MCQs -Life and works of Mulkraj Anand -- for JL/DL

MCQs -Life and works of Mulkraj Anand

1. Mulk Raj Anand is often called the "Father of Indian English ______."

A. Poetry
B. Drama
C. Novel
D. Short Story
Answer: C. Novel

 

2. Mulk Raj Anand was born in which year?

A. 1905
B. 1910
C. 1915
D. 1920
Answer: A. 1905

 

3. Anand’s first and most famous novel, which exposed the harsh realities of untouchability, is:

A. The Big Heart
B. Coolie
C. Untouchable
D. Two Leaves and a Bud
Answer: C. Untouchable

 

4. Untouchable was published in which year?

A. 1930
B. 1935
C. 1940
D. 1945
Answer: B. 1935

 

5. Which famous writer wrote the preface for Anand’s Untouchable?

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. E. M. Forster
C. George Orwell
D. R. K. Narayan
Answer: B. E. M. Forster

 

6. Anand’s novel Coolie depicts the exploitation of:

A. Tea plantation workers
B. Child laborers
C. Factory workers
D. A young servant boy
Answer: D. A young servant boy (Munoo, an orphaned boy exploited as a coolie)

 

7. Which of Anand’s novels deals with the exploitation of Indian laborers in tea plantations?

A. The Big Heart
B. Two Leaves and a Bud
C. The Village
D. Across the Black Waters
Answer: B. Two Leaves and a Bud

 

8. Anand’s trilogy The Village, Across the Black Waters, and The Sword and the Sickle revolves around the life of:

A. Bakha
B. Munoo
C. Lalu Singh
D. Gangu
Answer: C. Lalu Singh

 

9. Across the Black Waters is set during which historical event?

A. Quit India Movement
B. World War I
C. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
D. Partition of India
Answer: B. World War I

 

10. Anand was deeply influenced by which Western philosophy?

A. Existentialism
B. Marxism
C. Postmodernism
D. Romanticism
Answer: B. Marxism

 

11. Mulk Raj Anand was the founding editor of which journal?

A. Indian Literature

B. The Bombay Chronicle

C. Marg

D. The Indian PEN

Answer: C. Marg

 

12. Anand’s The Private Life of an Indian Prince explores themes of:

A. Feudalism and post-colonial transition
B. British imperialism
C. Gandhian philosophy
D. Urban middle-class life
Answer: A. Feudalism and post-colonial transition

 

13. Which university did Mulk Raj Anand attend for his higher education?

A. University of Delhi
B. University of Cambridge
C. University of London
D. University of Punjab
Answer: C. University of London

 

14. Anand’s The Big Heart deals with the struggles of:

A. Farmers
B. Artisans (coppersmiths)
C. Factory workers
D. Soldiers
Answer: B. Artisans (coppersmiths)

 

15. Which of these is a collection of Anand’s short stories?

A. The Lost Child
B. The Barber’s Trade Union
C. Kanthapura
D. Train to Pakistan
Answer: B. The Barber’s Trade Union

 

16. Anand was awarded the Padma Bhushan in which year?

A. 1955
B. 1967
C. 1975
D. 1985
Answer: B. 1967

 

17. Which of these works is an autobiographical novel by Anand?

A. Seven Summers
B. Morning Face
C. Confession of a Lover
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above (Part of his autobiographical series)

 

18. Anand’s writing style is known for:

A. Complex symbolism
B. Stream-of-consciousness
C. Simple, realistic prose with social themes
D. Satirical humor
Answer: C. Simple, realistic prose with social themes

 

19. Which novel by Anand critiques the British colonial education system?

A. A Lament on the Death of Master of Arts
B. The Road
C. The Death of a Hero
D. The Untouchable
Answer: A. Lament on the Death of Master of Arts

 

20. Mulk Raj Anand passed away in which year?

A. 1995
B. 2004
C. 2010
D. 2015
Answer: B. 2004 (He died of pneumonia in Pune, India at the age of 98.)

 

21. Which novel by Mulk Raj Anand focuses on the lives of Indian soldiers fighting in Europe?

A. The Sword and the Sickle

B. Across the Black Waters

C. The Road

D. The Private Life of an Indian Prince

Answer: B. Across the Black Waters

 

22. In The Sword and the Sickle, Anand explores the influence of which ideology?

A. Fascism

B. Capitalism

C. Socialism

D. Idealism

Answer: C. Socialism

 

23. What occupation does the protagonist hold in The Road?

A. Farmer

B. Soldier

C. Untouchable road worker

D. School teacher

Answer: C. Untouchable road worker

 

24. What is the profession of the protagonist in The Big Heart?

A. Weaver

B. Potter

C. Coppersmith

D. Carpenter

Answer: C. Coppersmith

 

25. In Coolie, the protagonist Munoo dies of:

A. Hunger

B. Tuberculosis

C. A train accident

D. Suicide

Answer: B. Tuberculosis

 

26. Mulk Raj Anand was a prominent figure in which Indian literary movement?

A. The Progressive Writers’ Movement

B. The Bengal Renaissance

C. The Bombay Poets

D. The Indian Realist Circle

Answer: A. The Progressive Writers’ Movement

 

27. The character of Gangu in Two Leaves and a Bud is depicted as a:

A. Political leader

B. Tea plantation worker

C. Merchant

D. Scribe

Answer: B. Tea plantation worker

 

28. In Across the Black Waters, what is the protagonist Lalu’s background?

A. A peasant’s son

B. A university student

C. A zamindar’s heir

D. A tribal warrior

Answer: A. A peasant’s son

 

29. Anand’s engagement with the Progressive Writers’ Association reflects his commitment to:

A. Nationalist propaganda

B. Literary aestheticism

C. Social reform through literature

D. Colonial nostalgia

Answer: C. Social reform through literature

 

30. Anand’s novel The Old Woman and the Cow was also published under which alternate title?

A. Gauri

B. Savitri

C. Devi

D. Shanta

Answer: A. Gauri