Books and Authors Quiz

TEST #49
This OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION TEST contains 10 questions relating to English Literature and Linguistics. Pl. try to answer them by noting answers on a piece of paper.

481. 'A sheaf gleaned in French fields' - author is:

a) Anita Desai b) Aurobindo c) Toru Dutt d) Dom Moraes.

482. 'Henr Derozio' was:

a)First Indo Anglian Poet b) Italian painter c) Editor of 'The Bengal Magazine' d) writer of the poem 'Casuariana Tree'.

483. Which of the following is not a work by Toru Dutt?

a) Baugmaree b) Ancient Ballads c) The Lotus d) Morning Serenade.

484. Devotion, mysticism and spirituality are themes in the poetry of:

a)Kamala Das b) Nissim Ezekiel c) Rabindranath Tagore d) Toru Dutt.

485. 'Light, my light, the world-filling light, the eye kissing light, heart-sweetening light' - are melodious lines by:

a) Rabindranath Tagore b) A.K. Ramanujan c) Toru Dutt d) Kamala Das.

486. When passions rise, faith is lost - is an observation by:

a) Victor Hugo b) Rabindranath Tagore c) Walt Whitman d) W.B. Yeats.

487. By 'Overhead Poetry' we mean:

a) Plagiarized poetry b) Complex poetry c) Canonical poetry d) Didactic Poetry.

488. Which of the following writers is famous for his comic writings:

a)Raja Rao b) Mulk Raj Anand c) R.K. Narayan d) Girish Karnad.

489. 'A Handful of Rice' author of the novel is:

a) Kamala Das b) Kamala Markandeya c) Bhavani Bhattacharya d) Tarasankar Banerjee.

490. Which of the following novelists can be considered as presenting themes depicting existentialism?

a) Raja Rao b) R.K. Narayan c) Mulk Raj Anand. d) Anita Desai.