Deck 4: Literature and Culture: Samskara, Kalidasa, and Ghazals

Question 1

Who is the most respected person of the Agrahara in 'Samskara'?

A)naranappa
B)praneshacharya
C)mahabala
D)none of these

Answer 1

praneshacharya

Question 2

What forms the background of the novel 'Samskara'?

A)birth
B)death
C)rebirth
D)none of these

Answer 2

death

Question 3

Which of the following was practiced by Naranappa against the traditions of agrahara?

A)meat-eating
B)wine
C)illegal relationship
D)all of these

Answer 3

all of these

Question 4

Where does Praneshacharya go to meditate?

A)home
B)agrahara
C)maruti temple
D)none of these

Question 5

According to the beliefs, what was the cause of the epidemic plague in the village?

A)rats
B)water pollution
C)naranappa's dead body
D)none of these

Question 6

With whom Praneshacharya commits liaison?

A)chandri
B)rani
C)unknown woman
D)none of these

Question 7

Which community is criticized in 'Samskara'?

A)muslim
B)sikh
C)brahmin
D)christian

Question 8

'Samskara' is about ……….

A)lust
B)gluttony
C)greed
D)all of them

Question 9

With whose help does Chandri cremate the body?

A)brahmins
B)a muslim
C)mahabala
D)an unknown

Question 10

What is 'I am the Daughter of the Land of Dravida' about?

A)language
B)culture
C)life
D)reality

Question 11

To which culture Dravidas belong?

A)persian
B)arabian
C)indian
D)none of these

Question 12

What happened to the daughter of land of Dravida when the ages changed?

A)she turned aged
B)she became beautiful
C)she became a mere object
D)none of these

Question 13

From which wood, the wood nymphs pressed the juice to redden Sakuntala's feet?

A)amra
B)chamata
C)mango tree
D)laksha

Question 14

What was the name of the capital of Dushyanta?

A)indraprasta
B)hastinapura
C)kurukshetra
D)kalinga

Question 15

Which empire ruled India during the lifespan of Kalidasa?

A)gupta
B)maurya
C)khilji
D)none of these

Question 16

In which language Kalidasa wrote his plays?

A)pali
B)sanskrit
C)prakrit
D)hindi

Question 17

Which work of Kalidasa provides information about his life?

A)meghaoota
B)kuamarasambhava
C)raghuvamsha
D)all of them

Question 18

From which epic is the story of Sakuntala taken?

A)iliad
B)ramayana
C)mahabharata
D)vedas

Question 19

Who advises Sakuntala to be patient at the palace of her husband?

A)anasooya
B)goutami
C)saradwata
D)kanwa

Question 20

'Ghazal' is divided in to …… sections.

A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four

Question 21

On which day, Gulam Ali sings theghazal?

A)dec 31
B)jan 1
C)feb 2
D)none of these

Question 22

The major theme of gazals is…….

A)mother's care
B)nostalgia
C)friendship
D)all of them

Question 23

What seems contradictory in the stage where Gulam Ali sings?

A)tabla
B)calendar
C)tampura
D)none of these

Question 24

What isGulam Ali's request in the gazal?

A)bring a flower
B)utter some words
C)take of veil
D)show love

Question 25

What is seen in the calendar?

A)savage beating drum
B)numbers
C)dates
D)all of them