Novels, Society and History Who among the following was not a women novelist?
(1) Jane Austen
(2) George Eliot
(3) Thomas Hardy
(4)
Charlotte Bronte
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 3 Solution : -. |
Novels, Society and History Who was the most popular historical novelist in Tamil in the 20th century?
(1) A.R. Venkata Chalapathy
(2) Viresalingam
(3) R. Krishnamurthy who wrote under the pen-name "Kalki"
(4) B.V. Karanth
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 3 Solution : -. |
Novels, Society and History Hindi novel achieved excellence with the writings of Premchand because :
(1) he could tell a story (Kissa-goi) in a masterly manner
(2) he wrote about issues which pleased the colonial rulers as well as the rich
(3) he lifted the Hindi novel from the realm of fantasy, moralising and simple
entertainment to a serious reflection on social issues and lives of ordinary
people
(4) he drew characters from all strata of society
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 3 Solution : -. |
Novels, Society and History New readership for the novel in the 18th century consisted of :
(1) The gentlemanly classes in England and France
(2) Lower middle-class people such as shopkeepers and clerks
(3) The traditional aristocratic and gentlemanly classes in England and France
along with new groups of lower middle-class people - clerks and shopkeepers
(4) Women and children
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 3 Solution : -. |
Novels, Society and History Which of the following novel deals with caste oppression?
(1) Sultana's Dream
(2) Godan
(3) Saraswativijayam
(4) Padmarg
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 3 Solution : -. |
Novels, Society and History People think you a good woman, but you are bad - you are deceitful. I
will never call you aunt as long as I live." From which novel are the above
lines taken and why are they significant?
(1) Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. They depict rebellion, not heard of by
women at this time
(2) George Eliot's Mill on the Floss - important as it dignifies rebellion,
independence and assertiveness
(3) Helen Hunt's Ramona - rebellion of an adolescent girl
(4) Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, shows protest against hypocrisy of elders
with startling bluntness, breaking the established norms of society
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 4 Solution : -. |
Novels, Society and History Why could the authors in the 18th century experiment with different
literary styles?
(1) Growth of readership expanded the market for books, and the earnings of the
authors increased
(2) Writers became free from financial dependence on and the patronage of the
aristocrats
(3) More and more rich people helped authors to write novel
(4)
Both (1) and (2)
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 4 Solution : -. |
Novels, Society and History Who among the following shows the darker side of colonial occupation?
(1) Charles Dickens
(2) Joseph Conrad
(3) Thomas Hardy
(4)
Rudyard Kipling
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 2 Solution : -. |
Novels, Society and History Meyeli is :
(1) Bankim's Sanskritised prose mixed with a vernacular style
(2) The new style used by Bengali novel, a colloquial style associated with
urban life
(3) The simple Bengali used by the poor and illiterate
(4) The language associated with women's speech
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 4 Solution : -. |
Novels, Society and History Name two novels, written for boys, which became a great hit in the late
19th century.
(1) Treasure Island by R.L Stevenson, 1883
(2) What Katy Did by Susan
Coolidge, 1872
(3) Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, 1894
(4) Both
(1) and (3)
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 4 Solution : -. |
