Indian Literature Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which word Radha is saying repeatedly in poem 'Song of Radha'?
2. Which book of Salman Rushdie wins the Booker Prize?
3. Who accompanies Shakuntala to the capital?
4. What does Dushyanta gift Shakuntala?
5. What do we call the reincarnations of Vishnu?
6. Who is Mishrakeshi?
7. ..... is our official language.
8. India's National Bird
9. Kalidasa emphasizes Shakuntala's love for what?
10. In which year the Jnanpith Award was first awarded?
11. ..... was considered as the mother of Indian languages.
12. Oldest known literature in India
13. Bhasa was the greatest Indian writer of all time in India.
14. Who is the author of the book 'winning like sourav think & succeed like ganguly'?
15. Who is the Indian Shakespeare?
16. Who is the present Director of National Book Trust?
17. The teachings given by Lord Krishna to Arjuna were compiled in .....
18. What was Purusha's role in the Hindu Creation Story?
19. Kalidasa was known as the Father of Indian Drama.
20. Rik-shamhita is the collection of religious songs in India.
21. Panchatantra is a collection of .....
22. Which of the following was NOT written during the Vedic Period?
23. In what continent is India part of?
24. Who is Anasuya in the play?
25. King Dusyanta is the king of .....
26. What is the name of God Indra's charioteer?
27. India's National Fruit
28. In which year National Book Trust was founded?
29. The basic tenets of Hinduism are found in the religious literature of ancient India called by what name?
30. Who curses Shakuntala?
31. What was considered the most sacred Hindu text?
32. The ..... of India are an ancient collection of sacred verses, hymns, prayers, and teachings.
33. What were the scientific major contributions of India?
34. Indian literary masterpieces are written in a form of epics.
35. What is the dominant theme of the play Abhijnana Shakuntalam?
36. Where does Dushyanta meet Shakuntala?
37. India is the ..... th largest country in the world.
38. Panchatantra has been translated into ..... languages.
39. There are..... different Hindu deities.
40. How many chapters are in Bhagavad Gita?
41. It is considered to be the greatest epic that tells a story of a civil war that might have taken place in the early years of Aryan occupation of India and the rival bands of brothers.
42. New Delhi is capital of what country?
43. What are wall paintings called?
44. Who is this poetess?
45. It is the reincarnation of the creator god, Vishnu, in the person of a hero epic, Rama.
46. What are the main colors that you see in different Indian images?
47. India's National Animal
48. The Jatakas describe around ..... concerning the previous lives of Buddha.
49. The Hindus worship only one god, Brahma.
50. It is impossible to understand Indian literature without understanding .....
51. Matali pretends to threaten the life of whom?
52. ..... was written by Ved Vyasa.
53. The ..... are amongst the earliest Buddhist literature
54. People living in cities and town wear
55. Ram was the prince of which Kingdom
56. The two known epics in India are Ramayana and .....
57. The highest position in caste system.
58. What is Bhagavad Gita?
59. Jataka Tales belongs to which literature?
60. It is the reincarnation of the creator god, Vishnu, as Krishna.