Dalit Literature Set 1

Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English),

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

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This set of Dalit Literature Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Dalit Literature Set 1

Q1 | Which work made SarankumarLimbale famous in literature?
  • akkarmashi
  • towards an aesthetics of dalit literature
  • black dance
  • none of these
Answer: towards an aesthetics of dalit literature
Q2 | Which is the autobiographical novel of Sarankumar Limbale?
  • akkarmashi
  • jootan
  • aamen
  • none of these
Answer: akkarmashi
Q3 | What is the meaning of ‘Akkarmashi ‘?
  • dalit
  • hungry
  • out caste
  • upper caste
Answer: out caste
Q4 | What makes Dalit Literature different from the mainstream literature?
  • style
  • vibrant expression
  • content
  • all of them
Answer: all of them
Q5 | Which of the following features forms a reason for the suppression of Dalit?
  • caste
  • class
  • occupation
  • all of them
Answer: all of them
Q6 | Which character is considered as the forefather of dalits?
  • rama
  • ekalavya
  • sita
  • brahma
Answer: ekalavya
Q7 | What is the aim of Dalit literature?
  • submission
  • agreement
  • observation
  • protest
Answer: protest
Q8 | To which community Limbale belonged?
  • mahar
  • chuhra
  • pulaya
  • none of these
Answer: mahar
Q9 | Who is the author of ‘Kandathi’?
  • hirabansode
  • k k s das
  • raghavanatholi
  • c. ayyappan
Answer: raghavanatholi
Q10 | Where does the hungry woman wait?
  • at home
  • before the garbage
  • in the road
  • at the beach
Answer: before the garbage
Q11 | How is the face of the parting day?
  • beautiful
  • tired
  • hungry
  • swollen
Answer: swollen
Q12 | Where does Kandathi live?
  • in the street
  • at the river bank
  • in the pitch black hut
  • none of these
Answer: in the pitch black hut
Q13 | What is guarded by Kandathi?
  • a fresh meal
  • a cold meal
  • money
  • gold
Answer: a cold meal
Q14 | What was broken by the hands of Kandathi?
  • the caste system
  • hypocrisy
  • stones
  • none of these
Answer: stones
Q15 | How do the people water the seeds in the fields?
  • from the river
  • with tears
  • from the ponds
  • using machines
Answer: from the river
Q16 | What was vanished in the wild?
  • team
  • sons
  • carts
  • clans
Answer: clans
Q17 | Which word shows the poverty of the working class people in Kandathi?
  • empty hovels
  • groaned
  • treacherous
  • full barns
Answer: empty hovels
Q18 | Kandathi had shrunken in to an old …….
  • sickle
  • crone
  • metal
  • none of these
Answer: crone
Q19 | What/who nursed the child?
  • mother
  • nature
  • tears
  • whole community
Answer: tears
Q20 | To which thing, life of the out caste is compared with?
  • coconut tree
  • coconut shell
  • coconut husk
  • none of these
Answer: coconut husk
Q21 | What was crushed by the rushing feet?
  • child
  • handful of rice
  • tear drops
  • none of these
Answer: handful of rice
Q22 | What was the reason behind the battle?
  • water
  • rice
  • food
  • garments
Answer: water
Q23 | What does the mother want?
  • rice
  • water
  • coins
  • a piece of land
Answer: a piece of land
Q24 | According to Raj Gowthaman, any one who is ……….. dalit can produce dalit literature.
  • inborn as
  • brought up as
  • ideologically
  • none of these
Answer: ideologically
Q25 | Who provided the current position to the Dalits?
  • writers
  • dominant society
  • cultural issues
  • brahmins
Answer: dominant society
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