Differentiate between the novels written by Charlotte Bronte and the novels written by Jane Austen ? [CBSE 2013]
(i) The novels of Jane Austen give us a glimpse of women in genteel rural society in their domestic role. Bronte talks about the women who broke established norms of the society.
(ii) Austen's characters are preoccupied with marriage and money while Bronte's characters are daring and assertive.
(iii) Austen's characters are opting for wealth and facilities. They wish to live a luxurious life while Bronte's character protests the hypocrisy of elders and wants to live a more dignified life at equal footage.
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]
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.
Describe the ways in which the novel in India attempted to create a sense of pan-Indian belonging
Mention some important characteristics of novels which increased their popularity among the readers.
Name a novelist who wrote about traditional rural communities of England that were vanishing.
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]
In what ways was the novel in colonial India useful for both the colonisers as well as the nationalists?
What was the importance of novels ?
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In what ways was the novel in colonial India useful for both the colonisers as well as the nationalists ? [CBSE 2009 (O), Sept. 2010, 2011, 2012]
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"Novels were useful for both the colonial administrators and Indians in colonial India."Support the statement with example. [CBSE 2010 (O)]
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What Were the various uses of novels from the Indian point of view ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]
"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]
Explain the role of novelists in the field of social reforms in India with the help of any three examples. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
How most of the novels of the 19th century represented the true picture of the community and the society ?
Which novel supplied the adventurous text for the young English population ? [CBSE 2014]
Name any two novelists of South India. Also mention the names of the novels written by them.
Who is the author of the novel Sewasadan'? What is the importance of the novel for the Hindi literature ?
How was the sources of entertainment of the old merchant elite of Calcutta different from the new bhadralok ?
In many novels written during the colonial period, the ideal person successfully deals with one of the central dilemmas faced by colonial subject'. What was the dilemma ?
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.
Name a novel which is about a secret Hindu militia that fights Muslims to establish a Hindu Kingdom. It was a novel that inspired many kinds of freedom fighters. ‘
The novel revolves around Surdas who is visually impaired and belongs to an untouchable caste. Identify the novel.
Which of the following novel was written by Potheri Kunjambu and deals with the caste oppression ? [CBSE. Sept. 2011,12]
Explain the role of novelists in the field of social reforms in India with the help of any three examples. [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]
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.
In what ways was the novel In colonial India useful for both the colonisers as well as the nationalists?
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.
Summarise the concern in both nineteenth-century Europe and India about women reading novels. What does this suggest about how women were viewed?
"Novels were useful to different sectors of the society."Support your answer with suitable examples.
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Highlight any three contributions of novel to modern society. [CBSE 2014]
How did novel become a popular medium of entertainment among the middle class in India? Explain. [CBSE 2012]