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प्रश्न
The famous trio of Indian writers is ___________
पर्याय
Mulkraj Anand, R. K. Narayan, Raja Rao
Amitav Ghosh, Manohar Malgaonkar, Mulkraj Anand
Amitav Ghosh, R. K. Narayan, Arvind Adiga
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उत्तर
The famous trio of Indian writers is Mulkraj Anand, R. K. Narayan, Raja Rao
संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the columns:
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) Murasaki Shikibu | (1) Cervantes |
| (b) Novella | (2) Bankimchandra Chattopadhyaya |
| (c) Don Quixote | (3) Tale of Genji |
| (d) Rajmohan’s Wife | (4) New |
Pick out the odd element from the group.
Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, Graham Greene, Kiran Nagarkar
Pick out the odd element from the group.
Theme, Plot, Character, Novella
Complete the following statement:
The two types of conflicts that the plot may have are _______.
Complete the following statement:
The epistolary novel presents the narrative through _______.
Complete the following statement:
In the eighteenth century, the middle class could get time for reading and discussing novels because _______.
Write a short note on:
Stream of consciousness novel
Write a short note on:
Novella
Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the sentence:
Eighteenth century gifted mankind with _____________
Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the sentence:
Novel soon became dominant literary genre as it _____________
Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the sentence:
Gothic novel contains ________________
Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the sentence:
Strike out the unnecessary Detective fiction is ____________.
A novel is relatively a _______ narrative.
English word ‘Novel’ is derived from the Italian word ______.
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote ___________
The Tale of Genji by Muraski Shikabu was published in the year __________
‘The Pilgrims Progress’ is a Novel written by ___________
_____________ is the pioneer of the ‘Stream of Consciousness’ technique in English novel.
The first Indian English novel ‘Rajmohan’s wife’ was written by ___________
Joseph Conrad wrote the novella named as _____________
Write in chronological order
- Industrial Revolution
- Drama and Poetry started fading away
- Novel gained popularity
- The rise of middle class
Given below are some novels, events and writers of Indian English. Arrange them in chronological order.
- Rise of famous Indian Trio
- Nayantara Sahgal, Arun Joshi, Manohar Malgaonkar
- Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, Kiran Nagarkar
- Rajmohan’s Wife by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
Given below are some Novels in English literature. Arrange them in their order of their appearance.
- The Pilgrim’s Progress and Oroonaku
- Ecologues
- Pamela and Gulliver’s Travels
- The Tale of Genji
‘Tale of Genji’ is described as world’s first novel.
Middle class people had a little interest in romances and tragedies.
Novel gave voice to the aspirations and longings of middle class.
The women novelists haven’t contributed significantly in English Literature.
Novella is greater in length than Novel.
Setting doesn’t affect plot or characters.
Match essential elements of the novel in column A with relevant points in column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Theme | a) can be a thumbnail or deep detailed sketch |
| 2. Plot | b) the background of the story |
| 3. Character | c) philosophical statement, a central idea |
| 4. Setting | d) Course of the events |
Match the following.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Theme | a) philosophical statement, a central idea |
| 2. Plot | b) the struggle in between opposite forces |
| 3. Conflict | c) techniques of the narration |
| 4. Language, Style | d) Course of the events |
Match the following.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Agatha Christie | a) stream of consciousness |
| 2. William James | b) crime fiction |
| 3. George Eliot | c) science-based novels |
| 4. Mary Shelly | d) psychological novels |
Match the following.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Rise of the middle-class | a) 18th century literature characteristics |
| 2. The spirit of realism and denial of romanticism | b) Industrial Revolution |
| 3. Novel and periodical essay | c) Stories of ideal love and adventures |
| 4. The tales of Greek romances | d) Novel as a literary genre |
Match the following.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. The flow of thoughts | a) Bildungsroman novel |
| 2. The internal life of the protagonist | b) Stream of Consciousness |
| 3. The novel based on the life of the author | c) Psychological novel |
| 4. The growth of protagonist’s mind, spirit and characters | d) Autobiographical novel |
Match the following.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Daniel Defoe | a) Gulliver’s Travels |
| 2. Jonathan Swift | b) Robinson Crusoe |
| 3. Samuel Richardson | c) The Pilgrim’s Progress |
| 4. John Bunyan | d) Pamela |
Match the following.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Thomas Mann | a) The Heart of Darkness |
| 2. John Steinbeck | b) The Turn of the Screw |
| 3. Henry James | c) Death in Venice |
| 4. Joseph Conrad | d) Pearl |
The Periodical Essay and Novel are the gifts of ______________.
A Novel is relatively a _______________.
The industrial revolution gave birth to _______.
Appearance of newspaper in 18th century attracted a large number of readers from ___________.
Salman Rushdie, V. S. Naipaul, Kazuo Ishigura are __________.
Pick the odd word out:
Pick the odd word out:
Pick the odd word out:
Pick the odd word out:
There are ______ essential elements of ‘Novel’ or ‘Novella’.
Match the columns:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| (1) Novel | (a) Greek Romances |
| (2) 18th Century Literature | (b) Middle class readers |
| (3) 2nd to 6th Century | (c) A long narrative fiction |
| (4) Newspapers and magazines | (d) Spirit of Realism |
The novel that bears more than one level of meaning is called ______ novel.
The novel based on an imaginary community possessing the ideal qualities is called ______ novel.
