A Truly Beautiful Mind MCQs – NCERT Class 9 English Chapter 4

Q1- Whose genius still reigns after 50 years of his death?

A) M.K. Gandhi
B) Nehru
C) Stephen
D) Einstein

Q2-  Whose name has become synonymous with genius?

A) Einstein’s name
B) Gandhi’s name
C) Wright Brothers
D) All

Q3- When was Einstein born?

A) on 14 March, 1879
B) on 10 March 1878
C) on 14 March 1877
D) on 14 March, 1875

Q4- Where was Einstein born?

A) Bulgaria
B) Ulm
C) Georgia
D) None

Q5- What did Albert’s mother think of him?

A) He was a born genius
B) He is intelligent
C) He will rule the world
D) Albert was a freak

Q6- What did Albert’s classmates call him?

A) A genius
B) Dull
C) Brother Boring
D) Stupid

Q7- By what age did Einstein not learn to speak?

A) Three and half years
B) Four and half years
C) Five and half years
D) Two and half years

Q8- How many times did Einstein utter a word when he learnt to speak?

A) Thrice
B) Four times
C) Once
D) Twice

Q9- What did Einstein love to play with?

A) Plastic Toys
B) Mechanical toys
C) Friends
D) None

Q10- What did the school headmaster say about Einstein?

A) He would be a genius
B) He is great
C) He can’t be a success at anything
D) None

Q11- When did Einstein begin to learn playing the violin?

A) At the age of seven
B) At the age of eight
C) At the age of nine
D) At the age of six

Q12- Where did Einstein score good marks in all the subjects?

A) at Munich in a school
B) At Switzerland
C) At Italy
D) None

Q13- Why did Einstein leave the school?

A) For good
B) He had clash with the teachers
C) He didn’t like discipline and order in the school
D) All

Q14- When did Einstein’s family move to Munich?

A) When he was 15 months old
B) When he was 12 months old
C) When he was 14 months old
D) When he was 16 months old

Q15- Where did Einstein wish to continue his study?

A) German
B) Munich
C) Switzerland
D) None

Q16- Why did Einstein decide to continue his study in Switzerland?

A) It was good city
B) It was more liberal than Munich
C) He liked the place
D) All

Q17- In which subjects was Einstein gifted and interested?

A) English and History
B) Mathematics and Physics
C) Mathematics and Biology
D) Physics and English

Q18- Where did Einstein go after school?

A) To a university in Zurich
B) To a university in Munich
C) To  a university in German
D) To a university in Switzerland

Q19- What did Einstein call Mileva Maric?

A) Clever Creature
B) Silly
C) a dumbo
D) a good lady

Q20- Why did Mileva Maric come to the University at Zurich?

A) It was the only university which gave degrees to women
B) It was a good university
C) It was near her city
D) She liked the place

Q21- With whom did Einstein fall in love?

A) A girl from Munich
B) Mileva Maric
C) A girl from Germany
D) None

Q22- When did Einstein complete his graduation?

A) 1912
B) 1900
C) 1901
D) 1978

Q23- At what age did Einstein do his graduation?

A) at 21 years of age
B) at 22 years of age
C) at 23 years of age
D) at 24 years of age

Q24- When did Einstein secure a job?

A) 1901
B) 1903
C) 1902
D) 1904

Q25- Before securing a job what did Einstein do and which theory did he give to the world?

A) Worked as a mechanic, he gave the theory of light
B) Worked as a teaching assistant and gave private lessons .He gave the theory of mass and energy.
C) Played violin, he invented the phone
D) None

Q26- What does this lesson “A Truly Beautiful Mind” speak about?

A) Beauty of the mind
B) Beauty of the world
C) The life of Einstein
D) None

Q27- When was Einstein awarded with the Nobel prize?

A) 1938
B) 1956
C) 1945
D) In 1921 for his contributions to Physics

Q28- What is the message of this lesson?

A) A beautiful mind not only creates beautiful ideas but also to use them for the welfare of the humanity
B) Always think big
C) Be like Einstein
D) Win a Nobel Prize

Q29- Which destruction is referred to in the lesson?

A) Destruction of inventions
B) Destruction by authoritarians
C) Destruction caused by the atom bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki
D) None

Q30- Why has the author referred to the late speaking age of Einstein?

A) To show that apparently his growth rate was slower than the children of his age
B) To show that he was a slow learner
C) To show his disability
D) None