How was the involvement of women, the most important event of the novel in the 18th century ? [CBSE Comp. (O) 2008]
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How did novels explore and depict the world of women ? Explain it by giving examples. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
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How was the New Women' portrayed in the novels of the 18th century? Explain [CBSE 2013]
(i) World of women : Women got more leisure to read as well as write novels. And novels began exploring the world of women-their emotions and identities, their experiences and problems.
(ii) Domestic life : Many novels were about domestic life – a theme about which women were allowed to speak with authority. They drew upon their experience, wrote about their family life and earned public recognition.
(iii) Women Authors: Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot etc were some of the best known novelists of that era. They wrote about a society which encouraged women to look for good marriages and find wealthy or propertied husbands.
(iv) Independent and assertive : But women novelists did not simply popularise the domestic role of women. Often their novels dealt with women who broke established norms of society before adjusting to them. Such stories allowed women readers to sympathise with rebellious actions. In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, published in 1847, young Jane is shown as independent and assertive. While girls of her time were expected to be quiet and well behaved, jane at the age of ten protests against the hypocrisy of her elders with startling bluntness.
Explain the following:
a) Social changes in Britain which led to an increase in women readers
b) What actions of Robinson Crusoe make us see him as a typical coloniser.
c) After 1740, the readership of novels began to include poorer people.
d) Novelists in colonial India wrote for a political cause.
Discuss some of the social changes in nineteenth-century Britain which Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens wrote about.
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]
Mention some important characteristics of novels which increased their popularity among the readers.
How most of the novels of the 19th century represented the true picture of the community and the society ?
Outline the changes in technology and society which led to an increase in the readers of the novel in the eighteenth century Europe. [CBSE Sept. 2013]
Why did the readership of novel begin to include poorer people? Give any three reasons. [CBSE 2013]
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"For a long time the publishing market excluded the poor."Give reasons for such an exclusion. [CBSE 2015]
Name a novelist who wrote about traditional rural communities of England that were vanishing.
Which novel supplied the adventurous text for the young English population ? [CBSE 2014]
Which social issues were included in the novels in India? Explain by giving examples. [CBSE 2014]
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Novels helped in creating a sense of social awareness in India.' Explain. [CBSE 2012]
In what ways was the novel in colonial India useful for both the colonisers as well as the nationalists?
Describe the ways in which the novel in India attempted to create a sense of pan-Indian belonging
"Social changes in Britain led to an increase in women readers". Explain.
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Explain the factors that led to women writing novels in Europe. [CBSE 2012]
How did novel become a popular medium of entertainment among the middle class in India? Explain. [CBSE 2012]
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]
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]
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]
Name any two famous Hindi novelists. Also mention the names of the novels written by them.
The Novel is about an epic about the Mallas, a community of fisherfolk who live off fishing in the river Titash. Identify the novel and the author.
Who was the English author who showed the darker side of colonialism in his novels ? [CBSE. Sept.2011]
The novel revolves around Surdas who is visually impaired and belongs to an untouchable caste. Identify the novel.
Explain the following :
(a) Social changes in Britain which led to an increase in women readers.
(b) What actions of Robinson Crusoe make us see him as a typical coloniser ? [CBSE Sept. 2011]
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"Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe made the readers feel that they were part of a superior community". Support the statement. [CBSE 2013]
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What actions of Robinson Crusoe made him as a typical coloniser ? Explain. [CBSE 2013]
(c) After 1740, the readership of novels began to include poorer people.
(d) Novelists in colonial India wrote for a political cause.
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How does the novel Pariksha Guru reflect the inner and outer world of the newly emerging middle classes ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Discuss some of the social changes in the nineteenth century Britain which Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens wrote about.
Describe the ways in which the novels in India attempted to create a sense of pan- Indian belonging.
Outline the changes in technology and society which led to an increase in readers of the novel in eighteenth-century Europe.
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]
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]
What did the novels in the nineteenth- century India mean to :
(a) Women
(b) Children
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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]
Who is the author of novel "Titash Ekti Nadir Naam"? Why is it considered a special novel ? Explain any four reasons. [CBSE 2013, 2014]
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Who is the author of novel "Titash Ekti Nadir Naam"? Describe the theme of this novel. [CBSE 2012]
Explain the contribution of Premchand in Hindi novels. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011, 2013]
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Which is the most popular novel written by Premchand ? When was it published ? Write its theme. [CBSE 2008 (O)]
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"It was with the writings of Premchand that Hindi novel achieved excellence."Justify the statement. [CBSE 2013]
What are the main features of novel Sewasadan' written by Munshi Premchand? Mention any three. [CBSE 2012]