literature medium MCQ

Premchand, one of the most celebrated writers of Hindustani literature, was born as:

  1. Suryakant Tripathi
  2. Dhanpat Rai Srivastava
  3. Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
  4. Ramtapan Chatterjee

Answer: Dhanpat Rai Srivastava

Munshi Premchand was born Dhanpat Rai Srivastava. He began writing under the pen name 'Nawab Rai' but later changed it to Premchand.

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