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Comet 1 class 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was utterly oblivious of the practical problems of living?

a)

Indrani Debi

b)

Duttada

c)

Dibya

d)

James

2.

Which month and type of day is mentioned in the text?

a)

December, full moon night

b)

November, full moon night

c)

December, moonless night

d)

December, half moon night

3.

What did Indrani debi take while going to the roof for Duttada?

a)

White woolen pullover

b)

Shawl

c)

white cotton pullover

d)

none of these

4.

What was the name of duttada's telescope?

a)

Hubble space telescope

b)

Spitzer space telescope

c)

Divya chakshu

d)

Dibya chakshu

5.

What is the meaning of 'Dibya Chakshu'?

a)

Devotee

b)

dive eye

c)

divine eye

d)

descendant

6.

Whom did duttada consult for his health problems?

a)

Nabin Babu

b)

Navin babu

c)

john macpherson

d)

Dr. Forsyth

7.

What was the measurement of dibya chakshu?

a)

8 cm

b)

9 inches

c)

8 inches

d)

8 ft.

8.

Which newspaper came out with the headlines that 'CALCUTTA MAN DISCOVERS NEW COMET'?

a)

Anand Bazar Patrika

b)

Anand market patrika

c)

Ananda market patrika

d)

Calcutta news

e)

Ananda Bazar Patrika

9.

who from the following were not the characters of Comet 1?

a)

Sibaji Babu

b)

Guruji

c)

James

d)

Nabin babu

e)

Khoka

10.

What was duttada's secret ambition?

a)

to find a constellation

b)

to discover a new comet

c)

to launch a satellite

d)

to find a star

11.

What was duttada's real name?

a)

Manoj dibya

b)

Manoj Dutta

c)

Manoj da

d)

Manish dutta

12.

The fullform of IIA is-

a)

Indian Institute of Astrophysics

b)

International institue of astrophysics

c)

Indian innovation academy

d)

none of the above

13.

Who is the author of chapter comet?

a)

Jayant Yadav

b)

Ruskin Bond

c)

Jayant Narlakar

d)

Jayant Narlikar

14.

What type of degree did Indrani Debi have?

a)

MB

b)

BA

c)

MA

d)

MBS

15.

what is the meaning of the word deferentially?

a)

respectfully

b)

disabled

c)

differently

d)

irrespectfully

16.

Who was the security officer at whitehall?

a)

John Macpherson

b)

Johnson

c)

Dr. Forsyth

d)

James

17.

In how much time would comet dutta collide with earth according to James?

a)

8 months

b)

11 months

c)

9 months

d)

None of the above

18.

James asked whom to publish the original manuscript?

a)

Times of India

b)

Calcutta Times

c)

Nature

d)

Ananda Bazar patrika

19.

Who wrote the letter to whom about the arrangements of overnight stay in london?

a)

John Macpherson to Dr. Forsyth

b)

James to Dr. Forsyth

c)

Dr. Forsyth to John Macpherson

d)

Duttada to Dr. Forsyth

20.

What was the superstition in which Indrani Debi believed?

a)

Comets bring ill-luck

b)

arrival of comet may lead to calamities on Earth

c)

Comets bring money

d)

Comets bring luck