Indian Literature Quiz 1 (20 MCQs)

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1. The play Abhijnana Shakuntalam was originally written in which language?

Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit.

2. Which literature piece is considered as the longest written poem in the world?

Correct Answer: B) Mahabharata.

3. Who is the wife of Rama in the Epic Ramayana

Correct Answer: D) Sita.

4. A deity is a .....

Correct Answer: C) God/goddess.

5. It is the earliest form of Veda

Correct Answer: C) Rigveda.

6. Who was the demon king of Lanka?

Correct Answer: C) Ruined.

7. "Premchand" is the pseudonym of whose author?

Correct Answer: D) Dhanpat Rai Srivastava.

8. The name Hindu was coined by its creator, Siddhartha Gautama.

Correct Answer: A) FALSE.

9. What is the major religion in India?

Correct Answer: B) Hinduism.

10. An epic is a ..... narrating the deeds of some heroic figures.

Correct Answer: D) Long poem.

11. India is known to be The Land of Prayers because of many religious schools.

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.

Correct Answer: B) Rabindranath Tagore.

13. What is Durvasa's curse?

Correct Answer: B) That the person she is dreaming about will forget about her.

14. Who is VISHNU

Correct Answer: B) God who continues Life.

15. How many languages have been recognized in India?

Correct Answer: B) 22.

16. An Indian clothing for Women

Correct Answer: A) Silk Saris.

17. India's ..... greatly influenced both the East and West that long before Christ lived, they were already teaching the brotherhood of all people.

Correct Answer: A) Philosophy and Religion.

18. Name the longest ancient epic

Correct Answer: A) Mahabharat.

19. What did the king give Shakuntala as a sign of their marriage?

Correct Answer: C) Ring.

20. These are all Indian texts except .....

Correct Answer: C) Iliad.