WorksheetsLITERATURE QUIZ
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3mins
Man Booker prize is given only to novels published from
USA
UK
India
France
Which was the first novel to be made into film in Malayalam
Oru Pidi Nellikka
Chemmeen
Pathithapangajam
Marthandavarma
Nebula award is given for
Sci-fi
Poetry
Romance
Drama
Who is the youngest literature laureate to win Nobel prize
Rudyard Kipling
Karl Gjellerup
Nelly Sachs
Harry Martinson
Which epic poem ( Mahakavyam ) was written by the great poet Ullur.S. Parameswaran Nair ?
Umakeralam
Pingala
Karnabhushanam
Nalacharitham
The character ‘Sherlock Holmes’ first appeared in ?
Hound of the Baskerville
The sign of four
The valley of fear
A study in scarlet
Which is considered as the biggest novel in Malayalam language ?
Mathilukal
Kandamoozham
Avakasikal
Indulekha
Who is known a the Father of Indian cartoon
R. K. Narayan
K. Shankar Pillai
R. X. Laxman
Abu Abraham
Which poet authored Shah-Nameh, the Persian national epic
Hafez
Saadi Shirazi
Ferdowsi
Khaqani
The residence name of S.K. Pottakkad
Sadgamaya
Indeevanam
Sankaramangalam
Chandrakantham
What is the literary technique where the audience knows something that characters don’t ?
Conceit
Dramatic irony
Aphorism
Allusion
Which book is also known as “Keralaramam” ?
Vasantholsavam
Samshepa Vedartham
Hortus Malabaricus
Nijananda Vilasam
The Sahitya Akademi awards are for how many indian languages
22
23
24
25
Who was the first to translate the Mahabharat into English
Ram Nath Kak
R. K. Narayan
Raja Rao
K M Ganguli
The poet known as Mahakavi of Mappilappatu & the author of ‘Bandaru Muneer & Husnul Jamal ‘
Nor Muhammed
V.M. Kutty
Baburaj
Moinkutty Vaidyar
Who was the chairman of university education commission ?
Dr. S. Radha Krishnan
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
Dr. D. S. Kothari
Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
For which book Salman Rushdie wins the Booker prize
The satanic verses
Midnight’s children
Fury
Shalimar the clown
The book ‘ Blocked by Caste ‘ was written by
Amartya Sen
Sukhadev Jhorat
Kaushik Basu
Jean Dreze
Who designed the rainbow flag
Pablo Ganguli
Gilbert Baker
Harvey Milk
Judy Garland
Who was the first Indian to receive “ Stalin Award “?
Saifuddin Kitchlew
Sahib Singh Sokhey
Andre Bonnard
Nicolas Guillen
