Basics of English Literature and Language

Why is the study of English language and literature important for the world?

• English language and literature neither contributes to personal growth nor towards societal development.

• Studying English language and literature is irrelevant in today's globalized world.
• It limits individuals' perspectives and understanding of the world.
• English fosters communication skills, understanding diverse cultures and promotes critical thinking.

If Wordsworth is a poet, who is D.H. Lawrence?

• Essayist

• Novelist

• Journalist

• Painter

The role of visual arts and cinema bears a _ relationship with literature.

• direct

• no link

• indirect

• only in terms of a cross over

Identify the only Indian recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

• R.K. Narayan

• Sir Rabindranath Tagore

• Sarojini Naidu

• Michael Madusudan Dutt

The Indian film, MAQBOOL is an adaptation of which play by Shakespeare?

• Hamlet

• The Merchant of Venice

• Antony and Cleopatra

• Macbeth

Which amongst the following Shakespearean plays has not yet been adapted into an Indian film?

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

• Othello

• King Lear

What should be an ideal approach to study a text?

• Familiarise oneself with an overview of themes and concepts - read about the author - read the text - read essays - watch adaptations of the original text.

• Familiarise with the author - read about his other works - read the text - read about its themes and concepts - watch/listen to online lectures about it - study its criticism

• Familiarise with the original text - watch adaptations of it - listen to online lectures - read about the author

• Watch adaptations - read about the author - read the text - read criticism

To study drama, this is one of the most important step but is most often overlooked by teachers and students alike

• reading the play

• reading the play summary

• watching a performance/adaptation of the play

• writing an original play

Identify the recipient of the first Indian author to win the Booker Prize for a novel originally written in Hindi.

• Geetanjali Shri

• Krishna Chander

• Dharamvir Bharti

• Amit Khan

Which Indian epic bears the teachings from the Bhagavad Gita?

• Ramayana

• Shiva Purana

• Mahabharata

• Mrrichhakatika