Evans Tries an O-Level MCQs Mock Test of 12th Class Vistas

Q1- What was the reason Evan decided to take the O level exam?

A) to keep his hat on his head

B) to study

C) to add to his academics

D) to plan an escape from the prison

Q 2. In which hotel did the police lay their hands on Evans?

(a) the Lion’s Den

(b) Lion’s Cage

(c) the Golden Lion

(d) the Golden Web

Q3- Tell the reason why Evans was called ‘Evans the break?

A) because of his pleasing personality

B) because he keeps hat on his head

C) for escaping from prison thrice

D) All these

Q4. Carter tells Governor of the prison that he had left Evans at __

(a) Radcliff Hospital

(b) Broad Street

(c) St. Mary’s Mag

(d) Elsfield Way

Q5- What two important purposes did the correction slip serve in the episode of exam?

A) to give correct name of hotel to Evans and exact date and time of exam to Evans

B) to help Evan escape

C) to inform Evan Gang his plan of escape

D) All these

Q 6. McLeery directed the superintendent to lead him towards ___

(a) Radcliff Hospital

(b) Elsfield Way

(c) Broad Street

(d) Oxford Lane

Q7- What is Norman Colin Dexter known for?

A) for his writings

B) for his poems

C) for his plays

D) for his Inspector Morse series of novels

Q8.The wounded man in the cell was ___

(a) McLeery

(b) Jackson

(c) Stephens

(d) Evans

Q9- Who checked the cell thoroughly?

A) The police

B) The Governor

C) Jackson and Stephens

D) Stephens

Q10. At 11:22 __ minutes before the examination was to be over Jackson called Stephens telling him that the Governor wanted to speak with him

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5

Q11- Who ordered Evans to take off his hat?

A) Jackson

B) Stephens

C) The Governor

D) None

Q 12. Evans is told about the corrections on ___ by McLeery

(a) page three, line fifteen

(b) page three, line nine

(c) page two, line twelve

(d) page two, line fifteen

Q 13. The examination started at ——-

(a) 9:15 am

(b) 9:25 am

(c) 9:35 am

(d) 9:45 am

Q14. The Index number was ___

(a) 303

(b) 313

(c) 323

(d) 333

Q 15. McLeery said he was suffering from ___

(a) diabetes

(b) cough

(c) piles

(d) cold

Q16. Governor switched on the receiver at ___

(a) 9:00 am

(b) 9:10 am

(c) 9:20 am

(d) 9:30 am

Q17. The Governor had got Evans cell ___ because he did not want to take chances with Evans, the master planner.

(a) bugged

(b) guarded

(c) watched

(d) locked

Q 18. Jackson instructs Stephen to take away ___

(a) the bag

(b) the razor

(c) the scissors

(d) the knife

Q19. The names of the officers who visited Evans before the examination were ___

(a) Jackson and Stephens

(b) Jackson and Bell

(c) Jackson and Carter

(d) Carter and Bell

Q20. Evans’ tutor wished him good luck one day before the examination on ___

(a) February 10

(b) June 7

(c) July 11

(d) November 17

Q21. Evans had escaped from jail

(a) 3 times

(b) 4 times

(c) 5 times

(d) 6 times

Q22. The Secretary agreed to make an arrangement of a person from ___ to act as an invigilator

(a) St. Agnes Mags

(b) St. Francis Mags

(c) St. Mary Mags

(d) St. Xavier Mags

Q23. Evan wanted to appear in O Level ___ Examination

(a) French

(b) Italian

(c) Spanish

(d) German

Q24. The Governor of ___ contacted the Secretary of Examination on the telephone

(a) Newbury Prison

(b) Radcliff Prison

(c) Elsfield Prison

(d) Oxford Prison

Q25. Evans is good at ___

(a) making calculations

(b) learning languages

(c) predicting the moves of his rivals

(d) German

Q26. ‘Evans Tries an O Level is a ___the criminal and the jail authorities

(a) the narration of

(b) satire of

(c) battle of wits between

(d) tragic conflict between

Q 27. What made Evan have his last laugh?

(a) his friend a prison officer opened his handcuffs and helped him to escape

(b) Evan was locked up

(c) Evan was released

(d) None

Q28. What precautions did the authorities take to conduct the examination smoothly?

(a) The Governor personally supervised security

(b) Evan’s cell was checked thoroughly

(c) All belongings were taken away from Evan, The invigilator was frisked and a police officer was posted to keep a vigil

(d) All these

Q29. How can we say that Evan could not get through the O Level German examination?

(a) he is unable to understand even simple expression like Gutten Gluck

(b) he didn’t study

(c) didn’t attend any class

(d) was behind the bars

Q30. What information did the governor receive from the detective Superintendent?

(a) Mcleery had spotted Evan

(b) Evan was seen near Elsfield way

(c) chased Evan but lost him

(d) All these

Q31. What did the Governor want Carter to do?

(a) he wanted him to check Evan

(b) he wanted him to go with Evan

(c) he wanted him to accompany him

(d) he wanted him to accompany injured Mcleery

Q32. From whom did the governor receive the first call?

(a) Assistant Secretary

(b) Joint Secretary

(c) Assistant commissioner

(d) All

Q33. Why did Evans clip his hair short?

(a) to aid his escape plan and to pass off as Mc Leery later

(b) he was feeling hot

(c) to give modern look

(d) to give a young look

Q34. What aided Evan’s arrest?

(a) his friends

(b) his gang

(c) secret agents

(d) The clues Evan left

Q35. From where did they find the name of the hotel where Evan was staying?

(a) from the police

(b) from the people

(c) secret agent

(d) from the correction slip

Q 36. How was the governor able to locate Evans?

(a) by putting together 6 figures

(b) by decoding

(c) with the help of Ordnance survey map of oxfordshire

(d) All these

Q37. Who was Mc Leery?

(a) Evan’s friend

(b) policeman

(c) inspector

(d) the invigilator who had been appointed by the Governor to invigilate

Q38. Who arrived first on the scene after Stephen found Mcleery?

(a) Jackson

(b) Stephens

(c) Detective Superintendent Carter

(d) None

Q39. How could Evans’ plan of escape become a success?

(a) because of his wits

(b) because he keeps his hat on his head

(c) because he was cunning

(d) all

Q40. Why did Evans request not to take off his hat?

(a) he was feeling cold

(b) to give a smart look

(c) he loved to wear

(d) Evans considered it lucky for himself

Q41. Why was the Governor not ready to take risk?

(a) to bring a good name

(b) to stop Evan from taking exam

(c) to avoid any bad name

(d) none

Q42. When was for his Inspector Morse series of novels written?

(a) between 1975 -1999

(b) between 1975 -1998

(c) between 1975 -1997

(d) between 1975 -1994

Q43. How did Evan escape from the jail?

(a) by jumping the wall

(b) by befooling the watchman

(c) his friend Prison officer released him

(d) all

Q44. Why did Evans drape a blanket around his shoulder?

(a) to conceal his efforts of changing dress to look like MCleery

(b) because he was feeling cold

(c) to hide himself from the police

(d) All these

Q45. What kind of a person was Evans?

(a) Kleptomaniac

(b) pleasing personality and a tendency to mislead

(c) stealing habit

(d) All these

Q46. Name the author of the lesson.

(a) William Blake

(b) Sir Johnson

(c) H.L.Hegde

(d) Norman Colin Dexter

Q47. What should be the Governor’s plan to bring Evan back to prison from the hotel?

(a) He should have sent him by air

(b) He should have sent him with more people

(c) He himself should have travelled along

(d) None

Q48. Why was the invigilator frisked?

(a) to ensure that he had no objectionable material with him

(b) to check his true identity

(c) to check if he was a real man

(d) none

Q49. Why was Evan keeping the hat on his head?

(a) to cheat

(b) to avoid cold

(c) to give a smart look

(d) to avoid being detected as he had clipped his hair short to look like Mcleery

Q50. What did the Governor tell the Secretary of the examination Board?

(a) Evan is a pleasing person

(b) can imitate stars and was star of Christmas concert (c) was a kleptomaniac (d) All these

(c) was a kleptomaniac

(d) All these

Q51. What was there in the small brown suitcase that Mcleery carried?

(a) sealed question papers

(b) yellow invigilation form

(c) special authentication card

(d) All these