- Chapter: Silk Road
- Author: Nick Middleton
- Number of Questions: 10
- Target: Class 11th Exam
Let’s Start
1. What is Kora?
- Yoga Aasan
- Medication
- Name of a small town
- Pilgrimage in Buddhism
See Answer
Answer: 4. Pilgrimage in Buddhism
Explanation: None
2. Where was the author heading towards?
- Mount Kailash
- Mount Everest
- Uttarakhand
- Delhi
See Answer
Answer: 1. Mount Kailash
Explanation: None
3. Why was the writer facing communication problems in Darchen ?
- He did not want to talk to the locals
- He was meditating
- No one knew English
- None of the above
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Answer: 3. No one knew English
Explanation: None
4. What did Lhamo give to the author as a farewell gift ?
- Long-sleeved sheepskin coat
- Tibetan holy flowers
- Tibetan flags
- Shoes of rubber
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Answer: 1. Long-sleeved sheepskin coat
Explanation: None
5. Who are Drokbas ?
- Hill Tribe
- Sheep
- Wild dogs
- Cuisine
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Answer: 1. Hill Tribe
Explanation: None
6. Why did the driver take a short cut to Changtang ?
- he wanted to avoid traffic
- he knew the shortest route towards Mount Kailash
- he had to pick up another passenger
- he didn’t wanted to go to that town
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Answer: 2. he knew the shortest route towards Mount Kailash
Explanation: None
7. What is the meaning of ‘Kyang’ ?
- flower petals
- sun rays
- Wild ass
- huge pie of grass
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Answer: 3. Wild ass
Explanation: None
8. Where did the writer meet Norbu ?
- at Mount Kailash
- at a book shop
- at a guest house
- at a cafe
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Answer: 4. at a cafe
Explanation: None
9. What did the protagonist notice in front of nomad’s tent ?
- Tibetan dogs
- Wild sheep
- Tall grass
- Drokbas
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Answer: 1. Tibetan dogs
Explanation: None
10. What did the big Tibetan dogs do after they saw the approaching car ?
- ran behind it as fast as a bullet fired from a gun
- they ignored it and slept off
- they barked at the car
- they ignored it
See Answer
Answer: 1. ran behind it as fast as a bullet fired from a gun
Explanation: None