Q. 1
What was observed in the room as Gandhiji breathed his last?
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Q. 2
When was the narrator having tea?
A
Afternoon of 30th January, 1948B
Evening of 30th January, 1948C
Evening of 29th January, 1948D
Morning of 30th January, 1948Click an option to check your answer
Q. 3
How did the passage describe the movement of time during the final moments at Birla House?
A
It was as if time stood stillClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
Who gathered around Gandhiji’s body at Birla House?
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Q. 5
What did the crowd do while trying to break into the house?
C
Jostled one another in a stampedeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
What was done with Gandhiji’s ashes in Allahabad?
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Q. 7
What happened after the initial silence of the crowd?
C
They clamoured, shouting and cryingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
What does the phrase “words of Bapuji’s death had spread through Delhi like a flame fanned by wind” imply?
B
The news spread rapidly and widelyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
How was Bapu’s body displayed during the procession?
A
On an open truck covered with flowersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
Who were merely onlookers, as per the passage?
C
The narrator, his sisters, and other young peopleClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
How did the narrator justify his inner strength?
B
By affirming his values were not weakD
By ignoring his feelingsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
How did the train reach Allahabad?
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Q. 13
How did the narrator feel upon returning to Delhi?
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Q. 14
What filled the platform at every station?
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Q. 15
What additional benefit does walking offer, as per the passage?
C
It allows one to observe everything closely—from small insects to the distant horizonD
It is a form of exercise onlyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 16
How was the train compartment decorated?
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Q. 17
How did the narrator describe this funeral procession compared to others?
A
As a political demonstrationB
As something more than a mere funeral processionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
How did the news of Bapuji’s death spread through Delhi?
C
Like a flame fanned by windClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
How is the walk described in the passage?
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Q. 20
What did the narrator do with effort after feeling at sea?
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Q. 21
Where was Gandhiji headed when he was shot?
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Q. 22
How did Gandhiji transform the necessity of walking?
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By making it a religious ritualB
By banning other forms of travelC
By imposing it on othersD
By turning it into a joyful effortClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
What question did the narrator ask himself?
B
“When will justice come?”C
“Had Bapu lived and died for nothing?”Click an option to check your answer
Q. 24
What had the narrator not done, according to his reflection?
B
Walked with Gandhiji, gone to prison at his call, or sacrificed for his countryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
Where had a huge crowd gathered in Allahabad?
D
At the bank of the GangesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 26
Who is Padmasi as mentioned in the passage?
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Q. 27
What did everyone do after the immersion of the ashes?
D
Continued the journey elsewhereClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
What legacy of Bapu is highlighted in the passage?
A
His writings remain aliveB
His India continues to live in his childrenC
His policies are still enforcedD
His image is celebrated annuallyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
How is Gandhiji’s physical presence described?
A
As a large, imposing figureB
As a slight figure with a staff in handD
As a charismatic speakerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
Gandhiji’s funeral was scheduled to take place on which day?
B
The same day as his deathClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
Which question did the mourning people whisper amid their shock?
B
“When will justice prevail?”C
“What will become of me now that he has left me?”Click an option to check your answer
Q. 32
What happened to Gandhiji’s ashes after the funeral?
A
They were buried locallyC
A special train took them to AllahabadD
They were scattered at seaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
What did Padmasi proclaim?
C
“We will walk. It is the last time we shall be walking with Bapu.”Click an option to check your answer
Q. 34
What fact could the people not accept?
B
That the man who led them through many difficult paths would never walk with them againC
That Bapu had left his teachingsD
That Bapu was a politicianClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
What historical journey had the people shared with Bapu?
A
Walking with him over the rough and smooth of India’s recent historyB
Running for political officeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 36
Why was it impossible to move within the crowd?
B
Due to police barricadesD
Because the crowd was very thickClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
Why did the crowd calm down a little later?
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Because food was distributedB
Because the weather changedC
Because it was announced they could see Gandhiji before the funeralD
Because the police intervenedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
What did people do hours in advance of the funeral procession?
C
Lined the route the procession was to followClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
As the narrator moved forward, what did he realize?
A
He was in a celebratory marchB
He was among people for whom walking with Bapu had a special meaningC
He was among indifferent peopleD
He was lost in the crowdClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
How did the narrator feel as he got into the car?
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Q. 41
How were the people informed that their Bapu was no more?
A
Through a newspaper announcementClick an option to check your answer
Q. 42
Why was walking considered the only way for the average Indian?
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It was a government ruleC
It required no vehicle except one’s own body and cost nothing but energyD
It was mandatory for all citizensClick an option to check your answer
Q. 43
Overall, what does the passage primarily highlight?
C
A ritual of farewell and a deep reflection on shared historyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 44
Why did people not weep on the train?
D
They could feel Gandhiji’s presence amid the flowers and songsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
According to the narrator, what does walking symbolize?
D
Slow progress and clear thoughtClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
What overall emotion does the passage primarily convey?
D
Shock, grief, and deep mourningClick an option to check your answer
Q. 47
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
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The use of vehicles during the walkB
The impossibility of moving in the thick crowdC
The announcement of the procession routeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
What did thousands of people do during the procession?
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Q. 49
How did the mourners appear, as described in the passage?
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Q. 50
Why did the narrator feel “at sea”?
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He felt lost as he hadn’t actively participated with GandhijiB
Because he missed his familyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
What did the narrator feel he had grown up within?
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Q. 52
Which event is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A
Gandhiji’s being shot on the way to a prayer meetingB
The urgent telephone callD
The gathering at Birla HouseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 53
What was the initial reaction of the people at Birla House?
B
They were too stunned to speakClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
Where did the narrator receive the urgent call?
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Q. 55
What happened to the “magic circle” with Bapu’s passing?
B
It vanished, leaving him unprotectedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 56
What did thousands of people try to do as they wept?
A
Try to touch Bapu’s feetClick an option to check your answer
Q. 57
What best describes the atmosphere in the room as Gandhiji breathed his last?
C
Unnaturally silent and stillClick an option to check your answer
Q. 58
What did people on the train do?
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Q. 59
How did the narrator describe his feeling after the magic circle vanished?
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Q. 60
How were the faces seen from every window described?
B
As a brown blur of facesD
With smiling expressionsClick an option to check your answer