History

Novels, Society and History

Question:

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

Answer:

(i) Pioneer of modem Hindi literature : In the north, Bharatendu Harishchandra, the pioneer of modern Hindi literature, encouraged many members of his circle of poets and writers to recreate and translate novels from other languages. Many novels were actually translated and adapted from English and Bengali under his influence, but the first proper modem novel was written by Srinivas Das of Delhi.
(ii) Writings of Srinivas Das : Srinivas Das's novel, Published in 1882, reflected the inner and outer world of the newly emerging middle class.
(iii) Writings of Devaki Nandan Khatri : The writings of Devaki Nandan Khatri created a novel-reading public in Hindi. His best-seller, Chandrakanta – a romance with dazzling elements of fantasy – is believed to have contributed immensely in popularising the Hindi language and the Nagari script among the educated classes of those times.
Although it was apparently written purely for the ‘pleasure of reading', this novel also gives some interesting insights into the fears and desires of its reading public.
(iv) Munshi Premchand : It was with the writing of Premchand that the Hindi novel achieved excellence. He began writing in Urdu and then shifted to Hindi, remaining an immensely influential writer in both languages. He drew on the traditional art of kissa-goi (storytelling). Many critics think that his novel Sewasadan (The Abode of Service), published in 1916, lifted the Hindi novel from the realm of fantasy, moralising and simple entertainment to a serious reflection on the lives of ordinary people and social issues. Sewasadan deals mainly with the poor condition of women in society. Issues like child marriage and dowry.

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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.

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 3.

What are major differences between a novel and a manuscript ?

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

What is Epistolary?

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

How did novels promote colonialism ? Explain with an example of a novel. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Or
What kind of novels were written for young boys in the 19th century ? Explain. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Or
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 8.

Mention any three features of Pickwick Papers.

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

Which was the first historical novel written in Bengal ?

Q 12.

Why the novel Pariksha Guru could not win many readers ?

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

Name any three novels by Premchand.

Q 16.

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

Q 17.

Discuss how the issue of caste was included in the novels in India. [CBSE Sept. 2011]
Or
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.
Or
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 18.

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

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

Which was the first novel of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay ?

Q 22.

Write about Thomas Hardy's Mayor of Caster Bridge.

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

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

Q 25.

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)]
Or
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]
Or
Novels of Charles Dickens deal with which changes of the 19th century Britain ? Mention any three such changes. [CBSE-2013]
Or
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 26.

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

Q 27.

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 28.

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 29.

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

Q 30.

Who was Leo Tolstoy?

Q 31.

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 32.

Who was the author of Pariksha Guru ?

Q 33.

Which was the first modem novel in Malayalam? When was it published ?

Q 34.

How was the sources of entertainment of the old merchant elite of Calcutta different from the new bhadralok ?

Q 35.

Summarise the concern in both nineteenth- century Europe and India about women reading novels. What does this suggest about how women were viewed ?

Q 36.

Write a brief note on Rabindranath Tagore .

Q 37.

Write a short note on novels for the young.

Q 38.

Mention some important reasons for the popularity of the novels. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
Or
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 39.

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

Q 40.

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 41.

Who formed the readership for the novels ?

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

Who was the author of Mayor of Casterbridge ?

Q 44.

Who is the author of the novel "Robinson Crusoe ?

Q 45.

Name the novelist who showed the darker ‘ side of colonial occupation.

Q 46.

Which was the first modern novel in Nalayalam ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 47.

Who is known as the pioneer of modem Hindi literature ?

Q 48.

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 ?

Q 49.

Name a novelist who wrote for lower- castes.

Q 50.

Who is the author of the novel ‘Robinson Crusoe' ? [CBSE. Sept.2011, 12]