MCQs- Indian Mythological Retellings
Q.1. Who wrote The Palace of Illusions, a retelling of the Mahabharata from Draupadi’s perspective?
1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
2. Amish Tripathi
3. Kavita Kane
4. Namita Gokhale
Answer: 1
Explanation: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Palace of Illusions (2008) retells the Mahabharata primarily through Draupadi’s perspective.
Q.2. Who is the author of The Shiva Trilogy?
1. Ashwin Sanghi
2. Amish Tripathi
3. Anand Neelakantan
4. Devdutt Pattanaik
Answer: 2
Explanation: Amish Tripathi wrote The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas, and The Oath of the Vayuputras.
Q.3. Which novel is the first book in Amish Tripathi’s Shiva Trilogy?
1. The Secret of the Nagas
2. The Oath of the Vayuputras
3. The Immortals of Meluha
4. Sita: Warrior of Mithila
Answer: 3
Explanation: The Immortals of Meluha (2010) is the first novel in the Shiva Trilogy.
Q.4. Who wrote The Forest of Enchantments, a retelling of the Ramayana from Sita’s perspective?
1. Kavita Kane
2. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
3. Anuja Chandramouli
4. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Amish Tripathi
Answer: 2
Explanation: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni wrote The Forest of Enchantments (2019), presenting the Ramayana through Sita’s perspective.
Q.5. Who is the author of Ajaya: Roll of the Dice?
1. Anand Neelakantan
2. Aditya Iyengar
3. Krishna Udayasankar
4. Ashwin Sanghi
Answer: 1
Explanation: Anand Neelakantan wrote Ajaya: Roll of the Dice, which retells the Mahabharata from the Kauravas’ perspective. It was followed by Ajaya: Rise of Kali.
Q.6. Which novel presents the Mahabharata primarily from Duryodhana’s perspective?
1. The Palace of Illusions
2. Ajaya: Roll of the Dice
3. The Immortals of Meluha
4. Sita: Warrior of Mithila
Answer: 2
Explanation: Anand Neelakantan’s Ajaya series challenges conventional portrayals of the Kauravas and explores alternative perspectives on the Mahabharata.
Q.7. Who wrote Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen?
1. Kavita Kane
2. Usha Narayanan
3. Namita Gokhale
4. Anuja Chandramouli
Answer: 1
Explanation: Kavita Kane’s novel explores the life of Uruvi, a fictionalized and relatively unexplored female character associated with Karna in the Mahabharata retelling tradition.
Q.8. Who wrote Sita: Warrior of Mithila?
1. Anand Neelakantan
2. Amish Tripathi
3. Kavita Kane
4. Ashwin Sanghi
Answer: 2
Explanation: Sita: Warrior of Mithila (2017) is the second book in Amish Tripathi’s Ram Chandra Series, which reimagines the Ramayana.
Q.9. Who is the author of The Liberation of Sita?
1. Volga
2. Mahasweta Devi
3. Sara Joseph
4. Githa Hariharan
Answer: 1
Explanation: Telugu feminist writer Volga’s The Liberation of Sita (originally published in Telugu as Vimukta) reimagines episodes from the Ramayana through Sita’s encounters with other women.
Q.10. Which of the following is a mythological retelling by Kavita Kane?
1. Lanka’s Princess
2. The Immortals of Meluha
3. The Palace of Illusions
4. The Great Indian Novel
Answer: 1
Explanation: Lanka’s Princess (2017) retells aspects of the Ramayana through the perspective of Surpanakha.
Q.11. Who wrote The Great Indian Novel?
1. Salman Rushdie
2. Shashi Tharoor
3. Vikram Seth
4. Amitav Ghosh
Answer: 2
Explanation: Shashi Tharoor’s The Great Indian Novel (1989) satirically reworks the Mahabharata alongside the history of modern India. It is a political and historical reimagining rather than a straightforward mythological retelling.
Q.12. Who wrote The Pregnant King?
1. Devdutt Pattanaik
2. Anand Neelakantan
3. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
4. Arundhathi Subramaniam
Answer: 1
Explanation: Devdutt Pattanaik’s The Pregnant King (2008) explores gender, identity, and social conventions through stories drawn from Indian mythology.
Q.13. Who wrote Ahalya’s Awakening?
1. Kavita Kane
2. Koral Dasgupta
3. Anuja Chandramouli
4. Namita Gokhale
Answer: 2
Explanation: Koral Dasgupta’s Ahalya’s Awakening is part of her Sati series, which revisits female figures from Indian mythology.
Q.14. Which author wrote Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior-Prince?
1. Krishna Udayasankar
2. Anuja Chandramouli
3. Aditya Iyengar
4. Amish Tripathi
Answer: 2
Explanation: Anuja Chandramouli wrote Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior-Prince, reinterpreting the life and character of Arjuna.
Q.15. Who wrote The Krishna Key, a thriller that draws on Indian mythology and history?
1. Ashwin Sanghi
2. Amish Tripathi
3. Devdutt Pattanaik
4. Anand Neelakantan
Answer: 1
Explanation: Ashwin Sanghi’s The Krishna Key (2012) combines mythology, historical speculation, and thriller conventions.
Q.16. Which novel by Namita Gokhale reimagines the story of Parvati and Shiva?
1. Paro: Dreams of Passion
2. Shakuntala: The Play of Memory
3. The Book of Shiva
4. Ahalya’s Awakening
Answer: 3
Explanation: In The Book of Shiva, Namita Gokhale explores the multifaceted nature and complex mythology of Lord Shiva, detailing his relationships, manifestations, and his cosmic partnerships with Sati and Parvati.
Q.17. Who wrote Yajnaseni, a celebrated Odia novel retelling the Mahabharata through Draupadi’s perspective?
1. Pratibha Ray
2. Mahasweta Devi
3. Volga
4. Krishna Sobti
Answer: 1
Explanation: Pratibha Ray’s Odia novel Yajnaseni (1984) retells the Mahabharata through Draupadi’s voice and perspective.
Q.18. Which of the following works is associated with a feminist reinterpretation of the Ramayana by Volga?
1. The Liberation of Sita
2. Karna’s Wife
3. The Palace of Illusions
4. Lanka’s Princess
Answer: 1
Explanation: Volga’s work explores women’s freedom, self-discovery, and resistance to patriarchal structures through alternative readings of the Ramayana.
Q.19. Which author wrote Krishna Udayasankar’s Govinda series?
1. Amish Tripathi
2. Krishna Udayasankar
3. Anand Neelakantan
4. Ashwin Sanghi
Answer: 2
Explanation: Krishna Udayasankar wrote the Aryavarta Chronicles, including Govinda, Kaurava, and Kurukshetra, which reimagine the Mahabharata.
Q.20. What is a major characteristic of contemporary Indian mythological retellings?
1. Exclusive dependence on European mythology
2. Reinterpretation of epics through alternative perspectives
3. Complete rejection of Indian cultural traditions
4. Reproduction of myths without any changes
Answer: 2
Explanation: Contemporary Indian mythological fiction often retells the Ramayana and Mahabharata from the perspectives of women, antagonists, and marginalized characters, raising questions about gender, power, morality, and identity.
Q.21. Who wrote Asura: Tale of the Vanquished?
1. Anand Neelakantan
2. Amish Tripathi
3. Ashok K. Banker
4. Sharath Komarraju
Answer: 1
Explanation: Anand Neelakantan’s Asura: Tale of the Vanquished (2012) retells the Ramayana from the perspective of Ravana and the Asuras.
Q.22. Which novel begins Ashok K. Banker’s English-language Ramayana series?
1. The Forest of Enchantments
2. Prince of Ayodhya
3. Lanka’s Princess
4. Sita’s Sister
Answer: 2
Explanation: Prince of Ayodhya is the first book in Ashok K. Banker’s Ramayana series, which reimagines the epic in a modern narrative style.
Q.23. Who wrote Sita’s Sister, which explores the life of Urmila?
1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
2. Kavita Kane
3. Volga
4. Pratibha Ray
Answer: 2
Explanation: Kavita Kane’s Sita’s Sister (2014) explores Urmila, Lakshmana’s wife, whose life is often less prominent in conventional Ramayana narratives.
Q.24. Who is the author of The Fisher Queen’s Dynasty?
1. Kavita Kane
2. Anuja Chandramouli
3. Namita Gokhale
4. Koral Dasgupta
Answer: 1
Explanation: Kavita Kane’s novel explores Satyavati, a significant female character in the Mahabharata, and her role in the Kuru dynasty.
Q.25. Who wrote The Kaunteyas, a novel based on the lives of the sons of Kunti?
1. Madhavi S. Mahadevan
2. Krishna Udayasankar
3. Kavita Kane
4. Saiswaroopa Iyer
Answer: 1
Explanation: Madhavi S. Mahadevan wrote The Kaunteyas, which explores the Pandavas and their family relationships within the Mahabharata tradition.
Q.26. Who wrote The Guardians of the Halahala, the first book in the Vikramaditya Veergatha series?
1. Kevin Missal
2. Shatrujeet Nath
3. Anand Neelakantan
4. Ashwin Sanghi
Answer: 2
Explanation: Shatrujeet Nath’s The Guardians of the Halahala combines Indian mythological elements with fantasy and adventure.
Q.27. Who wrote Draupadi: The Tale of the Empress?
1. Saiswaroopa Iyer
2. Pratibha Ray
3. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
4. Kavita Kane
Answer: 1
Explanation: Saiswaroopa Iyer’s novel reimagines Draupadi’s story and her place in the Mahabharata.
Q.28. Who wrote Vanara: The Legend of Baali, Sugreeva and Tara?
1. Amish Tripathi
2. Anand Neelakantan
3. Devdutt Pattanaik
4. Ashok K. Banker
Answer: 2
Explanation: Anand Neelakantan’s novel revisits the Ramayana tradition through the Vanara characters Baali, Sugreeva, and Tara.
Q.29. Who wrote Menaka’s Choice, a retelling centred on the celestial nymph Menaka?
1. Anuja Chandramouli
2. Kavita Kane
3. Namita Gokhale
4. Koral Dasgupta
Answer: 2
Explanation: Kavita Kane’s Menaka’s Choice explores Menaka, the celestial nymph associated with the story of Vishwamitra and Shakuntala.
Q.30. Who wrote Sitayana, a modern retelling of the Ramayana?
1. Amit Majmudar
2. Ashwin Sanghi
3. Anand Neelakantan
4. Shashi Tharoor
Answer: 1
Explanation: Amit Majmudar’s Sitayana reimagines the Ramayana, giving particular attention to Sita and the epic’s central relationships.
Q.31. Which author wrote Kalki: Avatar of Vishnu?
1. Amish Tripathi
2. Kevin Missal
3. Shatrujeet Nath
4. Ashok K. Banker
Answer: 2
Explanation: Kevin Missal’s Kalki: Avatar of Vishnu is a mythological fantasy based on the prophesied final avatar of Vishnu.
Q.32. Who wrote Sauptik: Blood and Flowers, a retelling associated with the Mahabharata’s aftermath?
1. Amrutha Patil
2. Anand Neelakantan
3. Sharath Komarraju
4. Ashwin Sanghi
Answer: 1
Explanation: Krishna Udayasankar wrote Sauptik: Blood and Flowers, which draws on the Mahabharata, particularly the events and consequences surrounding the war. The title evokes the Sauptika Parva, the epic’s account of the nocturnal attack on the Pandava camp.
Q.33. Which author wrote The Serpent’s Revenge: Unusual Tales from the Mahabharata?
1. Sudha Murty
2. Devdutt Pattanaik
3. Pratibha Ray
4. Volga
Answer: 1
Explanation: Sudha Murty’s The Serpent’s Revenge retells lesser-known stories from the Mahabharata in an accessible narrative style.
Q.34. Who wrote Shakuntala: The Play of Memory?
1. Namita Gokhale
2. Kavita Kane
3. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
4. Koral Dasgupta
Answer: 1
Explanation: Namita Gokhale’s novel reimagines the figure of Shakuntala through memory, desire, identity, and the experience of abandonment.
Q.35. Which of the following novels is written by Sharath Komarraju and belongs to his Hastinapur series?
1. The Winds of Hastinapur
2. The Immortals of Meluha
3. The Krishna Key
4. Asura: Tale of the Vanquished
Answer: 1
Explanation: The Winds of Hastinapur is a mythological novel by Sharath Komarraju associated with the Hastinapur series, which reimagines characters and events from the Mahabharata.
Q.36. Who wrote Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata?
1. Karthika Nair
2. Arundhathi Subramaniam
3. Meena Kandasamy
4. Volga
Answer: 1
Explanation: Karthika Nair’s Until the Lions (2015) is a poetic reimagining of the Mahabharata through multiple voices, including those of less prominent characters.
Q.37. Who is the author of Parva, a modern Kannada retelling of the Mahabharata?
1. U. R. Ananthamurthy
2. S. L. Bhyrappa
3. Kuvempu
4. Girish Karnad
Answer: 2
Explanation: S. L. Bhyrappa’s Parva (1979) presents the Mahabharata through a realistic, human-centred narrative, moving away from a purely supernatural interpretation.
Q.38. Which author wrote The Thirteenth Day: A Story of the Kurukshetra War?
1. Aditya Iyengar
2. Krishna Udayasankar
3. Sharath Komarraju
4. Anand Neelakantan
Answer: 1
Explanation: Aditya Iyengar’s novel focuses on the thirteenth day of the Mahabharata war, particularly the events surrounding Abhimanyu.
Q.39. Who wrote The Broken Sun, a novel connected with the Kurukshetra War?
1. Amish Tripathi
2. Aditya Iyengar
3. Ashok K. Banker
4. Shatrujeet Nath
Answer: 2
Explanation: The Broken Sun (2018) by Aditya Iyengar continues his fictional exploration of the Mahabharata war and its warriors.
Q.40. Who wrote Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata?
1. Bibek Debroy
2. Devdutt Pattanaik
3. R. K. Narayan
4. Ramesh Menon
Answer: 2
Explanation: Devdutt Pattanaik’s Jaya combines the main Mahabharata narrative with regional and folk variations of the epic.
Q.41. Who wrote Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana?
1. Devdutt Pattanaik
2. Amish Tripathi
3. Anand Neelakantan
4. Ashok K. Banker
Answer: 1
Explanation: Devdutt Pattanaik’s Sita reinterprets the Ramayana, examining Sita’s life and the relationships between its principal characters.
Q.42. Which Indian novelist wrote The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic?
1. R. K. Narayan
2. Raja Rao
3. Mulk Raj Anand
4. Khushwant Singh
Answer: 1
Explanation: R. K. Narayan published his modern prose retelling of the Mahabharata in 1978. He also produced a modern retelling of the Ramayana.
Q.43. Who wrote The Winds of Hastinapur, a retelling based on the Mahabharata?
1. Sharath Komarraju
2. Aditya Iyengar
3. Utkarsh Patel
4. Ashwin Sanghi
Answer: 1
Explanation: Sharath Komarraju is known for mythological fiction inspired by the Mahabharata and its characters.
Q.44. Who wrote Ten Kings: Dasarajna, a fictional retelling of a Vedic conflict?
1. Ashok K. Banker
2. Shatrujeet Nath
3. Devdutt Pattanaik
4. Kevin Missal
Answer: 1
Explanation: Ashok K. Banker’s Ten Kings: Dasarajna draws on the ancient Vedic account of the Battle of the Ten Kings, associated with the Rigveda.
Q.45. The novel Kannaki’s Anklet by Utkarsh Patel draws on which classical Tamil epic?
1. Manimekalai
2. Silappadikaram
3. Civaka Cintamani
4. Tirukkural
Answer: 2
Explanation: Silappadikaram, traditionally attributed to Ilango Adigal, tells the story of Kannagi and Kovalan. Utkarsh Patel’s Kannaki’s Anklet reimagines this classical narrative.
Q.46. Which novel by Krishna Udayasankar is the first book in The Aryavarta Chronicles?
1. Kaurava
2. Kurukshetra
3. Govinda
4. Sauptik
Answer: 3
Explanation: Govinda (2012) is the first book in Krishna Udayasankar’s trilogy, followed by Kaurava and Kurukshetra. The series creatively reimagines the Mahabharata.
Q.47. Which author wrote Palace of Assassins: The Rise of Ashwatthama?
1. Aditya Iyengar
2. Anand Neelakantan
3. Shatrujeet Nath
4. Sharath Komarraju
Answer: 1
Explanation: Aditya Iyengar wrote Palace of Assassins, a work centred on Ashwatthama, the warrior cursed to endure after the Mahabharata war.
Q.48. Which author is associated with The Naraka Cycle, a fantasy series inspired by Indian mythology?
1. Sundar Nathan
2. Kevin Missal
3. Amish Tripathi
4. Ashok K. Banker
Answer: 1
Explanation: Sundar Nathan is the author of The Naraka Cycle, which includes Ravan’s Trial and reimagines mythological figures in a fantasy setting.
Q.49. Which of the following works is a modern retelling of the Mahabharata by Irawati Karve?
1. Yuganta
2. Parva
3. Jaya
4. The Palace of Illusions
Answer: 1
Explanation: Irawati Karve’s Yuganta: The End of an Epoch is a landmark interpretative work that examines the Mahabharata’s characters and society from a historical and anthropological perspective. It is not a conventional fictional novel.
Q.50. Which of the following best describes the narrative approach of The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor?
1. A literal translation of the Mahabharata
2. A satirical blending of the Mahabharata with modern Indian political history
3. A biography of Krishna
4. A feminist retelling of the Ramayana from Sita’s perspective
Answer: 2
Explanation: Shashi Tharoor adapts characters, episodes, and structures from the Mahabharata to satirise modern Indian political history, particularly the independence movement and its aftermath.
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