MCQs on Indian English Literature-Indian Writers-HPSC-UGC-NET-Part I

Multiple-choice Questions on William Wordsworth's poem "The World is Too Much

 Multiple-choice Questions on William Wordsworth's poem "The World is Too Much with Us," along with their correct answers:

1. What is the main theme of Wordsworth's poem "The World is Too Much with Us"?

A) The beauty of nature
B) The corruption of society
C) The materialism of modern life
D) The passage of time

  Answer: C) The materialism of modern life

2. In the poem, what does Wordsworth criticize humanity for being disconnected from?

A) Each other
B) The divine
C) Nature
D) Art 

 

Answer: C) Nature
3. What literary device is predominantly used in the line "Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers"?

A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Alliteration
D) Hyperbole

Answer: C) Alliteration

4. The poem mentions "we have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!" What does the word "boon" mean in this context?

A) A curse
B) A benefit or blessing
C) A loss
D) A trade
The phrase "sordid boon" is an oxymoron.

 Answer: B) A benefit or blessing

5. Which mythological figure is mentioned in the poem as a symbol of the natural world?

A) Proteus
B) Zeus
C) Apollo
D) Athena 

Answer: A) Proteus

6. What does the poet wish if he were to feel more connected with nature?

A) A shepherd
B) A pagan
C) A child
D) A philosopher 

Answer: B) A pagan

7. The poem contrasts the natural world with what aspect of human life?

A) Human relationships
B) Political systems
C) Material wealth and industrialization
D) Religious beliefs

 

Answer: C) Material wealth and industrialization
8. What is the tone of the poem "The World is Too Much with Us"?

A) Joyful
B) Melancholic
C) Hopeful
D) Angry

 Answer: B) Melancholic

9. How does Wordsworth view the modern world's relationship with nature in this poem?

A) Harmonious
B) Disconnected
C) Envious
D) Indifferent 

 

Answer: B) Disconnected

10. Which line best encapsulates the poet's lament for humanity's loss of connection with nature?

A) "For this, for everything, we are out of tune"
B) "Great God! I'd rather be"
C) "The winds that will be howling at all hours"
D) "This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon"

 Answer: A) "For this, for everything, we are out of tune"

11. What does the poem's phrase "late and soon" suggest about the nature of human activity?

 A) It is balanced

B) It is continuous

 C) It is intermittent

D) It is unpredictable

 Ans. B) It is continuous

Indian writers who enriched English Literature:

The notable Indian writers who enriched English Literature:
Classic and Early Writers:

1. Raja Rao - Kanthapura, The Serpent and the Rope

2. R.K. Narayan - Malgudi Days, The Guide

3. Mulk Raj Anand - Untouchable, Coolie

4. Toru Dutt - Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan, Savitri

5. Sarojini Naidu - The Golden Threshold, The Bird of Time

6. Rabindranath Tagore - Gitanjali, The Home and the World

7. Nirad C. Chaudhuri - The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian

8. Kamala Markandaya - Nectar in a Sieve, A Handful of Rice

9. Khushwant Singh - Train to Pakistan, The History of Sikhs

Contemporary Writers:

1. Salman Rushdie - Midnight’s Children, The Satanic Verses

2. Vikram Seth - A Suitable Boy, The Golden Gate

3. Amitav Ghosh- The Shadow Lines, The Glass Palace

4. Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things

5. Kiran Desai - The Inheritance of Loss

6. Jhumpa Lahiri - Interpreter of Maladies, The Namesake

7. Anita Desai - Clear Light of Day, In Custody

8. Rohinton Mistry - A Fine Balance, Such a Long Journey

9. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - The Mistress of Spices, The Palace of Illusions

10. Shashi Tharoor - The Great Indian Novel, Inglorious Empire

11. Manju Kapur - Difficult Daughters, The Immigrant

12. Shashi Deshpande - That Long Silence, The Dark Holds No Terrors

13. Ruskin Bond - The Room on the Roof, Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra

14. V.S. Naipaul - A House for Mr. Biswas, India: A Wounded Civilization

15. Bapsi Sidhwa - Ice-Candy-Man, The Pakistani Bride

Poets:

1. Nissim Ezekiel - Night of the Scorpion

2. Kamala Das - Summer in Calcutta

3. Jayanta Mahapatra - Relationship

4. A.K. Ramanujan - The Striders

5. Arun Kolatkar - Jejuri

6. Dom Moraes - A Beginning, John Nobody

Emerging Writers:

1. Aravind Adiga - The White Tiger

2. Neel Mukherjee - The Lives of Others

3. Anuradha Roy - The Folded Earth

4. Amit Chaudhuri - A Strange and Sublime Address

5. Jeet Thayil - Narcopolis

6. Deepti Kapoor - A Bad Character

7. Meena Kandasamy - When I Hit You, Exquisite Cadavers

8. Tishani Doshi - The Pleasure Seekers, Small Days and Nights

9. Kiran Nagarkar - Cuckold, Ravan and Eddie