History

Novels, Society and History

Question:

Who wrote Saraswativijayam ? [CBSE 2014]

Answer:

Potheri Kunjambu.

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Novels, Society and History

Q 1.

Who was Leo Tolstoy?

Q 2.

Which was the first novel of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay ?

Q 3.

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)]
Or
What Were the various uses of novels from the Indian point of view ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 4.

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.

Q 5.

Novels had explained and focussed on the terrible conditions of urban life under industrial capitalism. Justify.

Q 6.

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 7.

How most of the novels of the 19th century represented the true picture of the community and the society ?

Q 8.

Name the countries where the novel first took firm roots. [CBSE 2009 (o)]

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

Name any two famous Hindi novelists. Also mention the names of the novels written by them.

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

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 13.

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

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

In what ways was the novel in colonial India useful for both the colonisers as well as the nationalists?

Q 16.

Write a short note on novels for the young.

Q 17.

Name any three novels by Premchand.

Q 18.

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 19.

Who is the author of the novel "Robinson Crusoe ?

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

Describe the ways in which the novel in India attempted to create a sense of pan-Indian belonging

Q 22.

Write about the early Bengali novels.

Q 23.

How did the novels play a significant role in awareness about the India's glorious past. [CBSE 2013]
Or
How did novels inspire the freedom fighters? Explain with two examples. [CBSE 2011]

Q 24.

How did novel become a popular medium of entertainment among the middle class in India? Explain. [CBSE 2012]

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

Name a novelist who wrote about traditional rural communities of England that were vanishing.

Q 27.

What was the theme of the novel Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte?

Q 28.

The novel revolves around Surdas who is visually impaired and belongs to an untouchable caste. Identify the novel.

Q 29.

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]
Or
"Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe made the readers feel that they were part of a superior community". Support the statement. [CBSE 2013]
Or
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.
Or
How does the novel Pariksha Guru reflect the inner and outer world of the newly emerging middle classes ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 30.

How did serialisation of novels increase the popularity of novels and magazines ? [CBSE 2012]

Q 31.

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

Q 32.

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]
Or
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 33.

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 ?
Or
How did Jane Austen portray the women of 19th century in her novel ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2012]

Q 34.

Write about some of the important characteristics of the Hindi novels. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Or
How did the Hindi novels reflect the true picture of the Indian society of the 19th century ?
Or
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]

Q 35.

Why were children prevented from reading novels ? Explain. (CBSE-2012)

Q 36.

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 37.

Explain the contribution of Premchand in Hindi novels. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011, 2013]
Or
Which is the most popular novel written by Premchand ? When was it published ? Write its theme. [CBSE 2008 (O)]
Or
"It was with the writings of Premchand that Hindi novel achieved excellence."Justify the statement. [CBSE 2013]

Q 38.

Explain the themes and issues of the novels of Thomas Hardy. [CBSE 2011]

Q 39.

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 40.

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)]

Q 41.

Who formed the readership for the novels ?

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

How most of the novels of the 19th century represented the true picture of the community and the society ?

Q 44.

Who was Rokeya Hossein ?

Q 45.

Name a novelist who wrote for lower- castes.

Q 46.

Which was the first historical novel written in Bengal ?

Q 47.

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

Q 48.

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]

Q 49.

Which social values Charles Dickens novel Hard Times' highlighted ? Mention any three.

Q 50.

What were the favourite themes to women novelists in India? Explain giving any three examples. [CBSE 2012]