Indian Writing in English Question bank with Answers

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Mizoram University

English

Contributed by

Prajwal Hallale

2020
(6
th
SEMESTER)

ENGLISH
NINTH PAPER
(Indian Writing in English)
SECTION –A

UNIT-I: UNTOUCHABLE
I. Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Who is the Protagonist in „Untouchable‟?
a) Lakha
b) Bakha
c) Col. Hutchinson
d) Sohini
2. Why does Bakha have a high regard for European Clothing?
a) He believes it will help disguise his untouchability
b) It is more affordable then Indian clothing
c) He is too tall for Indian Clothing
d) He thinks wearing it will make him a sahib.
3. Who is Waziro in „ Untouchable‟?
a) The weaver‟s wife
b) Chhota‟s mother
c) Gulabo‟s sister
d) The leather maker‟s wife
4. Bakha describes Ramanandas
a) A peevish old black moneylender
b) A slave driver
c) A day dreamer
d) A high class latrine cleaner
5. Who helps Sohini fill her water buckets?
a) A sepoy
b) A priest of the temple
c) A sahib
d) A hindu water carrier
6. Why does Gulabo hate Sohini
a) Because she broke her son‟s heart
b) Because she is jealous of Sohini‟s beauty
c) Because Sohini is smart and rude towards her
d) Because sohini is of a higher class than her
7. What kind of gift did Bakha beg from the Tommy?
a) A pair of trousers
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b) An old uniform
c) A cricket bat
d) Money
8. Who was Lakha afraid of ?
a) The Pundits
b) The Sepoys
c) The tax collectors
d) Bakha
9. What kind of power did the burning flame give Bakha?
a) Power to forgive
b) Power to create
c) Power to take revenge
d) Power to destroy
10. Why does Gulabo hate Sohini?
a) Sohini is always rude to her
b) Sohini broke her son‟s heart
c) She was jealous of her beauty
d) She was helped by the pandit
11. Bakha is encouraged to convert to Christianity by
a) Colonel Hutchinson
b) Mary Hutchinson
c) Charat Singh
d) Mahatma Gandhi
12. Bakha‟s friends nicknamed him
a) Pilpali Sahib
b) Bakshish
c) Bara Babu
d) Kala Babu
13. When Bakha carried the injured boy to his mother she
a. thanked him
b. shouted at him for polluting the boy
c. invited him for tea
d. gave him sweets
14. Bakha would sacrifice many comforts for the sake of what he called „fashun‟
to look like a
a. Sahib
b. Mohamedan
c. Hindu
d. Brahmin
15. Lakha told his son that schools were meant not for sweepers but only for
a. the babus
b. the tommies
c. the rich
d. the middle class
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16. Mahatma Gandhi addressed a large crowd at „maidan‟ situated near the railway
station of
a. Balaghat town
b. Bulandshahr town
c. Balangir town
d. Gadarpur town
17. Liberation of untouchability as overheard by Bakha was possible through
a. abolition of caste system
b. introduction of flush system
c. gender equality
d. changing of profession
18. While cleaning the temple courtyard Sohini was sexually assaulted by the priest
named
a. Charat Singh
b. Kali Nath
c. Ram Charan
d. Lakha
19. Bakha is encouraged to convert to Christianity by
a) Ramcharan
b) HavildarCharat Singh
c) Colonel Hutchinson
d) The BurraBabu‟s son
20. Bakha‟s friends nicknamed him as
a) BurraBabu
b) Pilpali Sahib
c) Bakshish
d) Master
21. According to Bakha, the solution to the problem of untouchability is
a) conversion to Christianity
b) practice of equality
c) the flush system
d) all of the above
22. _______________ poured water into Sohini‟s pitcher.
a) the Mohammedan
b) Gulabo
c) Pundit Kali Nath
d) the Tonga Wallah
23. Who is Waziro?
a) Gulabo‟s sister
b) The woman at the market
c) The weaver‟s wife
d) Bakha‟s mother
24. Gulabo, the washerwoman is jealous of Sohini because she is
a) smart
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b) helped by the Pundit
c) beautiful
d) Lakha‟s daughter
25. What is the name of Bakha's Town?
a. Bulashah
b. Pune
c. Calcutta
d. Maharastra
26. Who helped Sohini fill her water bucket.
a)A sahib
b) A priest of the town temple
c) A Hindu water-carrier
d)A sweeper
27. Bakha is the son of
a. The jemadar of sweepers and public latrines.
b. The foreman of the outcaste colony
c. The jemadar of all temple beggars
d. A police constable
28. Sohini is the sister of
a. Lakha
b. Bakha
c. Colonel Hutchinson
d. Kalinath
29. Bakha is encouraged to convert to Christianity by
a. Ramcharan
b. HavildarCharat Singh
c. Iqbalnath
d. Colonel Hutchinson
30. Sohini is sexually tortured by
a. Colonel Hutchinson
b. Kalinath
c. Ramcharan
d. HavildarCharat Singh
31. Untouchable narrates a story that took place within a span of
a. One hour
b. One day
c. One month
d. One year
32. A hockey stick was given to Bakha by
a. Lakha
b. Colonel Hutchinson
c. Gandhi
d. HavildarCharat Singh
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33. Towards the end of Untouchable, Bakha is convinced that ______ will free them of
untouchability.
a. Voting rights
b. Poetry
c. The Flush system
d. Religious secularism
34. Gulabo, the washer woman is jealous of Sohini because
a) Sohini is smart
b) she is chose and helped by the Pundit
c) of Sohini‟s rising beauty
d) None of the above
35. Untouchable presents an accord of a single day in
a) Lakha‟s life
b) Sohini's life
c) Bakha's life
d) Rakha's life
36. A committed and dedicated missionary in Untouchable is
a) Colonel Hutchinson
b) Ram Charan
c) IgbalNathSarshar
d) Chart Singh

KEY:
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. C
11. A
12. A
13. B
14. A
15. A
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. C
20. B
21. C
22. C
23. C
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24. C
25. A
26. B
27. A
28. B
29. D
30. B
31. B
32. D
33. C
34. C
35. C
36. A

II. Fill in the Blanks:

1. „‟Untouchable‟ presents an account of a single day in the life of _____.
2. In the novel „Untouchable__________ is a poet.
3. There lived the scavengers, the leather- workers, the washermen, the barbers, the
water- carriers, the grass- cutters and other outcastes from __________ society.
4. Bakha was the son of Lakha, the ______ of all the sweepers in the town and the
cantonment.
5. The plot of Untouchable revolves around the argument for eradicating _________ .
6. Mulk Raj Anand‟s Untouchable narrates a story which covers a time span of only
______
7. ___________________ gave a new hockey stick to Bakha.
8. _________________ states that the flush system will free the sweepers from the
stigma of untouchability
9. _________ successfully gets Bakha to wake up completely
10. Untouchable was published in_____________.
11. To displease the ___________was to Bakha a crime for which no punishment was
bad enough.
12. Bakha is encouraged to convert to Christianity by ________
13. _______ poured water into Sohini‟s pitcher.
14. Bakha lives in a town called _______
15. Colonel Hutchinson belonged to the religious denomination, ________
16. The name of Bakha‟s sister is ______
17. Sohini is sexually assaulted by _______
18. Untouchable narrates a story that took place within the span of _____
19. HavildarCharat Singh gives a _______ to Bakha.
20. At the train station, Bakha hears a speech from ______

KEY

1. Bakha‟s
2. IqbalNathSarshar
3. Hindu
4. Jemadar
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5. caste-system
6. one day
7. HavildarCharat Singh
8. IqbalNathSarshar
9. Lakha
10. 1935
11. Mem-sahib
12. Colonel Hutchinson
13. Pundit Kali Nath
14. Bulashah
15. Salvation Army
16. Sohini
17. Pundit Kali Nath
18. One day
19. A hockey stick
20. Gandhiji

UNIT- II: SHADOW LINES

I. Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Who is the narrator in „The Shadow Lines‟
a) A fictional character born and raised in Calcutta
b) Tridib
c) Tha‟mma
d) Ila
2. „The Shadow Lines‟ explores the political and economical growth of India through the
lives of two families:
a) One English and one Punjabi
b) One Bengali and one English
c) One Gujarati and one English
d) One Assamese and one English
3. The Protagonist in the novel „The Shadow Lines‟ is
a) May Price
b) Justice DattaChaudhari
c) TridibMayadebi‟s son
d) Jethamoshai
4. Ila is the narrator‟s cousin who lives in
a) Calcutta
b) Dhaka
c) Stockwell London
d) Delhi
5. Tha‟mma (the narrator‟s grandmother) worked as
a) The headmistress of a girls‟ school in Calcutta
b) The hindi Teacher of a girls‟ school in Calcutta
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c) The Warden of a hostel in Calcutta
d) The owner of girls‟ school in Calcutta
6. Tridib dies in
a) The London Bombings
b) The Bay of Bengal
c) A car crash
d) A communal riot in Dhaka
7. What was Mrs. Price addicted to?
a) Alcohol
b) Church- sales
c) Collecting stamps
d) Cleaning
8. Who was the narrator in love with?*
a) May Price
b) Tridib
c) Magda
d) Ila
9. Who was the man who still lived in Tha‟mma‟s ancestral home?*
a) Khalil
b) Mayadebi
c) Jethamoshai
d) Tridib
10. Who among these characters was not killed in the communal riot in Dhaka?
a) Tridib
b) Jethamoshai
c) Khalil
d) Tha‟mma
11. Who is Nick?
a) May Price‟s brother
b) May Price‟s father
c) Ila‟s brother
d) Tridib‟s friend
12. The narrator‟s grandmother Thamma was the headmistress of all-girl school in
a. London
b. Chennai
c. Paris
d. Calcutta
13. The Shadow Lines by Amitav Gosh explores the political and economic growth of
India through the lives of two families
a. the Datta-Chaudhuris and the Price family
b. the Singh family and the Peterson family
c. the Sharma family and the Price family
d. the Patels and the Dawson family
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14. A recurring nightmare haunts Robi for decades because he witnessed the riot that
killed
a. May
b. Tridib
c. Thamma
d. The narrator
15. The Shadow Lines is divided into two sections-
a. „Moving Away‟ and „Coming Home‟
b. „ The Window‟ and „Time Passes‟
c. „Reaping‟ and „Garnering‟
d. „Going Away‟ and „Coming Home‟
16. __________ is set against the backdrop of major historical events such as- Freedom
movement in Bengal, Second World War, partition of India in 1947 and Communal
riots in Bangladesh and India
a. Tara
b. The Shadow Lines
c. Untouchables
d. Hayavadana
17. Through her characteristic pose Ila‟s mother earned a nickname of
a. Queen Elizabeth
b. Princess Camilla
c. Queen Victoria
d. Lady Windsor
18. The Shadow Lines takes the form of
a) bildungsroman tradition
b) historical fiction
c) gothic tradition
d) romanticism
19. The Shadow Lines was published in
a) 1984
b) 1986
c) 1988
d) 1990
20. The Shadow Lines spans around
a) Two generations
b) Three generations
c) Four generations
d) Five generations
21. Who can talk on length about issues as diverse as the sloping roofs of Columbian
houses and culture of the Incas with equal case in The Shadow Lines?
a) Tridip
b) Jatin
c) Robi
d) Ila
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22. Who realize the reality of the Partition when planning to visit his/her sister in Dhaka
while undergoing the usual procedure of compiling the immigration papers in The
Shadow Lines?
a. Tha‟mma
b. Mayadebi
c. Ila
d. Tridib
23. The Upside Down House in The Shadow Lines represent
a) Polarising power of borders
b) The backward movement of the family
c) Binary representation of power
d) None of the above.
24. Jatin marries a woman affectionately known as
a) Queen Priya
b) Queen Victoria
c) Queen Lakshmi
d) Queen Rita
25. Mayadebi and the Shaheb have a third son
a) Robi
b) Ajay
c) Kamal
d) Vijay
26. The main setting of The Shadow Lines takes place in two cities. What are they?
a. Dhaka-Delhi
b. London-Dhaka
c. Calcutta-Delhi
d. Calcutta-London
27. What memory does Robi want to be free of?
a. The memory of travelling everywhere with his parents
b. The memory of Tridib‟s death
c. The memory of his college life
d. The memory of the war
28. What is the relationship between Tridib and the narrator?
a. Friends
b. Cousins
c. Uncle-Nephew
d. Father-son
29. In her youth, what did Tha‟mma want to do in order to gain freedom?
a. Fight in a war
b. Join a terrorist group
c. Kill an English diplomat
d. Start a riot
30. Ila chose to live in London because she ____________.
a. Wanted to be free
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