Indian Literature in English | Set 1
1. The creeper growing around the tree in “Our Casuarina Tree” has a creeper round it which
resembles a __________.
2. The phrase ‘blessed sleep’ in the poem “Our Casuarina Tree” refers to _________.
3. Abju and Aru are Toru Dutt’s _________.
4. The casement mentioned in “Our Casuarina Tree” reminds us of which of Keats poems.
5. The phrase ‘shingle-beach’ in Dutt’s “Our Casuarina Tree” is an imitation of whose poetry?
6. Tagore’s “The Child” is divided into ____ parts.
7. “In the Country Cottage” was written by _________.
8. The lizard in Ezekiel’s “In the Country Cottage” is described as being _____ in colour.
9. It is the _________ in “In the Country Cottage” which teaches man lessons of determination and
patience.
10. The poem ” Hunger” depicts the plight of a _____ who attempts to sell his daughter for a living.
11. Hunger in the poem “Hunger” does not stand for hunger for __________.
12. What did the father in Ramanujan’s “Obituary” leave behind?
13. In the poem “Obituary”, the obituary is printed in __________.
14. In the poem “River,Once”, Parthasarathy refers to __________ river.
15. The river in “River, Once” is personified as a _______.
16. Which of the following is not mentioned in the poem “River, Once”?
17. The river in the poem “River, Once” has deteriorated due to _________.
18. In the beginning of the poem “The Old Playhouse”, the poet compares herself to a _____.
19. In the poem “The Old Playhouse”, Kamala Das feels treated as an object for ______. A. Money B. Love C. Cooking D. Sexual Gratification
20. Which of the following does not appear in the poem “The Old Playhouse”?
20. Who is found at the water’s edge in “The Old Playhouse”?
21. Parthasarathy’s “River, Once” was inspired by one of A.K. RAmanjujan’s poem, which poem
was it?
22. Kamala Das is also known as the ________ for being one of the first Indian woman to talk
openly about female sexuality.
23. Why did the speaker in the poem “The Old Playhouse” get married?
24. Love-making in “The Old Playhouse” is depicted as a _______ act.
25. “The Ambiguous Fate of Gieve Patel, He Being Neither Muslim Nor Hindu in India” by Gieve
Patel is a satire on ___________.
26. Meena Alexander quotes _________ at the beginning of her poem “Blue Lotus”
27. “Rocks” and “Stones” in the poem “Blue Lotus” is metaphor for __________.
28. Who is the author of the poem “Home”?
29. Home can become a ______ for women as they face suppression and subjugation.
30. _____________ is the author of “Dead Woman Walking”.
31. The poem ____________ is part of the collection titled “Ms Militancy” published in 2010.
32. The poem “Dead Woman Walking ” is based on the legendary story of _________.
33. _______ is the fruit that magically appears in Karaikkal Ammaiyar’s hands when she prays to
Lord Shiva.
34. “Ammaiyar” in the legend of ‘Karaikkal Ammaiyar’ stands for ________
35. Karaikal Ammaiyar takes the form of ___________ when she asks Lord Shiva to grant her a “ different form.
36. In “Dead Woman Walking”, the character Karaikal Ammayar also stands as a representative
for __________ who are sexually exploited and later abandoned by men.
37. The novel “Coolie” was first published in the year _______.
38. Babu Nathoo Ram in “Coolie” is a ______ by profession.
39. ________ is the British man who arrives at the bank in “Coolie”.
40. Prabha and his wife in “Coolie” runs a __________.
41. It was an _________ who was travelling to Bombay along with a circus who Munoo joins to
get to Bombay.
42. Munoo meets Ratan at Sir George White’s ________.
43. Munoo is run over by _________’s car.
44. ________ is not a rebel or does not try to break away from colonial suppression or power.
45. _________ is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand which highlights the ways in which the lower class
is exploited.
46. Raju is the son of a __________ in the novel “The Guide”.
47. Raju comes to be known as ________ as his reputation as a guide becomes popular.
48. What is Marco Polo’s wife’s name?
49. Raju hides Marco’s letter to Rosie because of his _________.
50. Who comes to Raju’s house and insults Raju and demands Rosie to leave?
51. Rosie reads about Marco’s published book from _________.
52. What is Raju sent to prison for ?
53. The stranger whom Raju comes upon while sitting on the banks of the river is _____.
54. How many years is Raju sentenced to prison ?
55. Velan considers Raju to be a ________.
56. How long is Raju’s fast to bring in the rains?
57. Poems like “Gitanjali” and “The Child” have been authored by __________.
58. “A Rain of Rites”, “A River”, “Obituary” are poems by __________.
59. In “Midnight’s Children”, ________ is both the protagonist and the narrator of the story.
60. Vanita is the wife of __________.
61. Which one of the characters in “Midnight’s Children” is bestowed with blue eyes and a
cucumber shaped nose?
62. Parvati is impregnated by _______.
63. _____________ declared a state of emergency in India and conducted mass sterilization camps
in Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children”.
64. Parvati’s son, Aadam, is endowed with a special feature. What is it?
65. “Midnight’s Children” is categorized under which of the following genres?
66. Which of the following is not a theme dealt with in Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children”
67. What is the phrase used by the fortune teller to describe Saleem and Shiva?
68. “The Sea of Poppies” and “The Hungry Tide” are novels written by ____________.
69. In “The Hungry Tide”, the character Kanai is a ________ hailing from New Delhi.
70. In “The Hungry Tide”,Kanai’s aunt resides in ________ and he goes there to visit her.
71. Kanai and Kusum used to watch performances of the local legend titled _________.
72. Who took Kusum away claiming it’s for her safety?
73. Piya chooses ______ over the Forest guards alloted to take her in the river.
74. In “The Hungry Tide”, ______ is Fokir’s wife.
75. Piya returns to ______ after Fokir’s death.
76. “Yayati”, “Hayavadana” etc. are plays by __________.
77. In “Yayati”, _________ is Pooru’s wife.
78. “Yayati” is an adaptation of an ancient myth from _________.
79. Who is Vrshparvan in the play “Yayati”?
80. Which of the following characters are not part of the original myth and were therefore invented
by Karnad for the play “Yayati”?
81. Who is the author of the play “Tara”?
82. Dan in “Tara” attempts to write a play titled _______.
83. _________ says that Tara “would make a great business woman”.
84. Which of the following characters in “Tara” is present throughout the play, always seated on a
chair?
85. Which of the following characters doesnt understand English very well and therefore never
really understands the jokes made by the twins?
86. In “Tara”, who does Roopa think Chandan would find ‘compatible’ or suitable as a partner?
87. Who doesn’t want to join college without Tara in the play “Tara”?
88. Which of the following characters reveal the secret behind the twins separation ?
89. How many parts is Sen’s “The Argumentative Indian” divided into?
90. Which of the following Muslim emperors does Sen talk about frequently in the section
“Reason and Identity”?
91. What is the name of the new religion which Akbar attempted to start that Sen talks of in
“Reason & Identity”?
92. ‘Tarikh-ilahi’ is a ________ that Sen says Akbar tried to introduce in India.
93. According to Sen, which of the following people understood ‘the full significance of the
industrial revolution in the West & its potentialities for his own country’?
94. Nehru’s “What is Culture” was written on _________.
95. Nehru believed that culture’s must be _________.
96. Nehru concludes “What is Culture” by quoting a ________ poet.
97. Tagore won the Nobel Prize for literature in the year ______.