Quiz for Literature

Q1: Who is known as the father of Indian Renaissance?

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy B. Rabindranath Tagore C. Swami Vivekananda D. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Q2: Which is the oldest literary work in Sanskrit?

A. Mahabharata B. Ramayana C. Rigveda D. Upanishads

Q3: Kalidasa was a court poet of which emperor?

A. Ashoka B. Harsha C. Chandragupta II D. Samudragupta

Q4: Which language was used in the Sangam literature?

A. Sanskrit B. Pali C. Tamil D. Kannada

Q5: The book "Geetanjali" was written by?

A. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee B. Rabindranath Tagore C. Sarojini Naidu D. Subramania Bharati

Q6: Who wrote "Rajatarangini"?

A. Kalhana B. Vishakhadatta C. Banabhatta D. Kautilya

Q7: The epic “Manimekalai” is associated with which religion?

A. Hinduism B. Buddhism C. Jainism D. Zoroastrianism

Q8: Which Mughal emperor wrote his autobiography "Tuzuk-i-Baburi"?

A. Akbar B. Jahangir C. Babur D. Shah Jahan

Q9: Who wrote the book "Discovery of India"?

A. Mahatma Gandhi B. Sardar Patel C. B.R. Ambedkar D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Q10: Which literary figure is associated with the Bhakti Movement?

A. Kalidasa B. Tulsidas C. Chanakya D. Vatsyayana

Q11: Who authored "Panchatantra"?

A. Vishnu Sharma B. Kalidasa C. Bhavabhuti D. Charaka

Q12: “Silappadikaram” is written in which language?

A. Telugu B. Malayalam C. Tamil D. Kannada

Q13: The "Ain-i-Akbari" was written by?

A. Birbal B. Abul Fazl C. Faizi D. Jahangir

Q14: Which Indian won the Booker Prize in 1997?

A. Vikram Seth B. Arundhati Roy C. Jhumpa Lahiri D. Salman Rushdie

Q15: Who is the author of "Indica"?

A. Kautilya B. Megasthenes C. Aryabhata D. Patanjali

Q16: What is the primary theme of Vatsyayana’s "Kamasutra"?

A. Mathematics B. Economics C. Erotic Science D. Politics

Q17: Banabhatta was the court poet of which king?

A. Chandragupta I B. Harshavardhana C. Ashoka D. Samudragupta

Q18: Which Indian poet composed the epic poem "Bharat-Bharati"?

A. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar B. Maithili Sharan Gupt C. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan D. Makhanlal Chaturvedi

Q19: Who is the author of the Sanskrit play "Mudrarakshasa"?

A. Kalidasa B. Bhavabhuti C. Vishakhadatta D. Bhasa

Q20: The Jataka tales are associated with which religion?

A. Hinduism B. Jainism C. Buddhism D. Christianity