Deck 4: Eminent Bengali Writers, Filmmakers, and Activists: Their Life and Achievements

Question 1

........................... is an eminent Indian Bengali writer

A)mahasweta devi
B)shri narayana guru
C)ayyankali's
D)anantha theerther

Answer 1

mahasweta devi

Question 2

.................is an eminent Indian Bengali writer, who has been studying and writing incessantly about the life and struggles faced by the tribal communities in the states like Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

A)satyajit ray
B)ritwik ghatak
C)tarasankar bandyopadhyay
D)mahasweta devi

Answer 2

mahasweta devi

Question 3

.................... is a reputed Indian writer who was born in the year 1926 into a middle class Bengali family at Dacca, which is located in present day Bangladesh.

A)satyajit ray
B)ritwik ghatak
C)tarasankar bandyopadhyay
D)mahasweta devi

Answer 3

mahasweta devi

Question 4

Mahasweta Devi received her education from the prestigious Shantiniketan set up by great Indian philosopher and thinker, Rabindranath Tagore that went on to become a part of the Visva Bharti University later on.

A)satyajit ray
B)ritwik ghatak
C)tarasankar bandyopadhyay
D)mahasweta devi

Question 5

............................passed the Matriculation examination from Labhpur Jadablal H. E. School in 1916 and was later admitted first to St. Xavier's College, Calcutta and then to South Suburban College.

A)tarasankar bandyopadhyay
B)mahasweta devi
C)ritwik ghatak
D)satyajit ray

Question 6

In 1932, .............................met Rabindranath Tagore at Santiniketan for the first time.

A)tarasankar bandyopadhyay
B)mahasweta devi
C)ritwik ghatak
D)satyajit ray

Question 7

.............................'s first novel Chaitali Ghurni was published on the same year.

A)tarasankar bandyopadhyay
B)mahasweta devi
C)ritwik ghatak
D)satyajit ray

Question 8

In 1942, ......................presided over the Birbhum District Literature Conferenceand became the president of the Anti-Fascist Writers and Artists Association in Bengal.

A)tarasankar bandyopadhyay
B)mahasweta devi
C)ritwik ghatak
D)satyajit ray

Question 9

In 1944, .........................presided over the Kanpur Bengali Literature Conference arranged by the non-resident Bengalis living there.

A)tarasankar bandyopadhyay
B)mahasweta devi
C)ritwik ghatak
D)satyajit ray

Question 10

In 1947, ................inaugurated Prabasi Banga Sahitya Sammelan held in Calcutta.

A)tarasankar bandyopadhyay
B)mahasweta devi
C)ritwik ghatak
D)satyajit ray

Question 11

In 1955, ..................was awarded the Rabindra Puraskar by theGovernment of West Bengal.

A)tarasankar bandyopadhyay
B)mahasweta devi
C)ritwik ghatak
D)satyajit ray

Question 12

In 1959, ..................received the Jagattarini Gold Medal from the University of Calcutta, and presided over All India Writer's Conference in Madras.

A)tarasankar bandyopadhyay
B)mahasweta devi
C)ritwik ghatak
D)satyajit ray

Question 13

.......................... 's historical novel Ganna Begum is an attempt worth mentioning for its traditional values.

A)tarasankar bandyopadhyay
B)mahasweta devi
C)ritwik ghatak
D)satyajit ray

Question 14

..................... was an Indian Bengali filmmaker, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century.

A)mahasweta devi
B)satyajit ray
C)ritwik ghatak
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 15

.......................'s first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes, including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the1956 Cannes Film Festival .

A)mahasweta devi
B)satyajit ray
C)ritwik ghatak
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 16

In 1948, ........................wrote his first play Kalo sayar (The Dark Lake) and participated in a revival of the landmark play Nabanna.

A)mahasweta devi
B)ritwik ghatak
C)girish kasaravalli
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 17

In 1951, ........................joined the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).

A)mahasweta devi
B)ritwik ghatak
C)girish kasaravalli
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 18

In the early 1970s, ..................wrote and directed his last play Jwala (The Burning).

A)mahasweta devi
B)ritwik ghatak
C)girish kasaravalli
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 19

The music director was Darbar Bhaduri, who was called by ................'Dada' or 'Guru."

A)mahasweta devi
B)ritwik ghatak
C)girish kasaravalli
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 20

.....................'s first commercial release was Ajantrik (1958), a comedy-drama film with science fiction themes.

A)mahasweta devi
B)ritwik ghatak
C)girish kasaravalli
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 21

....................'s greatest commercial success as a script writer was for Madhumati (1958), one of the earliest films to deal with the theme of reincarnation.

A)mahasweta devi
B)ritwik ghatak
C)girish kasaravalli
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 22

.................moved briefly to Pune in 1966, where he taught at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

A)mahasweta devi
B)ritwik ghatak
C)girish kasaravalli
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 23

Bagalar Banga Darshan (1964) is an incomplete Bengali film created by legendary filmmaker.............................

A)ritwik ghatak.
B)mahasweta devi
C)girish kasaravalli
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 24

......................... is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema.

A)girish kasaravalli
B)ritwik ghatak.
C)mahasweta devi
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 25

...................... was born in Kesalur, a village in the Tirthahalli taluk in Shimoga district on 3 December 1950 to Ganesh Rao, an agriculturist, as well as a freedom fighter, and Lakshmidevi, a homemaker, one of 10 children (five brothers and four sisters).

A)girish kasaravalli
B)ritwik ghatak.
C)mahasweta devi
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 26

....................'s first film as an independent director was Ghatashraddha in 1977; it won him the Golden Lotus and a few international awards.

A)girish kasaravalli
B)ritwik ghatak.
C)mahasweta devi
D)darbar bhaduri

Question 27

................................was the leader of the Chengara Land Struggle.

A)c.k.janu
B)v s achutanandan
C)laha gopalan
D)shri narayana guru

Question 28

............................. historic movement for Dalits' rights to walk on public roads, known as "Villuvandi Yatra" (travel in a bullock cart through public roads)

A)chttampi swamikal
B)shri narayana guru
C)ayyankali's
D)anantha theerther