Poets and Pancakes Class 12 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 6

MCQ Questions for Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 6 Poets and Pancakes with Answers

Question 1.
Who was heading the make-up department?
(a) a Madrasi
(b) A tamilian
(c) A bengali
(d) A Bengali and later was succeeded by a Maharashtrian

Answer

Answer: (d) A Bengali and later was succeeded by a Maharashtrian


Question 2.
Why was Subbu a trouble shooter?
(a) because of his gossip style
(b) because of his flattery
(c) ability to mix up with everyone
(d) because of his problem resolving quality

Answer

Answer: (d) because of his problem resolving quality


Question 3.
When did MRA visit Madras?
(a) 1942
(b) 1922
(c) 1932
(d) 1952

Answer

Answer: (d) 1952


Question 4.
In this lesson, what is the purpose of humor and satire used by the author?
(a) to highlight human abilities
(b) to show capabilities
(c) to show varied capacities
(d) to show and highlight human infancies and flaws

Answer

Answer: (d) to show and highlight human infancies and flaws


Question 5.
How was Kothamanglam Subbu treated in the Gemini studio?
(a) with hatred
(b) rudely
(c) disrespectfully
(d) with high respect

Answer

Answer: (d) with high respect


Question 6.
How does the author come to know that English author was Stephen Spender?
(a) From a painting
(b) From the newspaper
(c) from a television show
(d) from a book- The God that failed

Answer

Answer: (d) from a book- The God that failed


Question 7.
What is the example of National Integration in Poets and Pancakes?
(a) Make up department of Gemini
(b) rehersal room
(c) office of Gemini studio
(d) none

Answer

Answer: (a) Make up department of Gemini


Question 8.
Who imitated the scenes of Sunset and Sunrise of Jotham Valley?
(a) Police
(b) Scouts of Madras
(c) Social Workers
(d) All Tamil Plays

Answer

Answer: (d) All Tamil Plays


Question 9.
Why was Subbu considered number 2 at Gemini studio?
(a) because of his flattery
(b) because of his abilities
(c) because of creative skills
(d) none

Answer

Answer: (c) because of creative skills


Question 10.
The boy in the make up room was jealous of whom?
(a) actors
(b) author
(c) the visitor
(d) Subbu’s success and his closeness to the boss

Answer

Answer: (d) Subbu’s success and his closeness to the boss


Question 11.
Why was the author praying for crowd shooting at all times?
(a) to attract the crowd
(b) to avoid people
(c) to avoid epical narrations
(d) none

Answer

Answer: (c) to avoid epical narrations


Question 12.
Why did everybody in the studio think of giving some work to the author?
(a) because of the idle appearance of his work
(b) because he was an office boy
(c) because he was a helper
(d) none

Answer

Answer: (a) because of the idle appearance of his work


Question 13.
What was MRA?
(a) British Army
(b) The Moral Rearmament Army- a counter movement to International Communism
(c) a wing of Indian Army
(d) A drama company

Answer

Answer: (b) The Moral Rearmament Army- a counter movement to International Communism


Question 14.
Who was the Englishman?
(a) Salman Rushdie
(b) D.H Lawrence
(c) George Orwell
(d) Stephen Spender- Editor of a British Periodical The Encounter

Answer

Answer: (d) Stephen Spender- Editor of a British Periodical The Encounter


Question 15.
For whom was Gemini studio making films?
(a) for English people
(b) for illiterate
(c) for elderly peole
(d) for simple Tamilians who have no interest in English poetry

Answer

Answer: (d) for simple Tamilians who have no interest in English poetry


Question 16.
Who was the founder of Gemini studio?
(a) Mr. S.S Vasan
(b) English man
(c) a Tamil boy
(d) a director

Answer

Answer: (a) Mr. S.S Vasan


Question 17.
What has Asokamitran brought up through this write up?
(a) topics of film industry
(b) topics of make up industry
(c) topics of gossip
(d) topics of heroines

Answer

Answer: (a) topics of film industry


Question 18.
Who was Greta Garbo?
(a) A Swedish actress- an Oscar winner
(b) a german actress
(c) a French actress
(d) a bengali actress

Answer

Answer: (a) A Swedish actress- an Oscar winner


Question 19.
When was Gemini studio set up?
(a) 1920
(b) 1930
(c) 1910
(d) 1940

Answer

Answer: (d) 1940


Question 20.
Who is the author of Poets and Pancakes?
(a) Asokamitran (1931), a Tamil writer
(b) Charu Nivedita
(c) Jayakanthan
(d) Balakumaran

Answer

Answer: (a) Asokamitran (1931), a Tamil writer


Question 21.
What does the expression ‘made to look ugly’ refer to ?
(a) make up done to look presentable before camera
(b) faces made by actors
(c) faces nade by office boy
(d) arrangements in the make up room

Answer

Answer: (a) make up done to look presentable before camera


Question 22.
What does the expression ‘ fiery misery’ mean?
(a) the glow of lights
(b) the bright lights
(c) the bright colorful dresses of heroines
(d) discomfort to the actors in the makeup room

Answer

Answer: (d) discomfort to the actors in the makeup room


Question 23.
What things attracted the audience in the plays staged by MRA?
(a) their jewellery
(b) their make up
(c) their dialogues
(d) their sets and costumes

Answer

Answer: (d) their sets and costumes


Question 24.
How many people were there in MRA group?
(a) 150
(b) 180
(c) 140
(d) 200 people from 20 nationalities

Answer

Answer: (d) 200 people from 20 nationalities


Question 25.
Why was Subbu termed as ‘many sided genius’?
(a) his flattery
(b) gossip style
(c) interaction with others
(d) ability to create and manage things

Answer

Answer: (d) ability to create and manage things


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