1. What event caused the devastation in Ersama?
- A) Earthquake
- B) Cyclone
- C) Tsunami
- D) Tornado
Correct Answer: B) Cyclone
2. Where was Prashant when the cyclone struck?
- A) His village
- B) Red Cross shelter
- C) Block headquarters of Ersama
- D) A nearby town
Correct Answer: C) Block headquarters of Ersama
3. How did Prashant and his friend's family survive initially?
- A) By climbing trees
- B) By swimming to safety
- C) By staying on the roof
- D) By fleeing to another village
Correct Answer: C) By staying on the roof
4. What helped sustain Prashant and the family during their ordeal?
- A) Canned food supplies
- B) Coconuts from fallen trees
- C) Bottled water
- D) Dry clothes
Correct Answer: B) Coconuts from fallen trees
5. How did Prashant travel back to his village after the cyclone?
- A) By boat
- B) By helicopter
- C) By swimming
- D) Through flood waters using a stick
Correct Answer: D) Through flood waters using a stick
6. What did Prashant find upon reaching his village?
- A) His family safe and sound
- B) His house intact
- C) Only remnants of his home
- D) A relief camp set up by the government
Correct Answer: C) Only remnants of his home
7. Who did Prashant find first upon reaching the Red Cross shelter?
- A) His mother
- B) His maternal grandmother
- C) His uncle
- D) His friend
Correct Answer: B) His maternal grandmother
8. What initiative did Prashant take to ensure food for the shelter residents?
- A) Organized fishing trips
- B) Convinced merchants to provide rice
- C) Started a farm
- D) Gathered wild berries
Correct Answer: B) Convinced merchants to provide rice
9. What did Prashant organize for the children in the shelter?
- A) Educational programs
- B) Sports events like cricket matches
- C) Painting classes
- D) Music therapy sessions
Correct Answer: B) Sports events like cricket matches
10. What was Prashant's stance on setting up institutions for orphans and widows?
- A) Opposed the idea
- B) Supported the idea
- C) Was indifferent
- D) Suggested an alternative plan
Correct Answer: A) Opposed the idea
11. When did the super cyclone hit Orissa?
- A) October 1998
- B) October 1999
- C) September 2000
- D) November 1999
Correct Answer: B) October 1999
12. Where was Prashant when the cyclone hit?
- A) His village, Kalikuda
- B) A school shelter
- C) Block headquarters of Ersama
- D) A government building
Correct Answer: C) Block headquarters of Ersama
13. How fast were the cyclone winds moving?
- A) 200 km/h
- B) 250 km/h
- C) 300 km/h
- D) 350 km/h
Correct Answer: D) 350 km/h
14. What did Prashant and his friend’s family do to escape the rising waters?
- A) Climbed trees
- B) Took shelter in a boat
- C) Stayed on the roof
- D) Went to a higher building
Correct Answer: C) Stayed on the roof
15. What sustained Prashant and others during their days on the roof?
- A) Government food supplies
- B) Bottled water
- C) Tender coconuts
- D) Rice and lentils
Correct Answer: C) Tender coconuts
16. How long did Prashant stay on the roof before deciding to leave?
- A) One day
- B) Two days
- C) Three days
- D) Four days
Correct Answer: C) Three days
17. Why did Prashant leave for his village despite the dangers?
- A) To check on his family
- B) To search for food
- C) To call for help
- D) To rescue others
Correct Answer: A) To check on his family
18. What did Prashant use to navigate the floodwaters?
- A) A long, sturdy stick
- B) A wooden raft
- C) A rope
- D) A boat
Correct Answer: A) A long, sturdy stick
19. Who joined Prashant on his journey back to his village?
- A) His uncle
- B) Two friends of his uncle
- C) A group of fishermen
- D) A government official
Correct Answer: B) Two friends of his uncle
20. What horrifying sights did Prashant see while wading through the floodwaters?
- A) Floating human and animal bodies
- B) Boats carrying survivors
- C) People collecting food supplies
- D) Large waves destroying villages
Correct Answer: A) Floating human and animal bodies
21. What was the condition of Prashant’s house when he reached his village?
- A) Completely destroyed
- B) Slightly damaged
- C) Totally intact
- D) Only the foundation was left
Correct Answer: A) Completely destroyed
22. Where did Prashant find his family?
- A) Under a tree
- B) In a school
- C) In a Red Cross shelter
- D) In their half-destroyed house
Correct Answer: C) In a Red Cross shelter
23. Who was the first person to recognize Prashant at the shelter?
- A) His mother
- B) His sister
- C) His grandmother
- D) His uncle
Correct Answer: C) His grandmother
24. How many lives were lost in Prashant’s village due to the cyclone?
Correct Answer: C) 86
25. How many houses were left standing in Prashant’s village?
- A) None
- B) Ten
- C) Twenty
- D) Fifty
Correct Answer: A) None
26. What action did Prashant take to help the people in the shelter?
- A) He arranged food
- B) He cleaned the shelter
- C) He took care of orphans
- D) All of the above
Correct Answer: D) All of the above
27. How did Prashant convince the merchant to give food to the survivors?
- A) By threatening him
- B) By requesting him politely
- C) By gathering a group of villagers to pressurize him
- D) By offering money
Correct Answer: C) By gathering a group of villagers to pressurize him
28. What food was initially available at the shelter?
- A) Rice
- B) Green coconuts
- C) Bread
- D) Biscuits
Correct Answer: B) Green coconuts
29. How did the villagers attract the attention of helicopters for food?
- A) Waved white flags
- B) Made bonfires
- C) Made children lie on the sand with empty utensils on their stomachs
- D) Sent a messenger to the city
Correct Answer: C) Made children lie on the sand with empty utensils on their stomachs
30. What did Prashant do for orphaned children?
- A) Built a school for them
- B) Sent them to orphanages
- C) Arranged a shelter and caretakers for them
- D) Left them in the care of the government
Correct Answer: C) Arranged a shelter and caretakers for them
31. What program did Prashant encourage women to join?
- A) Sewing workshops
- B) Food-for-work program
- C) Government relief work
- D) Cooking classes
Correct Answer: B) Food-for-work program
32. What sport did Prashant organize for children?
- A) Football
- B) Cricket
- C) Volleyball
- D) Hockey
Correct Answer: B) Cricket
33. Why did Prashant oppose setting up institutions for orphans and widows?
- A) Lack of funds
- B) Poor facilities in institutions
- C) Fear of social stigma and loneliness
- D) Government restrictions
Correct Answer: C) Fear of social stigma and loneliness
34. How long after the cyclone did Prashant fully engage in relief work?
- A) Immediately
- B) After two weeks
- C) After six months
- D) After a year
Correct Answer: A) Immediately
35. What is the central theme of the story?
- A) Power of nature
- B) Struggle for survival and leadership in crisis
- C) Political negligence
- D) Economic impact of disasters
Correct Answer: B) Struggle for survival and leadership in crisis
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