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.
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 ?
How were the modem Indian novels useful for the Indians in day to day life. [CBSE 2013]
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"Indian novelists used the novel as a powerful medium to criticize the defects of the society."Justify the statement with the suitable examples. [CBSE 2013]
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Explain any three reasons for making the novel popular in India. [CBSE 2014]
Which novel supplied the adventurous text for the young English population ? [CBSE 2014]
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. ‘
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]
Differentiate between the novels written by Charlotte Bronte and the novels written by Jane Austen ? [CBSE 2013]
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]
Novels had explained and focussed on the terrible conditions of urban life under industrial capitalism. Justify.
How most of the novels of the 19th century represented the true picture of the community and the society ?
Explain the role of novelists in the field of social reforms in India with the help of any three examples. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Name any two most important novels written by Charles Dickens. What was the theme of the novels ?
Name any two novelists of South India. Also mention the names of the novels written by them.
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.
The novel is an epic of the Indian peasantry and tells the moving story of Hori and his wife, Dhania. Identify the novel. [CBSE. Sept. 2011]
In what ways was the novel In colonial India useful for both the colonisers as well as the nationalists?
How were the stories and prose not new to India ? Give three examples. [CBSE Comp. (O) 2008]
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 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]
What are the main features of novel Sewasadan' written by Munshi Premchand? Mention any three. [CBSE 2012]
Who was Charlotte Bronte ? How has she presented the picture of a woman in her novels ?
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Describe the depiction of women in the novels of Charlotte Bronte. [CBSE 2013]
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In which way was women depicted in Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre'? [CBSE 2011]
How were the poor people, for a long time, excluded in the publishing market in eighteenth century Europe ? Explain any two reasons. [CBSE 2010 (D)]
Mention some important characteristics of novels which increased their popularity among the readers.
Who is the author of the novel Sewasadan'? What is the importance of the novel for the Hindi literature ?
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]
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]