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Novels, Society and History

Question:

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

Answer:

Saraswativijayam.

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Novels, Society and History

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

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

Q 3.

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 4.

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

Q 5.

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 6.

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

Q 7.

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]
Or
Explain any three aspects highlighted by Charles Dickens in his novel "Hard Times". [CBSE-2012]

Q 8.

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]

Q 9.

Which was the first novel of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay ?

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

What is a satire?

Q 12.

How did the vernacular novels help Britishers to expand their rule in India ?

Q 13.

Who wrote Saraswativijayam ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 14.

Who was the author of Mayor of Casterbridge ?

Q 15.

Who were the author's of the following  novels  ?

Q 16.

What was the theme of Saraswativijayam ?

Q 17.

Who wrote Anandmath ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 18.

Write a short note on novels for the young.

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

Who was Leo Tolstoy?

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

Who was the author of Pariksha Guru ?

Q 25.

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 26.

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

Q 27.

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

Q 28.

Write a note on :
(a) Hie Oriya Novel
(b) Jane Austen's portrayal of women
(c) The picture of the new middle class which the novel Pariksha Guru portrays.

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

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]
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 31.

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

Q 32.

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

Q 33.

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

Q 34.

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

Q 35.

"Social changes in Britain led to an increase in women readers". Explain.
Or
Explain the factors that led to women writing novels in Europe. [CBSE 2012]

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

Explain the contribution of Devaki Nandan Khatri in Hindi novels. [CBSE 2014]
Or
Name the first Hindi modem novel which became a best seller. Who was its writer ? Why was it so popular ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 38.

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

Q 39.

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

Q 40.

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

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

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

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

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

Q 47.

Name the Mala novelist who tried to translate an English novel called Henrietta Temple.

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

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

Q 50.

Who was Rokeya Hossein ?