This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > Indian > Indian Literature – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Literature Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was Purusha's role in the Hindu Creation Story? A) He cut up the universe to smaller pieces and formed the world we live in. B) He was frequently fighting the gods and so they trapped him in the core. C) He was sacrificed and his body parts serve as different parts of the world. D) He was the papa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was sacrificed and his body parts serve as different parts of the world. 2. Kalidasa was known as the Father of Indian Drama. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 3. Rik-shamhita is the collection of religious songs in India. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 4. Brahma A) The Creator. B) The Destroyer. C) The Protector. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Creator. 5. Panchatantra is a collection of ..... A) Nature Fables. B) Village Fables. C) King Fables. D) Animal Fables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animal Fables. 6. Which of the following was NOT written during the Vedic Period? A) Vegas. B) Upanishads. C) Ramayana. D) Mahabharata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vegas. 7. In what continent is India part of? A) Asia. B) Africa. C) America. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 8. Who is Anasuya in the play? A) Shakuntala's friend. B) Shakuntala's neighbor. C) Shakuntala's god mother. D) Shakuntala's aunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shakuntala's friend. 9. King Dusyanta is the king of ..... A) Hindupur. B) Hakipur. C) Hastinapur. D) Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hastinapur. 10. What is the name of God Indra's charioteer? A) Marica. B) Represent it. C) Oil. D) Meena. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Represent it. 11. India's National Fruit A) Strawberry. B) Lemon. C) Grapes. D) Mango. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mango. 12. In which year National Book Trust was founded? A) 1 August 1957. B) 1 August 1963. C) 15 August 1957. D) 15 August 1963. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 August 1957. 13. The basic tenets of Hinduism are found in the religious literature of ancient India called by what name? A) Vedas. B) Sutras. C) Scrolls of Hinuism. D) Buddha's biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas. 14. Who curses Shakuntala? A) Dushyant. B) Durvasa. C) Daksha. D) Doorkeeper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Durvasa. 15. What was considered the most sacred Hindu text? A) Torah. B) Old Testament. C) Vedas. D) Quran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vedas. 16. The ..... of India are an ancient collection of sacred verses, hymns, prayers, and teachings. A) Torah. B) Bible. C) Bhagavad Gita. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vedas. 17. What were the scientific major contributions of India? A) Philosophy and Religion. B) Scientific bent. C) Trigonometry, grammar books, phonetics, and chess. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trigonometry, grammar books, phonetics, and chess. 18. Indian literary masterpieces are written in a form of epics. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 19. What is the dominant theme of the play Abhijnana Shakuntalam? A) Memory. B) Love. C) Separation. D) Curse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Love. 20. Where does Dushyanta meet Shakuntala? A) Chaturika's Ashram. B) Karbhaka's Ashram. C) Raja's ashram. D) Kanava's Ashram. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kanava's Ashram. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRegions QuizzesIndian Literature Quiz 1Indian Literature Quiz 2Indian Literature Quiz 3Indian Literature Quiz 4Indian Literature Quiz 6Indian Literature Quiz 7Indian Literature Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books