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This set of Indian Literature in English Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Literature In English Set 4
Q1 | “Yayati”, “Hayavadana” etc. are plays by __________.
- girish karnad
- vijay tendulkar
- mahesh dattani
- vikram seth
Q2 | In “Yayati”, _________ is Pooru’s wife.
- sharmishtha
- swarnalata
- chitralekha
- devyani
Q3 | The play “Yayati” was written originally in _________. A. Bengali B. Sanskrit C. Kannada D. Tamil81. “Yayati” is an adaptation of an ancient myth from _________.
- the ramayana
- the mahabharata
- vedas
- stories of kings
Q4 | Who is Vrshparvan in the play “Yayati”?
- devyani’s father
- yayati’s father
- a guru
- sharmishtha’s father
Q5 | Which of the following characters are not part of the original myth and were therefore inventedby Karnad for the play “Yayati”?
- devyani
- chitralekha
- sharmistha
- sukracharya
Q6 | Who is the author of the play “Tara”?
- vikram seth
- vijay tendulkar
- mahesh dattani
- manjula padhmanabhan
Q7 | Dan in “Tara” attempts to write a play titled _______.
- tara
- twinkle tara
- tara and chandan
- twinkle twins
Q8 | _________ says that Tara “would make a great business woman”.
- chandan
- patel
- bharathi
- roopa
Q9 | Which of the following characters in “Tara” is present throughout the play, always seated on achair?
- chandan
- dan
- dr.thakkur
- tara
Q10 | Which of the following characters doesnt understand English very well and therefore neverreally understands the jokes made by the twins?
- bharathi
- roopa
- freni
- patel
Q11 | In “Tara”, who does Roopa think Chandan would find ‘compatible’ or suitable as a partner?
- roopa
- piya
- freni narangiwalla
- wandh tarah
Q12 | Who doesn’t want to join college without Tara in the play “Tara”?
- roopa
- bharati
- chandan
- piya
Q13 | Which of the following characters reveal the secret behind the twins separation ?
- bharathi
- patel
- dr.thakkur
- roopa
Q14 | How many parts is Sen’s “The Argumentative Indian” divided into?
- five
- three
- four
- six
Q15 | Which of the following Muslim emperors does Sen talk about frequently in the section“Reason and Identity”?
- tughlaq
- shajahan
- aurangazeb
- akbar
Q16 | What is the name of the new religion which Akbar attempted to start that Sen talks of in“Reason & Identity”?
- din-ilahi
- bin-ilahi
- jin-ilahi
- tarikh-ilahi
Q17 | ‘Tarikh-ilahi’ is a ________ that Sen says Akbar tried to introduce in India.
- new religion
- synthetic calender
- new document
- mixed group
Q18 | According to Sen, which of the following people understood ‘the full significance of theindustrial revolution in the West & its potentialities for his own country’?
- jamsetji tata
- akbar
- glover
- sir john stratchey
Q19 | Nehru’s “What is Culture” was written on _________.
- 8th april
- 9th april
- 8th may
- 9th may
Q20 | Nehru believed that culture’s must be _________.
- dynamic
- static
- isolated
- closed up
Q21 | Nehru concludes “What is Culture” by quoting a ________ poet.
- latin
- indian
- greek
- english
Q22 | Tagore won the Nobel Prize for literature in the year ______.
- 1914
- 1912
- 1913
- 1911