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Indian Writing in English (Poetry - Drama) | Set 1

1. among the following is not a dramatist.

Correct : C. Jayanta Mahapatra

2. „Savitri‟, an epic in blank verse was written by                    .

Correct : B. Sri Aurobindo

3. writer wrote the poems „The Professor‟ and „Night of Scorpion.

Correct : C. Nissim Ezekiel

4. The play „Tara‟ was first performed in                     .

Correct : A. Bangalore

5. was the real name of Sarojini Naidu.

Correct : A. Sarojini Chattopadhyay

6. Girish Karnad was awarded with The Padma Shri in                    year.

Correct : B. 1974

7. wrote the Hindi play „Ashadha Ka Ek Din‟.

Correct : A. Mohan Rakesh

8. „Ghashiram Kotwal‟ was written by in 1972 year.

Correct : D. Vijay Tendulkar

9. K.N.Daruwalla got Sahitya Akademi Award in                   year.

Correct : A. 1984

10. At                      place did Sri Aurobindo practiced Yoga and studied the culture of spirituality.

Correct : D. Punducherry

11. Vijay Tendulkar‟s play „Silence! The Court is in Session‟ was originally written in                       language.

Correct : B. Marathi

12. Jayanta Mahapatra was born in                        .

Correct : A. 1928

13. was the first Asian to receive the Noble Prize.

Correct : C. Rabindranath Tagore

14. Badal Sircar won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in                    year.

Correct : A. 1968

15. wrote the national song „Vande Matram‟

Correct : C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

16. Toru Dutt was a                        poet.

Correct : A. Bengali

17. was the full name of Girish Karnad.

Correct : D. Girish Raghunath Karnad

18. Nissim Ezekiel was born at                         .

Correct : A. Bombay

19. play Girish Karnad wrote first.

Correct : B. Yayati

20. Rabindranath Tagore‟s songs generally known as                       .

Correct : C. Rabindra Sangeet

21. poems were translated into English from Tagore's „Gitanjali‟.

Correct : C. 53

22. is the full tittle of Aurobindo‟s work „Savitri‟.

Correct : C. Savitri- A Legend and Symbol

23. Tagore, Iqbal and Sri Aurobindo are                          writers.

Correct : A. Indo- Anglican

24. is the first book of K.N.Daruwalla.

Correct : A. Under Orion

25. is call the Keats of Indo English Literature.

Correct : C. Toru Dutt

26. Gieve Patel‟s poem speak of deep concerns for                         .

Correct : C. Nature

27. writer has translated „The Mahabharta‟ into English.

Correct : D. Purushottama Lal

28. For                      movie Girish Karnad won first President‟s Golden Lotus Award in Kannada Cinema.

Correct : B. Samskara

29. dose Naidu wish to drink in her poem „Soul‟s Prayer‟.

Correct : C. Both A&B

30. Mahasweta Devi was a writer in                        language.

Correct : A. Kannad

31. Tagore was awarded „Noble Prize‟ for his                          work.

Correct : D. Gitanjali

32. is the author of „Adhe – Adhure‟.

Correct : A. Mohan Rakesh