn't get a proper education?
A. She would leave the house
B. She would never marry
C. She would go on a hunger strike
D. She would fail the exam
Correct Answer: B
Q9. Where did Santosh go for her higher secondary education?
A. Jaipur
B. Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Rohtak
Correct Answer: B
Q10. How did Santosh react when her parents refused to pay for her education in Delhi?
A. She cried loudly
B. She apologized to them
C. She politely informed them of her plans to work part-time to earn money
D. She left school
Correct Answer: C
Q11. Which college did Santosh join in Jaipur?
A. St. Stephen’s College
B. Maharani College
C. Hindu College
D. Lady Shri Ram College
Correct Answer: B
Q12. What was the name of the hostel Santosh stayed in at Jaipur?
A. Kasturba Hostel
B. Sarojini Hostel
C. Laxmi Hostel
D. Mira Hostel
Correct Answer: A
Q13. Which hills were visible from Santosh’s hostel room?
A. Himalayas
B. Aravalli Hills
C. Nilgiri Hills
D. Satpura Hills
Correct Answer: B
Q14. Where did Santosh enroll herself for mountaineering training?
A. Indian Institute of Mountaineering
B. Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi
C. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
D. Everest Base Camp
Correct Answer: B
Q15. Why could Santosh not go home after her semester in Jaipur?
A. She had no money
B. Her training at Uttarkashi was starting immediately
C. Her parents were angry
D. The roads were blocked
Correct Answer: B
Q16. In which year did Santosh first scale Mt. Everest?
A. 1990
B. 1992
C. 1994
D. 1995
Correct Answer: B
Q17. At what age did Santosh scale Mt. Everest for the first time?
A. 18
B. 20
C. 22
D. 25
Correct Answer: B
Q18. What record did Santosh set during her first Everest mission?
A. She was the fastest climber
B. She was the youngest woman to scale Everest
C. She was the first woman to climb without oxygen
D. She was the tallest climber
Correct Answer: B
Q19. How many times has Santosh Yadav climbed Mt. Everest?
A. Once
B. Twice
C. Thrice
D. Four times
Correct Answer: B
Q20. What did Santosh do for a fellow climber (Mohan Singh) during the 1992 mission?
A. She gave him money
B. She shared her oxygen with him
C. She carried him on her back
D. She called the helicopter
Correct Answer: B
Q21. Which award was conferred upon Santosh Yadav by the Government of India?
A. Padma Bhushan
B. Padma Shri
C. Bharat Ratna
D. Arjuna Award
Correct Answer: B
Q22. How much garbage did Santosh bring down from the Himalayas?
A. 100 kg
B. 200 kg
C. 500 kg
D. 1000 kg
Correct Answer: C
Q23. How did Santosh feel when she was literally on top of the world?
A. She felt scared
B. She felt it was a spiritual moment and a sense of pride as an Indian
C. She felt sleepy
D. She felt like crying
Correct Answer: B
Q24. Santosh was a fervent ________.
A. Politician
B. Environmentalist
C. Doctor
D. Artist
Correct Answer: B
Q25. What shows Santosh's concern for her fellow climbers?
A. She gave them food
B. She tried to save them and shared her resources
C. She took their pictures
D. She left them behind
Correct Answer: B
Q26. What is the nationality of Maria Sharapova?
A. American
B. Russian
C. British
D. Australian
Correct Answer: B
Q27. At what age did Maria reach the number one position in world women's tennis?
A. 16
B. 18
C. 20
D. 22
Correct Answer: B
Q28. On which date did Maria Sharapova become the world's number one?
A. August 22, 2004
B. August 22, 2005
C. July 22, 2005
D. August 15, 2005
Correct Answer: B
Q29. Where was Maria Sharapova born?
A. Moscow
B. Siberia
C. Florida
D. Sochi
Correct Answer: B
Q30. To which country did Maria travel for tennis training at the age of nine?
A. England
B. United States (Florida)
C. France
D. Germany
Correct Answer: B
Q31. Why could Maria's mother, Yelena, not go with her to the USA?
A. She was ill
B. Visa restrictions
C. She didn't like tennis
D. She had to look after her job
Correct Answer: B
Q32. For how long was Maria separated from her mother?
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Five years
D. Six months
Correct Answer: B
Q33. What was Maria’s father's name?
A. Yuri
B. Sergei
C. Ivan
D. Vladimir
Correct Answer: A
Q34. Why couldn't Maria’s father see her very often in the USA?
A. He was busy working to earn money for her training
B. He was in jail
C. He lived in a different city
D. He was not allowed in the academy
Correct Answer: A
Q35. How did the senior tennis trainees treat Maria?
A. They were very kind
B. They would wake her up at 11 PM and make her clean the room
C. They helped her with training
D. They ignored her
Correct Answer: B
Q36. How did Maria react to the humiliation by her seniors?
A. She started crying
B. She became more determined and mentally tough
C. She quit tennis
D. She complained to the police
Correct Answer: B
Q37. What is Maria Sharapova’s mantra for success?
A. Luck
B. Hard work and being competitive
C. Having a lot of money
D. Making friends
Correct Answer: B
Q38. In which year did Maria win the Women’s Singles at Wimbledon?
A. 2002
B. 2003
C. 2004
D. 2005
Correct Answer: C
Q39. What are Maria’s hobbies?
A. Cooking and cleaning
B. Fashion, singing, and dancing
C. Painting and reading history
D. Gardening
Correct Answer: B
Q40. What is Maria’s favorite food?
A. Pizza and Burger
B. Pancakes with chocolate spread and orange drinks
C. Russian Salad
D. Pasta
Correct Answer: B
Q41. Maria Sharapova loves reading the novels of:
A. William Shakespeare
B. Arthur Conan Doyle
C. Charles Dickens
D. Leo Tolstoy
Correct Answer: B
Q42. What does Maria consider the "background music" to her life?
A. Money
B. Tennis
C. Fame
D. Her family
Correct Answer: B
Q43. What is Maria's attitude towards her Russian roots?
A. She wants to forget them
B. She is proud and says her blood is totally Russian
C. She claims she is only American
D. She doesn't care
Correct Answer: B
Q44. Maria says she would play the Olympics for which country?
A. USA
B. Russia
C. Both
D. Neither
Correct Answer: B
Q45. For Maria, tennis is a business and a ________.
A. Hobby
B. Burden
C. Sport
D. Dream
Correct Answer: C
Q46. What has lifted Maria Sharapova to the top of the world?
A. Her beauty
B. Her talent, sacrifice, and determination
C. Her wealth
D. Her father’s influence
Correct Answer: B
Q47. The lesson "Reach for the Top" inspires us to:
A. Be lazy
B. Overcome obstacles with hard work and determination
C. Dream without working
D. Focus only on money
Correct Answer: B
Q48. What was the "heavy price" Maria had to pay for her success?
A. Losing her money
B. Two years of separation from her mother
C. Getting injured
D. Losing her friends
Correct Answer: B
Q49. "Mental toughness" is a quality found in:
A. Only Santosh Yadav
B. Only Maria Sharapova
C. Both Santosh and Maria
D. Neither of them
Correct Answer: C
Q50. Which of the following is true about Maria?
A. She is not competitive
B. She likes to be the second best
C. She is hungry to be number one
D. She hates training
Correct Answer: C