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Sanskrit Literature

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. How many classes are there in consonants?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

2.

2. The semivowels are .......................

a)

क ख ग घ ङ

b)

श ष स ह

c)

य र ल व

d)

ए ऐ ओ औ

3.

The nasal letters are ..........

a)

5th column

b)

3rd column

c)

1st column

d)

none of the above

4.

The letter that does not have long vowel is ...

a)

b)

c)

लृ

d)

अं

5.

The term Usmans refers to .......

a)

क ख ग घ ङ

b)

श ष स ह

c)

य र ल व

d)

अ इ उ ऋ

6.

Kalidasa is a

a)

Poet

b)

King

c)

Scientist

d)

Actor

7.

Shri Harsha is a

a)

actor

b)

Writer

c)

Secretary

d)

King

8.

Poet of Abhigyan Shakuntalam

a)

Shri Harsha

b)

Kalidasa

c)

Bharavi

d)

Magha

9.
A collection of Indian beast fables.
a)
Vedas
b)
Panchatantra
c)
The Rigveda
d)
Mahabharata
10.
A Sanskrit drama by Kalidasa that tells of a love between a king and a woman who lives in the forest.
a)
Panchatantra
b)
Ramayana
c)
Shakuntala
d)
Mahabharata
11.
A Sanskrit poet and dramatist who is probably the greatest writer of all time; considered as the Shakespeare of India. 
a)
Kalidasa
b)
Rabindranath Tagore
c)
Prem Chand
d)
Anita Desai
12.
A comparison of two things, often using the words "like" or "as".
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
13.
Giving human characteristics to objects and phenomena.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
14.
The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words or in a stresses syllable.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
oxymoron
d)
pun
15.

In what language were the sacred poems and hymns of the Indus River Valley Civilization written in?

a)

calligraphy

b)

Cuneiform

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

Sanskrit