Deck 6: Literature, Human Rights, and Caste Identity in India

Question 1

The poem 'Can you Make out?' was translated from Hindi by……….

A)Jasbir Jain
B)Rinky Roy Bhattacharya
C)Usha Rai
D)Bhisham Sahni

Answer 1

Bhisham Sahni

Question 2

In the poem 'Can you Make out?' blood lies splattered on the ………

A)Road
B)House
C)Hospital
D)River

Answer 2

Road

Question 3

For what is the mother waiting?

A)For her daughter
B)For her son
C)For the police
D)None of these

Answer 3

For her daughter

Question 4

Which right is the most basic of human rights?

A)Right to property
B)Right to education
C)Right to life
D)Right to vote

Question 5

What is the most extreme crime that attracts an extreme punishment?

A)Burglary
B)Taking a human life
C)Untouchability
D)Destruction of public property

Question 6

……… is the goal of terrorists.

A)Destruction
B)Money
C)Buildings
D)None of these

Question 7

From which of Keki Daruwala's poem do the following lines taken? "Hunger is everything It is the thicket and the boar in the thicket'

A)'The scarecrow and the ghost '
B)'Landscapes'
C)'Under orion '
D)'The death of distinctions'

Question 8

Hunger is a great ……… according to Keki Daruwala

A)Destroyer
B)Helper
C)Leveller
D)Achievement

Question 9

We violate ……… in the name of convenience and dominance.

A)Right to liberty
B)Right to education
C)Right to life
D)Right to dignity

Question 10

How many people are there in India who does not belong to any caste?

A)170 million
B)70 million
C)180 million
D)100 million

Question 11

In our caste?based country, Indians who do not belong to any caste identity themselves as………..

A)Government
B)Religious
C)Dalits
D)Citizens

Question 12

Millions of Indians are still……… in this land of Gandhi and Ambedkar

A)'Foreigners'
B)'Rich'
C)'Educated'
D)'Untouchables'

Question 13

Swami Wahid Kazmi wrote the story 'Disagree' in the year.……..

A)2010
B)1998
C)2003
D)2004

Question 14

Which is the first story of Swami Wahid Kazmi?

A)Dharmyug
B)Disagree
C)The scourge
D)None of these

Question 15

Wahid Kazmi's story 'Disagree' appeared in the November 7, 2004 issue of ……

A)The Indian Express
B)The Hindu
C)Times of India
D)The Week

Question 16

Which one among the following does not belong to the field of Wahid Kazmi's speeches on radio programmes?

A)History
B)Archaeology
C)Philosophy
D)Science

Question 17

What is the age of the girl in the story 'Disagree'?

A)8?year old girl
B)7?year old girl
C)10?year old girl
D)11?year old girl

Question 18

What did the girl do when she got things to eat?

A)She distributed it among her friends
B)She buried it under a brick among the roots of the tree
C)She gave it to a beggar woman
D)None of these

Question 19

What name did the girl called the young beggar boy?

A)'Black boy'
B)'Untouchable'
C)'Dark thing'
D)'Kaloota'

Question 20

Why did the girl threw away the scraps of food that were hidden like valuable treasure?

A)A dog ate those scraps of food
B)It was poisoned
C)It had been touched by the 'unclear' hand of a 'sweeper'
D)She was not at all hungry

Question 21

The caste system first came into being on the basis of ………

A)Different types of people
B)Rigid divisions of professions
C)Economic classes
D)None of these

Question 22

Crafts and professions during olden days were often………

A)Based on money
B)Hereditary
C)Less
D)More

Question 23

The story 'Disagree' is about……….

A)Terrorism
B)Influence of media
C)Child marriage
D)Untouchability

Question 24

Why did the young beggar boy stole the scraps of food from the girl?

A)The boy was starving
B)Just for fun
C)For giving it to others
D)To take revenge upon the girl

Question 25

Wars begin in the ………. Of men

A)Countries
B)Minds
C)Weapons
D)None of these

Question 26

………. Have been warning us of the dangers of approaching our lives with narrow minds

A)Politicians
B)Scientists
C)Governments
D)Writers

Question 27

………. is one of the greatest writers of modern Tamil literature

A)Arundhati Roy
B)Swami Wahid Kazmi
C)Sundara Ramaswamy
D)Ira Rajan

Question 28

Sundara Ramaswamy edited and published a notable literary magazine called………..

A)Kalachuvadu
B)Viswa Bharati
C)Nagari Pracharini Patrika
D)Saraswati

Question 29

Sundara Ramaswamy began his literary career in 1951 translating Thakazhi Sivashankara Pillai's Malayalam novel………

A)'Chemmeen'
B)'Kayar'
C)'Thottiyude Makan'
D)'Odayil Ninnu'

Question 30

Which one among the following awards has been received by Sundara Ramaswamy?

A)Katha Choodamani
B)Kendra Sahitya Academy
C)Best Writers Award
D)None of these

Question 31

The poem 'Who Are You?' is written by ……….

A)Namdeo
B)Sundara Ramaswamy
C)Sashi Deshpande
D)Nabaneeta Dev Sen

Question 32

What is the title of the original tamil version of the poem 'Who Are You?'

A)'Ni Yeth'
B)'Muthalum Mudiyum'
C)"Nadunisi Naaykal'
D)'Ni Yaar?'

Question 33

The fetters and handcuffs that the poet says about in the poem 'Who Are You?' are our own………

A)Prejudices
B)Threats
C)Culture
D)Society

Question 34

The poem 'Who Are You' says that our bandaged eyes and muzzled mouths prevent us from seeing and speaking of the ………. Of our social system.

A)Politics
B)Activities
C)Evils
D)Relationships

Question 35

Caste, region, language, religion, complexion, rituals and customs are the areas that are pointed out by social reformers as being the ………. Of our society.

A)Faultiness
B)Important areas
C)Soul
D)None of these

Question 36

"Who Are You? Are you really a human being?" These lines from Sundara Ramaswamy's poem 'Who Are You' reflect a tone of …

A)Happiness
B)Reality
C)Badness
D)Irony

Question 37

Who said the following opinion? "I feel that the constitution is workable, it is flexible and it is strong enough to hold the country together both in peace time and in ware time."

A)Subhash Chandra Bose
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar
D)Sardar Vallabai Patel

Question 38

If 'Man is Vile, the ….. itself cannot work

A)Constitution
B)Society
C)Executive
D)None of these

Question 39

When was Emergency proclaimed in India?

A)1970
B)1972
C)1980
D)1975

Question 40

In the poem 'The Tree of Violence' the poet Namdeo Dhasal uses allegory to portray his anger against ………..

A)Trampling of human rights
B)Cutting of trees
C)Globalisation and liberalization
D)None of these

Question 41

Who is the writer who received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kendra Sahitya Akademy?

A)Sundara Ramaswamy
B)Namdeo Dhasal
C)Satchidanandan
D)Dionne Bunsha

Question 42

The Militant Dalit Movement started by Namdeo Dhasal

A)American Black Panther Movement
B)Dalit Panthers Movement
C)Chipko Movement
D)None of these

Question 43

The poem 'The Tree of Violence' draws its rhetorical energy from …….. sources.

A)Bible
B)Historical
C)Folk
D)Bhagavat Geeta

Question 44

When was the poem 'The Tree of Violence' written?

A)1975
B)1976
C)1971
D)1973

Question 45

Namdeo Dhasal's poem 'The Tree of Violence' focuses on the experiences of the ………

A)Upper class
B)Dominant Castes
C)Politicians
D)Dalits

Question 46

Namdeo Dhasal received Padma Shri in the year………

A)1999
B)2000
C)1995
D)1979

Question 47

Who is the 'holyman' who is alarmed at the evil power of the tree of violence?

A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Subhash Chandhra Bose
D)Jayaprakash Narayanan

Question 48

The poet of 'The Tree of Violence' says that we have to……… those who try to plant the seeds of violence in our soil.

A)Resist
B)Help
C)Appreciate
D)None of these