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Novels, Society and History

Question:

Who is the author of the novel "Robinson Crusoe ?

Answer:

Daniel Defoe.

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Novels, Society and History

Q 1.

Mention some important characteristics of novels which increased their popularity among the readers.

Q 2.

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

Q 3.

Which was the first historical novel written in Bengal ?

Q 4.

Who wrote Anandmath ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 5.

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 6.

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

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]
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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]

Q 8.

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

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

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]

Q 11.

What was the reason for the popularity of the novel?

Q 12.

How had the different novelists of the colonial period taken up the task of modernisation of the Indians ? Explain

Q 13.

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]

Q 14.

"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]

Q 15.

Who is the writer of the Novel Germinal ? What was the theme of the novel ?

Q 16.

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

Q 17.

Who wrote Saraswativijayam ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 18.

Which social issues were included in the novels in India? Explain by giving examples. [CBSE 2014]
Or
Novels helped in creating a sense of social awareness in India.' Explain. [CBSE 2012]

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

Mention any three features of Pickwick Papers.

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

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

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

Explain the role of novelists in the field of social reforms in India with the help of any three examples. [CBSE 2014]

Q 27.

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

Q 28.

Write a brief note on Rabindranath Tagore .

Q 29.

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]

Q 30.

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

Q 31.

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]

Q 32.

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]

Q 33.

What is a novel ?

Q 34.

What are major differences between a novel and a manuscript ?

Q 35.

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

Q 36.

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.

Q 37.

Which was the first novel of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay ?

Q 38.

What is satire ? Give one example. [CBSE 2014]

Q 39.

Who was the English author who showed the darker side of colonialism in his novels ? [CBSE. Sept.2011]

Q 40.

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.
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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]

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

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 43.

What was the reason for the popularity of the novel?

Q 44.

What is Epistolary?

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

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]

Q 47.

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

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

What Is a novel ? Mention any two features of novel.

Q 50.

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