Literature @ JGKC!

1. On whom Dracula is moulded?

A. King George 13 B. Louise 16 C. Prince Vlad D. King Vladimir The Giant.

2. Who is the author of the ‘Time Machine’?

A. Macaulay B. HG Wells C. Jules Verne D. Isaac Asimov.

3. Which one of the following authors doesn’t have an Indian connection?

A. VS Naipaul B. Salman Rushdie C. Nizim Ezekiel D. Walter Scot.

4. Who wrote the world famous play Dr. Faustus?

A. William Shakespeare B. Christopher Marlow C. Bernard Shaw D. Goethe.

5. Who wrote the Republic?

A. Leo Tolstoy B. Karl Max C. Plato D. Aristotle.

6. In which year Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize for God of Small Things?

A. 1995 B. 1996 C. 1997 D. 1998.

7. In which literary field Pulitzer Prize is given?

A. Poetry B. Play C. Fiction D. Critical Essays.

8. Who is called the Father of Modern African Literature?

A. Bashar Chukotye B. Nelson Mandela C. Chinua Achebe D. Wole Soyinka.

9. Who is the world famous character who sold his soul to the devil for 25 years of unlimited gratification?

A. Mr. Simpson B. Dracula C. Dr. Watson D. Dr. Faustus.

10. Which one of the following is the oldest Veda?

A. Atharva B. Yejur C. Rig D. Sama.

11. To which classic literature the characters ‘Cyclopes’ belong?

A. Mayan B. Greek C. Roman D. Egyptian.  

12. Who is the author of ‘Letter from Peking’?

A. Mao Zedong  B. Fa Hien C. Hiuen Tsang D. Pearl S Buck.

13. From which world classic ‘Hispaniola’ is taken?

A. Around the world in 80 days B. Three Musketeers C. Moby-Dick  D. Treasure Island.

14. From which classic poem the lines “Water water everywhere....Not a drop to drink!” are taken?

A. Mariners of East B. Ancient Mariner C. Ozymandiaz D. Sea Song of the Old man.

15. Which world classic “Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark!” taken from?

A. Macbeth B. Last Duchess C. Julius Caesar D. Hamlet.

16. From which world classic ‘Quasimodo’ comes out?

A. Oliver Twist B. The Tempest C. Don Quixote D. The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

17. Which one of the following characters is not a creation of Shakespeare?    

A. Captain Flint  B. Cassius C. Caliban D. Portia.

18. To which world classic ‘Cheshire Cat’ belongs?    

A. Pride & Prejudice B. Adventures of Tom Sawyer C. David Copperfield D. Alice in the Wonderland.

19. Which of the following books Boris Pasternak is related to?    

A. Arms & the Man B. The Hollow Man C.100 Years of War D. Dr. Zhivago.

20. To which of the following countries Goethe belongs?    

A. Russia B. England C. France D. Germany.

21. Who is called the ‘Bard on Avon’?    

A. John Milton B. PB Shelly C. William Wordsworth D. Shakespeare.

22. Which fictitious character lives @ ‘221 B, Baker Street, London’?       

A. Miss Marple B. Uncle Scrooge C. David Copperfield D. Sherlock Holmes.

23. In which one of the following formats Dracula is written?     

A. Letters B. Historical Chronicle C. Travelogue D. Dairy.

24. To which of the following categories of literature Isaac Asimov is related?    

A. Detective Novel B. Travelogue C. Science Fiction D. Historical Novel.

25. Whom the book the ‘Guide’ related to?    

A. Tagore  B. Ruskin Bond C. RK Laxman D. RK Narayan.