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Novels, Society and History

Question:

Write a short note on novels for the young.

Answer:

Novels for young boys idealised a new type of man. The heroes of these novels were powerful, assertive, independent and daring. These novels were full of adventure set in places remote from Europe.
Some of the novels, written for young boys, became very popular.
• R.L. Stevenson's Treasure Island (1883)
• Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book (1894)
• G.A. Henry's historical adventure novels for boys.

These novels aroused the excitement and adventure of conquering strange lands. They were set in Mexico, Alexandria, Siberia and many other countries. Young boys were heroes of thee novels and they were portrayed as witnesses to grand historical events.
These novels also instigated ‘English' courage in the minds of the young boys who read these novels.
Love stories written for adolescent girls became popular especially in the US
• Helen Hunt Jackson's Ramona (1884)
• Sarah Chauncey Woolsey's What Katy Did (1872)

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Novels, Society and History

Q 1.

How most of the novels of the 19th century represented the true picture of the community and the society ?

Q 2.

During the 19th century, the early Bengali novelists lived in two worlds'. Explain.

Q 3.

Write a note on:
a) The Oriya novel
b) Jane Austen's portrayal of women
c) The picture of the new middle class which the novel Pariksha-Guru portrays.

Q 4.

Describe the earliest novels written in Bengali and Marathi. [CBSE 2013]

Q 5.

How did novels promote colonialism ? Explain with an example of a novel. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
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What kind of novels were written for young boys in the 19th century ? Explain. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
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How did novels make themselves relevant to young boys ? [CBSE Sept. 2011]
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Explain any five features of novels written for the young in the last stage of 19 th century. [CBSE 2012]

Q 6.

What are major differences between a novel and a manuscript ?

Q 7.

Which novel supplied the adventurous text for the young English population ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 8.

What is Epistolary?

Q 9.

Name any three novels by Premchand.

Q 10.

What do you mean by epistolary novel ? Give One example.
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State the meaning of epistolary novel. Give one example for this type of novel. [CBSE 2013]

Q 11.

Mention any three features of Pickwick Papers.

Q 12.

Who was another of Pamela a novel based on exchange of letters between two lovers.

Q 13.

Who was the author of Pickwick Papers which was serialised in 1836 ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 14.

Which was the first historical novel written in Bengal ?

Q 15.

Name any two novels written by Munshi Premchand. [CBSE 2014]

Q 16.

Why the novel Pariksha Guru could not win many readers ?

Q 17.

Which was the first novel of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay ?

Q 18.

Discuss some of the social changes in the nineteenth century Britain which Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens wrote about.

Q 19.

Outline the changes in technology and society which led to an increase in readers of the novel in eighteenth-century Europe.

Q 20.

Write about Thomas Hardy's Mayor of Caster Bridge.

Q 21.

Name the first novel written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. Describe his contribution to the Bengali novel.  [CBSE 2010]

Q 22.

How did the novels play a significant role in awareness about the India's glorious past. [CBSE 2013]
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How did novels inspire the freedom fighters? Explain with two examples. [CBSE 2011]

Q 23.

Who was Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer? Mention some features of his writing. [CBSE Sept. 2012]

Q 24.

Discuss how the issue of caste was included in the novels in India. [CBSE Sept. 2011]
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Describe, the theme of the novel . Saraswativijayam' written by Potheri Kunjambu.
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Who is the author of novel "Saraswati vijayam"? Describe the theme of it.
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How does Saraswativijayam' lay stress upon the importance of education for the upliftment of the lower castes ?  [CBSE 2012]
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How did authors from so called low castes gain recognition in the world of literature? Explain with examples of any two such authors. [CBSE 2012]

Q 25.

How did the early novels contribute to colonialism ?
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With the help of an example show how the early novels in Europe contributed to colonialism? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]

Q 26.

Name a novelist who wrote about traditional rural communities of England that were vanishing.

Q 27.

Name some important novelists who use to write for the young generation.
Or
Name some of the important novels for the young. [CBSE 2014]

Q 28.

Name a novelist who wrote for lower- castes.

Q 29.

Describe how the issue of caste was included in novels in India. By referring to any two novels, discuss the ways in which they tried to make readers think about existing social issues.

Q 30.

Write a brief note on Rabindranath Tagore .

Q 31.

What is meant by vernacular as a language?

Q 32.

Write a short note on novels for the young.

Q 33.

Differentiate between the novels written by Charlotte Bronte and the novels written by Jane Austen ? [CBSE 2013]

Q 34.

How did novel become a popular medium of entertainment among the middle class in India? Explain. [CBSE 2012]

Q 35.

Mention some important reasons for the popularity of the novels. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
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Explain, how did novels become a popular medium of entertainment among the middle class during the late nineteenth century in India. [CBSE 2010 (D), Sept. 2013]
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Why were the novels widely read and become popular very quickly ? [CBSE Sept. 2011, 2012]
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How did novels become popular among masses ? (CBSE 2013)
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Assess the reasons for the popularity of the novel in Europe ? [CBSE 2012]

Q 36.

How did Charles Dickens focus on the life of the industrial workers and the terrible conditions of urban life in his novels ? Explain with examples. [CBSE 2008 (O)]
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Explain the themes and issues of the . novels of Charles Dickens with examples. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Elaborate upon the contribution of Charles Dickens in the field of novel writing.  [CBSE-2012]
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Novels of Charles Dickens deal with which changes of the 19th century Britain ? Mention any three such changes. [CBSE-2013]
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Which type of problems were highlighted by the novelist, Charles Dickens through his novel? Explain from any of his two novels. [CBSE-2013]
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Explain any three aspects highlighted by Charles Dickens in his novel "Hard Times". [CBSE-2012]

Q 37.

Explain briefly the history of Hindi novel. [CBSE. Sep 2010, 12]

Q 38.

Describe the reasons of the popularity of novels among the women. [CBSE 2013, 2014]

Q 39.

What did the novels in the nineteenth- century India mean to :
(a) Women
(b) Children
Or
What was the attitude of people in India in the 19th century towards women reading ? How did women responded to this ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]

Q 40.

Who is the author of novel "Titash Ekti Nadir Naam"? Why is it considered a special novel ? Explain any four reasons.  [CBSE 2013, 2014]
Or .
Who is the author of novel "Titash Ekti Nadir Naam"? Describe the theme of this novel. [CBSE 2012]

Q 41.

What are the main features of novel Sewasadan' written by Munshi Premchand? Mention any three. [CBSE 2012]

Q 42.

Who is the writer of the novel Germinal ? What was the theme of the novel ?

Q 43.

What did G.A. Henty write about in his novel ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Or
How did the novels for the young boys idealise a new type of man ? Explain. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]

Q 44.

Explain the contribution of Devaki Nandan Khatri in Hindi novels. [CBSE 2014]
Or
Name the first Hindi modem novel which became a best seller. Who was its writer ? Why was it so popular ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 45.

Who formed the readership for the novels ?

Q 46.

Name a novelist who has written about terrible effects of industrialisation on people's lives and character.

Q 47.

Name any two most important novels written by Charles Dickens. What was the theme of the novels ?

Q 48.

Who was the author of Mayor of Casterbridge ?

Q 49.

Who was Leo Tolstoy?

Q 50.

Which was the first proper modem Hindi novel? Who was its author ?