SAT History - Novel, Society and History
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Which invention made the novel popular?
- (a)
The invention of ink
- (b)
Increase in the number of readers
- (c)
Invention of the print
- (d)
The discovery of metals
Give the name ofthe novel written by Henry Fielding
- (a)
Return of the Native
- (b)
Mayor of Caster-bridge
- (c)
Tom Jones
- (d)
Oliver Twist
Who was the author of the novel named 'Pamela'?
- (a)
Henry Fielding
- (b)
Samuel Richardson
- (c)
Charles Dickens
- (d)
Thomas Hardy
Name two important novels of Charles Dickens.
A. Pamela
B. Far from the Madding Crowd
C. Hard Times
D. Oliver Twist
- (a)
A, C
- (b)
D, C
- (c)
B, D
- (d)
A, D
Name two important novels of Thomas Hardy.
A. The Return of the Native
B. Pamela
C. Pride of Prejudice
D. The Mayor of Caster-bridge
- (a)
A, B
- (b)
B, C
- (c)
C, D
- (d)
A, D
What is the theme of Jane Austen's novel' Pride' and Prejudice?
- (a)
It gives us a glimpse of life of rural women in England in the early 19th Century
- (b)
It gives us a glimpse of life of urban women is England in the early 19th Century
- (c)
It gives us a glimpse of French women living in Paris
- (d)
None of these
Name the two novels which were written for the younger generation
A. Treasure Islands
B. Yamuna
C. Pariksha Gurus
D. The Jungle Book
- (a)
A, B
- (b)
A, C
- (c)
A, D
- (d)
B, D
Who is the author of the novel 'Robinson Crusoe?
- (a)
Charles Dickens
- (b)
Thomas Hardy
- (c)
Joseph Conrad
- (d)
Daniel Defoe
Name the author who in his novels shows the darker side of colonial occupation
- (a)
Joseph Conrad
- (b)
Daniel Defoe
- (c)
Helen Hunt Jackson
- (d)
Sarah Chauncay Woolsey
The earliest Indian novels were in which two languages?
A. Punjabi
B. Marathi
C. Bengali
D. Telugu
- (a)
A, C
- (b)
B, C
- (c)
C, D
- (d)
D, A
Which was the first earliest novel in Marathi?
- (a)
Kadambari
- (b)
Panchatantra
- (c)
Yamuna paryatan
- (d)
Ganga
Which was the first modem novel in Malyalam?
- (a)
Rajasekhara
- (b)
lndulekha
- (c)
Pariksha Gurus
- (d)
Sevasadan
Who was the author of Telugu novel Rajasekhara Caritamu written in 1878?
- (a)
Srinivas Das
Who is regarded as the best novelist in the Hindi literature?
Which two of the following are the novels written by Munshi Prem Chand?
(a) Godan
(b) Saraswativijayam
(c) Pariksha Gurus
(d) Shatranj Ke Khiladi
Who is the author of Anandmath?
Which of the following novels was not written by Charles Dickens?
- (a)
Hard Times
- (b)
Germinal
- (c)
Oliver Twist
- (d)
Pickwick Papers
Who is the pioneer of modem Hindi Literature?
- (a)
Bhartendu Harischandra
- (b)
Shriniwas Das
- (c)
Devaki Nandan Khatri
- (d)
Munshi Prem Chand
Which of the following novels deal with caste oppression?
- (a)
Sultan's Dream
- (b)
Indulekha
- (c)
Saraswati Vijayam
- (d)
Padmarag
Which was Munshi Premchand best known work:
- (a)
Rangbhoomi
- (b)
Godan
- (c)
Ghare Baire
- (d)
Indirabai
Which was the first historical novel written in Bengal?
- (a)
Anandmath
- (b)
Sultana's Dream
- (c)
Durgesh Nandini
- (d)
Anguriya Binimoy
Novels like _____ exposed the condition of poor people under the colonial rule.
- (a)
Godan
- (b)
Ananrnath
- (c)
Hard Times
- (d)
Pariksha Guru
Titash Ekti NadirNaam is written by ______
- (a)
Premchand
- (b)
Gandhiji
- (c)
Advaita Malia Burman
- (d)
None of these
Godan was published in _____
- (a)
1934
- (b)
1936
- (c)
1938
- (d)
1940
Charles Dickens wrote mainly about the emergence of:
- (a)
Primitivage
- (b)
Industrial age
- (c)
Stone age
- (d)
All of them
Joseph Conrod published his first novel ____ in 1909.
- (a)
Germinal
- (b)
Dastoevsky
- (c)
Heart of Darkness
- (d)
None of these
French communist novelist Zola died in:
- (a)
1900
- (b)
1901
- (c)
1902
- (d)
1905
The communist manifesto was published in _____
- (a)
1842
- (b)
1844
- (c)
1846
- (d)
1848
By whom was Pariskha Guru written?
- (a)
Premchand
- (b)
R.N. Tagore
- (c)
Sriniwas Das
- (d)
Bhudeb
By whom was Pride and Prejudice written:
- (a)
Gandhiji
- (b)
Nehru
- (c)
Jane Austen
- (d)
None of these
