Literature – Fill in the Blank – GK Questions

Dystopian fiction presents a nightmarish society, contrasting with Utopian fiction which presents an ideal one.

The novel famously opens with the line, 'Call me Ishmael.'

'Maila Anchal' vividly depicts the rural life and socio-political changes in the Purnia district of Bihar.

Carpentier coined the term 'lo real maravilloso' (the marvelous real) in the prologue to his 1949 novel 'The Kingdom of This World'.

'Wuthering Heights' (1847) is a dark, passionate tale of revenge and destructive love set on the Yorkshire moors.

Mahadevi Varma, a prominent Chhayavad poet, won the Jnanpith Award in 1982, largely for 'Yama'.

Stream of consciousness attempts to replicate the continuous flow of thoughts and feelings in the human mind.

The full title is 'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus', comparing Victor Frankenstein to the Titan who stole fire from the gods.

Jaishankar Prasad wrote 'Skandagupta' in 1928, focusing on the Gupta emperor's struggle against the Hunas.

Henrik Ibsen published 'Hedda Gabler' in 1890. It is a masterpiece of psychological realism.

Bhavabhuti, an 8th-century scholar, wrote 'Uttararamacarita', which covers the later life of Rama and the tragic separation from Sita.

'The Golden Gate' (1986) is composed of 590 14-line stanzas based on the Pushkin sonnet form.

Quasimodo is the deformed bell-ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral who falls in love with Esmeralda.

Emperor Harshavardhana is credited with writing three Sanskrit plays: Ratnavali, Priyadarsika, and Nagananda.

Ruskin Bond wrote 'The Room on the Roof' when he was 17. It was published in 1956.

Haruki Murakami published 'Norwegian Wood' in 1987. It is a nostalgic story of loss and sexuality.

Dandin, a 7th-century Sanskrit scholar, wrote 'Dashakumaracharita', which narrates the adventures of ten princes.

'Interpreter of Maladies' explores the lives of Indians and Indian expatriates navigating cultural displacement.

Satire is a literary technique used to provoke change or highlight societal flaws. Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' is a classic example.

Dante's 'Divine Comedy' is divided into three parts: Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise).