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NCERT English Class 10th – The Making of a Scientist MCQs

Footprints Without Feet


Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. Who is the author of The Making of a Scientist?

A) Ruskin Bond
B) Robert W. Peterson
C) Anne Frank
D) H.G. Wells

Answer:

✅ B) Robert W. Peterson


2. Who is the main character of the chapter?

A) Ausable
B) Griffin
C) Richard Ebright
D) Horace Danby

Answer:

✅ C) Richard Ebright


3. What was Richard Ebright’s hobby in childhood?

A) Painting
B) Collecting butterflies
C) Playing cricket
D) Singing

Answer:

✅ B) Collecting butterflies


4. In which place was Richard Ebright born?

A) London
B) Paris
C) Reading
D) Delhi

Answer:

✅ C) Reading


5. Which butterfly interested Richard the most?

A) Blue butterfly
B) Monarch butterfly
C) Red butterfly
D) Yellow butterfly

Answer:

✅ B) Monarch butterfly


6. Which book changed Richard Ebright’s life?

A) Discovery of India
B) The Travels of Monarch X
C) Wings of Fire
D) Gulliver’s Travels

Answer:

✅ B) The Travels of Monarch X


7. Who gave Richard the book The Travels of Monarch X?

A) His teacher
B) His friend
C) His mother
D) His father

Answer:

✅ C) His mother


8. What did Richard begin after reading the book?

A) Drawing butterflies
B) Selling butterflies
C) Tagging butterflies
D) Hunting butterflies

Answer:

✅ C) Tagging butterflies


9. What helped Richard become a successful scientist?

A) Luck
B) Money
C) Curiosity and hard work
D) Magic

Answer:

✅ C) Curiosity and hard work


10. In which class did Richard begin serious experiments?

A) Fifth class
B) Eighth class
C) Tenth class
D) Twelfth class

Answer:

✅ B) Eighth class


11. What did Richard study in his science fair project?

A) Stars
B) Plants
C) Spots on monarch pupa
D) Rocks

Answer:

✅ C) Spots on monarch pupa


12. Which hormone did Richard help discover?

A) Growth hormone
B) Juvenile hormone
C) Thyroid hormone
D) Insulin

Answer:

✅ B) Juvenile hormone


13. What did Richard’s research help explain?

A) Weather changes
B) Cell growth and DNA working
C) Volcanoes
D) Earthquakes

Answer:

✅ B) Cell growth and DNA working


14. According to Richard’s teacher, what is important to become a scientist?

A) Wealth
B) Fame
C) Curiosity and a first-rate mind
D) Physical strength

Answer:

✅ C) Curiosity and a first-rate mind


15. Which quality did Richard have?

A) Laziness
B) Carelessness
C) Determination
D) Fear

Answer:

✅ C) Determination


Assertion–Reason MCQs

16. Assertion: Richard Ebright became a famous scientist.

Reason: He was curious and hardworking.

A) Both are true and Reason is correct explanation
B) Both are true but Reason is not correct explanation
C) Assertion is true but Reason is false
D) Assertion is false but Reason is true

Answer:

✅ A) Both are true and Reason is correct explanation


17. Assertion: Richard’s mother played an important role in his success.

Reason: She encouraged his interest in learning.

A) Both are true and Reason is correct explanation
B) Both are true but Reason is not correct explanation
C) Assertion is true but Reason is false
D) Assertion is false but Reason is true

Answer:

✅ A) Both are true and Reason is correct explanation


Fill in the Blanks MCQs

18. Richard Ebright loved collecting ________.

A) stamps
B) coins
C) butterflies
D) shells

Answer:

✅ C) butterflies


19. Richard’s mother bought him a ________ that changed his life.

A) microscope
B) camera
C) book
D) telescope

Answer:

✅ C) book


20. Richard participated in many ________ fairs.

A) trade
B) science
C) art
D) sports

Answer:

✅ B) science

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