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NCERT English Class 10th – A Question of Trust MCQs
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the author of A Question of Trust?
A) Ruskin Bond
B) Victor Canning
C) James Herriot
D) Robert Frost
✅ Answer: B) Victor Canning
2. What was Horace Danby’s profession?
A) Teacher
B) Doctor
C) Locksmith
D) Lawyer
✅ Answer: C) Locksmith
3. How old was Horace Danby?
A) 30 years
B) 40 years
C) About 50 years
D) 60 years
✅ Answer: C) About 50 years
4. Why did Horace steal every year?
A) To become rich
B) To buy rare books
C) To travel abroad
D) To help poor people
✅ Answer: B) To buy rare books
5. What was the name of the house Horace planned to rob?
A) Green House
B) Shotover Grange
C) Hill Palace
D) Red Mansion
✅ Answer: B) Shotover Grange
6. How long had Horace studied the house?
A) One week
B) Two weeks
C) One month
D) Three days
✅ Answer: B) Two weeks
7. How did Horace enter the house?
A) Through the front door
B) Through a window
C) Through the chimney
D) Through the roof
✅ Answer: B) Through a window
8. Why did Horace wear gloves?
A) To look smart
B) To protect his hands
C) To avoid leaving fingerprints
D) To keep warm
✅ Answer: C) To avoid leaving fingerprints
9. Where was the safe hidden?
A) Under the floor
B) Behind a picture
C) Inside a cupboard
D) Under the bed
✅ Answer: B) Behind a picture
10. What mistake did Horace make?
A) He broke the window
B) He removed his gloves
C) He forgot his tools
D) He shouted loudly
✅ Answer: B) He removed his gloves
11. Who surprised Horace in the house?
A) A policeman
B) A servant
C) A young woman
D) An old man
✅ Answer: C) A young woman
12. What did the young woman pretend to be?
A) A maid
B) The owner of the house
C) A police officer
D) A neighbour
✅ Answer: B) The owner of the house
13. What did the woman ask Horace to do?
A) Leave the house
B) Call the police
C) Open the safe
D) Bring tea
✅ Answer: C) Open the safe
14. Why was Horace arrested?
A) A servant saw him
B) He confessed his crime
C) His fingerprints were found
D) The woman informed police
✅ Answer: C) His fingerprints were found
15. Who was the real owner of the house?
A) The young woman
B) An old lady
C) Horace Danby
D) A businessman
✅ Answer: B) An old lady
16. What happened to the jewels?
A) Police recovered them
B) Horace sold them
C) The young woman escaped with them
D) They remained in the safe
✅ Answer: C) The young woman escaped with them
17. What is the main theme of the story?
A) Friendship
B) Honesty and trust
C) Adventure
D) Science
✅ Answer: B) Honesty and trust
18. What lesson does the story teach?
A) Crime always succeeds
B) Honesty is important
C) Money is everything
D) Books are costly
✅ Answer: B) Honesty is important
19. How did Horace feel in prison when people talked about “honour among thieves”?
A) Happy
B) Proud
C) Angry
D) Excited
✅ Answer: C) Angry
20. Which literary device is strongly used in the story?
A) Simile
B) Irony
C) Metaphor
D) Personification
✅ Answer: B) Irony
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