1. Which of the following poets wrote the essay “Naipaul’s India and Mine”?
(A) Kamala Das
(B) R. Parthasarthy
(C) A. K. Ramanujam
(D) Nissim Ezekiel
ANSWER:D
2. In his poem “A Morning Walk” Nissim Ezekiel talks about a ‘Barbaric City sick with slums / Deprived of seasons, blessed with rains / its hawkers, beggars, iron lunged/ Processions led by frantic drums.’ Identify the city:
(A) Calcutta
(B) Banares
(C) Bombay
(D) Agra
ANSWER:C
3. Which among the following is NOT a typical “Indian English Poem” by Nissim Ezekiel ?
(A) “How the English Lessons Ended”
(B) “The Railway Clerk”
(C) “Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S.”
(D) “The Patriot”
ANSWER:A
4. Who among the following has written a series of poems entitled. “Very Indian Poems in Indian English”?
1. Vikram Seth
2. Arun Kolatkar
3. Nissim Ezekiel
4. Keki N Daruwalla
ANSWER:3
5. Who wrote the essay ” Naipaul’s India and Mine ” ( 1984 ) as a reply to V.S. Naipaul’s An Area of Darkness ?
a. AK . Ramanujan
b. Nissim Ezekiel
c. Nayantara Sahgal
d. Mahesh Dattani
ANSWER:B
6. Which of the following are poems by Nissim Ezekiel that make fun of Indians’ use of English?
A. “Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S.”
B. “Philosophy”
C. “Very Indian Poem in Indian English”
D. “Jewish Wedding in Bombay”
E. “Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher”
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
A. A and C only
B. A, B and D only
C. A, C and E only
D. B and D only
ANSWER:A