MCQs - "Bholi" by K.A. Abbas with the Answer Key at the end.
What was Bholi’s real name?
- a) Champa
- b) Sulekha
- c) Radha
- d) Mangla
Why did everyone call her Bholi?
- a) Because she was clever
- b) Because she was a simpleton
- c) Because she was beautiful
- d) Because she was the eldest
What happened to Bholi when she was ten months old?
- a) She fell off the cot and hurt her head
- b) She had a fever
- c) She started speaking early
- d) She was sent to school
How did Bholi’s appearance change when she was two years old?
- a) She had a fever
- b) She had smallpox and her face was disfigured
- c) She fell ill and became weak
- d) She was sent to school
What was the condition of Bholi’s speech?
- a) She could speak fluently
- b) She was mute
- c) She stammered when speaking
- d) She spoke in multiple languages
What was Bholi’s family background?
- a) They were wealthy city people
- b) They were poor villagers
- c) They were prosperous farmers
- d) They were shopkeepers
How many siblings did Bholi have?
- a) Three
- b) Four
- c) Seven
- d) Six
Why was Bholi sent to school?
- a) Her parents wanted her to study
- b) The Tehsildar asked her father to set an example
- c) Her mother insisted she go
- d) Bholi herself wanted to study
How did Bholi react when her father told her about school?
- a) She was excited
- b) She was scared
- c) She was angry
- d) She was indifferent
Why was Bholi given new clothes for her first day at school?
- a) Her parents wanted to celebrate
- b) The teacher asked for it
- c) To avoid embarrassment in front of others
- d) Her mother insisted on it
- What fascinated Bholi at school during her first day?
- a) The other children
- b) The teacher’s voice
- c) The colorful pictures on the walls
- d) The headmistress’s speech
- How did Bholi’s teacher encourage her to speak?
- a) By threatening her
- b) By being kind and patient
- c) By ignoring her stammering
- d) By giving her gifts
- What promise did the teacher make to Bholi?
- a) That she would marry a rich man
- b) That she would be as learned as anyone in the village
- c) That she would become the school headmistress
- d) That she would never stammer again
- How did Bholi feel after her first day at school?
- a) Sad and lonely
- b) Confident and hopeful
- c) Angry at her father
- d) Scared of her teacher
- What proposal was made for Bholi’s marriage?
- a) A young, handsome man from the city
- b) An old, wealthy man named Bishamber
- c) A teacher from her school
- d) A poor farmer
- What was Bishamber’s reaction when he saw Bholi’s face?
- a) He accepted her happily
- b) He demanded a dowry
- c) He rejected her immediately
- d) He praised her beauty
- How did Bholi’s father respond to Bishamber’s dowry demand?
- a) He refused to pay
- b) He offered him two thousand rupees
- c) He called off the marriage
- d) He asked Bholi to reject the proposal
- What did Bholi do when Bishamber tried to marry her after receiving dowry?
- a) She remained silent
- b) She threw the garland into the fire
- c) She cried and accepted her fate
- d) She begged her father to stop the wedding
- What was Bholi’s main reason for rejecting Bishamber?
- a) His age
- b) His greed and lack of respect
- c) His appearance
- d) His wealth
- How did Bholi’s parents react to her rejection of the marriage?
- a) They were proud of her
- b) They were ashamed and disappointed
- c) They supported her decision
- d) They arranged another match
- How did the villagers react to Bholi’s actions at the wedding?
- a) They praised her bravery
- b) They called her shameless
- c) They offered her help
- d) They ignored her
- What future plans did Bholi have after rejecting the marriage?
- a) To live alone
- b) To become a teacher
- c) To marry someone else
- d) To work in her father’s farm
- What does the name "Bholi" mean?
- a) Intelligent
- b) Simpleton
- c) Brave
- d) Beautiful
- Why was Bholi called "Sulekha" at the end of the story?
- a) To show her transformation into a confident woman
- b) Because her parents changed her name
- c) Because her teacher gave her a new name
- d) To honor her marriage rejection
- What does Bholi’s rejection of Bishamber symbolize?
- a) The victory of greed
- b) The empowerment of women
- c) The failure of marriage traditions
- d) The importance of education
- What lesson does Bholi's story teach about social attitudes?
- a) To follow traditions blindly
- b) To break barriers of discrimination and fight for dignity
- c) To always accept societal norms
- d) To depend on others for self-worth
- How did Bholi’s family view her before she went to school?
- a) As an intelligent girl
- b) As a burden
- c) As a future leader
- d) As their pride
- How did Bholi’s teacher change her life?
- a) By punishing her
- b) By encouraging her to learn and overcome her fears
- c) By arranging her marriage
- d) By making her the head girl
- What is the primary theme of the story "Bholi"?
- a) Greed and wealth
- b) Education and self-respect
- c) Love and sacrifice
- d) Power and authority
- What does Bholi promise her father at the end of the story?
- a) That she will take care of him in his old age
- b) That she will find a better husband
- c) That she will run away from home
- d) That she will never go to school again
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