50+ FIRE AND ICE MCQS | CLASS 10 ENGLISH | UP BOARD EXTRACT BASED

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50+ Fire and Ice MCQs | Class 10 English | UP Board Extract Based

Fire and Ice MCQs | Class 10 Poem

This detailed guide explores Robert Frost’s poem with board-exam style MCQs. Below, you will find key extracts and a comprehensive list of over 50 Fire and Ice MCQs for your UP Board Class 10 exam preparation.

UP Board Special: Fire and Ice MCQs

Read the given extracts and choose the correct option to answer the following questions:

“Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.”
  • 1.

    Who is the poet of these lines?

    प्रश्न: इन पंक्तियों के कवि कौन हैं?

    • (a) Walt Whitman
    • (b) Leslie Norris
    • (c) Robert Frost
    • (d) W.B. Yeats
    Correct Option: (c) Robert Frost
  • 2.

    What do “fire” and “ice” symbolize in the poem?

    प्रश्न: कविता में “आग” और “बर्फ” किसका प्रतीक हैं?

    • (a) Happiness and sorrow
    • (b) Desire and hatred
    • (c) Life and death
    • (d) Nature and man
    Correct Option: (b) Desire and hatred
  • 3.

    Why does the poet hold with those who favour fire?

    प्रश्न: कवि उन लोगों का पक्ष क्यों लेता है जो आग का समर्थन करते हैं?

    • (a) He likes hot weather
    • (b) He has experienced the destructive power of desire
    • (c) He believes in scientific theories
    • (d) He thinks ice is less powerful
    Correct Option: (b) He has experienced the destructive power of desire
  • 4.

    The word “desire” here means:

    प्रश्न: यहाँ “इच्छा” (desire) शब्द का अर्थ है:

    • (a) A gentle wish
    • (b) A strong, burning want
    • (c) A calm thought
    • (d) A simple request
    Correct Option: (b) A strong, burning want
“But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.”
  • 1.

    What does the poet compare ‘ice’ to?

    प्रश्न: कवि ‘बर्फ’ की तुलना किससे करता है?

    • (a) Love
    • (b) Greed
    • (c) Indifference
    • (d) Hatred
    Correct Option: (d) Hatred
  • 2.

    What does the word “perish” mean?

    प्रश्न: “पेरिश” (perish) शब्द का क्या अर्थ है?

    • (a) To grow
    • (b) To be born
    • (c) To be destroyed
    • (d) To celebrate
    Correct Option: (c) To be destroyed
  • 3.

    According to the poet, ice is also “great” for:

    प्रश्न: कवि के अनुसार, बर्फ ____ के लिए भी “महान” है:

    • (a) Preservation
    • (b) Decoration
    • (c) Destruction
    • (d) Construction
    Correct Option: (c) Destruction
  • 4.

    The word ‘suffice’ in the stanza means:

    प्रश्न: छंद में ‘सफाइस’ (suffice) शब्द का अर्थ है:

    • (a) To be insufficient
    • (b) To be excellent
    • (c) To be better
    • (d) To be enough
    Correct Option: (d) To be enough
“Some say the world will end in fire, / Some say in ice.”
  • 1.

    The two opposing ideas presented by the poet are about:

    प्रश्न: कवि द्वारा प्रस्तुत दो विपरीत विचार ____ के बारे में हैं:

    • (a) The creation of the world
    • (b) The destruction of the world
    • (c) The seasons of the world
    • (d) The people of the world
    Correct Option: (b) The destruction of the world
  • 2.

    ‘Fire’ in these lines symbolizes:

    प्रश्न: इन पंक्तियों में ‘आग’ प्रतीक है:

    • (a) Warmth
    • (b) Uncontrolled passion
    • (c) Friendship
    • (d) Light
    Correct Option: (b) Uncontrolled passion
  • 3.

    ‘Ice’ is a symbol for:

    प्रश्न: ‘बर्फ’ प्रतीक है:

    • (a) Purity
    • (b) Cold hatred
    • (c) Calmness
    • (d) Beauty
    Correct Option: (b) Cold hatred
  • 4.

    The poet’s tone in these opening lines is:

    प्रश्न: इन प्रारंभिक पंक्तियों में कवि का स्वर है:

    • (a) Joyful
    • (b) Angry
    • (c) Contemplative
    • (d) Confused
    Correct Option: (c) Contemplative
“From what I’ve tasted of desire / I hold with those who favor fire.”
  • 1.

    The poet’s personal experience is related to:

    प्रश्न: कवि का व्यक्तिगत अनुभव ____ से संबंधित है:

    • (a) Hatred
    • (b) Weather
    • (c) Desire
    • (d) War
    Correct Option: (c) Desire
  • 2.

    To “hold with” means to:

    प्रश्न: “होल्ड विद” का अर्थ है:

    • (a) Argue with
    • (b) Agree with
    • (c) Fight against
    • (d) Forget about
    Correct Option: (b) Agree with
  • 3.

    What has desire taught the poet?

    प्रश्न: इच्छा ने कवि को क्या सिखाया है?

    • (a) The path to love
    • (b) The art of creativity
    • (c) Its destructive potential
    • (d) The importance of friendship
    Correct Option: (c) Its destructive potential
  • 4.

    What conclusion does the poet draw from his experience?

    प्रश्न: कवि अपने अनुभव से क्या निष्कर्ष निकालता है?

    • (a) Ice is weaker than fire
    • (b) The world will definitely end in fire
    • (c) Both fire and ice are harmless
    • (d) He supports the idea that fire can end the world
    Correct Option: (d) He supports the idea that fire can end the world
“But if it had to perish twice, / I think I know enough of hate / To say that for destruction ice / Is also great”
  • 1.

    What does ‘it’ refer to in the first line?

    प्रश्न: पहली पंक्ति में ‘it’ (यह) किसे संदर्भित करता है?

    • (a) The poet
    • (b) The fire
    • (c) The ice
    • (d) The world
    Correct Option: (d) The world
  • 2.

    What does the poet claim to “know enough of”?

    प्रश्न: कवि किस चीज़ के बारे में “पर्याप्त जानने” का दावा करता है?

    • (a) Desire
    • (b) Fire
    • (c) Love
    • (d) Hate
    Correct Option: (d) Hate
  • 3.

    The poet uses the word “great” to mean:

    प्रश्न: कवि “ग्रेट” (great) शब्द का उपयोग ____ अर्थ में करता है:

    • (a) Very good
    • (b) Large and powerful
    • (c) Famous
    • (d) Morally upright
    Correct Option: (b) Large and powerful
  • 4.

    The rhyme scheme of this part of the poem is:

    प्रश्न: कविता के इस भाग की तुकबंदी योजना है:

    • (a) abab
    • (b) aabb
    • (c) abca
    • (d) bcbc
    Correct Option: (a) abab (using a stanza view: twice/ice and hate/great)
“I hold with those who favor fire.”
  • 1.

    Who does the poet side with initially?

    प्रश्न: कवि शुरू में किसका पक्ष लेता है?

    • (a) Those who believe in ice
    • (b) Those who believe in science
    • (c) Those who believe in fire
    • (d) Those who are neutral
    Correct Option: (c) Those who believe in fire
  • 2.

    What human emotion is associated with ‘fire’?

    प्रश्न: ‘आग’ से कौन सी मानवीय भावना जुड़ी है?

    • (a) Anger
    • (b) Desire
    • (c) Jealousy
    • (d) Compassion
    Correct Option: (b) Desire
  • 3.

    What is the tone of the poet here?

    प्रश्न: यहाँ कवि का स्वर कैसा है?

    • (a) Confident and decisive
    • (b) Doubtful and confused
    • (c) Angry and resentful
    • (d) Joyful and happy
    Correct Option: (a) Confident and decisive
  • 4.

    What is the central theme that these lines point towards?

    प्रश्न: ये पंक्तियाँ किस केंद्रीय विषय की ओर इशारा करती हैं?

    • (a) The beauty of fire
    • (b) The danger of unchecked human passion
    • (c) The accuracy of scientific prediction
    • (d) The importance of taking a side
    Correct Option: (b) The danger of unchecked human passion
“…for destruction ice / Is also great / And would suffice.”
  • 1.

    ‘Ice’ in this context refers to:

    प्रश्न: इस संदर्भ में ‘बर्फ’ संदर्भित करता है:

    • (a) The winter season
    • (b) The feeling of cold hatred and indifference
    • (c) The polar ice caps
    • (d) The beauty of glaciers
    Correct Option: (b) The feeling of cold hatred and indifference
  • 2.

    According to the poet, the destructive power of ice is:

    प्रश्न: कवि के अनुसार, बर्फ की विनाशकारी शक्ति है:

    • (a) Lesser than fire
    • (b) Equal to fire
    • (c) Greater than fire
    • (d) Negligible
    Correct Option: (b) Equal to fire
  • 3.

    What does the poet mean by saying ice “would suffice”?

    प्रश्न: कवि का यह कहने से क्या मतलब है कि बर्फ “पर्याप्त होगी”?

    • (a) It is a weak alternative
    • (b) It is not really an option
    • (c) It is a better option
    • (d) It is enough on its own to cause destruction
    Correct Option: (d) It is enough on its own to cause destruction
  • 4.

    The poem ends on a note of:

    प्रश्न: कविता एक… के नोट पर समाप्त होती है:

    • (a) Hope
    • (b) Somber warning
    • (c) Joyful celebration
    • (d) Light humor
    Correct Option: (b) Somber warning
“Some say the world will end in fire”
  • 1.

    Which human quality is compared to fire?

    प्रश्न: आग से किस मानवीय गुण की तुलना की जाती है?

    • (a) Kindness
    • (b) Desire
    • (c) Sadness
    • (d) Honesty
    Correct Option: (b) Desire
  • 2.

    What does ‘world’ refer to?

    प्रश्न: ‘दुनिया’ का क्या संदर्भ है?

    • (a) A specific country
    • (b) The physical Earth
    • (c) Human civilization and relationships
    • (d) Both (b) and (c)
    Correct Option: (d) Both (b) and (c)
“Some say in ice.”
  • 1.

    Ice in the poem is a symbol of what emotion?

    प्रश्न: कविता में बर्फ किस भावना का प्रतीक है?

    • (a) Joy
    • (b) Peace
    • (c) Love
    • (d) Hate
    Correct Option: (d) Hate
  • 2.

    The contrast between ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ is one of:

    प्रश्न: ‘आग’ और ‘बर्फ’ के बीच का अंतर एक है:

    • (a) Heat and cold
    • (b) Passion and indifference
    • (c) Speed and slowness
    • (d) All of the above
    Correct Option: (d) All of the above
“From what I’ve tasted of desire / I hold with those who favor fire.”
  • 1.

    The word “tasted” here means:

    प्रश्न: यहाँ “चखा” (tasted) शब्द का अर्थ है:

    • (a) Eaten
    • (b) Experienced
    • (c) Liked
    • (d) Understood
    Correct Option: (b) Experienced
  • 2.

    This personal comment makes the poet’s argument seem:

    प्रश्न: यह व्यक्तिगत टिप्पणी कवि के तर्क को कैसा बनाती है:

    • (a) Weaker
    • (b) More believable
    • (c) Confusing
    • (d) Scientific
    Correct Option: (b) More believable
“But if it had to perish twice…”
  • 1.

    The possibility of the world ending “twice” is a:

    प्रश्न: दुनिया का “दो बार” अंत होने की संभावना एक है:

    • (a) Scientific fact
    • (b) Historical record
    • (c) Hypothetical situation
    • (d) Religious belief
    Correct Option: (c) Hypothetical situation
  • 2.

    This line introduces the poet’s thought about which other force of destruction?

    प्रश्न: यह पंक्ति कवि के किस अन्य विनाशकारी शक्ति के बारे में विचार को प्रस्तुत करती है?

    • (a) Water
    • (b) Earthquakes
    • (c) Ice
    • (d) Wind
    Correct Option: (c) Ice
“…to say that for destruction ice / Is also great”
  • 1.

    The poet believes hate is a ______ force.

    प्रश्न: कवि का मानना ​​है कि घृणा एक ______ शक्ति है।

    • (a) weak
    • (b) temporary
    • (c) creative
    • (d) powerful
    Correct Option: (d) powerful
  • 2.

    The literary device in “favor fire” is:

    प्रश्न: “फेवर फायर” में साहित्यिक उपकरण है:

    • (a) Simile
    • (b) Metaphor
    • (c) Alliteration
    • (d) Personification
    Correct Option: (c) Alliteration
“Some say… / Some say…”
  • 1.

    The repetition of “Some say” is a poetic device called:

    प्रश्न: “कुछ कहते हैं” की पुनरावृत्ति एक काव्य उपकरण है जिसे कहते हैं:

    • (a) Anaphora
    • (b) Metaphor
    • (c) Simile
    • (d) Irony
    Correct Option: (a) Anaphora
  • 2.

    This repetition emphasizes:

    प्रश्न: यह पुनरावृत्ति जोर देती है:

    • (a) The poet’s confusion
    • (b) The poet’s certainty
    • (c) The two popular opinions
    • (d) A factual debate
    Correct Option: (c) The two popular opinions

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