B.A 1st Semester English (MJC-1) || 1st Semester English Major Course || 1st Semester English Important Questions

  1. What is the literal meaning of the title ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’?
    (A) The recognition of Shakuntala
    (B) The love story of Shakuntala
    (C) The life of Shakuntala
    (D) The marriage of Shakuntala
    Answer-(A) The recognition of Shakuntala
  2. Who cursed Shakuntala in the play ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’?
    (A) Menka
    (B) Rambha
    (C) Narada
    (D) Durvasa
    Answer- (D) Durvasa
  3. In which language was the play ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’ originally written?
    (A) Tamil
    (B) Telgu
    (C) Sanskrit
    (D) Hindi
    Answer-(C) Sanskrit
  4. Who tried to stop Yudhishthira from playing dice?
    (A) Vikarna
    (B) Vidura
    (C) Draupadi
    (D) Pandavas
    Answer- (B) Vidura
  5. How many parvas are there in the Mahabharata?
    (A) 12
    (B) 14
    (C) 16
    (D) 18
    Answer – (D) 18
  6. Who was the mastermind in the game of Dice in the ‘Mahabharata’?
    (A) Dhritarastra
    (B) Shakuni
    (C) Krishna
    (D) Duryodhaha
    Answer-(B) Shakuni
  7. What is the literal meaning of the play ‘Mrichchhakatika’?
    (A) The Little Clay Cart
    (B) The Golden Scales
    (C) The Blue Lotus
    (D) The Red Wheelbarrow
    Answer – (A) The Little Clay Cart
  8. What is the profession of Charudatta in the play ‘Mrichchhakatika’?
    (A) Priest
    (B) Merchant
    (C) Warrior
    (D) Artist
    Answer- (A) Priest
  9. In which Yuga did Lord Rama appear?
    (A) Satya Yuga
    (B) Treta Yuga
    (C) Dwapara Yuga
    (D) Kali Yuga
    Answer – (B) Treta Yuga
  10. Rama married Sita after breaking:
    (A) Brahma Dhanush
    (B) Vishnu Dhanush
    (C) Indra Dhanush
    (D) Shiva Dhanush
    Answer-(D) Shiva Dhanush
  1. The play Abhijnanashakuntalam is in:
    (A) Five acts
    (B) Six acts
    (C) Seven acts
    (D) Eight acts
    Answer – (C) Seven acts
  2. Yudhisthira celestial palace of illusion, Duryodhana, feels jealous of, is situated at :
    (A) Hastinapur
    (B) Dwarika
    (C) Kurukshetra
    (D) Indraprastha
    Answer – (B) Dwarika
  3. The setting of the play Mrichchhakatika is in:
    (A) Panipat
    (B) Patliputra
    (C) Ujjayini
    (D) Devgiri
    Answer – (C) Ujjayini
  4. Rama, in The Ramayana, married Sita breaking:
    (A) Brahma Dhanush
    (B) Vishnu Dhanush
    (C) Indra Dhanush
    (D) Shiva Dhanush
    Answer – (D) Shiva Dhanush
  5. Literal meaning of the title

Abhijnanashakuntalam is:

(A) The Benediction of Shakuntala
(B) The Recognition of Shakuntala
(C) The affliction of Shakuntala
(D) The Valediction of Shakuntala
Answer – (B) The Recognition of Shakuntala

  1. How many boons did Dhritarashtra offer to Draupadi in ‘The Dicing’ of the Mahabharata?
    (A) Two
    (B) Three
    (C) Four
    (D) Five
    Answer – (B) Three
  2. The name of charudutta’s wife is:
    (A) Madanika
    (B) Radanika
    (C) Dhuta
    (D) Vita
    Answer – (C) Dhuta
  3. Whom did Lord Rama redeem at the hermitage of sage Gautama?
    (A) Anasuya
    (B) Ahalya
    (C) Tadaka
    (D) Urmila
    Answer – (B) Ahalya
  4. The sage Kanva is Shakuntala’s:
    (A) Biological father
    (B) Foster father
    (C) Care taker
    (D) Companion
    Answer – (B) Foster father
  5. Who, in the Assembly Hall of The Mahabharata tried to stop Yudhisthira from playing dice?
    (A) Vidura
    (B) Vikarma
    (C) Draupadi
    (D) Kunti
    Answer – (A) Vidura
  1. What is the name of the court fester in Abhijnanashakuntalam?
    (A) Sharangarava
    (B) Madhava
    (C) Kanava
    (D) Vatayana
    Answer – (B) Madhava
  2. In which act Shakuntala bids farewell to sage Kanava’s hermitage to leave for King’s palace?.
    (A) Act – I
    (B) Act – II
    (C) Act – IV
    (D) Act – VII
    Answer – (C) Act – IV
  3. What is the name of the new capital built by the Pandavas?
    (A) Hastinapur
    (B) Indraprastha
    (C) Mathura
    (D) Kurukshetra
    Answer – (B) Indraprastha
  4. Who has written Natyashashtra ?
    (A) Valmiki
    (B) Sudraka
    (C) Bharatmuni
    (D) Kalidasa
    Answer -(C) Bharatmuni
  5. Name the character who narrates The Mahabharata to Dhrtrarastra :
    (A) Duryodhana
    (B) Dushasana
    (C) Shakuni
    (D) Sanjaya
    Answer – (D) Sanjaya
  6. What is the name of Shakuntala’s foster father in Abhijnanashakuntalam?
    (A) Kanava
    (B) Durvasa
    (C) Vishvamitra
    (D) Kashyapa
    Answer – (A) Kanava
  7. Who is the male- protagonist of Mrichchakatika?
    (A) Sudraka
    (B) Rohasena
    (C) Sakaara
    (D) Charudutta
    Answer – (D) Charudutta
  8. Who is the author of Mrichchakatika?
    (A) Vedvyas
    (B) Sudraka
    (C) Kalidas
    (D) Bharatmuni
    Answer – (B) Sudraka
  9. Who is the father of Rama in The Ramayana?
    (A) Vasudeva
    (B) Pandu
    (C) Nanda
    (D) Dashratha
    Answer – (D) Dashratha
  10. Who is the main Villain in The Ramayana?
    (A) Kansa
    (B) Ravana
    (C) Surpanakha
    (D) Jarasandha
    Answer – (B) Ravana
  1. Shakuntala was brought up in the ashram of:
    (A) Durvasha
    (B) Kanva
    (C) Kapila
    (D) Vashishtha
    Answer –
  2. How many acts are there in Abhigyan Shakuntalam?
    (A) 10
    (B) 8
    (C) 6
    (D) 7
    Answer –
  3. Who was invited to perform Putrakameshti Yagna by King Dashrath?
    (A) Rishishinga
    (B) Bharatmuni
    (C) Valmiki
    (D) Vashishtha
    Answer –
  4. Who was Laxman’s mother in Ramayan?
    (A) Kaushalya
    (B) Kaikeyi
    (C) Sumitra
    (D) None of them
    Answer –
  5. The first King of Ayodhya was:
    (A) Ram
    (B) Harishchandra
    (C) Dashratha
    (D) Ikshvaku
  6. Who was the Shakuntalam? king in Abhigyan
    (A) Dushyant
    (B) Ram
    (C) Charudutt
    (D) None of them
    Answer –
  7. Mrichhakattika is a :
    (A) Tragedy
    (B) Comedy
    (C) Farce
    (D) Prakarma Play
    Answer –
  8. What is the name of Charudutta’s Son ?
    (A) Dhruvsena
    (B) Mohansena
    (C) Ram Sena
    (D) Rohsena
    Answer –
  9. Who is the minister of Dhritarashtra ?
    (A) Vidur
    (B) Shakuni
    (C) Karna
    (D) Bhishma
    Answer –
  10. Karna was also known as:
    (A) Pandava
    (B) Kaurava
    (C) Radhey
    (D) Parth
    Answer –
  11. Shakuntala was cursed by the sage:
    (A) Vasistha
    (B) Durvasa
    (C) Bharadwaja
    (D) Kanva
    Answer -(B) Durvasa
  12. The lost ring of Shakuntala was found by:
    (A) A farmer
    (B) A potter
    (C) A fisherman
    (D) A painter
    Answer – (C) A fisherman
  13. Place where the Mahabharata war takes place:
    (A) Panipat
    (B) Hastinapur
    (C) Indraprasth
    (D) Kurukshetra
    Answer – (D) Kurukshetra
  14. Who was Bhisma’s mother?
    (A) Ganga
    (B) Laxmi
    (C) Saraswati
    (D) Satyawati
    Answer – (D) Satyawati
  15. Who is the guru of Rama?
    (A) Vedvyasa
    (B) Valmiki
    (C) Vishwamitra
    (D) Vasistha
    Answer – (D) Vasistha
  16. Mrichchhakatika means:
    (A) Clay cart
    (B) Horse cart
    (C) Sand cart
    (D) Bullock cart
    Answer – (A) Clay cart
  17. In which language “Mrichchhakatika” was originally written?
    (A) Hebrew
    (B) Latin
    (C) Sanskrit
    (D) Tamil
    Answer -(C) Sanskrit
  18. What is the main theine of “Mrichchhakatika?
    (A) Friendship
    (B) Hate
    (C) Revenge
    (D) Love
    Answer -(D) Love
  19. “The Therigatha” poems were composed by:
    (A) Buddhist nuns
    (B) Greek poets
    (C) Romantic poets
    (D) King’s courtiers
    Answer – (A) Buddhist nuns
  20. “The Therigatha” poems highlight the importance of
    (A) Wealth
    (B) Inner peace and self-realization
    (C) Power
    (D) Knowledge
    Answer – (B) Inner peace and self-realization

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