CBSE Class 7 English Question Paper Set O

SECTION A

READING

A.1 Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow : 

Born in a village, called Bikrampur, on November 30, 1858, sir Jagdish Chandra Bose showed great inclination towards plants and animals. He began his education in a Bengali village school and later joined St. Xavier's School in Calcutta. In college he studied physics but had a special inclination towards Botany. After graduation, he went to England where he joined a medical college. Soon, however, he left it to join Christ church college, Cambridge to master in natural science. He was required to learn Latin in order to qualify. He had a unique quality of perfecting the thing he took up once. He returned to India in 1882 after getting a distinguished academic experience in London, England. As a professor of physics in presidency college, Calcutta, he found Indians getting one-third of the salary as compared to Britishers. He started a Satyagraha and won the battle after three years. Soon he began his research work by setting up his own laboratory. He worked on experiments inelectricity and discovered the possibility of transmitting electric telegraphic signals. He also worked on the response of plants and animals to stimuli. The discovery of the response of the nonliving became the basis for the development of radar. Astonishing facts like trees sleep at midnight and wake up at 8 a.m. and that liquor has an intoxicating effect on plants are some of the famous discoveries of Jagdish Chandra Bose.

A.1.1 Jagdish Chandra Bose was born __________

(i) on November 30, 1858 (ii) on December 30, 1758

(iii) on October, 30 1658

2. In college he studied physics but had a special inclnation towards _________

(i) Zoology (ii) Chemistry (iii) Botany

3. He attained mastery in _________ in Christ church college, Cambridge.

(i) natural science (ii) arts (iii) music

4. He worked as a professor of physics in ___________

(i) St. Xavier's college, Calcutta (ii) Presidency college, Calcutta

(iii) Presidency college, Chennai

5. He worked on experiments in electricity and discovered the possibility of ___

(i) transmitting radio waves (ii) transmitting electric traffic signals

(iii) transmitting electric telegraphic signals.

Please refer to attached file for CBSE Class 7 English Question Paper Set O.