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Chapters
| 1. |
Who is the Protagonist in ‘Untouchable’? |
| A. | Lakha |
| B. | Bakha |
| C. | Col. Hutchinson |
| D. | Sohini |
| Answer» B. Bakha | |
| 2. |
Why does Bakha have a high regard for European Clothing? |
| A. | He believes it will help disguise his untouchability |
| B. | It is more affordable then Indian clothing |
| C. | He is too tall for Indian Clothing |
| D. | He thinks wearing it will make him a sahib. |
| Answer» D. He thinks wearing it will make him a sahib. | |
| 3. |
Who is Waziro in ‘ Untouchable’? |
| A. | The weaver’s wife |
| B. | Chhota’s mother |
| C. | Gulabo’s sister |
| D. | The leather maker’s wife |
| Answer» A. The weaver’s wife | |
| 4. |
Bakha describes Ramanandas |
| A. | A peevish old black moneylender |
| B. | A slave driver |
| C. | A day dreamer |
| D. | A high class latrine cleaner |
| Answer» A. A peevish old black moneylender | |
| 5. |
Who helps Sohini fill her water buckets? |
| A. | A sepoy |
| B. | A priest of the temple |
| C. | A sahib |
| D. | A hindu water carrier |
| Answer» B. A priest of the temple | |
| 6. |
Why does Gulabo hate Sohini |
| A. | Because she broke her son’s heart |
| B. | Because she is jealous of Sohini’s beauty |
| C. | Because Sohini is smart and rude towards her |
| D. | Because sohini is of a higher class than her |
| Answer» B. Because she is jealous of Sohini’s beauty | |
| 7. |
What kind of gift did Bakha beg from the Tommy? |
| A. | A pair of trousers |
| B. | An old uniform |
| C. | A cricket bat |
| D. | Money |
| Answer» A. A pair of trousers | |
| 8. |
Who was Lakha afraid of ? |
| A. | The Pundits |
| B. | The Sepoys |
| C. | The tax collectors |
| D. | Bakha |
| Answer» B. The Sepoys | |
| 9. |
What kind of power did the burning flame give Bakha? |
| A. | Power to forgive |
| B. | Power to create |
| C. | Power to take revenge |
| D. | Power to destroy |
| Answer» D. Power to destroy | |
| 10. |
Why does Gulabo hate Sohini? |
| A. | Sohini is always rude to her |
| B. | Sohini broke her son’s heart |
| C. | She was jealous of her beauty |
| D. | She was helped by the pandit |
| Answer» C. She was jealous of her beauty | |
| 11. |
Bakha is encouraged to convert to Christianity by |
| A. | Colonel Hutchinson |
| B. | Mary Hutchinson |
| C. | Charat Singh |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» A. Colonel Hutchinson | |
| 12. |
Bakha’s friends nicknamed him |
| A. | Pilpali Sahib |
| B. | Bakshish |
| C. | Bara Babu |
| D. | Kala Babu |
| Answer» A. Pilpali Sahib | |
| 13. |
When Bakha carried the injured boy to his mother she |
| A. | thanked him |
| B. | shouted at him for polluting the boy |
| C. | invited him for tea |
| D. | gave him sweets |
| Answer» B. shouted at him for polluting the boy | |
| 14. |
Bakha would sacrifice many comforts for the sake of what he called ‘fashun’ to look like a |
| A. | Sahib |
| B. | Mohamedan |
| C. | Hindu |
| D. | Brahmin |
| Answer» A. Sahib | |
| 15. |
Lakha told his son that schools were meant not for sweepers but only for |
| A. | the babus |
| B. | the tommies |
| C. | the rich |
| D. | the middle class |
| Answer» A. the babus | |
| 16. |
Mahatma Gandhi addressed a large crowd at ‘maidan’ situated near the railway station of |
| A. | Balaghat town |
| B. | Bulandshahr town |
| C. | Balangir town |
| D. | Gadarpur town |
| Answer» B. Bulandshahr town | |
| 17. |
Liberation of untouchability as overheard by Bakha was possible through |
| A. | abolition of caste system |
| B. | introduction of flush system |
| C. | gender equality |
| D. | changing of profession |
| Answer» B. introduction of flush system | |
| 18. |
While cleaning the temple courtyard Sohini was sexually assaulted by the priest named |
| A. | Charat Singh |
| B. | Kali Nath |
| C. | Ram Charan |
| D. | Lakha |
| Answer» B. Kali Nath | |
| 19. |
Bakha is encouraged to convert to Christianity by |
| A. | Ramcharan |
| B. | Havildar Charat Singh |
| C. | Colonel Hutchinson |
| D. | The Burra Babu’s son |
| Answer» C. Colonel Hutchinson | |
| 20. |
Bakha’s friends nicknamed him as |
| A. | Burra Babu |
| B. | Pilpali Sahib |
| C. | Bakshish |
| D. | Master |
| Answer» B. Pilpali Sahib | |
| 21. |
According to Bakha, the solution to the problem of untouchability is |
| A. | conversion to Christianity |
| B. | practice of equality |
| C. | the flush system |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. the flush system | |
| 22. |
_______________ poured water into Sohini’s pitcher. |
| A. | the Mohammedan |
| B. | Gulabo |
| C. | Pundit Kali Nath |
| D. | the Tonga Wallah |
| Answer» C. Pundit Kali Nath | |
| 23. |
Who is Waziro? |
| A. | Gulabo’s sister |
| B. | The woman at the market |
| C. | The weaver’s wife |
| D. | Bakha’s mother |
| Answer» C. The weaver’s wife | |
| 24. |
Gulabo, the washerwoman is jealous of Sohini because she is |
| A. | smart |
| B. | helped by the Pundit |
| C. | beautiful |
| D. | Lakha’s daughter |
| Answer» C. beautiful | |
| 25. |
What is the name of Bakha's Town? |
| A. | Bulashah |
| B. | Pune |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Maharastra |
| Answer» A. Bulashah | |
| 26. |
Who helped Sohini fill her water bucket. |
| A. | A sahib |
| B. | A priest of the town temple |
| C. | A Hindu water-carrier |
| D. | A sweeper |
| Answer» B. A priest of the town temple | |
| 27. |
Bakha is the son of |
| A. | The jemadar of sweepers and public latrines. |
| B. | The foreman of the outcaste colony |
| C. | The jemadar of all temple beggars |
| D. | A police constable |
| Answer» A. The jemadar of sweepers and public latrines. | |
| 28. |
Sohini is the sister of |
| A. | Lakha |
| B. | Bakha |
| C. | Colonel Hutchinson |
| D. | Kalinath |
| Answer» B. Bakha | |
| 29. |
Bakha is encouraged to convert to Christianity by |
| A. | Ramcharan |
| B. | Havildar Charat Singh |
| C. | Iqbalnath |
| D. | Colonel Hutchinson |
| Answer» D. Colonel Hutchinson | |
| 30. |
Sohini is sexually tortured by |
| A. | Colonel Hutchinson |
| B. | Kalinath |
| C. | Ramcharan |
| D. | Havildar Charat Singh |
| Answer» B. Kalinath | |
| 31. |
Untouchable narrates a story that took place within a span of |
| A. | One hour |
| B. | One day |
| C. | One month |
| D. | One year |
| Answer» B. One day | |
| 32. |
A hockey stick was given to Bakha by |
| A. | Lakha |
| B. | Colonel Hutchinson |
| C. | Gandhi |
| D. | Havildar Charat Singh |
| Answer» D. Havildar Charat Singh | |
| 33. |
Towards the end of Untouchable, Bakha is convinced that ______ will free them of untouchability. |
| A. | Voting rights |
| B. | Poetry |
| C. | The Flush system |
| D. | Religious secularism |
| Answer» C. The Flush system | |
| 34. |
Gulabo, the washer woman is jealous of Sohini because |
| A. | Sohini is smart |
| B. | she is chose and helped by the Pundit |
| C. | of Sohini’s rising beauty |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. of Sohini’s rising beauty | |
| 35. |
Untouchable presents an accord of a single day in |
| A. | Lakha’s life |
| B. | Sohini's life |
| C. | Bakha's life |
| D. | Rakha's life |
| Answer» C. Bakha's life | |
| 36. |
A committed and dedicated missionary in Untouchable is |
| A. | Colonel Hutchinson |
| B. | Ram Charan |
| C. | Igbal Nath Sarshar |
| D. | Chart Singh |
| Answer» A. Colonel Hutchinson | |
| 37. |
Who is the narrator in ‘The Shadow Lines’ |
| A. | A fictional character born and raised in Calcutta |
| B. | Tridib |
| C. | Tha’mma |
| D. | Ila |
| Answer» A. A fictional character born and raised in Calcutta | |
| 38. |
‘The Shadow Lines’ explores the political and economical growth of India through the lives of two families: |
| A. | One English and one Punjabi |
| B. | One Bengali and one English |
| C. | One Gujarati and one English |
| D. | One Assamese and one English |
| Answer» B. One Bengali and one English | |
| 39. |
The Protagonist in the novel ‘The Shadow Lines’ is |
| A. | May Price |
| B. | Justice Datta Chaudhari |
| C. | Tridib Mayadebi’s son |
| D. | Jethamoshai |
| Answer» C. Tridib Mayadebi’s son | |
| 40. |
Ila is the narrator’s cousin who lives in |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Dhaka |
| C. | Stockwell London |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» C. Stockwell London | |
| 41. |
Tha’mma (the narrator’s grandmother) worked as |
| A. | The headmistress of a girls’ school in Calcutta |
| B. | The hindi Teacher of a girls’ school in Calcutta |
| C. | The Warden of a hostel in Calcutta |
| D. | The owner of girls’ school in Calcutta |
| Answer» A. The headmistress of a girls’ school in Calcutta | |
| 42. |
Tridib dies in |
| A. | The London Bombings |
| B. | The Bay of Bengal |
| C. | A car crash |
| D. | A communal riot in Dhaka |
| Answer» D. A communal riot in Dhaka | |
| 43. |
What was Mrs. Price addicted to? |
| A. | Alcohol |
| B. | Church- sales |
| C. | Collecting stamps |
| D. | Cleaning |
| Answer» B. Church- sales | |
| 44. |
Who was the narrator in love with?* |
| A. | May Price |
| B. | Tridib |
| C. | Magda |
| D. | Ila |
| Answer» D. Ila | |
| 45. |
Who was the man who still lived in Tha’mma’s ancestral home?* |
| A. | Khalil |
| B. | Mayadebi |
| C. | Jethamoshai |
| D. | Tridib |
| Answer» C. Jethamoshai | |
| 46. |
Who among these characters was not killed in the communal riot in Dhaka? |
| A. | Tridib |
| B. | Jethamoshai |
| C. | Khalil |
| D. | Tha’mma |
| Answer» D. Tha’mma | |
| 47. |
Who is Nick? |
| A. | May Price’s brother |
| B. | May Price’s father |
| C. | Ila’s brother |
| D. | Tridib’s friend |
| Answer» A. May Price’s brother | |
| 48. |
The narrator’s grandmother Thamma was the headmistress of all-girl school in |
| A. | London |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Paris |
| D. | Calcutta |
| Answer» D. Calcutta | |
| 49. |
The Shadow Lines by Amitav Gosh explores the political and economic growth of India through the lives of two families |
| A. | the Datta-Chaudhuris and the Price family |
| B. | the Singh family and the Peterson family |
| C. | the Sharma family and the Price family |
| D. | the Patels and the Dawson family |
| Answer» A. the Datta-Chaudhuris and the Price family | |
| 50. |
A recurring nightmare haunts Robi for decades because he witnessed the riot that killed |
| A. | May |
| B. | Tridib |
| C. | Thamma |
| D. | The narrator |
| Answer» B. Tridib | |
| 51. |
The Shadow Lines is divided into two sections |
| A. | ‘Moving Away’ and ‘Coming Home’ |
| B. | ‘ The Window’ and ‘Time Passes’ |
| C. | ‘Reaping’ and ‘Garnering’ |
| D. | ‘Going Away’ and ‘Coming Home’ |
| Answer» D. ‘Going Away’ and ‘Coming Home’ | |
| 52. |
__________ is set against the backdrop of major historical events such as- Freedom movement in Bengal, Second World War, partition of India in 1947 and Communal riots in Bangladesh and India |
| A. | Tara |
| B. | The Shadow Lines |
| C. | Untouchables |
| D. | Hayavadana |
| Answer» B. The Shadow Lines | |
| 53. |
Through her characteristic pose Ila’s mother earned a nickname of |
| A. | Queen Elizabeth |
| B. | Princess Camilla |
| C. | Queen Victoria |
| D. | Lady Windsor |
| Answer» C. Queen Victoria | |
| 54. |
The Shadow Lines takes the form of |
| A. | bildungsroman tradition |
| B. | historical fiction |
| C. | gothic tradition |
| D. | romanticism |
| Answer» A. bildungsroman tradition | |
| 55. |
The Shadow Lines was published in |
| A. | 1984 |
| B. | 1986 |
| C. | 1988 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» C. 1988 | |
| 56. |
The Shadow Lines spans around |
| A. | Two generations |
| B. | Three generations |
| C. | Four generations |
| D. | Five generations |
| Answer» B. Three generations | |
| 57. |
Who can talk on length about issues as diverse as the sloping roofs of Columbian houses and culture of the Incas with equal case in The Shadow Lines? |
| A. | Tridip |
| B. | Jatin |
| C. | Robi |
| D. | Ila |
| Answer» A. Tridip | |
| 58. |
Who realize the reality of the Partition when planning to visit his/her sister in Dhaka while undergoing the usual procedure of compiling the immigration papers in The Shadow Lines? |
| A. | Tha’mma |
| B. | Mayadebi |
| C. | Ila |
| D. | Tridib |
| Answer» A. Tha’mma | |
| 59. |
The Upside Down House in The Shadow Lines represent |
| A. | Polarising power of borders |
| B. | The backward movement of the family |
| C. | Binary representation of power |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. Polarising power of borders | |
| 60. |
Jatin marries a woman affectionately known as |
| A. | Queen Priya |
| B. | Queen Victoria |
| C. | Queen Lakshmi |
| D. | Queen Rita |
| Answer» B. Queen Victoria | |
| 61. |
Mayadebi and the Shaheb have a third son |
| A. | Robi |
| B. | Ajay |
| C. | Kamal |
| D. | Vijay |
| Answer» A. Robi | |
| 62. |
The main setting of The Shadow Lines takes place in two cities. What are they? |
| A. | Dhaka-Delhi |
| B. | London-Dhaka |
| C. | Calcutta-Delhi |
| D. | Calcutta-London |
| Answer» D. Calcutta-London | |
| 63. |
What memory does Robi want to be free of? |
| A. | The memory of travelling everywhere with his parents |
| B. | The memory of Tridib’s death |
| C. | The memory of his college life |
| D. | The memory of the war |
| Answer» B. The memory of Tridib’s death | |
| 64. |
What is the relationship between Tridib and the narrator? |
| A. | Friends |
| B. | Cousins |
| C. | Uncle-Nephew |
| D. | Father-son |
| Answer» C. Uncle-Nephew | |
| 65. |
In her youth, what did Tha’mma want to do in order to gain freedom? |
| A. | Fight in a war |
| B. | Join a terrorist group |
| C. | Kill an English diplomat |
| D. | Start a riot |
| Answer» B. Join a terrorist group | |
| 66. |
Ila chose to live in London because she ____________. |
| A. | Wanted to be free |
| B. | Wanted to have all the comfort and luxury |
| C. | Wanted to marry an Englishman |
| D. | Wanted to be away from her family |
| Answer» A. Wanted to be free | |
| 67. |
Where did Lionel Tresawsen and Mr. Justice Chandrashekhar Datta-Chaudhuri meet and become friends? |
| A. | At a seance |
| B. | At a diplomatic conference |
| C. | While they were travelling |
| D. | At a restaurant |
| Answer» A. At a seance | |
| 68. |
Tridib’s family first went to England in ______ |
| A. | 1939 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1917 |
| D. | 1930 |
| Answer» A. 1939 | |
| 69. |
May Price, despite her wealth, volunteered as a ______ |
| A. | A nurse |
| B. | a teacher |
| C. | A famine relief worker |
| D. | a cleaner |
| Answer» C. A famine relief worker | |
| 70. |
Ila’s mother is jokingly referred to as _____ |
| A. | Queen Victoria |
| B. | Mayadebi |
| C. | Tha’mma |
| D. | May |
| Answer» A. Queen Victoria | |
| 71. |
Ila cried when recounting how Nick has saved her from bullies because__ |
| A. | She was overwhelmed with love for him |
| B. | Nick had died during the Blitz |
| C. | Nick had never defended her in reality |
| D. | The bullies had beaten him up too |
| Answer» C. Nick had never defended her in reality | |
| 72. |
When Tha’mma’s father and Jethamoshai divided their house in Dhaka, the result was ___ |
| A. | Peace on both sides |
| B. | They realised how much they loved each other |
| C. | a legal battle over property ownership |
| D. | a strange eerie silence that continued for years |
| Answer» D. a strange eerie silence that continued for years | |
| 73. |
After the death of her husband, Tha’mma had worked in a school in Calcutta for ____ years. |
| A. | 27 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» A. 27 | |
| 74. |
The nightmare that haunts Robi is that _____ |
| A. | He is unable to find a secure, respectable job |
| B. | He keeps getting lost in cities all over the world |
| C. | He is unable to stop Tridib from getting out of the car in Dhaka |
| D. | He is unable to protect Ila |
| Answer» C. He is unable to stop Tridib from getting out of the car in Dhaka | |
| 75. |
Tha’ama wants to bring back ____ to India to reunite her family. |
| A. | Queen Victoria |
| B. | May |
| C. | Tridib |
| D. | Jethamoshai |
| Answer» D. Jethamoshai | |
| 76. |
Tha’ama is unable to understand border divides because |
| A. | She believes India and Dhaka are one |
| B. | There are no physical barriers between countries |
| C. | She is barely educated and cannot read or write properly |
| D. | Her heart still belongs to the land in which she is born |
| Answer» B. There are no physical barriers between countries | |
| 77. |
The main spokesperson of Modern Women in ‘Silence the Court is in Session’ is |
| A. | Balu Radke |
| B. | Leela Banare |
| C. | Sukhatme |
| D. | Kashikar |
| Answer» B. Leela Banare | |
| 78. |
In ‘Silence the Court is in Session’, there is a mock trial where Leela Banare was accused of |
| A. | The crime of child trafficking |
| B. | The crime of misconduct at school |
| C. | The crime of infanticide |
| D. | The crime of promiscuity |
| Answer» C. The crime of infanticide | |
| 79. |
Silence the court is in Session’ was originally written by Vijay Tendulkar in |
| A. | Bengali |
| B. | Gujarati |
| C. | Punjabi |
| D. | Marathi |
| Answer» D. Marathi | |
| 80. |
A major player among the Sonar Moti Tenement (Bombay) Progressive Association is |
| A. | Sukhatme |
| B. | Professor Damle |
| C. | Karnik |
| D. | Kashikar |
| Answer» A. Sukhatme | |
| 81. |
“What I say is, our society should receive the old custom of child marriage. Marry off the girls before puberty. All this promiscuity will come to a full stop”. Who says this? |
| A. | Banare |
| B. | Kashikar |
| C. | Sukhatme |
| D. | Damle |
| Answer» B. Kashikar | |
| 82. |
“We have acknowledged women as mother of mankind” These are the words of |
| A. | Kashikar |
| B. | Damle |
| C. | Karnik |
| D. | Sukhatme |
| Answer» D. Sukhatme | |
| 83. |
In the mock trial, Miss Leela Benare was |
| A. | accused of the crime of fratricide |
| B. | accused of the crime of patricide |
| C. | accused of the crime of infanticide |
| D. | accused of the crime of matricide |
| Answer» C. accused of the crime of infanticide | |
| 84. |
Silence! The Court is in Session was originally written in |
| A. | Hindi |
| B. | Marathi |
| C. | Punjabi |
| D. | Bengali |
| Answer» B. Marathi | |
| 85. |
The troupe decided to stage a mock trial so as to familiarize ________ with the intracacies of court procedure. |
| A. | Sukhatme |
| B. | Karnik |
| C. | Samant |
| D. | Ponkshe |
| Answer» C. Samant | |
| 86. |
The members of the drama troupe plan a mock trial on |
| A. | Miss Benare |
| B. | Karnik |
| C. | Prof. Damle |
| D. | Kashikar |
| Answer» A. Miss Benare | |
| 87. |
The group of friends in Silence! The Court is in Session engages in |
| A. | a game of cards |
| B. | a ferocious fight |
| C. | a mock trial |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. a mock trial | |
| 88. |
The Scientist in Silence! The Court is in Session is |
| A. | Mr. Ponkshe |
| B. | Kashikar |
| C. | Mr. Rokde |
| D. | Sukhatme |
| Answer» A. Mr. Ponkshe | |
| 89. |
The original title of the play Silence! The Court is in Session is |
| A. | Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe |
| B. | Shantata! Court Chale Ahe |
| C. | Shantana! Court Chalu Aahe |
| D. | Shantata! Court Chalu Aage |
| Answer» A. Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe | |
| 90. |
In the mock trial, the penalty imposed on Leela Benare was |
| A. | life imprisonment |
| B. | abortion |
| C. | death penalty |
| D. | heavy fine |
| Answer» B. abortion | |
| 91. |
According to Mr. Kashikar, the best solution to curb promiscuity in society is to revive the old custom of |
| A. | child marriage |
| B. | polygamy |
| C. | sati |
| D. | caste-system |
| Answer» A. child marriage | |
| 92. |
Vijay Tendulkar chooses the title Silence! The Court is in Session to make a powerful comment on |
| A. | patriarchal domination and exploitation of women |
| B. | women’s empowerment |
| C. | legal awareness |
| D. | judicial authority |
| Answer» A. patriarchal domination and exploitation of women | |
| 93. |
In the mock trial, Leela Benare was maliciously charged with |
| A. | robbery |
| B. | infanticide |
| C. | adultery |
| D. | corruption |
| Answer» B. infanticide | |
| 94. |
The characters purpose of performing mock-trial in Silence! The Court is in Session is to bring to public attention cases of |
| A. | ‘social significance’ to public attention |
| B. | social evils to public attention |
| C. | human relationship to public attention |
| D. | moral principles to public attention |
| Answer» A. ‘social significance’ to public attention | |
| 95. |
In ‘Silence The court is in Session’, Leela Benare is accused of the crime of _____________ |
| A. | Infanticide |
| B. | Murder |
| C. | Homicide |
| D. | Suicide |
| Answer» A. Infanticide | |
| 96. |
The play is much about the Indian _____________ system during the early 1960 |
| A. | Judicial system |
| B. | Executive system |
| C. | Economic system |
| D. | Educational system |
| Answer» A. Judicial system | |
| 97. |
In ‘Silence, The court is in Session’, Motherhood is extolled as something |
| A. | “Purer than heaven” |
| B. | “Purer than earth” |
| C. | “Purer than gold” |
| D. | “Purer than diamond” |
| Answer» A. “Purer than heaven” | |
| 98. |
Leela Benare was having an affair with |
| A. | Mr. Kashikar |
| B. | Prof. Damle |
| C. | Samant |
| D. | Rokde |
| Answer» B. Prof. Damle | |
| 99. |
In the end, when Benare is found guilty |
| A. | She dances out of the court-room |
| B. | She collapses to the floor |
| C. | She continues to sing |
| D. | She continues to claim her innocence |
| Answer» B. She collapses to the floor | |
| 100. |
“Prisoner Miss Benare, under section no________ of the Indian Penal Code, you are accused of the crime of infanticide. |
| A. | 102 |
| B. | 202 |
| C. | 402 |
| D. | 302 |
| Answer» D. 302 | |
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