CBSE Class 10 Footprints · Objective

MCQs with Answers

18 multiple-choice questions with answers & explanations, chapter-wise. Try each, then tap Show answer.

Footprints MCQs lean on author, character and plot. Run through all nine stories and reveal the answer only after you choose.

A Triumph of SurgeryThe Thief's StoryThe Midnight VisitorA Question of TrustFootprints Without FeetThe Making of a ScientistThe NecklaceBholiThe Book That Saved the Earth

A Triumph of Surgery

  1. Who is the author of 'A Triumph of Surgery'?

    1. AJames Herriot
    2. BRuskin Bond
    3. CRobert Arthur
    4. DH. G. Wells
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    Answer: A) James Herriot — James Herriot, a veterinary surgeon, wrote this story from his practice.

  2. What was wrong with Tricki that prompted Mrs Pumphrey to call the vet?

    1. AHe had broken a leg
    2. BHe had become greatly overfed and overweight
    3. CHe had caught a fever
    4. DHe had been bitten by another dog
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    Answer: B) He had become greatly overfed and overweight — Tricki was hugely fat and listless from overfeeding and rich treats.

The Thief's Story

  1. Who wrote 'The Thief's Story'?

    1. ARuskin Bond
    2. BJames Herriot
    3. CStephen Leacock
    4. DRobert Arthur
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    Answer: A) Ruskin Bond — The story is written by Ruskin Bond.

  2. What did Anil promise to teach the young thief?

    1. ATo cook and drive
    2. BTo read and write
    3. CTo paint and sing
    4. DTo fight and run
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    Answer: B) To read and write — Anil began teaching Hari Singh to read and write, which changed him.

The Midnight Visitor

  1. What is the profession of Ausable in 'The Midnight Visitor'?

    1. AA novelist
    2. BA secret agent
    3. CA police officer
    4. DA hotel manager
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    Answer: B) A secret agent — Ausable is a secret agent, though he hardly fits the romantic image of one.

  2. How does Ausable get rid of the armed intruder Max?

    1. AHe shoots him
    2. BHe invents a story about a balcony so Max climbs out and falls
    3. CHe calls the real police
    4. DHe bribes him with the report
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    Answer: B) He invents a story about a balcony so Max climbs out and falls — Ausable's fake balcony story makes Max climb out of the window to his fall.

A Question of Trust

  1. Who is the central character in 'A Question of Trust'?

    1. AHorace Danby
    2. BMax
    3. CAusable
    4. DAnil
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    Answer: A) Horace Danby — Horace Danby, a respectable safe-cracker, is the protagonist.

  2. How does the woman trick Horace Danby into opening the safe?

    1. AShe poses as the lady of the house and says she forgot the key
    2. BShe threatens to call the police
    3. CShe offers to share the jewels
    4. DShe pretends to be a maid cleaning the room
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    Answer: A) She poses as the lady of the house and says she forgot the key — Pretending to be the owner, she cons him into opening the safe, then frames him.

Footprints Without Feet

  1. Who is the author of 'Footprints Without Feet'?

    1. AH. G. Wells
    2. BRuskin Bond
    3. CJames Herriot
    4. DVictor Canning
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    Answer: A) H. G. Wells — It is an extract based on H. G. Wells's novel 'The Invisible Man'.

  2. What was the name of the invisible scientist in the story?

    1. AGriffin
    2. BMrs Hall
    3. CMr Jaffers
    4. DRichard Ebright
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    Answer: A) Griffin — Griffin is the brilliant but lawless scientist who made himself invisible.

The Making of a Scientist

  1. Who wrote 'The Making of a Scientist'?

    1. ARobert W. Peterson
    2. BH. G. Wells
    3. CSelma Lagerlof
    4. DGuy de Maupassant
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    Answer: A) Robert W. Peterson — The piece about Richard Ebright is by Robert W. Peterson.

  2. What hobby first sparked Richard Ebright's scientific curiosity?

    1. AStamp collecting
    2. BCollecting butterflies
    3. CBird watching
    4. DCoin collecting
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    Answer: B) Collecting butterflies — Collecting butterflies as a child led Ebright toward serious science.

The Necklace

  1. Who is the author of 'The Necklace'?

    1. AGuy de Maupassant
    2. BRobert Arthur
    3. CRuskin Bond
    4. DRobert W. Peterson
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    Answer: A) Guy de Maupassant — 'The Necklace' is a short story by Guy de Maupassant.

  2. What was the shocking truth Madame Forestier finally reveals about the necklace?

    1. AIt was real diamonds
    2. BIt was a fake worth very little
    3. CIt had been stolen
    4. DIt belonged to Matilda all along
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    Answer: B) It was a fake worth very little — The borrowed necklace was an imitation, making the Loisels' decade of toil tragic.

  3. What is the name of the husband in 'The Necklace'?

    1. AMonsieur Loisel
    2. BMonsieur Forestier
    3. CMonsieur Maupassant
    4. DMonsieur Lantin
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    Answer: A) Monsieur Loisel — Matilda's husband is Monsieur Loisel, a petty clerk.

Bholi

  1. Who is the author of 'Bholi'?

    1. AK. A. Abbas
    2. BRuskin Bond
    3. CH. G. Wells
    4. DJames Herriot
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    Answer: A) K. A. Abbas — 'Bholi' is written by K. A. Abbas.

  2. Why does Bholi finally refuse to marry Bishamber Nath?

    1. AHe was too old and demanded dowry
    2. BShe wanted to study abroad
    3. CHer father forbade it
    4. DHe was already married
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    Answer: A) He was too old and demanded dowry — The greedy, much older groom demands dowry, so the now-confident Bholi rejects him.

The Book That Saved the Earth

  1. In the play, which book frightens the Martians away from invading Earth?

    1. AA book of nursery rhymes (Mother Goose)
    2. BAn encyclopedia
    3. CA dictionary
    4. DA history textbook
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    Answer: A) A book of nursery rhymes (Mother Goose) — The Martians misread a Mother Goose rhyme book as a threat and flee.