1. Which of the following author – book pair is correctly matched ?
(A) David Malouf – The City of Djins
(B) C.L.R. James – The English Patient
(C) Shashi Tharoor – Trotter Nama
(D) Arundhati Roy – Algebra of Infinite Justice
ANSWER:D
AMITAV GHOSH
1. Which of the following novels is NOT written by Amitav Ghosh?
1) Sea of Poppies
2) Flood of Fire
3) Gun Island
4) English, August
ANSWER:4
2. Which of the following is not a part of Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis trilogy?
[1] Sea of poppies
{2] River of smoke
[3] Flood of fire
[4] The Calcutta chromosome
ANSWER:4
3. Who among the following combines anthropology, history and action ?
(A) Kamala Markandya
(B) Mulk Raj Anand
(C) Upmanyu Chatterjee
(D) Amitav Ghoshe
ANSWER:D
4. The author of The Hungry Tide is :
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) Shobha De
(C) Amitav Ghosh
(D) Upamanyu Chatterjee
ANSWER:C
5. From the following list, pick out a woman character who does not belong to Amitav Ghosh’s novels:
(A) Ila
(B) Urvashi
(C) Sonali
(D) Piyali
ANSWER:B
6. Which of the following texts of Amitav Ghosh is based on the refugee occupation of an island in the Sundarvans ?
(1) Sea of Poppies
(2) The Hungry Tide
(3) River of Smoke
(4) The Glass Palace
ANSWER:2
7. Match the characters with the novels of Amitav Ghosh in which they appear according to the code given below :
(Characters)
i. Fakir
ii. Tridip
iii. Rajkumar
iv. Murugan
(Novels)
1. The Glass Palace
2. The Hungry Tide
3. The Calcutta Chromosome
4. Shadow Lines
Codes :
i ii iii iv
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 1 3 1 4
(D) 3 2 4 1
ANSWER:A