Deck 1: Indian Poetry and Literature

Question 1

The creeper growing around the tree in "Our Casuarina Tree" has a creeper round it which resembles a __________.

A)trunk
B)branch
C)python
D)lizard

Answer 1

python

Question 2

The phrase 'blessed sleep' in the poem "Our Casuarina Tree" refers to _________.

A)sleep
B)dream
C)death
D)life

Answer 2

death

Question 3

Abju and Aru are Toru Dutt's _________.

A)siblings
B)cousins
C)playmates
D)childhood friends

Answer 3

siblings

Question 4

The casement mentioned in "Our Casuarina Tree" reminds us of which of Keats poems.

A)ode on a grecian urn
B)ode to a nightingale
C)la belle dame sans merci
D)to autumn

Question 5

The phrase 'shingle-beach' in Dutt's "Our Casuarina Tree" is an imitation of whose poetry?

A)mathew arnold
B)john keats
C)p.b.shelley
D)sarojini naidu

Question 6

Tagore's "The Child" is divided into ____ parts.

A)11
B)5
C)9
D)10

Question 7

"In the Country Cottage" was written by _________.

A)mahapatra
B)naidu
C)ezekiel
D)karnad

Question 8

The lizard in Ezekiel's "In the Country Cottage" is described as being _____ in colour.

A)white
B)yellow
C)grey
D)dark

Question 9

It is the _________ in "In the Country Cottage" which teaches man lessons of determination and patience.

A)lizard
B)caterpillar
C)cockroach
D)snake

Question 10

The poem " Hunger" depicts the plight of a _____ who attempts to sell his daughter for a living.

A)business man
B)pawn seller
C)fisherman
D)vegetable seller

Question 11

Hunger in the poem "Hunger" does not stand for hunger for __________.

A)guilt
B)sexual gratification
C)food
D)money

Question 12

What did the father in Ramanujan's "Obituary" leave behind?

A)debts
B)money
C)property
D)gold

Question 13

In the poem "Obituary", the obituary is printed in __________.

A)the national daily
B)a local newspaper
C)the times of india
D)a madras newspaper

Question 14

In the poem "River,Once", Parthasarathy refers to __________ river.

A)madurai
B)vaikai
C)eaglewood
D)sewer

Question 15

The river in "River, Once" is personified as a _______.

A)daughter
B)woman
C)mother
D)wife

Question 16

Which of the following is not mentioned in the poem "River, Once"?

A)egrets
B)paper-boats
C)kingfishers
D)crows

Question 17

The river in the poem "River, Once" has deteriorated due to _________.

A)ecological imbalance
B)man's exploitation
C)kings visits
D)fallen flowers

Question 18

In the beginning of the poem "The Old Playhouse", the poet compares herself to a _____.

A)swan
B)swallow
C)heron
D)squirrel

Question 19

Who is found at the water's edge in "The Old Playhouse"?

A)the husband
B)the speaker
C)narcissus
D)a dwarf

Question 20

Parthasarathy's "River, Once" was inspired by one of A.K. RAmanjujan's poem, which poem was it?

A)still life
B)a river
C)chicago zen
D)extended family

Question 21

Kamala Das is also known as the ________ for being one of the first Indian woman to talk openly about female sexuality.

A)confessional poet
B)poet of the body
C)poet of the soul
D)madhavikutty

Question 22

Why did the speaker in the poem "The Old Playhouse" get married?

A)self -discovery
B)sexual gratification
C)security
D)money

Question 23

Love-making in "The Old Playhouse" is depicted as a _______ act.

A)fulfilling
B)caring
C)spiritless
D)selfless

Question 24

"The Ambiguous Fate of Gieve Patel, He Being Neither Muslim Nor Hindu in India" by Gieve Patel is a satire on ___________.

A)indian soceity
B)religious hatred
C)poverty
D)desire