History

Novels, Society and History

Question:

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

Answer:

Indulekha published in 1889 was the first modem novel in Malayalam.

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Novels, Society and History

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

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

Q 3.

Who is known as the pioneer of modem Hindi literature ?

Q 4.

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 5.

How were the modem Indian novels useful for the Indians in day to day life. [CBSE 2013]
Or
"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]
Or
Explain any three reasons for making the novel popular in India. [CBSE 2014]

Q 6.

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 7.

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

Q 8.

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

Q 9.

Identify the person given in the image.

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

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

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

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]

Q 15.

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]

Q 16.

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 17.

What was impact of serialisation of a novel ?

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

Name some important novelists who use to write for the young generation.
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Name some of the important novels for the young. [CBSE 2014]

Q 20.

Which was the first proper modem Hindi novel? Who was its author ?

Q 21.

Name any two novelists of South India. Also mention the names of the novels written by them.

Q 22.

Who is the author of the novel Sewasadan'? What is the importance of the novel for the Hindi literature ?

Q 23.

Which was the first historical novel written in Bengal ?

Q 24.

Why the novel Pariksha Guru could not win many readers ?

Q 25.

Write a brief note on Rabindranath Tagore .

Q 26.

Write about Thomas Hardy's Mayor of Caster Bridge.

Q 27.

Write a short note on novels for the young.

Q 28.

How were the stories and prose not new to India ? Give three examples. [CBSE Comp. (O) 2008]

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

Describe the ways in which the novels in India attempted to create a sense of pan- Indian belonging. [CBSE Sept. 2011, 2014]
Or
"Leading Indian novelists of the 19th century wrote for a National cause". Do you agree with the statement ? Justify your answer. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
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How did novels fulfill the task of nation building in India ? Explain. [CBSE 2012] Or
How did the novels in India encourage nationalism ? Explain any three points. [CBSE 2010]

Q 31.

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)]
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"It was with the writings of Premchand that Hindi novel achieved excellence."Justify the statement. [CBSE 2013]

Q 32.

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

Q 33.

Who was Charlotte Bronte ? How has she presented the picture of a woman in her novels ?
Or
Describe the depiction of women in the novels of Charlotte Bronte. [CBSE 2013]
Or
In which way was women depicted in Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre'? [CBSE 2011]

Q 34.

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 35.

Trace the history of novels of South India.

Q 36.

Explain the role of novelists in the field of social reforms in India with the help of any three examples. [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

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

Q 39.

Who was the author of Mayor of Casterbridge ?

Q 40.

Who was Leo Tolstoy?

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

Name a novelist who wrote for lower- castes.

Q 45.

Who was the Hindi novelist whose writing took the Hindi novels to excellence ?

Q 46.

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 47.

Which of the following novel was written by Potheri Kunjambu and deals with the caste oppression ? [CBSE. Sept. 2011,12]

Q 48.

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]

Q 49.

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 50.

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