Growth of Nationalist Literature

Q. Allama Muhammad Iqbal, composed the famous song 'Saare jaha se accha'. What was this song about?

1. It discussed the popular leaders of India.
2. It described the world after World War II.
3. It described India's natural beauty and unity among people.
4. It describes the war between India and Pakistan.

Q. The collection of poems 'Gitanjali' won Rabindranath Tagore the Nobel Prize.

1. True
2. False

Q. ____ composed the famous song, 'Vande Mataram'.

1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Bankim Chandra Chatterji
3. Dinabandhu Mitra
4. Bankim Ghosh

Q. What role did Indian literature play during the freedom struggle in the 19th century?

1. It helped bridge the divide between classes
2. It fostered a sense of patriotism among the people
3. It furthered the Oriental project established by the British
4. It spread awareness about the ways in which colonial rule was being resisted

Q. S1: Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian writer to win a Nobel prize in 1913 for his work Gitanjali.
S2: Premchand mostly wrote hindi stories and some of his famous works are Godan and Sevasadan.
S3: Vallathol Narayana Menon wrote Kaali Paattu.
S4: Varika Varika Sahachare was written by Subrahmanya Bharati.
Pick the statements that are not true.

1. S1 and S2
2. S3 and S4
3. S1, S2 and S4
4. S1

Q. Many writers composed patriotic songs in the pre-independence era which gained popularity. Drama and poetry were the new forms to spread the atrocities faced by common people. Which of the following explains the reason for the above sentences?

1. People spent on drama and literature.
2. Many poets were born and everyone wanted to become famous through their work.
3. Poetry and drama was a source to reach out to illiterate people.
4. Writers were paid well by the British government.

Q. Which of the following works of literature were written in regional languages of South India?

1. Bappuji
2. Panchalisapadham
3. Ente Gurunathan
4. Rangabhumi
5. Kannan Paattu
6. Kuyil Paattu
7. Sevasadan
8. Godan

Q. "It highlighted the exploitation of the indigo planters in Bengal."

Which of the following works of literature is being referred to in the statement given above?

1. Anandamath
2. Chakar Darpan
3. Nil Darpan
4. Gitanjali

Q. The song Bandemataram was composed by .

1. Bankim Chatterji
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Dinabandhu Mitra
4. Dinendranath Tagore

Q. Which of the following events formed the basis of the novel ‘Anandamath’?

1. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny
2. Sepoy Mutiny
3. Sanyasi Rebellion
4. Indigo Revolt