Explain how the writings of Munshi Premchand promoted the sense of nationalism among the Indians.
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How did the novels of Munshi Premchand promote the feeling of nationalism ? Explain. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
(i) Munshi Premchand’s novels are filled with all kinds of powerful characters drawn from all levels of the society. In his novels, one can meet aristocrats and landlords, middle- level peasants and landless labourers, middle-class professionals, and people from all the sections of the society.
(ii) The women characters are strong individuals, especially those who come from the lower classes, and are not modernised.
(iii) Premchand's novels look towards the future without forgetting the importance of the past.
(iv) Drawn from various stratas of the society, Premchand’s characters create a community based on democratic values. The central character of his novel Rangbhoomi (The Arena), Surdas, is a visually impaired beggar from a so-called ‘untouchable' caste. One can see Surdas struggling against the forcible takeover of his land for establishing a tobacco factory.
(v) Godan (The Gift of Cow), published in 1936, remains Premchand’s best-known work. It is an epic of the Indian peasantry. The novel tells the moving story of Hori, and his wife, Dhania, a peasant couple, who fought against landlords, moneylenders, priests and the colonial bureaucrats.
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]
Name any two famous Hindi novelists. Also mention the names of the novels written by them.
Discuss some of the social changes in the nineteenth century Britain which Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens wrote about.
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.
Novels had explained and focussed on the terrible conditions of urban life under industrial capitalism. Justify.
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 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 most of the novels of the 19th century represented the true picture of the community and the society ?
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 ?
In what ways was the novel in colonial India useful for both the colonisers as well as the nationalists?
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]
Describe the ways in which the novel in India attempted to create a sense of pan-Indian belonging
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]
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]
Who was Jane Austen ? How do her novels give us a glimpse of the world of women in the general rural society in the early 19th century Britain ?
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How did Jane Austen portray the women of 19th century in her novel ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2012]
Write about some of the important characteristics of the Hindi novels. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
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How did the Hindi novels reflect the true picture of the Indian society of the 19th century ?
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Explain the teachings given by Srinivas Das in his novel ‘Pariksha Guru'. [CBSE 2010 (F), 2014]
In what ways did novels help to give the people a vision of being ideal characters without losing one's identity ? Explain. [CBSE 2012]
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]
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)]
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]
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.
How most of the novels of the 19th century represented the true picture of the community and the society ?
The novel revolves around Surdas who is visually impaired and belongs to an untouchable caste. Identify the novel.