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Indian Literary Scholars and Their Role in Comparative Literature

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Who among the following is considered a pioneer of Comparative Literature in India?

  1. A.K. Ramanujan

  2. K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar

  3. M.K. Naik

  4. G.N. Devy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar is widely recognized as a pioneer of Comparative Literature in India. His book 'Comparative Literature' (1956) is considered a seminal work in the field.

Which Indian literary scholar is known for his work on the concept of 'Indianness' in literature?

  1. Aijaz Ahmad

  2. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

  3. Homi K. Bhabha

  4. Dipesh Chakrabarty


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aijaz Ahmad is a prominent Indian literary scholar who has extensively written on the concept of 'Indianness' in literature. His book 'In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures' (1992) is a significant contribution to this area of study.

Who among the following Indian literary scholars is known for his work on postcolonial literature?

  1. G.N. Devy

  2. M.K. Naik

  3. Meenakshi Mukherjee

  4. R.S. Sharma


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Meenakshi Mukherjee is a renowned Indian literary scholar who has made significant contributions to the study of postcolonial literature. Her book 'The Twice-Born Fiction' (1971) is a pioneering work in this field.

Which Indian literary scholar is known for his work on the relationship between literature and society?

  1. A.K. Ramanujan

  2. G.N. Devy

  3. M.K. Naik

  4. R.S. Sharma


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

G.N. Devy is a prominent Indian literary scholar who has extensively written on the relationship between literature and society. His book 'After Amnesia: Tradition and Change in Indian Literary Criticism' (1992) is a significant contribution to this area of study.

Who among the following Indian literary scholars is known for his work on the concept of 'cultural translation'?

  1. Aijaz Ahmad

  2. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

  3. Homi K. Bhabha

  4. Dipesh Chakrabarty


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is a renowned Indian literary scholar who has made significant contributions to the study of cultural translation. Her book 'The Translator's Turn' (1993) is a seminal work in this field.

Which Indian literary scholar is known for his work on the concept of 'hybridity' in literature?

  1. Aijaz Ahmad

  2. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

  3. Homi K. Bhabha

  4. Dipesh Chakrabarty


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Homi K. Bhabha is a prominent Indian literary scholar who has extensively written on the concept of 'hybridity' in literature. His book 'The Location of Culture' (1994) is a significant contribution to this area of study.

Who among the following Indian literary scholars is known for his work on the concept of 'subalternity' in literature?

  1. Aijaz Ahmad

  2. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

  3. Homi K. Bhabha

  4. Dipesh Chakrabarty


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dipesh Chakrabarty is a renowned Indian literary scholar who has made significant contributions to the study of subalternity in literature. His book 'Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference' (2000) is a seminal work in this field.

Which Indian literary scholar is known for his work on the concept of 'cosmopolitanism' in literature?

  1. Aijaz Ahmad

  2. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

  3. Homi K. Bhabha

  4. Dipesh Chakrabarty


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aijaz Ahmad is a prominent Indian literary scholar who has extensively written on the concept of 'cosmopolitanism' in literature. His book 'In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures' (1992) is a significant contribution to this area of study.

Who among the following Indian literary scholars is known for his work on the concept of 'world literature'?

  1. Aijaz Ahmad

  2. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

  3. Homi K. Bhabha

  4. Dipesh Chakrabarty


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is a renowned Indian literary scholar who has made significant contributions to the study of world literature. Her book 'Death of a Discipline' (2003) is a seminal work in this field.

Which Indian literary scholar is known for his work on the concept of 'transnational literature'?

  1. Aijaz Ahmad

  2. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

  3. Homi K. Bhabha

  4. Dipesh Chakrabarty


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Homi K. Bhabha is a prominent Indian literary scholar who has extensively written on the concept of 'transnational literature'. His book 'The Location of Culture' (1994) is a significant contribution to this area of study.

Who among the following Indian literary scholars is known for his work on the concept of 'diaspora literature'?

  1. Aijaz Ahmad

  2. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

  3. Homi K. Bhabha

  4. Dipesh Chakrabarty


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aijaz Ahmad is a prominent Indian literary scholar who has extensively written on the concept of 'diaspora literature'. His book 'In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures' (1992) is a significant contribution to this area of study.

Which Indian literary scholar is known for his work on the concept of 'postcolonial literature'?

  1. Aijaz Ahmad

  2. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

  3. Homi K. Bhabha

  4. Dipesh Chakrabarty


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is a renowned Indian literary scholar who has made significant contributions to the study of postcolonial literature. Her book 'Death of a Discipline' (2003) is a seminal work in this field.

Who among the following Indian literary scholars is known for his work on the concept of 'feminist literature'?

  1. Aijaz Ahmad

  2. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

  3. Homi K. Bhabha

  4. Dipesh Chakrabarty


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is a renowned Indian literary scholar who has made significant contributions to the study of feminist literature. Her book 'In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics' (1987) is a seminal work in this field.

Which Indian literary scholar is known for his work on the concept of 'queer literature'?

  1. Aijaz Ahmad

  2. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

  3. Homi K. Bhabha

  4. Dipesh Chakrabarty


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Homi K. Bhabha is a prominent Indian literary scholar who has extensively written on the concept of 'queer literature'. His book 'The Location of Culture' (1994) is a significant contribution to this area of study.

Who among the following Indian literary scholars is known for his work on the concept of 'ecocriticism'?

  1. Aijaz Ahmad

  2. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

  3. Homi K. Bhabha

  4. Dipesh Chakrabarty


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dipesh Chakrabarty is a renowned Indian literary scholar who has made significant contributions to the study of ecocriticism. His book 'Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference' (2000) is a seminal work in this field.

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