This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > English > The Sound Of Music > Class 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did Bismillah Khan stop composing music for film industry? A) He did not get the success that he desired. B) He did not like the interference of directors and producers. C) He was underpaid. D) He could not come to terms with the artificiality and glamour of the film world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He could not come to terms with the artificiality and glamour of the film world. 2. Ustad bismillah khan is credited for ..... A) Singing classical songs. B) Inventing Pungi. C) Bringing shehnai onto the classical stage. D) Inventing Shehnai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bringing shehnai onto the classical stage. 3. Pick the word from the first paragraph which means the same as 'frightening' A) Daunting. B) Prestigious. C) Excited. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daunting. 4. Evelyn Glennie captured most of the top awards during her time at the Royal Academy of Music, London. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. From where did Shehnai get its name? A) From barber (Nai in Hindi)-+ King (Shah in Hindi). B) King gave its name. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From barber (Nai in Hindi)-+ King (Shah in Hindi). 6. The flowing water of the river Ganga inspired him. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Who said that 'God may have taken Evelyn's hearing but he has given her back something extraordinary'? A) Jonathan Beckster. B) Jimmy Boris. C) James Blades. D) John Bevan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James Blades. 8. Bismillah khan died in A) 1996. B) 2007. C) 2006. D) 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2006. 9. Evelyn feels music through her A) Legs. B) Skin. C) Cheekbone. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. What Credit is Given to Ustad Bismillah Khan Regarding Shehnai? A) Inventing Shehnai. B) Inventing Pungi. C) Bringing shehnai onto the classical stage. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bringing shehnai onto the classical stage. 11. Who banned the playing of pungi in the royal place? A) Babur. B) Aurangzeb. C) Akbar. D) Shah Jahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aurangzeb. 12. Why did Bismillah khan refused to start a shehnai school in USA A) Because he hate USA. B) Because he love INDIA. C) Because he scared to start in USA. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he love INDIA. 13. Where is Lincoln Center Hall situated? A) UK. B) Canada. C) The USA. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The USA. 14. At which age Bismillah accompanied his uncle to Allahabad music conference? A) At age of 14. B) At age of 3. C) At age of 7. D) At age of 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At age of 14. 15. What instrument did Bismillah Khan play? A) Bags. B) Shehnai. C) Xylophone. D) Drums. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shehnai. 16. What does Evelyn Glenny focus on when people are speaking? A) Their lips. B) Their eyes. C) Their hands. D) Their voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their lips. 17. Which two characteristics of the film world did Bismillah Khan dislike? A) The artificiality and glamour. B) The reality and open mindedness. C) The artificiality and loud sounds. D) The glamour and reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The artificiality and glamour. 18. What is the meaning of determination A) The satisfaction achieved only through hard work. B) A dream. C) An achieved goal. D) Hardwork. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The satisfaction achieved only through hard work. 19. Who patted Bismillah's back and said, "Work hard and you shall make it." ? A) Ustad Fayaz Khan. B) Naeem Khan. C) Yaqub khan. D) Khan's male stadium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ustad Fayaz Khan. 20. What was wrong with Evelyn A) She was blind. B) She was deaf. C) She was lame. D) She was mentally weak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was deaf. 21. What problem did Evelyn face in her life? A) She was mentally disabled. B) She was deaf. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was deaf. 22. Which term can be used to refer to the sound pattern of "repeat the same rhythm" in the music? A) Major Major. B) Ostinato Stubborn Rhythm. C) Key signature adjustment. D) Moderato middle board. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ostinato Stubborn Rhythm. 23. Evelyn toured the United Kingdom by the age of A) 18 years. B) 20 years. C) 16 years. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 16 years. 24. Spell it correct A) Purcessionist. B) Percussionist. C) Percushionist. D) Perrcussionist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Percussionist. 25. What does Maria make the childrens' play clothes out of? A) Carpet. B) Drapes. C) Old dresses. D) Tablecloth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drapes. 26. Men with ..... give me trouble. A) Ego. B) Heavy accent. C) Bushy beard. D) Big moustache. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bushy beard. 27. How does Evelyn Glennie feel the vibrations on wooden platforms? A) Through her hairs. B) Through her barefoots. C) With the help of her cheekbones. D) With the help of her waists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through her barefoots. 28. Bismillah khan was calling A) Ustatab. B) Kingsaab. C) Khansab. D) Bismillah Arabic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Khansab. 29. How did a barber of a family of professional musicians improve the tonal quality of the pungi? A) He chose a pipe with a natural hollow stem that was longer and made seven holes on the body of the pipe. B) He polished the pungi to make it sound better. C) He replaced the pungi with a new one. D) He gave it for repair to improve its tonal quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He chose a pipe with a natural hollow stem that was longer and made seven holes on the body of the pipe. 30. Where did Evelyn did free concerts? A) Orphanage. B) Hospitals. C) Prisons. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 31. What are the children afraid of when Maria sings "My Favorite Things" to them? A) Snakes. B) Thunderstorm. C) Spiders. D) The dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thunderstorm. 32. Who was Ali Bux? A) Bismillah's father. B) Bismillah's grandfather. C) Bismillah's Maternal Uncle. D) Bismillah's friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bismillah's Maternal Uncle. 33. Why did the family flee Austria? A) They went on vacation. B) To escape Nazi rule. C) They didn't; they stayed in Austria. D) They wanted a new house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To escape Nazi rule. 34. At which of the following occasions or places, shehnai is NOT played? A) North Indian Weddings. B) In Royal Courts. C) Temples. D) Birthday parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Birthday parties. 35. Ustad Bismillah Khan has performed on stage only in India. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 36. Where did Evelyn auditioned when she was 16 years old? A) The Juilliard school of Music. B) Use. C) Royal College of Music. D) Royal Academy of Music. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Royal Academy of Music. 37. Charity work done by Evelyn includes free concerts at A) Prisons and hospitals. B) Cinemas and malls. C) Parties and functions. D) Fairs and conferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prisons and hospitals. 38. By what age did Evelyn's marks start to deteriorate? A) By 6 years of age. B) By 8 years of age. C) By 11 years of age. D) By 10 years of age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By 11 years of age. 39. What languages does evelyn know? A) Japanese, chinese, english. B) Tamil, english, japanese. C) Japanese, english, french. D) Spanish, english, german. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Japanese, english, french. 40. Where was Bismilliah khan born A) Punjab. B) Dmaraon. C) Kerala. D) Hyderabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dmaraon. 41. How many movies did Bismillah Khan produce music for? A) 2 Kannada movies. B) 1 Hindi and 1 Telugu movie. C) 1 Hindi and 1 Kannada movie. D) 2 not movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 Hindi and 1 Kannada movie. 42. Who is the protagonist of this chapter? A) Evelyn Keyes. B) Evelyn Glennie. C) Evelyn Waugh. D) Evelyn Nesbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evelyn Glennie. 43. When was bismillah khan born A) 2nd March 1989. B) 21 March 1916. C) 26th November 1920. D) Non of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 21 March 1916. 44. Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi? A) It had a shrill unpleasant sound. B) The sound of it was considered inauspicious. C) He hated the look of it. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It had a shrill unpleasant sound. 45. Where does Evelyn give free concerts? A) In prisons and hospitals. B) In schools. C) In libraries. D) In children's fare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In prisons and hospitals. 46. Ustad Bismillah Khan Loves India, Berikas and Dumraon. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. Why did the crowd jostle at the station? A) To listen Evelyn's music. B) To get position for the train. C) To see the train. D) To get free food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get position for the train. 48. Who is the author of the lesson 'The sound of music' A) Yashwanth kumar. B) Phoebe Cary. C) Deborah Cowley. D) Ruskin bond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deborah Cowley. 49. In which state was Bismillah Khan born? A) Bihar. B) Madhya pradesh. C) Chattisgarh. D) Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bihar. 50. Hua inventant "shehnai" ? A) None of the above. B) Vijay Bahl. C) Emperor Aurangazeb. D) Bismillah Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bismillah Khan. 51. On which date did Bismillah Khan died? A) 21 August, 2008. B) 21 August, 2006. C) 21, August, 2007. D) 21 August, 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 21 August, 2006. 52. " ..... If you don't like it, you don't have to read the book" -Who said this? A) Margie. B) Mrs. Jones. C) County Inspector. D) Tommy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tommy. 53. The Sound of Music is an inspiring story of the life and achievement of A) I have Jajj & Amjad Stadium Ali Khan. B) Michael Jackson & Anukha Sharma. C) Flynn Galin & Bassallah Khan Stadium. D) Basmalah Khan & Flynn Stadium as a formula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flynn Galin & Bassallah Khan Stadium. 54. Who caused a major change in Evelyn Glennie's life? A) School headmistress. B) Ron Forbes. C) Isabel Glennie. D) Parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ron Forbes. 55. What does Evelyn Glenny say about her speech? A) It is clear because she could hear till she was 11. B) It is better than most people. C) It is difficult for her to speak. D) It is affected by her deafness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is clear because she could hear till she was 11. 56. What name was given to his new instrument? A) New bags. B) Improved bags. C) Shehnai. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shehnai. 57. At what age did Evelyn completely lost her ability to hear? A) 16 Years. B) 11-12 Years. C) 17 Years. D) 08 Years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 11-12 Years. 58. From whom did Bismillah Khan learn to play the shehnai? A) Ali bux. B) Prophet books. C) Rasool Bux Khan. D) Ustad Fayaz Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ali bux. 59. The final scene shows the family fleeing Austria over what? A) Mountains. B) Field. C) Trees. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountains. 60. According to the lesson, who was present on the event of 15th August, 1947? A) J l Nehru. B) M K Gandhi. C) Rajendra Prasad. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J l Nehru. Next →Related QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 9 QuizzesClass 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music Quiz 2Class 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music Quiz 3Class 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music Quiz 4Class 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books