Deck 3: Mythology, Literature, and Human Rights

Question 1

Which among the following is considered more deadly than any other sin as per the Zoroastrian religious custom?

A)Letting the sacred fire go out
B)Polygamy
C)Contact with the dead body
D)Exogamy

Answer 1

Letting the sacred fire go out

Question 2

The story of MEDEA was originally told in ……..mythology

A)Greek
B)Indian
C)Roman
D)Biblical

Answer 2

Greek

Question 3

As per the Greek mythology, Medea was the princess of ……

A)Colchi
B)Corinth
C)Athens
D)Sparta

Answer 3

Colchi

Question 4

Who is the author of the play 'Medea'?

A)Bibhas Sen
B)Waman Hoval
C)Nabaneeta Dev Sen
D)Roland Barthes

Question 5

Manas in the play 'Medea' stands for ……..in the Greek Mythology

A)Jason
B)Sonali
C)Ratan
D)Tuttu

Question 6

Sonali in the play 'Medea' stands for ……..in the Greek Mythology

A)Medea
B)Glauce
C)Ratan
D)Tuttu

Question 7

Nabaneeta Dev Sen writes in her mother-tongue………….

A)Bengali
B)Oria
C)Punjabi
D)Kannada

Question 8

In Greek mythology ……….was Medea's husband

A)Jason
B)Ulysses
C)Achilles
D)Samson

Question 9

Medea is called the first feminist because……..

A)She killed her two children to annoy Jason
B)She was the first woman protester to fight against the indignities she was subjected to
C)She killed Glauce, Jason's second wife.
D)She assisted Jason to retrieve the Golden Fleece

Question 10

According to Roland Barthes French Toys are like a…..

A)Jivaro Head
B)Due-ex-machina
C)Vacuum Tube
D)Telescope

Question 11

……….is the second largest toy market in Europe

A)France
B)India
C)Germany
D)China

Question 12

Nabaneeta Sen's Medea is an adaptation of ………

A)The Greek Myth
B)The Indian Myth
C)The Roman Legend
D)None of these

Question 13

Jivaro means………

A)An aeroplane
B)A French toy
C)A machine
D)A tribe

Question 14

Makkhi in the story 'The Fire is Quenched' is presented as a powerful symbol of…..

A)The Indian motherhood
B)Indian womanhood
C)Indian widowhood
D)None of these

Question 15

Current toys are the product of …….

A)Nature
B)Chemistry
C)Wood
D)None of these

Question 16

Barthes prefers wooden toys because

A)It does not break down
B)It does not wound
C)It can last long
D)All of these

Question 17

According to Barthes …….makes essential objects, objects for all times.

A)Plastic
B)Iron
C)Wood
D)Fiber

Question 18

Once dead, toys have no ……..for the child

A)Posthumous life
B)Neo-natal life
C)Pre-natal life
D)None of these

Question 19

The organization founded in 1961 to conduct research and carry out action to prevent and end human rights violations

A)U.N.O
B)League of Nations
C)Amnesty International
D)none of these

Question 20

Amnesty International was founded in ……

A)1961
B)1916
C)1981
D)1918

Question 21

Roland Barthes first book ………….was a literary manifesto that examined the hidden assumptions in language.

A)Writing Degree Zero
B)Mythologies
C)Elements of Semiology
D)The Empire of Signs.

Question 22

Barthes analyses 'toys' as a ………..

A)Note
B)Text.
C)Doll
D)Plastic.

Question 23

According to Barthes, all the toys one commonly sees are essentially a microcosm of the ………..world.

A)Adult
B)Child
C)Poet
D)Writer

Question 24

The word 'homunculus' means……………

A)A little man
B)A little boy
C)Homosapiens
D)A branch of mathematics

Question 25

Roland Barthes is a ……………..

A)French writer
B)British economist
C)Toy consultant
D)An American essayist

Question 26

The concept of zero was the contribution of----

A)China
B)India
C)Phoenicia
D)Arabia

Question 27

The author of 'ZERO SUM GAME' Bibhas Sen was inspired by newspaper reports about the impact of the GATT on the lives of -----

A)Common men and women
B)Business men
C)Politicians
D)Bureaucrats

Question 28

Kisangung Samachar was a weekly----- owned and published by Shewprasad Thiwari.

A)Broad sheet
B)Tabloid
C)Berliner
D)Magazine

Question 29

The owner and publisher of Kisangung Samachar

A)Asok Jain
B)Shewprasad Tiwari
C)James Augustus
D)Devadas Gandhi

Question 30

Zero Game is a term used in ………………..

A)Relativity theory
B)Conflict theory
C)Psychoanalytical theory
D)Game theory

Question 31

Game theory is a mathematical tool to study---

A)Decision making strategy
B)Cost control strategy
C)Net work design and analysis
D)Demand forecast

Question 32

Waman Govind Hoval is a -----------writer

A)Marathi
B)Bengali
C)Telungu
D)Hindi

Question 33

Waman Govind Hoval's writings highlight the plight of …………

A)The colonized
B)The dalits
C)The industrial workers
D)The poor farmers

Question 34

Who among the following in Kerala led the movement to improve the lives of the Dalits?

A)Sree Narayana Guru
B)Ayyankali
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Ambedkar

Question 35

Who among the following struggled against caste discrimination in India?

A)Ambedkar
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Ayyankali
D)All of these

Question 36

The protagonist of the story "The Storied House"

A)Bhubjaba
B)Bayaji
C)Kondiba Patel
D)Bhimaraya

Question 37

Who among the following is a known rascal of the village in " The Storeyed House"?

A)Bhujaba
B)Bayaji
C)Kondiba Patel
D)Bhimaraya

Question 38

The public building in the untouchable settlement referred to in the story 'The Storeyed House'

A)Takkya
B)Wada
C)Dabowalli
D)The Great Bath

Question 39

Which among the following adjective is suitable for Kondiba Patel ?

A)Amicable
B)Humble
C)Tolerant
D)Arrogant

Question 40

Kondiba Patel is ……. of the story "The Storied House"

A)The protagonist
B)The antagonist
C)A minor character
D)A narrator

Question 41

Kondiba Patel is ……..

A)A Dalit
B)A caste Hindu
C)A tradesman
D)A poor peasant

Question 42

Bayaji is……………..

A)A Dalit
B)A caste Hindu
C)A tradesman
D)A poor peasant

Question 43

Bayaji was a …..by caste

A)Mahar
B)Chamar
C)Nadar
D)Chuhra

Question 44

"And then the undreamt of incident took place" What is the incident?

A)Bayaji's new house was demolished
B)Bayaji's new house caught fire
C)Bayaji's new house was warmed
D)Bayaji's old house was reconstructed.

Question 45

Xialu Guo is a…………novelist

A)Chinese-British
B)African-American
C)Anglo-Indian
D)Franco-Italian

Question 46

"A Concise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers" is a novel written by …..

A)Xialu Guo
B)Vaman Hoval
C)Imtiaz Dharker
D)Fredric Douglas

Question 47

Which among the following has won for Xialu Guo the Pearl Award for creative excellence?

A)'A Concise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers
B)Her Eyes
C)An Internet Baby
D)None of these

Question 48

yuli's boy friend is ……

A)Weiming
B)Wei-yu
C)Ai-lan
D)Mac leold

Question 49

UNHCR stands for……….

A)United Nations High Court For Refugees
B)United Nations High Command for Refugees
C)United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
D)None of these

Question 50

Which among the followings recounts the shocking story of a young Chinese couple who decides to sell their baby?

A)the storeyed house
B)Internet Baby
C)Toys
D)Still I Rise

Question 51

UNHRC stands for……………..

A)United Nations Human Rights Commission
B)United Nations Human Rights Committee
C)United Nations Home Affair committee
D)None of these

Question 52

UDHR stands for…………

A)The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
B)The Universal Declaration of Human Reserve
C)The Union department of Human Rights
D)None of these.

Question 53

Guess the name of the kind of literature whose examples may be the following 'Send My Boy to School', 'The Poisoned Bread', and 'The Stains of Blood'.

A)Women's Literature
B)Dalit literature
C)Romantic Writings
D)Classic literature

Question 54

Name the dominant emotions often expressed in Dalit writing.

A)Love and hate
B)Love and happiness
C)Protest and anger
D)Submissiveness and frustration

Question 55

Ambedkar was a …………at the time of his death.

A)Hindu
B)Zorastrian
C)Christian
D)Buddhist

Question 56

Mahar is the name given to …………..

A)A caste
B)A tree
C)A house
D)A hut

Question 57

Makkhi is a young pretty……….woman.

A)Buddhist
B)Jainist
C)Parsee
D)Chinese

Question 58

Which among the following contributed to Makkhi's tragedy?

A)The Zoroastrian superstitious custom
B)Patriarchy
C)Only 'a'
D)Both 'a' and 'b'

Question 59

The story 'The Fire is Quenched' is taken from……

A)India Calling
B)India Recalled
C)India Again
D)Love and Life Behind the Purdha

Question 60

The little crooked old woman in the story 'The Fire is Quenched'

A)Ahura
B)Avemai
C)Meilan
D)Endorsefield

Question 61

The Zorastrian sacred chord is called …

A)Gossamer
B)Kusthi
C)Mazda
D)Avesta

Question 62

The High Priest in the story 'The Fire is Quenched'

A)Ahura
B)Zoroaster
C)Khursud
D)Weiming

Question 63

The 72 threads of the Zoroastrian sacred thread symbolizes…..

A)72 angel
B)Values within the Zoroastrian faith
C)Both 'a' and 'b'
D)None of the above

Question 64

The Zorastrian God

A)Appollo
B)Zeus
C)Athena
D)Ahura Mazda

Question 65

The Tower of Silence in "The Fire is Quenched" refers to…

A)Place of worship
B)A scaffold
C)A forum
D)A circular platform for exposing the

Question 66

The Zorastrian Leviticus means……

A)A dictionary
B)A treatise
C)A book which contains religious commands
D)Encyclopedia

Question 67

What does the word beseech mean?

A)Request
B)Advice
C)Suggest
D)Warn

Question 68

'I may not even touch the child to test the truth of what I see' Who said these words?

A)Avemai
B)Khursud
C)Yuli
D)Mei-Lan

Question 69

'I may not even touch the child to test the truth of what I see' Why did the speaker say so?

A)The child was dead
B)Contact with the dead body is a taboo
C)Both 'a' and 'b'
D)None of these

Question 70

'The Fire is Quenched' is a powerful symbol of the Indian woman-hood in the …….order.

A)Patriarchal
B)Matriarchal
C)Hypergamous
D)Polygamous

Question 71

The author of the story 'The Fire is Quenched'

A)Cornelia Sorabji
B)Nabaneeth Dev Sen
C)Xialu Guo
D)Waman Hoval

Question 72

'The Fire is Quenched' is a …

A)Comedy
B)Tragedy
C)History
D)Romance

Question 73

The Zoroastrians consider contact with the dead body as ………

A)Contaminated
B)Impure
C)A taboo
D)All of these

Question 74

'The Fire is Quenched' is set against…….

A)The Hindu religious atmosphere
B)Zorastrian superstitious custom
C)Chinese custom of polygamy
D)Ibo custom of endogamy

Question 75

As per the Zoroastrian custom, contact with the dead body is punished with ….

A)Life imprisonment
B)Hanging to death
C)Drowning to death
D)Ten thousand stripes