Q. Anandmath was written by whom?
A). Rabindranath Tagore
B). Swami Vivekananda
C). Premchand
D). Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: D). Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Explanation: Bankim’s Anandamath (1882) is a novel about a secret Hindu militia that fights Muslims to establish a Hindu kingdom (Sannyasi Rebellion).
Q. Ponniyin Selvan was written by whom?
A). Subramania Bharati
B). R. K. Narayan
C). C. Rajagopalachari
D). R. Krishnamurthy
Answer: D). R. Krishnamurthy
Explanation: R. Krishnamurthy wrote under the pen name Kalki.
Q. Kadambari was written by whom?
A). Banabhatta
B). Kalidasa
C). Bhavabhuti
D). Dandin
Answer: A). Banabhatta
Explanation: Kadambari is a famous Sanskrit prose
Q. Indulekha is considered the first modern novel of which language?
A). Kannada
B). Tamil
C). Malayalam
D). Telugu
Answer: C). Malayalam
Q. Indulekha was written by whom?
A). Chandu Menon
B). Kumaran Asan
C). Vallathol Narayana Menon
D). Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Answer: A). Chandu Menon
Explanation: Indulekha was published in 1889.
Q. Match the following Marathi literary works with their authors:
1). Yamuna Paryatan a). Naro Sadashiv
2). Muktamala b). Baba Padmanji
3). Majughosa c). Moreshwar Halbe
Options:
A). 1–b, 2–a, 3–c
B). 1–c, 2–b, 3–a
C). 1–a, 2–c, 3–b
D). 1–b, 2–c, 3–a
Answer: D). 1–b, 2–c, 3–a
Q. Who is regarded as the pioneer of modern Hindi literature in Northern India?
A). Jaishankar Prasad
B). Munshi Premchand
C). Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi
D). Bharatendu Harishchandra
Answer: D). Bharatendu Harishchandra
Q. Which is considered the first proper Hindi novel?
A). Pariksha Guru
B). Sevasadan
C). Godan
D). Gaban
Answer: A). Pariksha Guru
Explanation: Pariksha Guru was written written by Srinivas Das of Delhi.
Q. Chaa Mana Atha Guntha was written by whom?
A). Gangadhar Meher
B). Gopinath Mohanty
C). Radhanath Ray
D). Fakir Mohon Senapati
Answer: D). Fakir Mohon Senapati
Explanation: Chaa Mana Atha Guntha was originally written in Odia.
Q. Sultana’s Dream was written by whom?
A). Toru Dutt
B). Ismat Chughtai
C). Sarojini Naidu
D). Rokeya Hossein
Answer: D). Rokeya Hossein
Explanation: It was written in English.
Q. Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premchand?
A). Godan
B). Rangbhoomi
C). Anandmath
D). Sewasadan
Answer: C). Anandmath
Explanation: Anandmath was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Q. Pamela is a novel written by whom?
A). Daniel Defoe
B). Samuel Richardson
C). Henry Fielding
D). Jonathan Swift
Answer: B). Samuel Richardson
Explanation: The story is told through Pamela’s letters and journals.
Q. George Eliot is the pen name of which writer?
A). Mary Ann Evans
B). Jane Austen
C). Charlotte Bronte
D). Emily Bronte
Answer: A). Mary Ann Evans
Q. Who is the author of Treasure Island?
A). R.L. Stevenson
B). Rudyard Kipling
C). Charles Dickens
D). H. Rider Haggard
Answer: A). R.L. Stevenson
Explanation: Treasure Island was written by R.L. Stevenson in 1883.
Q. Who wrote The Jungle Book?
A). R.L. Stevenson
B). Rudyard Kipling
C). H.G. Wells
D). Lewis Carroll
Answer: B). Rudyard Kipling
Explanation: The Jungle Book was authored by Rudyard Kipling in 1894.
Q. Who is the author of The Mayor of Casterbridge?
A). George Eliot
B). Thomas Hardy
C). Charles Dickens
D). Rudyard Kipling
Answer: B). Thomas Hardy
Explanation: Thomas Hardy wrote The Mayor of Casterbridge, first published in 1886. In Novel Henchard starts as a grain merchant before becoming the Mayor.
Q. Which of the following is a novel by Charles Dickens?
A). Oliver Twist
B). Jane Eyre
C). Wuthering Heights
D). Middlemarch
Answer: A). Oliver Twist
Explanation: Oliver Twist is one of Dickens’ famous novels, depicting the life of an orphan in England.