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Indian Writing in English (Poetry - Drama) | Set 1
1. among the following is not a dramatist.
A. Girish Karnad
B. Badal Sarkar
C. Jayanta Mahapatra
D. Vijay Tendulkar
Correct : C. Jayanta Mahapatra
2. „Savitri‟, an epic in blank verse was written by .
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Sri Aurobindo
C. Toru Dutt
D. Sarojini Naidu
Correct : B. Sri Aurobindo
3. writer wrote the poems „The Professor‟ and „Night of Scorpion.
A. Pritish Nandy
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Nissim Ezekiel
D. Kamala Das
Correct : C. Nissim Ezekiel
4. The play „Tara‟ was first performed in .
A. Bangalore
B. Mumbai
C. Punjab
D. Kolkata
Correct : A. Bangalore
5. was the real name of Sarojini Naidu.
A. Sarojini Chattopadhyay
B. Padmini Gangopadhyay
C. Aparna Mukhyopadhyay
D. Sarojini Bandopadhyay
Correct : A. Sarojini Chattopadhyay
6. Girish Karnad was awarded with The Padma Shri in year.
A. 1971
B. 1974
C. 1978
D. 1981
Correct : B. 1974
7. wrote the Hindi play „Ashadha Ka Ek Din‟.
A. Mohan Rakesh
B. Sri Aurobindo
C. Vijay Tendulkar
D. Asif Currimbhoy
Correct : A. Mohan Rakesh
8. „Ghashiram Kotwal‟ was written by in 1972 year.
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Vijay Tendulkar
D. Vijay Tendulkar
Correct : D. Vijay Tendulkar
9. K.N.Daruwalla got Sahitya Akademi Award in year.
A. 1984
B. 1986
C. 1988
D. 1983
Correct : A. 1984
10. At place did Sri Aurobindo practiced Yoga and studied the culture of spirituality.
A. Culcutta
B. Delhi
C. Madras
D. Punducherry
Correct : D. Punducherry
11. Vijay Tendulkar‟s play „Silence! The Court is in Session‟ was originally written in language.
A. Gujarati
B. Marathi
C. Punjabi
D. English
Correct : B. Marathi
12. Jayanta Mahapatra was born in .
A. 1928
B. 1918
C. 1929
D. 1930
Correct : A. 1928
13. was the first Asian to receive the Noble Prize.
A. Vijay Tendulkar
B. Sri Aurobindo
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Girish Karnad
Correct : C. Rabindranath Tagore
14. Badal Sircar won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in year.
A. 1968
B. 1967
C. 1978
D. 1977
Correct : A. 1968
15. wrote the national song „Vande Matram‟
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D. Sri Aurobindo
Correct : C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
16. Toru Dutt was a poet.
A. Bengali
B. English
C. Marathi
D. Punjabi
Correct : A. Bengali
17. was the full name of Girish Karnad.
A. Girish ram Karnad
B. Girish Raghu Karnad
C. Girish Rajan Karnad
D. Girish Raghunath Karnad
Correct : D. Girish Raghunath Karnad
18. Nissim Ezekiel was born at .
A. Bombay
B. Culcutta
C. Madras
D. Banaras
Correct : A. Bombay
19. play Girish Karnad wrote first.
A. Tughlaq
B. Yayati
C. Hayavadana
D. None
Correct : B. Yayati
20. Rabindranath Tagore‟s songs generally known as .
A. Rabindrageet
B. Rabindragatha
C. Rabindra Sangeet
D. None
Correct : C. Rabindra Sangeet
21. poems were translated into English from Tagore's „Gitanjali‟.
A. 55
B. 50
C. 53
D. 52
Correct : C. 53
22. is the full tittle of Aurobindo‟s work „Savitri‟.
A. Savitri – an epic
B. Savitri - the woman
C. Savitri- A Legend and Symbol
D. Savitri – A poem in Three Parts
Correct : C. Savitri- A Legend and Symbol
23. Tagore, Iqbal and Sri Aurobindo are writers.
A. Indo- Anglican
B. Anglo- Indian
C. Indo- English
D. Indo- African
Correct : A. Indo- Anglican
24. is the first book of K.N.Daruwalla.
A. Under Orion
B. Apparition in April
C. The Keeper of the dead
D. Crossing of Rivers
Correct : A. Under Orion
25. is call the Keats of Indo English Literature.
A. Gieve Patel
B. Girish Karnad
C. Toru Dutt
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Correct : C. Toru Dutt
26. Gieve Patel‟s poem speak of deep concerns for .
A. Politics
B. Culture
C. Nature
D. Society
Correct : C. Nature
27. writer has translated „The Mahabharta‟ into English.
A. A.K.Ramanujan
B. Krishna Srinivas
C. R.Parthasarathy
D. Purushottama Lal
Correct : D. Purushottama Lal
28. For movie Girish Karnad won first President‟s Golden Lotus Award in Kannada Cinema.
A. Hayavadana
B. Samskara
C. Tughlaq
D. Tiger
Correct : B. Samskara
29. dose Naidu wish to drink in her poem „Soul‟s Prayer‟.
A. Joy
B. Pain
C. Both A&B
D. None
Correct : C. Both A&B
30. Mahasweta Devi was a writer in language.
A. Kannad
B. Marathi
C. Hindi
D. English
Correct : A. Kannad
31. Tagore was awarded „Noble Prize‟ for his work.
A. Ghare Baire
B. Gora
C. Kabuliwala
D. Gitanjali
Correct : D. Gitanjali
32. is the author of „Adhe – Adhure‟.
A. Mohan Rakesh
B. Prem Chand
C. Vijay Tendulkar
D. Badal Sirkar
Correct : A. Mohan Rakesh