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Indian Literature Trivia Quiz

This is about the glorious Indian Literature...

A multiple-choice quiz by ankan. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ankan

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
110,008

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2893

Last 3 plays: Guest 157 (6/10), Guest 120 (5/10), hellobion (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote the original 'Panchatantra'? Hint

Samudra Gupta

Kalidasa

Vishnu Sharma

Tulsi Das

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote 'Devdas'? Hint

Kalidasa

Surdas

Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay

Saratchandra Chattopadhyay

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Question 3 of 10

3. Satyajit Ray directed the film 'Sonar Kella'. Who wrote the book? Hint

Satyajit Ray

Saratchandra Chattopadhyay

Rabindranath Tagore

Pramath Kumar Das

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Question 4 of 10

4. Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel prize for Literature. Which of these did he write? Hint

Rajorshi

Meghadutam

Gitanjali

Rupanjali

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote 'Meghadutam'? Hint

Tulsi Das

Kalidasa

Sur Das

Shombhit Ray

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Indian Prime Minister was also a poet and respected translator of literature into Hindi? Hint

Indira Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi

PV Narsimha Rao

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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Question 7 of 10

7. Ruskin Bond's creation, Rusty, often visited this place: Hint

Dehra

Musoorie

Dublin

Darjeeling

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Indian-born author and hunter and colonel has a National Park named after him? Hint

William Dalrymple

Jim Corbett

Sosa Arbuthnot

Henry Jones

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Question 9 of 10

9. R.K. Narayan has his stories centered around which imaginary place? Hint

Hemkhanakhan

Talgudi

Malgudi

Malguri

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which are the epics which are of great historical importance and tell us about the ancient culture of warfare and politics? Hint

Ramayana & Mahapakistana

Raghuvamsa & Meghadutam

Mahabharata & Meghadutam

Ramayana & Mahabharata

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Dec 18 2024 : Guest 157: 6/10
Dec 09 2024 : Guest 120: 5/10
Nov 28 2024 : hellobion: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote the original 'Panchatantra'?

Answer: Vishnu Sharma

It was written way back before the time of Rajputs.

2. Who wrote 'Devdas'?

Answer: Saratchandra Chattopadhyay

It is about the eternal love story of Devdas and 'Paro' (Parvati).

3. Satyajit Ray directed the film 'Sonar Kella'. Who wrote the book?

Answer: Satyajit Ray

It shot the invulnerable detective 'Feluda' and his 15-year old accomplice 'Topshe' to fame.

4. Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel prize for Literature. Which of these did he write?

Answer: Gitanjali

He was the first Indian recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. 'Gitanjali' ('Song Offerings') was one of his books of poetry.

5. Who wrote 'Meghadutam'?

Answer: Kalidasa

It's an epic.

6. Which Indian Prime Minister was also a poet and respected translator of literature into Hindi?

Answer: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

He has his birthday on the 25th of December.

7. Ruskin Bond's creation, Rusty, often visited this place:

Answer: Dehra

He was referred to as 'the boy from the hills'.

8. Which Indian-born author and hunter and colonel has a National Park named after him?

Answer: Jim Corbett

Jim Corbett National Park.

9. R.K. Narayan has his stories centered around which imaginary place?

Answer: Malgudi

You must read 'Malgudi Days' by Narayan it's a classic!

10. Which are the epics which are of great historical importance and tell us about the ancient culture of warfare and politics?

Answer: Ramayana & Mahabharata

Mahabharata was written by Sage Vyasa and Ramayana was written by Rishi Valmiki.

Source: Author ankan

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