Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her writings relating to which one of the following?
(a) Historical monuments in India
(b) Regional dances in India
(c) Himalayan expeditions
(d) Wildlife in India
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“Hindi novels achieved excellence with Premchand’s writings”. Support the statement with suitable examples.
(i) Premchand had picked up the lives of ordinary people and certain social issues and depicted them in his novel ‘Sewasadan’. (ii) Sewasadan deals mainly with the poor condition of women...
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Farah got married 8 years ago. Today her age is 1 2/7 times her age at the time of her marriage.
(c) Let Farah’s age at the time of her marriage be x. Then, (x +8)= x x 9/7 9x /7 -8 =8 x=8*7/2= 28 years Farah’s present age = 28 + 8 =...
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Who was the enlightened thinker whose writings are said to have created conditions for a revolution in France ?
Rousseau.............
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How did the writings of Devaki Nandan Khatri create a novel reading public in Hindi?
(i) His novel 'Chandrakanta' was a romantic novel with dazzling elements of fantasy. (ii) It got immensely popularized as it had Hindi language and the Nagari script. (iii) Written for the 'pleasure...
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What does the author imply by "creative society" ? 1. A society where diverse art forms and literary writings seek incentive.
(c) 1 is eliminated as ‘‘ art form’’ is not mentioned in the passage. Social inequalities are not accepted. Only 3 and 4 are mentioned.
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Who is Wole Soyinka? (a) A well-known economist. (b) A well-known football player.
(d) Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright and poet. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African to be honored in that category.
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Consider the following statements relating to Jain literature : 1. The sacred books of the Jainas are known as Siddhanta or Agama.
(a) Agam Literature-This consists of original scriptures complied by Gandharas and Srut-kevalis. They are written in the Prakrit language. Non-agam Literature-This consists of commentary and explanation of Agam literature and independent...
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Asmita visited her grandmother during summer holidays. Her grandmother prepared chips for her and stored it in airtight containers.
(a) Grandmother shows scientific temperament and concern for health. (b) Asmita's grandmother store the snack in an airtight container to prevent the food items from getting rancid.
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Who among the following exposed evils of the contemporary society by his satirical writings?
(a) Vishakhadatta exposed evils of the contemporary society by his satirical writings. There is no unanimity among the authorities on the date of Mudrarakshasa. However, majority of them are in...
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Why were Tilak and others imprisoned in 1897? (a) Their speeches and writings were directed towards creating
(a) Their speeches and writings were directed towards creating hostile feelings towards the British government.
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