Indian Writing in English (Poetry - Drama) Solved MCQs

1.

                   among the following is not a dramatist.

A. Girish Karnad
B. Badal Sarkar
C. Jayanta Mahapatra
D. Vijay Tendulkar
Answer» C. Jayanta Mahapatra
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2.

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

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Sri Aurobindo
C. Toru Dutt
D. Sarojini Naidu
Answer» B. Sri Aurobindo
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3.

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

A. Pritish Nandy
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Nissim Ezekiel
D. Kamala Das
Answer» C. Nissim Ezekiel
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4.

The play „Tara‟ was first performed in                     .

A. Bangalore
B. Mumbai
C. Punjab
D. Kolkata
Answer» A. Bangalore
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5.

                   was the real name of Sarojini Naidu.

A. Sarojini Chattopadhyay
B. Padmini Gangopadhyay
C. Aparna Mukhyopadhyay
D. Sarojini Bandopadhyay
Answer» A. Sarojini Chattopadhyay
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6.

Girish Karnad was awarded with The Padma Shri in                    year.

A. 1971
B. 1974
C. 1978
D. 1981
Answer» B. 1974
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7.

                   wrote the Hindi play „Ashadha Ka Ek Din‟.

A. Mohan Rakesh
B. Sri Aurobindo
C. Vijay Tendulkar
D. Asif Currimbhoy
Answer» A. Mohan Rakesh
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8.

„Ghashiram Kotwal‟ was written by in 1972 year.

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Vijay Tendulkar
D. Vijay Tendulkar
Answer» D. Vijay Tendulkar
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9.

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

A. 1984
B. 1986
C. 1988
D. 1983
Answer» A. 1984
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10.

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

A. Culcutta
B. Delhi
C. Madras
D. Punducherry
Answer» D. Punducherry
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11.

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

A. Gujarati
B. Marathi
C. Punjabi
D. English
Answer» B. Marathi
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12.

Jayanta Mahapatra was born in                        .

A. 1928
B. 1918
C. 1929
D. 1930
Answer» A. 1928
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13.

                         was the first Asian to receive the Noble Prize.

A. Vijay Tendulkar
B. Sri Aurobindo
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Girish Karnad
Answer» C. Rabindranath Tagore
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14.

Badal Sircar won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in                    year.

A. 1968
B. 1967
C. 1978
D. 1977
Answer» A. 1968
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15.

                         wrote the national song „Vande Matram‟

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D. Sri Aurobindo
Answer» C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
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16.

Toru Dutt was a                        poet.

A. Bengali
B. English
C. Marathi
D. Punjabi
Answer» A. Bengali
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17.

                       was the full name of Girish Karnad.

A. Girish ram Karnad
B. Girish Raghu Karnad
C. Girish Rajan Karnad
D. Girish Raghunath Karnad
Answer» D. Girish Raghunath Karnad
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18.

Nissim Ezekiel was born at                         .

A. Bombay
B. Culcutta
C. Madras
D. Banaras
Answer» A. Bombay
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19.

                       play Girish Karnad wrote first.

A. Tughlaq
B. Yayati
C. Hayavadana
D. None
Answer» B. Yayati
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20.

Rabindranath Tagore‟s songs generally known as                       .

A. Rabindrageet
B. Rabindragatha
C. Rabindra Sangeet
D. None
Answer» C. Rabindra Sangeet
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21.

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

A. 55
B. 50
C. 53
D. 52
Answer» C. 53
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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
Answer» C. Savitri- A Legend and Symbol
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23.

Tagore, Iqbal and Sri Aurobindo are                          writers.

A. Indo- Anglican
B. Anglo- Indian
C. Indo- English
D. Indo- African
Answer» A. Indo- Anglican
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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
Answer» A. Under Orion
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25.

                       is call the Keats of Indo English Literature.

A. Gieve Patel
B. Girish Karnad
C. Toru Dutt
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer» C. Toru Dutt
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