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This set of Indian Literature in English Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Literature In English Set 2

Q1 | Meena Alexander quotes _________ at the beginning of her poem “Blue Lotus”
  • sarojini naidu
  • john keats
  • wallace stevens
  • harriet monroe
Q2 | “Rocks” and “Stones” in the poem “Blue Lotus” is metaphor for __________.
  • dreams
  • memories of abuse
  • identity crisis
  • repressed desire
Q3 | Who is the author of the poem “Home”?
  • meena alexander
  • arundhati roy
  • arundhati subramaniam
  • kamala das
Q4 | Home can become a ______ for women as they face suppression and subjugation.
  • heaven
  • prison
  • safe place
  • threat
Q5 | _____________ is the author of “Dead Woman Walking”.
  • meena kandaswamy
  • meena alexander
  • gieve patel
  • arundhati subraniam
Q6 | The poem ____________ is part of the collection titled “Ms Militancy” published in 2010.
  • home
  • the old playhouse
  • the gypsy goddess
  • dead woman walking
Q7 | The poem “Dead Woman Walking ” is based on the legendary story of _________.
  • shakuntala
  • lord shiva
  • karaikkal ammaiyar
  • chellam
Q8 | _______ is the fruit that magically appears in Karaikkal Ammaiyar’s hands when she prays toLord Shiva.
  • coconut
  • mango
  • orange
  • papaya
Q9 | “Ammaiyar” in the legend of ‘Karaikkal Ammaiyar’ stands for ________
  • mother
  • daughter
  • aunt
  • neighbour
Q10 | Karaikal Ammaiyar takes the form of ___________ when she asks Lord Shiva to grant her a “ different form.
  • saraswati
  • kali
  • parvati
  • lakshmi
Q11 | In “Dead Woman Walking”, the character Karaikal Ammayar also stands as a representativefor __________ who are sexually exploited and later abandoned by men.
  • dalit women
  • jewish women
  • nair women
  • parsee women
Q12 | The novel “Coolie” was first published in the year _______.
  • 1938
  • 1937
  • 1935
  • 1936
Q13 | Babu Nathoo Ram in “Coolie” is a ______ by profession.
  • barber
  • bank clerk
  • college professor
  • jam maker
Q14 | ________ is the British man who arrives at the bank in “Coolie”.
  • mr.smith
  • mr.adam
  • mr. english
  • sir todar mal
Q15 | Prabha and his wife in “Coolie” runs a __________.
  • pickle factory
  • jam factory
  • bread factory
  • chutney factory
Q16 | It was an _________ who was travelling to Bombay along with a circus who Munoo joins toget to Bombay.
  • lion tamer
  • joker
  • elephant driver
  • wrestler
Q17 | Munoo meets Ratan at Sir George White’s ________.
  • sugar mill
  • wind mill
  • cotton mill
  • spinning mill
Q18 | Munoo is run over by _________’s car.
  • mrs. simla
  • mrs. prabha
  • mrs. mainwaring
  • mrs. waring
Q19 | ________ is not a rebel or does not try to break away from colonial suppression or power.
  • munoo
  • ratan
  • mohan
  • mr.english
Q20 | _________ is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand which highlights the ways in which the lower classis exploited.
  • untouchable
  • coolie
  • the village
  • gauri
Q21 | Raju is the son of a __________ in the novel “The Guide”.
  • barber
  • tailor
  • shopkeeper
  • railway sweeper
Q22 | Raju comes to be known as ________ as his reputation as a guide becomes popular.
  • raju the guide
  • the guide
  • railway raju
  • railway guide
Q23 | What is Marco Polo’s wife’s name?
  • rose
  • rosie
  • rosh
  • nalini
Q24 | Raju hides Marco’s letter to Rosie because of his _________.
  • love
  • jealousy
  • fear
  • greed
Q25 | Who comes to Raju’s house and insults Raju and demands Rosie to leave?
  • his uncle
  • his neighbour
  • his aunt
  • his sister