Q1. Who is the poet of the poem “No Men Are Foreign”?
a) Robert Frost
b) James Kirkup
c) W.B. Yeats
d) John Keats
Answer: b) James Kirkup

Q2. What is the main message of the poem “No Men Are Foreign”?
a) War is necessary
b) People of different countries are enemies
c) All human beings are the same
d) Only soldiers suffer in war
Answer: c) All human beings are the same

Q3. What does the poet say about men from other countries?
a) They are strange
b) They are different
c) They are our enemies
d) They are not foreign
Answer: d) They are not foreign

Q4. What breathes beneath all uniforms?
a) A brave soldier
b) A single body
c) A strong heart
d) A different soul
Answer: b) A single body

Q5. The phrase “Beneath all uniforms” refers to:
a) Fashion
b) National identity
c) The human body common to all
d) Military training
Answer: c) The human body common to all

Q6. The land our brothers walk upon is described as:
a) Different from ours
b) Like ours
c) Dangerous
d) Enemy land
Answer: b) Like ours

Q7. What do all humans eventually do according to the poem?
a) Travel abroad
b) Fight wars
c) Lie in the same earth
d) Become leaders
Answer: c) Lie in the same earth

Q8. Foreign people are aware of which natural elements?
a) Wind and fire
b) Sun, air and water
c) Rain and storm
d) Snow and rivers
Answer: b) Sun, air and water

Q9. How are people fed according to the poem?
a) By machines
b) By factories
c) By peaceful harvests
d) By kings
Answer: c) By peaceful harvests

Q10. What happens to people during war’s long winter?
a) They celebrate
b) They starve
c) They sleep
d) They travel
Answer: b) They starve

Q11. “Their hands are ours” suggests that:
a) We look alike physically
b) We work in the same way
c) We wear same clothes
d) We speak the same language
Answer: b) We work in the same way

Q12. What do we read in their lines?
a) Anger
b) Hatred
c) Labour not different from our own
d) Revenge
Answer: c) Labour not different from our own

Q13. People everywhere have eyes that:
a) Never sleep
b) Wake or sleep
c) See enemies
d) Cry always
Answer: b) Wake or sleep

Q14. Strength can be won by:
a) War
b) Weapons
c) Love
d) Power
Answer: c) Love

Q15. What is common in every land?
a) Religion
b) Common life
c) Government
d) Language
Answer: b) Common life

Q16. Assertion (A): All human beings share common features.
Reason (R): People everywhere experience sun, air, water and labour.
a) Both true and R explains A
b) Both true but R does not explain A
c) A true, R false
d) A false, R true
Answer: a)

Q17. Assertion (A): The poet supports hatred towards other countries.
Reason (R): The poet says no men are foreign.
a) Both true
b) Both false
c) A true, R false
d) A false, R true
Answer: d)

Q18. When we are told to hate our brothers, what happens?
a) We become stronger
b) We win wars
c) We dispossess and betray ourselves
d) We become rich
Answer: c) We dispossess and betray ourselves

Q19. The word “dispossess” means:
a) Encourage
b) Deprive
c) Protect
d) Celebrate
Answer: b) Deprive

Q20. Who are referred to as “brothers” in the poem?
a) Family members
b) Soldiers
c) People of our country
d) All human beings
Answer: d) All human beings

Q21. Taking arms against each other means:
a) Shaking hands
b) Fighting wars
c) Helping others
d) Making friends
Answer: b) Fighting wars

Q22. Assertion (A): War harms the earth.
Reason (R): The poet says it is the human earth that we defile.
a) Both true and R explains A
b) Both true but R does not explain A
c) A true, R false
d) A false, R true
Answer: a)

Q23. What do our “hells of fire and dust” represent?
a) Festivals
b) Natural disasters
c) Wars and destruction
d) Weather changes
Answer: c) Wars and destruction

Q24. The air that is everywhere is described as:
a) Dirty
b) Dangerous
c) Our own
d) Foreign
Answer: c) Our own

Q25. The poem ends by repeating that:
a) War is powerful
b) Countries are different
c) No men are foreign and no countries are strange
d) Only soldiers matter
Answer: c) No men are foreign and no countries are strange

Q26. The poem teaches the lesson of:
a) National pride
b) Universal brotherhood
c) Military strength
d) Political power
Answer: b) Universal brotherhood

Q27. “Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon” suggests that:
a) Only our land is fertile
b) Other lands are inferior
c) All lands on earth are similar
d) Foreign lands are dangerous
Answer: c) All lands on earth are similar

Q28. The poet repeats the word “Remember” to:
a) Scold the reader
b) Emphasize an important message
c) Describe war
d) Create fear
Answer: b) Emphasize an important message

Q29. The line “in which we all shall lie” refers to:
a) Sleeping
b) Resting
c) Death
d) Farming
Answer: c) Death

Q30. “Their hands are ours” highlights similarity in:
a) Skin colour
b) Language
c) Work and effort
d) Nationality
Answer: c) Work and effort

Q31. Which is NOT mentioned as common among people?
a) Sun
b) Air
c) Water
d) Religion
Answer: d) Religion

Q32. Assertion (A): The poet believes strength comes from love.
Reason (R): Love helps people recognise each other.
a) Both true and R explains A
b) Both true but R does not explain A
c) A true, R false
d) A false, R true
Answer: a)

Q33. “By war’s long winter starv’d” suggests that war:
a) Brings happiness
b) Causes suffering and hunger
c) Makes land fertile
d) Improves economy
Answer: b) Causes suffering and hunger

Q34. The poet says we should not hate others because:
a) They are powerful
b) They may attack us
c) We are essentially the same
d) They are weak
Answer: c) We are essentially the same

Q35. Assertion (A): When we hate others, we harm ourselves.
Reason (R): Hatred leads to betrayal of humanity.
a) Both true and R explains A
b) Both true but R does not explain A
c) A true, R false
d) A false, R true
Answer: a)

Q36. The word “defile” means:
a) Decorate
b) Protect
c) Make dirty
d) Beautify
Answer: c) Make dirty

Q37. According to the poem, wars:
a) Make earth greener
b) Pollute and damage it
c) Make it peaceful
d) Improve beauty
Answer: b) Pollute and damage it

Q38. The “innocence of air” is outraged by:
a) Rain
b) Wind
c) Fire and dust of war
d) Harvests
Answer: c) Fire and dust of war

Q39. Assertion (A): The earth belongs to all humans.
Reason (R): Air and land are shared by everyone.
a) Both true and R explains A
b) Both true but R does not explain A
c) A true, R false
d) A false, R true
Answer: a)

Q40. The tone of the poem is:
a) Humorous
b) Patriotic
c) Reflective and persuasive
d) Angry
Answer: c) Reflective and persuasive

Q41. Different uniforms:
a) Change humanity
b) Hide common humanity
c) Make people enemies
d) Make people powerful
Answer: b) Hide common humanity

Q42. The central idea is that:
a) Countries should fight
b) Borders divide forever
c) Humanity is one
d) War builds strength
Answer: c) Humanity is one

Q43. Assertion (A): All people experience similar nature.
Reason (R): All live under same sun, air and water.
a) Both true and R explains A
b) Both true but R does not explain A
c) A true, R false
d) A false, R true
Answer: a)

Q44. The poet calls people of other countries our:
a) Enemies
b) Strangers
c) Brothers
d) Soldiers
Answer: c) Brothers

Q45. The poem promotes:
a) Rivalry
b) Peace and unity
c) Control
d) Isolation
Answer: b) Peace and unity

Q46. Assertion (A): The poet discourages war.
Reason (R): War destroys humanity and nature.
a) Both true and R explains A
b) Both true but R does not explain A
c) A true, R false
d) A false, R true
Answer: a)

Q47. Which quality helps people understand each other?
a) Power
b) Love
c) Wealth
d) Authority
Answer: b) Love

Q48. “Common life” means:
a) Ordinary living
b) Shared human experiences
c) Poor life
d) Village life
Answer: b) Shared human experiences

Q49. The poet appeals to our:
a) Fear
b) Anger
c) Humanity and conscience
d) Pride
Answer: c) Humanity and conscience

Q50. The repetition of “no men are foreign” emphasizes:
a) Strong borders
b) Powerful nations
c) One human family
d) Brave soldiers
Answer: c) One human family