GREEN NOTES

MCQ Based Worksheet

Choose the correct option.

1 According to the author, which of the following is the main reason for the
greenery of the Doon Valley?
A) The farmers
B) The Common people
C) The Forest Department
D) PWD

2 What are the simple pleasures in the author's life?

A) Planting saplings
B) Listening to the cooing of doves and pigeons
C) Dancing the in rain
D) Eating fruits in the greenery

3 Who was the Deputy Conservator of Forests in 1854?

A) Mr. O'Calligram
B) Mr. O'Calligraph
C) Mr. O'Callis
D) Mr. O'Callaghan

4 Upto 1864 a free system of felling trees was prevalent. Which of the following
were commonly felled?
A) Sal
B) Tun
C) Shisham
D) All of the above

5 What was the reason that the peace and quiet of the hillside disappeared
suddenly?
A) Development of Forest
B) Construction of Road
 C) Construction of cottages
D) Gardening

6 'So I cut away some of the overhanging branches…' Which tree had overhanging
branches?
A) Oak
B) Mapple
C) Banana
D) Deodar

7 Rakesh calls the maples the butterfly trees because _____

A) The leaves look like butterflies
B) The trees look like butterflies in sunlight
C) The butterflies sit on the trees
D) The winged seeds fall and flutter like butterflies

8 "...trees which conservationists are striving to protect today." Which of the

following is similar in meaning to the underlined word?
A) Indolence
B) Slothing
C) Struggling
D) Slackening

9 "The explosions that continually shatter the silence of the mountains…

frightened away all but the most intrepid of birds and animals " Which of the
following is NOT synonymous to the underlined words?
A) timorous
B) doughty
C) stout
D) valiant

10. What is the tone of the author when he mentioned "You should come to Pauri.
The view is terrific, there are no trees in the way!"?
A) Humanistic
B) Emotional
C) Sarcastic
D) Analytical