INDIAN ENGLISH NOVELISTS
R.K.NARAYAN
1. Which among the following is correct in the context of R. K. Narayan?
A) His The Guide is an open-ended novel.
B) Most of the characters of his novels are from elite section of society.
C) He wrote a short story titled “The Martyr’s Corner.”
D) He received the Booker’s prize for his novel The Vendor of Sweets.
E) Malgudi is a real-life city in Karnataka
Choose the correct option given below:
1) A, B,and C
2) A and C
3)A,C and D
4) A, C and E
ANSWER:2
2. In R.K. Narayan’s Swami and Friends, which game offers Swami the best kind of emotional release from the strains and pressures of disagreeable circumstances ?
1. Cricket
2. Football
3. Tennis
4. Hockey
ANSWER:1
3. Who, among the following Indian writers in English, has created an identifiable imagined locale ? (A) Mulk Raj Anand
(B) Raja Rao
(C) R.K. Narayan
(D) Anita Desai
ANSWER:C
4. R.K. Narayan’s “A Horse and Two Goats” is set in a tiny village called …………..
(1) Idupali
(2) Samudram
(3) Kritam
(4) Mallur
ANSWER:3
5. The Bhasmasura myth is used in R.K. Narayan’s …………..
(1) The Man-Eater of Malgudi
(2) The Financial Expert
(3) The English Teacher
(4) The World of Nagaraj
ANSWER:1
6. “Every demon carries within him unknown to himself, a tiny seed of self-destruction and goes up in thin air at the most unexpected moment.” To which of R.K. Narayan’s characters the above statement applies?
(A) Raju – The Guide
(B) Jagan – The Sweet Vendor
(C) Vasu – Man Eater of Malgudi
(D) Margayya – The Financial Expert
ANSWER:C