1. Rajagopal Parthasarathy was born on 20 August 1934 in Tirupparaiturai near Tiruchchirappalli. He was educated at Don Bosco High School and Siddharth College, Mumbai and at Leeds University, UK, where he was British Council Scholar in 1963–64. He completed his PhD, Programme from the University of Texas at Austin in ______?
A:) 1987
B:) 1988
C:) 1989
D:) 1985
springline- Correct option: A:) 1987
2. Rajagopal Parthasarathy also translates from Tamil to English. His translation into modern English verse of the 5th-century Tamil epic, The Tale of the Anklet: An Epic of South India was published by Columbia UP in 1993. It received the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize in ______?
A:) 1993
B:) 1994
C:) 1995
D:) 1996
springline- Correct option: C:) 1995
3. In Rough Passage, Parthasarathy attempts to reconcile his two backgrounds by imposing Indian—specifically, Tamil, elements—on English poetic structures. Who suggests in Contemporary Poets that Parthasarathy's method proved 'only partially successful' in Rough Passage, and he mentions that the verse is less impressive than some poems translated into English from other languages?
A:) Toru Dutt
B:) Nagarajan
C:) Jayanta Mahapatra
D:) Arun Kolatkar
springline- Correct option: B:) Nagarajan
4. ’A House Divided: Poems of Love and War is a long poem rooted in the Tamil and Sanskrit literary traditions, whose resonances it tries to convey in English verse The poems are located in the social and political realities of India today, in the heart of _________?
A:) South Asia
B:) Europe
C:) South India
D:) North India
springline- Correct option: A:) South Asia
5. Kamala Das (born Kamala; 31 March 1934–31 May 2009), popularly known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet in English as well as an author in Malayalam from Kerala, India. Her popularity in Kerala is based chiefly on her short stories and ________?
A:) poetry
B:) autobiography
C:) prose
D:) novel
springline- Correct option: B:) autobiography
6. Kamala Das: Her open and honest treatment of female sexuality, free from any sense of guilt, infused her writing with power and she got hope after freedom, but also marked her as an iconoclast in her generation. On 31 May 2009 , aged 75, she died at a hospital in _______?
A:) Pune
B:) Calcutta
C:) England
D:) Delhi
springline- Correct option: A:) Pune
7. Calcutta in the 1960s was a tumultuous time for the arts, and Kamala Das was one of the many voices that came up and started appearing in cult anthologies along with a generation of Indian English poets. English was the language she chose for all six of her published poetry collections. At the age of 42, she published a daring autobiography, ______?
A:) My Days
B:) My Diary
C:) A Request
D:) My Story
springline- Correct option: D:) My Story
8. Kamala Das' first book of poetry, Summer in Calcutta was a breath of fresh air in Indian English poetry. She wrote chiefly of love, its betrayal, and the consequent anguish. Ms Das abandoned the certainties offered by an archaic, and somewhat sterile, aestheticism for an independence of mind and body at a time when Indian poets were still governed by ‘19th-century diction, sentiment and ________?
A:) romanticised love
B:) romanticized music
C:) harmony
D:) themes
springline- Correct option: A:) romanticised love
9. Kamala's ‘An Introduction’ is an autobiographical poem written in the colloquial style. She presents her feelings and thoughts in a bold manner. She realises her identity and understands that it is the need of every woman to raise a voice in this male-dominated society. The poet longs for love it is the result of her _________?
A:) death and memories
B:) loneliness and frustration
C:) death and loneliness
D:) loneliness and illusion
springline- Correct option: B:) loneliness and frustration
10. The poem ‘A Hot Noon in Malabar’ is about climate, surrounding in a town in Malabar. The people may be annoyed by the heat, dust and noise but she likes it. She longs for the hot noon in Malabar because she associates it with ____?
A:) the old man
B:) the young man
C:) the wild men
D:) the strange men
springline- Correct option: C:) the wild men
11. Kamala Das is essentially known for her bold and frank expression. The prominent features of her poetry are an acute obsession with love and the use of confession. The main theme of her poetry is based upon freedom, love and _____
A:) spiritualism
B:) philosophy
C:) morality
D:) protection
springline- Correct option: D:) protection
12. She has also held positions as Vice-chairperson in Kerala Sahitya Akademi, chairperson in Kerala Forestry Board, President of the Kerala Children's Film Society, editor of Poet magazine and Poetry editor of Illustrated Weekly of India. Kamala Das was a confessional poet whose poems have often been considered at par with those of Anne Sexton and _______?
A:) Rita Dove
B:) Gwendolyn Brooks
C:) Robert Lowell
D:) Richard Wilbur
springline- Correct option: C:) Robert Lowell
13. Dance of Eunuchs’ is a fine poem by Kamala Das. It has an autobiographical tone. The eunuchs dance in the heat of the sun. Their costumes, makeup and their passion with which they dance suggest the female delicacy. In Which poem , the poetess Kamala Das realises that her life is meaningless?
A:) A Request
B:) Summer in Calcutta
C:) The Descendants
D:) The old play house
springline- Correct option: A:) A Request
14. Although occasionally seen as an attention-grabber in her early years, she is now seen as one of the most formative influences on Indian English poetry. In 2009, Which called her ‘the mother of modern English Indian poetry?
A:) Dainik Bhaskar
B:) Hindustan Times
C:) The Times
D:) The Hindu
springline- Correct option: C:) The Times
15. Kamala Das: Her last book titled The Kept Woman and Other Stories, featuring translation of her short stories, was published posthumously. Kamala Das is known for her controversial writings where she openly talks about the restriction imposed on women. She is known for her rebellious nature against_________
A:) conventions
B:) dissolution
C:) parole
D:) prorogation
springline- Correct option: A:) conventions
16. Nissim Ezekiel was an Indian Jewish poet, actor, playwright, editor and art critic. He was a foundational figure in postcolonial India's literary history, specifically for Indian Poetry in English. He was born in______?
A:) 1924
B:) 1925
C:) 1926
D:) 1927
springline- Correct option: A:) 1924
17. Ezekiel has been applauded for his subtle, restrained and well crafted diction, dealing with common and mundane (simple) themes in a manner that manifests both cognitive profundity, as well as an unsentimental, realistic sensibility, that has been influential on the course of succeeding Indian English poetry . He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for his collection, _________?
A:) Collected Poems
B:) Latter-Day Psalms
C:) Night of the scorpion
D:) Hymns in darkness
springline- Correct option: A:) Collected Poems
18. The Ezekiels belonged to Mumbai's Marathi-speaking Jewish community known as the Bene Israel. In 1947, Ezekiel earned a BA in Literature from Wilson College, Mumbai, Bombay University. When he taught English literature and published literary articles?
A:) 1947-49
B:) 1945-48
C:) 1946-49
D:) 1947-48
springline- Correct option: D:) 1947-48
19. Ezekiel's first book, A Time to change, appeared in 1952. He published another volume of poems, The deadly man in 1960. After working as an advertising copywriter and general manager of a picture frame company (1954–59), he co-founded the literary monthly Jumpo, in _______?
A:) 1961
B:) 1962
C:) 1964
D:) 1965
springline- Correct option: A:) 1961
20. In 1969, at the Writers Workshop, Ezekiel published his Three Plays which includes Nalini, Marriage Poem, The Sleep-walkers. A year later, he presented an art series of ten programmes for Indian television. In 1976, he translated Jawaharlal Nehru's poetry from English to ________?
A:) Telugu
B:) Gujarati
C:) Hindi
D:) Marathi
springline- Correct option: D:) Marathi
21. Kamala Das: In 1999 she controversially converted to Islam, renaming herself Kamala Surayya. She received many literary awards, including the Asian World Prize for Literature in __________?
A:) 1983
B:) 1985
C:) 1986
D:) 1987
springline- Correct option: B:) 1985
22. My Story is a chronologically ordered, linear narrative written in a realist style. In the book, Das recounts the trials of her marriage and her painful self-awakening as a woman and writer. The entire account written in the format of a novel. Though My Story was supposed to be an autobiography, Das later admitted that there was plenty of fiction in it. How many Chapter the book have?
A:) 65
B:) 60
C:) 55
D:) 50
springline- Correct option: D:) 50
23. The Exact Name, his fifth book of poetry, was published in 1965. During this period he held short-term tenure as visiting professor at University of Leeds (1964) and University of Pondicherry (1967). Nissim Ezekiel is often considered the father of Modern Indian English poetry by many critics. He was honoured with the Padmashri award by the President of India in 1988 and the Sahitya Akademi cultural award in _______?
A:) 1981
B:) 1982
C:) 1983
D:) 1984
springline- Correct option: C:) 1983
24. Night of the Scorpion’, included in the AQA Anthology, is a poem written by the Indian Jewish poet Nissim Ezekiel. The speaker specifically remembers this night due to this event- namely, the mother getting bitten. The way in which the mother is bitten is also shown in 'flash of diabolic tail'; the speaker manages to suggest that the scorpion is demonic with its ‘diabolic’ tail, and emphasises its speed with the word ______?
A:) flash
B:) Light
C:) candle
D:) spark
springline- Correct option: A:) flash
25. Ezekiel’s first volume of poems appeared under the title A Time to Change (1952) and the other volumes which followed were Sixty Poems (1953), The Third (1959), The Unfinished Man (1960), The Exact Man (1965) and Hymns in Darkness Which was written in __?
A:) 1975
B:) 1976
C:) 1977
D:) 1978
springline- Correct option: B:) 1976
26. Night of the Scorpion’ is not only a depiction of an incident in the life of the poet’s mother but also an overall portrayal of rural India. It came from a religious background and Nissim wrote this poem trying to give the impression of anger, but also an underlying message of motherly love, along with a hint of culture and ________?
A:) superstition
B:) tradition
C:) fallacy
D:) ritual
springline- Correct option: A:) superstition
27. The Golden Treasury of Indo-Anglian Poetry, 1828-1965This Is The First Comprehensive Anthology Of English Verse Written By Indians, Compiled And Edited By One Who Himself Was A Poet And A Critic Of Distinction. The Anthology Includes Selections From________?
A:) 105 poets
B:) 106 poets
C:) 107 poets
D:) 108 poets
springline- Correct option: D:) 108 poets
28. Das was part of a generation of Indian writers whose work centred on personal rather than colonial experiences, and her short stories, poetry, memoirs, and essays brought her respect and notoriety in equal measures. Das wrote both in English (mostly poetry) and, under the pen name _______?
A:) kamala surya
B:) Madhavikutty
C:) ammukutty
D:) Kamala Madavi
springline- Correct option: B:) Madhavikutty
29. Kamala Das: Notable among her many Malayalam works were the short-story collection Thanuppu (1967; ‘Cold’) and the memoir Balyakalasmaranakal . Perhaps her best-known work was an autobiography, which first appeared as a series of columns in the weekly Malayalanadu, then in Malayalam as Ente Katha (1973), and finally in English as My Story (1976). A shockingly intimate work, it came to be regarded as ________?
A:) a epic
B:) a classic
C:) non-fiction
D:) modernism
springline- Correct option: B:) a classic
30. Nissim Ezekiel who is considered the foremost among the modern Indian poets writing in English is, like Ramanujan and Parthasarathy, an academic poet in more than one sense: He was a Professor of English in Bombay University and more importantly, he is as much an intellectual and a philosopher as a poet. His birth and background were such that while his roots were in a _______?
A:) non-Indian
B:) Anglo-Indian
C:) France
D:) England
springline- Correct option: A:) non-Indian