Indian Literature

1. Indian Literature
Who is the author of the play 'Shakuntala'?
A) Vyasa
B) Kalidasa
C) Bhasa
D) Valmiki
ANSWER: B
Which Sanskrit epic is attributed to Vyasa?
A) Ramayana
B) Meghaduta
C) Mahabharata
D) Anandamath
ANSWER: C
Who wrote the famous Tamil work 'Thirukkural'?
A) Mirza Ghalib
B) Thiruvalluvar
C) Kabir
D) Rabindranath Tagore
ANSWER: B
Who is the author of the novel 'The God of Small Things'?
A) Salman Rushdie
B) Chetan Bhagat

2. C) Arundhati Roy
D) R.K. Narayan
ANSWER: C
Which book by R.K. Narayan features the character Swami?
A) Anandamath
B) The Home and the World
C) Kanthapura
D) Swami and Friends
ANSWER: D
Who is known for their collection of poetry titled 'Gitanjali'?
A) Mirabai
B) Thiruvalluvar
C) Rumi
D) Rabindranath Tagore
ANSWER: D
Which book by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee tells the story of revolutionaries during the Bengal
Renaissance?
A) The Guide
B) Kanthapura
C) Anandamath
D) The Home and the World
ANSWER: C

3. Which of the following authors wrote various bhajans and poems?
A) Kabir
B) Thiruvalluvar
C) Mirza Ghalib
D) Rumi
ANSWER: A
Who is the author of 'The Namesake'?
A) Jhumpa Lahiri
B) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
C) Kuvempu
D) Vikram Seth
ANSWER: A
Who wrote the poem 'Lihaaf'?
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) R.K. Narayan
C) Ismat Chughtai
D) Kamala Das
ANSWER: C
Which book by Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize?
A) Midnight's Children
B) The Guide

4. C) The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
D) Five Point Someone
ANSWER: A
Who is the author of 'The Ramayana'?
A) Valmiki
B) Tulsidas
C) Bhasa
D) Kalidasa
ANSWER: A
Who is known for their collection of Ghazals?
A) Kabir
B) Mirza Ghalib
C) Thiruvalluvar
D) Rumi
ANSWER: B
Who wrote the novel 'The Guide'?
A) Vikram Seth
B) R.K. Narayan
C) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
D) Jhumpa Lahiri
ANSWER: B

5. Which book by Chetan Bhagat is about three college friends?
A) Swami and Friends
B) The Palace of Illusions
C) Anandamath
D) Five Point Someone
ANSWER: D
Who is known for their collection of Sufi poetry?
A) Mirabai
B) Rumi
C) Thiruvalluvar
D) Kabir
ANSWER: B
Whose works have been awarded the Jnanpith Award?
A) Various authors
B) Valmiki
C) Kalidasa
D) Bhasa
ANSWER: A
Who is the author of 'The Home and the World'?
A) Vyasa
B) Tulsidas
C) Rabindranath Tagore

6. D) Bhakti and Sufi Poetry
ANSWER: C
Who wrote the novel 'Kanthapura'?
A) Ravi Desai
B) Raja Rao
C) Omprakash Valmiki
D) B.R. Ambedkar
ANSWER: B
Who is the author of the controversial book 'The Satanic Verses'?
A) Salman Rushdie
B) Rumi
C) Perumal Murugan
D) Mirza Ghalib
ANSWER: A
Who is the author of 'The Language of Gold'?
A) Tulsidas
B) Kuvempu
C) Bhakti and Sufi Poetry
D) Vyasa
ANSWER: B