This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Regions > Indian > Indian Literature – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Literature Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The play Abhijnana Shakuntalam was originally written in which language? A) Pali. B) Sanskrit. C) Hindi. D) Grantha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 2. Which literature piece is considered as the longest written poem in the world? A) Mahabharata. B) Upanshidas. C) Ramayana. D) Bhagraad Dita. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahabharata. 3. Who is the wife of Rama in the Epic Ramayana A) Sita. B) It is. C) Naya. D) Finger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sita. 4. A deity is a ..... A) A prophet. B) God/goddess. C) Ruler. D) Priest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) God/goddess. 5. It is the earliest form of Veda A) Atharvaveda. B) Yajurveda. C) Rigveda. D) Samveda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rigveda. 6. Who was the demon king of Lanka? A) Duryodhana. B) Meghnath. C) Ruined. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ruined. 7. "Premchand" is the pseudonym of whose author? A) R.K. Narayan. B) Kamala Markandaya. C) Anita Desai. D) Dhanpat Rai Srivastava. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dhanpat Rai Srivastava. 8. The name Hindu was coined by its creator, Siddhartha Gautama. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 9. What is the major religion in India? A) Hinduism. B) Confucianism. C) Tao Sim. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 10. An epic is a ..... narrating the deeds of some heroic figures. A) Long poem. B) Short story. C) Short poem. D) Long story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long poem. 11. India is known to be The Land of Prayers because of many religious schools. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 12. He wrote "Gitanjali:Song Offerings" to express the themes of love and internal conflict between spiritual longing and earthly desires. A) Kalidasa. B) Rabindranath Tagore. C) Anita Desai. D) Premchand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rabindranath Tagore. 13. What is Durvasa's curse? A) That her husband will die. B) That the person she is dreaming about will forget about her. C) That she will forever forget her husband. D) That she will never conceive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That the person she is dreaming about will forget about her. 14. How many languages have been recognized in India? A) 22. B) 11. C) 20. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 22. 15. An Indian clothing for Women A) Dhotis. B) Silk Saris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silk Saris. 16. India's ..... greatly influenced both the East and West that long before Christ lived, they were already teaching the brotherhood of all people. A) Philosophy and Religion. B) Scientific bent. C) Trigonometry, grammar books, phonetics, and chess. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Philosophy and Religion. 17. Name the longest ancient epic A) Mahabharat. B) Jataka Tales. C) Ramayana. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahabharat. 18. What did the king give Shakuntala as a sign of their marriage? A) Horse. B) Glass shoe. C) Ring. D) House. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ring. 19. These are all Indian texts except ..... A) Ramayana. B) Mahabharata. C) Iliad. D) Panchatantra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iliad. 20. ..... was written by Vishnu Sharma A) Panchatantra. B) Jataka Tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panchatantra. 21. India's National Flower A) Listen up. B) Lotus. C) Rose. D) Tulip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lotus. 22. Mahabharata narrates war between ..... and ..... A) Pandavas and Kauravas. B) Ram and Ravana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pandavas and Kauravas. 23. The play Abhijnana Shakuntalam is a play of how many acts? A) 7. B) 6. C) 8. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7. 24. Hinduism is more than a religion, but rather a ..... A) Calling. B) Civic Duty. C) Passion. D) Way of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Way of life. 25. Who is the president of Kendra Sahitya Academy? A) D.R. Bendre. B) Vinayaka Krishna Gokak. C) Chandrashekhar Kambar. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandrashekhar Kambar. 26. What do the Indians call the process of being born again? A) Enlightenment. B) New life. C) Transfiguration. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reincarnation. 27. Who is Siddhartha Gautama? A) Most notable Indian revolutionary. B) Member of British Eat India Company's private army. C) Founder of Buddhism. D) Colonizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Founder of Buddhism. 28. The play Abhijnana Shakuntalam is written by? A) Chitra Banerjee. B) Chelliah. C) Kalidasa. D) R. K. Narayan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalidasa. 29. The word Sanskrit means? A) Educated. B) Cultivated. C) Writing. D) Flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultivated. 30. The Vedic Period was from ..... to ..... ? A) 700 BC to 800 BC. B) 500 BC to 1500 BC. C) 1500 BC to 500 BC. D) 1600 BC to present day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1500 BC to 500 BC. 31. In the differest castes, which caste refers to the merchants? A) Vaisya:. B) Kshariya. C) Shudrasya. D) Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vaisya:. 32. Who is the author of book "Hitopadesha" ? A) (a) Kalidasa. B) B) Narayan Pandit. C) C) Vishnu Sharma. D) D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Narayan Pandit. 33. An Indian clothing for Men A) Silk Saris. B) Dhotis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dhotis. 34. How long does an Indian wedding last? A) More than a day. B) More than a week. C) More than a month. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More than a week. 35. The Ramayana was written by ..... A) Sage Valmiki. B) Ved Vyasa. C) Vishnu Sharma. D) Lord Ram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sage Valmiki. 36. What is the reward of the fisherman? A) An anklet. B) A bracelet. C) A necklace. D) A ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A bracelet. 37. What were the caves used for? A) Retreats for buddhist monks. B) For decoration. C) None of these. D) Option [a and b]. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retreats for buddhist monks. 38. Good karma means rebirth into ..... A) A strong animal. B) A rich man. C) A higher social standing. D) Any of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Any of the above. 39. According to Hindu mythology, who among the following is considered as the Creator of the Universe? A) Vishnu. B) Shiva. C) Indra. D) Brahma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahma. 40. Jataka tales were written in ..... century. A) Ch. B) 21 st. C) 8th. D) 10th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ch. 41. It recounts the adventures of Rama and Sita. A) Ramayana. B) Mahabharata. C) Shakuntala. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ramayana. 42. Why was India's economy crippling, which led to the end of British rule? A) Drought $\rightarrow$ famine $\rightarrow$ no food $\rightarrow$ ohno, you know?. B) 2 world wars severely affected it. C) One of the leaders was corrupt. D) Connections with other nations were closed, thus no trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 world wars severely affected it. 43. What is considered as the greatest epic of India? A) Sanskrit. B) Ramayana. C) Mahabharata. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahabharata. 44. What is the primary religion of Indians? A) Christian. B) Buddhism. C) Hinduism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 45. The earliest Indian migrants were called ..... A) Aryans. B) Hebrews. C) Cubans. D) Mesopotamians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans. 46. The poem 'Look to This Day' is a poem that talks about ..... A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 47. How many colors have the Indian flag? A) 3. B) 5. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 48. The poem 'Look to This Day' is one of the best poems written by ..... A) Ramayana. B) Kalidasa. C) Mahabharata. D) Bhasa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalidasa. 49. What is the name of Dushyanta's son? A) Bharata. B) Monotonous. C) Bhumi. D) Vasundhara. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bharata. 50. When it comes to food, ..... and ..... are the most popular meat in India A) Pork & Chicken. B) Lamb & Chicken. C) Lamb & Pork. D) Lamb & Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lamb & Chicken. 51. What does "Namaste" means? A) I bow to the divine in you. B) I bow to give you praise. C) No meaning. D) Greetings to you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I bow to the divine in you. 52. In Ramayana the war took place between Ram and ..... A) Mahadeva. B) Ruined. C) Krishna. D) Hanuman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ruined. 53. World's oldest religion. A) Islam. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) Christianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 54. Buddhism was founded by ..... A) Barack Obama. B) Gandhi. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Jesus Christ. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Siddhartha Gautama. 55. Longest epic in India. A) The Vedas. B) The Epic of Gilgamesh. C) Mahabharata and Ramayana. D) Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahabharata and Ramayana. 56. What is NOT a contradiction in Indian literature? A) Land of Beauty VS. Extreme Poverty. B) Extravagance VS. Asceticism (Self-denial). C) Intense Spirituality VS. Violence. D) Wealth VS. Social Standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wealth VS. Social Standing. 57. The play Abhijnana Shakuntalam is based on the story appearing in which book? A) Bhagavad Gita. B) Ramayana. C) Manusmriti. D) Mahabharata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahabharata. 58. Indian counterpart of Shakespeare A) Kalidasa. B) Rabindranath Tagore. C) Anita Desai. D) Premchand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kalidasa. 59. Indians believed that a knowledge of God and a strong belief in Hinduism is necessary to save humankind. A) Corresponds to the great epochs. B) Piety, a deeply religious spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piety, a deeply religious spirit. 60. Which characteristic of Indian literature states that most Indian literature are made of epics centered in the belief of reincarnation and karma? A) Piety, a deeply religious spirit. B) Corresponds to the great epochs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corresponds to the great epochs. Next →Related QuizzesRegions QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesIndian Literature Quiz 2Indian Literature Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books