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314-B INDIAN WRTING IN ENGLISH
Multiple Choice Questions.
1. Indian Writing in English is also called -----------.
A. Indo-Anglian
B. Indo-English
C. Indo-British
D. Indo-Australian
ANSWER: A
2. In which year National Book Trust was founded?
A. 1947
B. 1949
C. 1952
D. 1957
ANSWER: D
3. Where the Head Office of the Sahitya Academy is located?
A. Kolkata
B. Delhi
C. Lucknow
D. Pune
ANSWER: B
4. The trinities of Indian Writing in English are --------------.
A. R.K.Narayan , Kamala Das and Kamala Markandaya
B. Raja Rao, Arun Joshi and Shashi Deshpande
C. Raja Rao, Mulkraj Anand and R.K. Narayan
D. Mulkraj Anand, Vikram Seth and A.K. Ramanujam
ANSWER: C
5. Which Indian writer is also a member of the US President's committee on the Arts and Humanities, appointed by U.S.President Barack Obama?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. V.S.Naipaul
C. Jhumpa Lahiri
D. Salman Rushdie
ANSWER: C
6. The latest Novel of Salman Rushdie is -------------
A. The Moors Last Sigh
B. Fury
C. The Ground Beneath Her Feet
D. Satanic Verses
ANSWER: B
7. Anita Nairs ------------ is a collection of poems.
A. Malabar Mind
B. The better Man
C. Magical Indian Myths
D. Satyr of the Subway
ANSWER: A
8. The fictional South Indian city Malgudi is a creation of-----------------.
A. Ruskin Bond
B. Mulkraj Anand
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. R.K.Narayan
ANSWER: D
9. V.S. Naipauls The Mystic Masseur received a prestigious prize. Find it.
A. Booker
B. Commonwealth
C. Pulitzer
D. Rys Memorial
ANSWER: D
10. Who is the author of My True Faces, Azadi, Into Another Dawn, The Crawn and The Lion Cloth?
A. Sudhir Ghose.
B. Khushwant Singh.
C. Manohar Malgonkar.
D. Chaman Nahal.
ANSWER: C
11. Who is the playwright of Tughlaq, a successful stage play?
A. Grish Karnad.
B. Badal Sirkar.
C. Mohan Rakesh.
D. Vijay Tendulkar.
ANSWER: A
12. Who is the author of the following poems The Gift of India, Bangle Seller, The Anthemn of Love and Palanquin Bearers?
A. Kamala Das.
B. Sarojini Naidu.
C. Toru Dutt.
D. Nissim Ezekiel.
ANSWER: B
13. Who is the author of Two Virgins?
A. Kamala Markandaya.
B. Kamala Das.
C. Anita Desai.
D. Shashi Deshpande.
ANSWER: A
14. Name the Indo-English novelist who wrote A Suitable Boy.
A. Anita Nair
B. Anita Desai
C. Amitav Ghose
D. Vikram Seth
ANSWER: D
15. In Pondicherry, ---------------- completely dedicated himself to his spiritual and philosophical pursuits.
A. R.K.Narayan
B. A. K. Ramanujan
C. Sri Aurobindo
D. Gieve Patel
ANSWER: C
16. ------------- crept through the green heart of the forest.
A. The Deer
B. The Tiger
C. The Wind
D. The Snake
ANSWER: B
17. Even ------------ is terrified of the pitiless Splendor.
A. the Leaves
B. the Wind
C. the Trees
D. the Snake
ANSWER: B
18. The mighty ----------- in their might.
A. survive
B. endure
C. last
D. perish
ANSWER: D
19. The slain ---------- the slayer.
A. perish
B. survive
C. expire
D. terminate
ANSWER: B
20. Who is the author of the poem On Killing a Tree?
A. Gieve Patel.
B. Sri Aurobindo.
C. A.K. Ramanujan
D. Sarojini Naidu.
ANSWER: A
21. In the poem On Killing a Tree, the poet wants to say something about the cutting of ------------.
A. branches
B. roots
C. trees
D. plants
ANSWER: C
22. The most important thing to do while cutting a tree is to ensure that the ----------- is pulled out of the anchoring.
A. tree
B. root
C. branch
D. plant
ANSWER: B
23. Anchoring is the source of security and ------------.
A. stability
B. protection
C. shield
D. Dramatic
ANSWER: A
24. In the end the tree will go through the process of browning, hardening, twisting and ------------.
A. blossoming
B. flowering
C. withering
D. growing
ANSWER: C
25. What is the meaning of its leprous hide ?
A. Withering leaves.
B. Sneering leaves.
C. Shedding leaves.
D. Sprouting leaves.
ANSWER: D
26. What happens to the tree if it is hacked and chopped?
A. The Tree will die off.
B. The Tree will be parched.
C. The Tree will be standing as such.
D. The Tree will grow once again.
ANSWER: D
27. Once the root is pulled out and exposed, you need to ----------- and choke it.
A. block
B. slab
C. scorch
D. sear
ANSWER: C
28. According to the author Gieve Patel, the tree has grown slowly consuming the -------------.
A. globe
B. water
C. sun
D. earth
ANSWER: D
29. The trunk of the tree from close to the ground will produce ------------- that will expand again and grow to their former sizes.
A. curled green twigs
B. humorous evaluation
C. spiritual evaluation
D. rational evaluation
ANSWER: A
30. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was an Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet who originated the philosophy of cosmic salvation through
-------------.
A. intellectual evaluation
B. humorous evaluation
C. spiritual evaluation
D. rational evaluation
ANSWER: C
31. The central theme of Aurobindos vision was the evolution of human life into. --------.
A. celestial life
B. life after death
C. life on earth
D. life divine
ANSWER: D
32. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was one of the famous Radical leaders of India during the -----------------.
A. Khilafat Movement
B. Chori Choura Movement
C. Indian National Movement
D. National Congress Movement
ANSWER: B
33. Aurobindo was the --------------- Indian to create a major literary corpus in English.
A. second
B. fifth
C. fourth
D. first
ANSWER: D
34. Aurobindos writings synthesized ------------- philosophy, religion, literature, and psychology.
A. Nothern and Southern
B. Western and Southern
C. Eastern and Western
D. Eastern and Southern
ANSWER: C
35. In the Year --------------- Aurobindo left politics and went to Pondicherry where he plunged himself into the practice of yoga.
A. 1938
B. 1928
C. 1948
D. 1958
ANSWER: B
36. Savitri is the masterpiece of Sri Aurobindo published in -------------.
A. 1954
B. 1964
C. 1944
D. 1945
ANSWER: A
37. Gieve Patel was born in the year ----------.
A. 1933
B. 1940
C. 1920
D. 1938
ANSWER: B
38. Gieve Patel was born in -----------.
A. Chennai
B. Bombay
C. Calcutta
D. Delhi
ANSWER: B
39. Gieve Patels --------- play is recently staged.
A. A Dolls House
B. Waiting for Godat
C. Tuglague
D. Mr. Behram
ANSWER: D
40. Gieve Patel belongs to a group of -----------.
A. Oxford School
B. Avante Garde
C. Bloomsbury
D. Preraphalites
ANSWER: B
41. The tree is rope-tied and -------------.
A. pushed in
B. pushed out
C. pulled in
D. pulled out
ANSWER: D
42. The tree should be pulled out --------------from the earth cave.
A. fairly
B. partly
C. entirely
D. incompletely
ANSWER: C
43. What should be pulled out entirely from the earth cave?
A. The Tree.
B. The Plant.
C. The Steam.
D. The Root.
ANSWER: A
44. The ------------- of the tree from close to the ground will produce curled green twigs.
A. branch
B. tusk
C. bark
D. bough
ANSWER: C
45. The strength of the tree is in its ------------.
A. trunk
B. root
C. branch
D. flowers
ANSWER: B
46. The -------------- does not seem to feel any kind of pain because the bleeding bark seemed to heel all the time.
A. tree
B. man
C. branch
D. trunk
ANSWER: A
47. The poet asserts that --------------- a tree is not easy as it is commonly understood.
A. growing
B. killing
C. watering
D. planting
ANSWER: B
48. A Snake in the Grass is written by --------------.
A. Anita Desai
B. Shashi Deshpande
C. R.K.Narayan
D. Tagore
ANSWER: C
49. R.K. Narayan has won the Sahitya Akedemi Award for his work ----------.
A. The Dark Room
B. The Guide
C. Waiting for Mahatma
D. Malgudi Days
ANSWER: B
50. A Snake in the Grass is a --------------- one.
A. humorous
B. terrific
C. tragic
D. ironic
ANSWER: A
51. What type of snake entered into their campus?
A. King Cobra.
B. Python.
C. Cobra.
D. Green snake.
ANSWER: C
52. The name of the servant in A Snake in the Grass is ---------.
A. Velan
B. Dasa
C. Mari
D. Ponni
ANSWER: B
53. The mistress of the house in A Snake in the Grass had ---------- sons.
A. one
B. three
C. four
D. two
ANSWER: C
54. An old beggar asked them not to kill the snake because it is -----------.
A. poisonous
B. large
C. Lord Subramanya
D. Dangerous
ANSWER: C
55. How many people die of snake-bite every year according to the American paper?
A. 50000.
B. 20000.
C. 40000.
D. 30000.
ANSWER: D
56. How did Dasa catch the snake?
A. By killing it.
B. With the help of his neighbours.
C. With the long pole.
D. By locking it into a pot.
ANSWER: D
57. Dasa says that, Dont call me an ---------- hereafter.
A. idler
B. idiot
C. ignorant
D. innocent
ANSWER: A
58. Why does the servant ask the master not to call him an idler?
A. He works hard.
B. He is very much alert.
C. He catches the snake into a pot.
D. He is conscious of his surroundings.
ANSWER: C
59. Dasa becomes the ------------- of the day.
A. master
B. hero
C. owner
D. idler
ANSWER: B
60. The snake crawled under ------------- and disappeared along a drain.
A. the table
B. the foot of the master
C. the car
D. the gate
ANSWER: D
61. I wish I had taken the risk and ----------- the water-pot from Dasas hand.
A. examined
B. knocked
C. checked
D. pulled
ANSWER: B
62. The poem Obituary is written by ------------.
A. R. Parthasarathy
B. R.K.Narayan
C. Kamala Das
D. A.K.Ramanujan
ANSWER: D
63. A.K. Ramanujan was born in ----------.
A. 1939
B. 1929
C. 1928
D. 1927
ANSWER: B
64. Which book of poems brought A.K.Ramanujan a recognition?
A. The Striders.
B. The River.
C. River Once.
D. The Tiger.
ANSWER: A
65. The Striders was published by the Oxford University Press in -------------.
A. 1965
B. 1968
C. 1966
D. 1967
ANSWER: C
66. The Striders was recommended by the Poetry Society of ----------.
A. England
B. London
C. Europe
D. America
ANSWER: B
67. Ramanujans work draws upon his memories of ----------- filtered through his experience of life in the U.S, and in Chicago.
A. India
B. America
C. Oxford
D. Mysore
ANSWER: A
68. A.K.Ramanujans poetry is that of the -------------- exile.
A. traditional
B. cultural
C. social
D. philosophical
ANSWER: B
69. The poem Obituary is a -------- evaluation of a dead father.
A. comic-serious
B. comic
C. serious
D. tragic
ANSWER: A
70. What did Ramanujans father leave after his death?
A. property.
B. land.
C. dust and debts.
D. bank balance.
ANSWER: C
71. How did the poets father name his grandson in the poem Obituary?
A. by lots.
B. ancestors name.
C. by tossing of a coin.
D. suggestion of his wife.
ANSWER: C
72. What was the tree did they have in the yard in the poem Obituary?
A. coconut.
B. mango.
C. palm.
D. apple.
ANSWER: A
73. Where did he dissolve the ash of his dead father in the poem Obituary?
A. well.
B. river.
C. sea.
D. pool.
ANSWER: B
74. To whom did the author give obituary?
A. motherinlaw.
B. wife.
C. mother.
D. father.
ANSWER: D
75. The father left the table full of --------- in the poem Obituary.
A. papers
B. books
C. records
D. files
ANSWER: A
76. Who misses the dead man most in the family in the poem Obituary?
A. .His sons.
B. His mother.
C. His wife.
D. Grandsons.
ANSWER: B
77. The meaning of the word headstone is ---------- in the poem Obituary.
A. marble stone
B. brick stone
C. precious stone
D. gravestone
ANSWER: D
78. What do you mean by the word gingerly in the poem Obituary?
A. angrily.
B. steadily.
C. carefully.
D. comfortably.
ANSWER: C
79. Parenthesis means -----------.
A. question mark
B. brackets
C. paragraphs
D. parameter
ANSWER: B
80. According to Swamy Vivekanandha, strength is life, weakness is -------------.
A. loss
B. end
C. death
D. birth
ANSWER: C
81. According to Swamy Vivekanandha, ----------------- leads to all kinds of misery, physical and mental.
A. Hesitation
B. Weakness
C. Success
D. Sensation
ANSWER: B
82. According to Swamy Vivekanandha , ----------------- is the source of all our pleasures now.
A. Affection
B. Dislike
C. Aversion
D. Attachment
ANSWER: D
83. According to Swamy Vivekanandha ,We have to detach ourselves to earn ------------.
A. joy
B. power
C. grief
D. pain
ANSWER: A
84. According to Swamy Vivekanandha ,Our life is like a ----------- in the net, struggling and fluttering.
A. chick
B. man
C. cat
D. bird
ANSWER: D
85. According to Swamy Vivekanandha , we are always standing up to set right other people, and not ------------.
A. the supreme
B. ourselves
C. themselves
D. someone else
ANSWER: C
86. According to Swamy Vivekanandha , we have to be --------------and not to curse anything outside.
A. deserve
B. determined
C. brilliant
D. intelligent
ANSWER: B
87. We came to sip the honey, and we find our ----------------------------- sticking to it.
A. hands and feet
B. body and mind
C. head and heel
D. fingers and toes
ANSWER: A
88. According to Swamy Vivekanandha Weakness leads to -----------------.
A. joy
B. pleasure
C. sadnesss
D. Slavery
ANSWER: D
89. According to Swamy Vivekanandha , we are ------------- to our friends, to our relatives and all the earthly things around us.
A. close
B. attached
C. detached
D. isolated
ANSWER: B
90. Swamy Vivekanandha is the chief disciple of the 19th century saint -------------.
A. Thulsi das
B. Mahaveera
C. Ramakrishna
D. Khabir das
ANSWER: C
91. -------------- was the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.
A. Swamy Vivekanandha
B. Sai baba
C. Ramana Marhirshi
D. Mother Teresa
ANSWER: D
92. -------------------- attracted widespread attention in the press, which dubbed him as the Cyclonic monk from India.
A. Swamy Ramakrishna
B. Swamy Ramana
C. Swamy Chytanya
D. Swamy Vivekanandha
ANSWER: D
93. Parliament of the Worlds Religions opened on ----------------at the Art Institute of Chicago as part of the Worlds Columbian Exposition and on this day Vivekananda
gave his first brief address.
A. 11 October 1894
B. 11 September 1893
C. 11 September 1894
D. 11 October 1893
ANSWER: B
94. ----------------, the president of the Parliament said, India, the Mother of religions was represented by Swami Vivekananda, the Orange-monk who exercised the most
wonderful influence over his auditors.
A. Dr. Robin
B. Dr. Francis
C. Dr. Barrows
D. Dr. Edwin
ANSWER: C
95. In England, Swamy Vivekananda met Miss Margaret Elizabeth Noble, an Irish lady, who later became ---------------.
A. Sister Teresa
B. Sister Arundathi
C. Sister Brindha
D. Sister Nivedita.
ANSWER: D
96. Swami Vivekanandas real original name was ----------------------.
A. Keshub Chandra Sen
B. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
C. Narendra Nath Datta
D. Brahmananda
ANSWER: C
97. Narendras meeting with Ramakrishna in ----------------- proved to be a turning point in Narendras life.
A. November 1881
B. October 1881
C. September 1881
D. December 1881
ANSWER: A
98. Swami Vivekananda was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of --------------- to the western world.
A. Education and Yoga
B. Vedanta and Yoga
C. Sanskrit and Vedantha
D. Life and Yoga
ANSWER: B
99. How did Swami Vivekananda begin his speech in the Religious meeting at America?
A. Brothers and Sisters of America.
B. Ladies and Gentlemen of America .
C. My dear friends of America.
D. Sisters and Brothers of America.
ANSWER: D
100. Sisters and Brothers of America To these words Swami Vivekananda got a standing ovation from a crowd of seven thousand, which lasted for ------------ minutes.
A. three
B. five
C. two
D. four
ANSWER: C
101. On ------------ at Calcutta, Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission the organ for social service.
A. 1 May 1897
B. 1 February 1897
C. 1 March 1897
D. 1 April 1897
ANSWER: A
102. Swami Vivekananda believed that the essence of Hinduism was best expressed in the Vedanta philosophy, based on the interpretation of -------------.
A. Adi Shankara.
B. Thulsidas
C. Pathanjali
D. Vyasa
ANSWER: D
103. Khushwant Singh got ----------- award in 1974 and in 2007.
A. Padma Bhushan
B. Shahitya Academy
C. Filmfare
D. Booker Award
ANSWER: A
104. Khushwant Singh was educated at -------------.
A. St. Thomas College
B. St. Joseph College
C. St. Stephens College, Delhi
D. St. Marys College
ANSWER: C
105. Khushwant Singh is best known for his ------------.
A. style
B. technique
C. theme
D. trenchant secularism
ANSWER: D
106. Khushwant Singh was born in -----------.
A. 1815
B. 1915
C. 1972
D. 1951
ANSWER: B
107. Who is the author of Train to Pakistan?
A. Khushwant Singh.
B. Anita Desai.
C. R.K. Narayan.
D. Raja Rao.
ANSWER: A
108. Khushwant Singhs comparisons of ------------- and behavioural characteristics of Western and Indian are laced with acid wit.
A. cultural
B. political
C. social
D. psychological
ANSWER: C
109. Singh has edited ---------, an Indian Government journal.
A. Yojana
B. Femina
C. India-Today
D. Pojana
ANSWER: A
110. Khushwant has been accused of favouring the ruling during the reign of --------.
A. Rajiv Gandhi
B. Indra Gandhi
C. Rajaji
D. Rajendra Prasad
ANSWER: B
111. Khushwant Singh won Punjab Rathan Award by the Govt. of Punjab in ---------.
A. 2002
B. 2003
C. 2004.
D. 2006
ANSWER: D
112. The short story The Mark of Vishnu is published in ---------------.
A. 1947
B. 1949
C. 1950
D. 1952
ANSWER: C
113. Who is the hero in The Mark of Vishnu?
A. Gangaram.
B. Dasa.
C. Ram.
D. Gangu.
ANSWER: A
114. Gangaram is very --------- and illiterate.
A. cunning
B. cruel
C. barbaric
D. religious
ANSWER: D
115. Gangaram paints a mark ----------- on his forehead.
A. G
B. V
C. U
D. R
ANSWER: B
116. The symbol V refers the worshiper of ----------.
A. Shiva
B. Muruga
C. Vishnu
D. Bhrama
ANSWER: C
117. Why does Gangaram give milk to cobra?
A. He is scared.
B. He is ritual.
C. He is advised.
D. He is religious.
ANSWER: D
118. The Tiger moved towards its prey with -------------- and mighty chest.
A. gleaming eyes
B. ferocious eyes
C. staring eyes
D. gentil eyes
ANSWER: A
119. The Tiger killed the -------------- in the poem Tiger and the Deer.
A. wild bore
B. deer
C. stag
D. snake
ANSWER: B
120. The forest was ----------- because of the shadows of huge trees.
A. warm
B. damp
C. hot
D. cool.
ANSWER: D
121. What is Kalanag?
A. Cobra.
B. Snake.
C. Animal.
D. Bird.
ANSWER: A
122. He has an irrational fear about -----------.
A. wife
B. kalanag
C. master
D. tiger
ANSWER: B
123. He wants to protect his ---------- from the cobra.
A. own family
B. villagers
C. masters family
D. his own life
ANSWER: C
124. The theme of the story Mark of Vishnu is -----------.
A. love
B. faith
C. pious
D. superstition
ANSWER: D
125. Mark of Vishnu is both comic as well as -------------.
A. serious
B. tragic
C. humorous
D. tragiccomedy
ANSWER: A
126. The children of his masters family take the cobra to -------------.
A. college
B. hospital
C. school
D. exhibition
ANSWER: C
127. Why do the children want to get off the cobra from home?
A. It is dangerous.
B. It is an illomen.
C. It is poisonous.
D. It is unnatural.
ANSWER: A
128. Whom does Kalanag bite on forehead?
A. The master.
B. Gangaram.
C. The masters children.
D. Gangarams children.
ANSWER: B
129. The Kalanag bites Gangaram on his -------------.
A. head
B. eyes
C. cheeks
D. forehead
ANSWER: D
130. Nirad C Choudhri is a famous ------------- Indian writer.
A. Bengal
B. Gujarati
C. Malayalm
D. Kannada
ANSWER: A
131. Nirad C Choudhri was born in -----------.
A. 1877
B. 1879
C. 1897
D. 1899
ANSWER: C
132. Nirad began his career started with -------------- for popular magazines.
A. novels
B. poetry
C. plays
D. stories
ANSWER: D
133. Nirad C Choudhris first article on Bengali poet was -----------.
A. Nirad C Choudhri
B. Bharat Chandra.
C. Bankhim Chandra Chaterjee
D. Tagore
ANSWER: B
134. Nirad C Choudhri was the secretary to the great Indian political leader ---------.
A. Sarat Chandra Bose
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Indra Gandhi
D. Rajiv Ganchi
ANSWER: A
135. Nirad was the secretary to Sarat Chandra Bose in -----------.
A. 1838
B. 1930
C. 1935
D. 1938
ANSWER: D
136. Nirad was elected as a political speaker for the --------------- branch.
A. Rajastan
B. Bombay
C. Calcutta
D. Delhi
ANSWER: C
137. Nirad C Choudhris last work was published at the age of ----------.
A. 89
B. 99
C. 100
D. 102
ANSWER: B
138. The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian was published in the year ---------.
A. 1951
B. 1955
C. 1965
D. 1966
ANSWER: A
139. Nirad C Choudhri died at ----------- in England two months short of his 102nd birthday
A. London
B. Brigg
C. Diss
D. Oxford
ANSWER: D
140. On Marriages is written by -----------.
A. Bharat Chandra.
B. Nirad C Choudhri
C. Bankhim Chandra Chaterjee
D. Tagore
ANSWER: B
141. The entire system of bringing about marriages has broken down in ----------- Hindu Society.
A. rural
B. city
C. urban
D. metropolitan
ANSWER: C
142. The form of marriage is undergoing a steady ----------- from decade to decade.
A. degeneration
B. growth
C. development
D. destruction
ANSWER: A
143. The traditional method of arranging marriages virtually took no chances about possible and ------------- maladjustments.
A. call for
B. calculable
C. calculative
D. calculus
ANSWER: B
144. The traditional method of arranging marriages was a fair amount of certainty about -------------- and personality of the prospective brides and bridegrooms.
A. the wealth
B. the attitude
C. the behaviour
D. the character
ANSWER: D
145. Hindu life neither --------- nor set great store by pronounced individuality.
A. borrowed
B. adopted
C. fostered
D. brought
ANSWER: C
146. If the bridegroom was a business man, how the ancient people find the bridegrooms salary?
A. By asking his neighbours.
B. By giving bribe to the bank clerks where he was having account.
C. By asking the matrimonial broker.
D. Through the worker of the bridegroom.
ANSWER: B
147. The arranged marriages are very often a sort of ---------.
A. game
B. play
C. sport
D. gamble
ANSWER: D
148. Most arranged marriages today are very ----------------- business transaction.
A. speculative
B. popular
C. hot
D. prominent
ANSWER: A
149. The author shall be accused of advocating -------- or at least unrestricted flirtation.
A. inter-caste marriage
B. inter-religion marriage
C. free love
D. svayamvara
ANSWER: C
150. Without ----------- in the more restricted sense there can be very happy marriages, but without respect and affection there can be none.
A. money
B. love
C. relatives
D. respect
ANSWER: B
151. The parents will not create the ---------------- life which can falling in love possible.
A. traditional
B. cultural
C. social
D. peaceful
ANSWER: C
152. The ancient Hindu ------------- had to be arranged by the fathers.
A. marriages
B. proposals
C. wedding
D. svayamvara
ANSWER: D
153. The unnatural segregation is the most ---------- and frustrating thing in contemporary Hindu Society.
A. cruel
B. ecstasy
C. palpitation
D. depressive
ANSWER: A
154. Vijay Tendulkar has powerfully articulated the --------------- situations in his plays.
A. societal
B. political
C. familial
D. socio-political
ANSWER: D
155. Vijay Tendulkar is one of the outstanding Indian ----------.
A. novelists
B. playwrights
C. critics
D. short story writers
ANSWER: B
156. The play, Shantata Court Chaule Ahe by Vijay Tendulkar was published in the year -------------.
A. 1963
B. 1965
C. 1967
D. 1969
ANSWER: C
157. The original name of the drama Silence The Court is in Session is ---------------.
A. Shantata Court Chaule Ahe
B. Ghashiram kotwal
C. Sakharam Binder
D. The Post Office
ANSWER: A
158. In which language is the play Silence The Court is in Session written first?
A. Bengali.
B. Gujarati.
C. Hindi.
D. Marathi.
ANSWER: D
159. Who translated the play Silence The Court is in Session into English?
A. Tiruppati.
B. Trivedi.
C. Priya Adarkar.
D. Vijay Tendulkar.
ANSWER: C
160. Who is the victim of the male dominated society in the play Silence The Court is in Session?
A. Mrs. Kashikar.
B. Ms. Leela Benare.
C. Mrs. Damle.
D. The secretary of the school.
ANSWER: B
161. Ms. Leela is a young middle class woman of ---------- years in the play Silence The Court is in Session.
A. 29
B. 30
C. 32
D. 34
ANSWER: D
162. Leela works as a ----------- in the play Silence The Court is in Session.
A. teacher
B. nurse
C. doctor
D. clerk
ANSWER: A
163. Who is Samant in the play Silence The Court is in Session?
A. The Correspondent of the school
B. A local villager.
C. The judge.
D. A teacher.
ANSWER: B
164. Leela was a member of --------------- in the play Silence The Court is in Session.
A. a fine arts
B. the Lions Club
C. an Amateur Theatre group
D. Womens society
ANSWER: C
165. Ms. Benare was preparing to present a play titled -------------- in the play Silence The Court is in Session.
A. Mock Trail
B. Lyndon B Johnson
C. Leela Benare
D. Mock Trail of Lyndon B. Johnson
ANSWER: D
166. The name of the village is --------------- in the play Silence The Court is in Session.
A. Suburban
B. Ulapur
C. Gandhinagar
D. Atthipatti
ANSWER: A
167. Leela was accompanied by ----------- and was enjoying his company in the play Silence The Court is in Session.
A. Prof. Damle
B. Mr. Kashikar
C. Samant
D. Balu
ANSWER: C
168. Who is Mr. Kashikar in the play Silence The Court is in Session?
A. The Correspondent of the school.
B. A co-star.
C. The judge.
D. A teacher.
ANSWER: B
169. Benare represents all women in India who are suppressed, oppressed and are -------.
A. frustrated
B. depressed
C. worried
D. marginalized
ANSWER: D
170. The last speech of Leela Benare echoes the irony, sorrow and ------- present in the society.
A. lampoon
B. poverty
C. scarcity
D. satire
ANSWER: A
171. -------------- is the only alternative left for the victim in the play Silence The Court is in Session.
A. Exile
B. Punishment
C. Silence
D. Penalty
ANSWER: C
172. R. K. Narayan was born in ---------.
A. 1888
B. 1901
C. 1903
D. 1906
ANSWER: D
173. Narayan has written a number of novels and hundreds of -----------.
A. essays
B. short stories
C. plays
D. poetry
ANSWER: B
174. Rabindranath Tagore was born in -------------- on 7, May 1861.
A. Calcutta
B. Mumbai
C. Delhi
D. Gujarat
ANSWER: A
175. Tagore is the ---------- child youngest son of Maharishi Devendranath Tagore.
A. fifth
B. tenth
C. eleventh
D. fourteenth
ANSWER: D
176. Tagores works were originally in ------------.
A. Marathi
B. Hindi
C. Bengali
D. Gujarati
ANSWER: C
177. Tagore was awarded the Nobel prize for Literature in -------------.
A. 1909
B. 1913
C. 1915
D. 1918
ANSWER: B
178. Tagore was awarded the Nobel prize for his famous work ---------- in 1913.
A. Gitanjali
B. The Post Office
C. The Postmaster
D. National Anthemn
ANSWER: A
179. The author of the short story The Postmaster is ------------.
A. R.K. Narayan
B. Khuswant Singh
C. Shashi Deshpande
D. Rabindranath Tagore
ANSWER: D
180. Who wins the readers sympathy in The Postmaster?
A. The postmaster.
B. The factory workers.
C. Ratan.
D. Ratans brother.
ANSWER: C
181. The postmaster took up his duties in the village of ---------.
A. Ulapur
B. Atthipatti
C. Castlebridge
D. Gopalapuram
ANSWER: A
182. There was --------- factory near Ulapur.
A. a cement
B. an indigo
C. a mobile
D. a wood
ANSWER: B
183. The proprietor of the factory is -----------.
A. the postmaster
B. Ratan
C. Ratans father
D. an Englishman
ANSWER: D
184. The postmaster belonged to ------------.
A. Maharastra
B. Delhi
C. Calcutta
D. Bombay
ANSWER: C
185. Among strangers the postmaster appears either --------- or ill at ease.
A. proud
B. idle
C. ideal
D. pride
ANSWER: A
186. Who helps the postmaster in cooking and household works?
A. His mother.
B. His sister.
C. Coleague.
D. Ratan.
ANSWER: D
187. Why does the postmaster resign his job?
A. The work is hard.
B. He has homesick.
C. The village people are cruel.
D. He draws meager salary.
ANSWER: B
188. Who had been fond of Ratan than her mother in the play Silence The Court is in Session?
A. The postmaster.
B. Her brother.
C. Her father.
D. The factory owner.
ANSWER: C
189. How does Ratan call the postmaster?
A. Dada.
B. Mama.
C. Brother.
D. Master.
ANSWER: A
190. What does the postmaster teach Ratan?
A. English.
B. Hindi.
C. Sanskrit.
D. Alphabet.
ANSWER: D
191. The postmasters application for a -------------- had been rejected.
A. increment
B. transfer
C. quarters
D. resignation
ANSWER: B
192. Where did Ratan fetch water to the postmaster from?
A. river.
B. pond.
C. pool.
D. well.
ANSWER: A
193. Ratan, I shall tell my------- to look after you.
A. friend
B. colleague
C. classmate
D. successor
ANSWER: D
194. Ratan had got many--------- from her master without complaint.
A. whipping
B. beating
C. scolding
D. kicking
ANSWER: C
195. Ratan was wandering about the-------------- with the tears streaming from her eyes.
A. medical store
B. post office
C. shopping complex
D. school
ANSWER: B
196. Ratan had no ---------- to console over her like the postmaster.
A. advice
B. principle
C. courage
D. philosophy
ANSWER: D
197. The short story A Liberated Woman is written by ----------------.
A. Anita Desai
B. Shashi Deshpande
C. Amitav Gosh
D. Anita Nair
ANSWER: B
198. Who is the protagonist in A Liberated Woman?
A. A doctor.
B. An engineer.
C. A teacher.
D. A clerk.
ANSWER: A
199. Whom does the doctor talk in the beginning of the story with?
A. Her mother.
B. Her neighbor.
C. A professor.
D. A doctor.
ANSWER: C
200. The name of the poet is used in A Liberated Woman------------.
A. Keats
B. Byron
C. Wordsworth
D. Shelley
ANSWER: D
201. How did the interviewer of a womens magazine call the protagonist in A Liberated Woman?
A. the essence of orthodox.
B. a modern woman.
C. the essence of modernity.
D. an orthodox woman.
ANSWER: C
202. After ---------- years the protagonist meets the professor to get solace to her problems in A Liberated Woman.
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
ANSWER: B
203. How many children does the protagonist have in A Liberated Woman?
A. No Children.
B. Only one.
C. Four.
D. Two.
ANSWER: D
204. The title of the topic she was supposed to talk in --------------.
A. Medicine as a career for women
B. Suitable career for women
C. Career for women
D. Teaching as a career for women
ANSWER: A
205. The age difference between the two speakers is about ------------- in A Liberated Woman.
A. 25
B. 27
C. 30
D. 32
ANSWER: C
206. At the end of the story the protagonist was asked to give interview on the title ------.
A. Woman
B. A Liberated Woman
C. A Liberated Society
D. Liberty for Women
ANSWER: B
207. The novel Ladies Coupe is written by ---------------.
A. Anita Nair
B. Shashi Deshpande
C. Amitav Gosh
D. Anita Nair
ANSWER: D
208. Akhila was drawn into the private moments of her life, which made her to -----------her Self
A. think
B. take in
C. realize
D. feel
ANSWER: C
209. Who was the first recipient of the Sahitya Academy award for English Literature?
A. R.K. Narayan.
B. Mulkraj Anand.
C. Nayantara Sahgal.
D. Raja Rao.
ANSWER: A
210. Name the Indian English writer who got the Austrian state prize for European Literature in 1993.
A. Vikram Seth
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Nirad C Chaudhri
ANSWER: B
211. Akhila felt proud regarding the gradual development in discovering her ------------.
A. Self confidence
B. Self appraisal
C. Self assurance
D. Self
ANSWER: D
212. ----------- great contribution to the dignified survival of her family was certainly not appreciated by its members and they never repaid her in any way.
A. Akilais
B. Marikolanthus
C. Margret Shanthis
D. Prabha Devis
ANSWER: A
213. Akhila, as the eldest child, took her as the bread winner of the family.
A. brothers place
B. mothers place
C. fathers place
D. uncles place
ANSWER: C
214. Akhilas meeting with Karpagam gave Akhila a kind of ------------- to face this competitive world alone.
A. desperation
B. inspiration
C. distraction
D. happiness
ANSWER: B
215. Karpagam is Akhilas ----------- in the fiction Ladies Coupe.
A. teacher
B. mother
C. sister
D. friend
ANSWER: D
216. Akhila met Karpagham, her school friend in a -------------.
A. shop
B. flower market
C. supermarket
D. bazzar
ANSWER: C
217. -------------, Padmas husband visited them once in a while because his job was like that.
A. Murthy
B. Prabhakar
C. Hair
D. Murugesan
ANSWER: A
218. Akhila and Hari spent a couple of days in----------------.
A. The city restaurant
B. Mahabalipuram
C. Bell Jumbo
D. Germanus
ANSWER: B
219. On her way to her job in the train, Akhila met -----------, younger than herself, who loved her.
A. Sivakumar
B. Prabhakar
C. Hair
D. Murugesan
ANSWER: C
220. As years passed, Narayan joined the tank factory as a -------------.
A. supervisor
B. manager
C. plumber
D. mechinist
ANSWER: D
221. ----------- cared for the future of her family members, and her own needs were shelved and put in cold storage.
A. Akhila
B. Padma
C. Sheela
D. Prabha
ANSWER: A
222. ------------ got the job of her father.
A. Margret Shanthi
B. Akhila
C. Sheela
D. Prabha Devi
ANSWER: B
223. Akhila wept bitterly for the loss of her -------------.
A. brother
B. sister
C. mother
D. father
ANSWER: D
224. Especially all ----------- seemed to be special as Pattabhi Iyer would be at home and his wife would serve him first with special dishes according to his taste.
A. Saturdays
B. Tuesdays
C. Sundays
D. Fridays
ANSWER: C
225. Akhilas mother ------------- always preferred her husband to her children in giving comfort.
A. Chandra
B. Padma
C. Sheela
D. Prabha
ANSWER: A
226. Akhila had two brothers, Narashiman, Narayanan and a sister, -----------.
A. Margret Shanthi
B. Padma
C. Sheela
D. Prabha Devi
ANSWER: B
227. Akhilas father -------------- Iyer worked as a clerk in IncomeTax office.
A. Sivakumar
B. Prabhakar
C. Pattabhi
D. Eswaran
ANSWER: C
228. Akhila was born in a conservative ------------- family.
A. Rajastani
B. Marwadi
C. Gujarathi
D. Brahmin
ANSWER: D
229. Janakis relationship with her husband ----------------- was like that of a friendship between two friends.
A. Sivakumar
B. Prabhakar
C. Eswaran
D. Murugesan
ANSWER: B
230. ----------- was a pampered house wife and a confused mother.
A. Janaki
B. Prabha Devi
C. Margret Shanthi
D. Sheela
ANSWER: A
231. -------------- was the oldest woman among the five.
A. Margret Shanthi
B. Prabha Devi
C. Janaki
D. Sheela
ANSWER: C
232. The second story to unfold was that of a fourteen years old girl, ------------.
A. Margret Shanthi
B. Prabha Devi
C. Marikolanthu
D. Sheela
ANSWER: D
233. Ebenezer Paulraj was the ------------of the school.
A. principal
B. teacher
C. watchman
D. attender
ANSWER: A
234. All I wanted to be was Muthus mother these words are spoken by ------------ .
A. Margret Shanthi
B. Prabha Devi
C. Marikolanthu
D. Akilai
ANSWER: C
235. In the process of being a goodwife, a good daughter-in-law and a good mother, ---------- forgot how she was to be herself.
A. Margret Shanthi
B. Padma
C. Sheela
D. Prabha Devi
ANSWER: B
236. After marriage ---------- life went on smoothly, happily, peacefully
A. Margret Shanthis
B. Marikolanthus
C. Akilais
D. Prabha Devis
ANSWER: D
237. Marikolanthu joined the ------------- hospital to lead her life without depending on others.
A. Mission
B. E.S.I
C. Ganga
D. Chandra
ANSWER: A
238. -------------- was born to rich parents and had the perfect childhood.
A. Margret Shanthi
B. Marikolanthu
C. Prabha Devi
D. Akila
ANSWER: C
239. .-------------- realized that she was the only soul to love her son Muthu.
A. Margret Shanthi
B. Marikolanthu
C. Prabha Devi
D. Akila
ANSWER: B
240. After her mothers death, Marikolandhus brothers neglected to look after her son -----------.
A. Muthu
B. Shiva
C. Eswarn
D. Ramu
ANSWER: A
241. Marrikolandhu was deflowered by ----------------- one of the relatives of Chettiar.
A. Muruganandam
B. Ebenezer
C. Eswaran
D. Murugesan
ANSWER: D
242. Marikkolanthu belonged to a poor family in a village called Palernear at ---------.
A. Kanniakumari
B. Kerala
C. Kancheepuram.
D. Kodumudi
ANSWER: C
243. ------------------ was a chemistry teacher married to Ebenezer Paulraj.
A. Margret Shanthi
B. Marikolanthu
C. Prabha Devi
D. Akila
ANSWER: B
244. The third story was that of ------------.
A. Akila
B. Marikolanthu
C. Prabha Devi
D. Margret Shanthi
ANSWER: D
245. The fourth tale to open up was that of -------------.
A. Akila
B. Marikolanthu
C. Prabha Devi
D. Margret Shanthi
ANSWER: C
246. The fifth and the most heart rendering tale was that of -------------------.
A. Akila
B. Marikolanthu
C. Prabha Devi
D. Margret Shanthi
ANSWER: B
247. ------------ was the protagonist of the novel Ladies Coupe.
A. Anandhi
B. Akila
C. Ambika.
D. Abhirami
ANSWER: B
248. Anita Nairs ---------------- is a profound discourse of womanism.
A. Ladies Coupe
B. Mistress
C. Malabar Mind
D. The Better Man
ANSWER: A
249. Akhils was a ---------- in income Tax department.
A. accountant
B. stenographer
C. clerk
D. typist
ANSWER: C
250. Which of the following is Khushwant Singhs novel ?
A. The Dance of Shiva.
B. The Portrait of India.
C. To Whom She Will
D. Train to Pakistan.
ANSWER: D
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