Caste and Migration in Indian Literature

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Which novel by Mulk Raj Anand explores the theme of caste and migration?

  1. Untouchable

  2. Coolie

  3. The Village

  4. Two Leaves and a Bud


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Coolie is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand that tells the story of a young man from a low caste who migrates to the city in search of work.

In Bama's novel Karukku, what is the main character's caste?

  1. Dalit

  2. Brahmin

  3. Kshatriya

  4. Vaishya


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The main character of Bama's novel Karukku is a Dalit woman who experiences discrimination and oppression due to her caste.

Which novel by Arundhati Roy explores the theme of caste and migration?

  1. The God of Small Things

  2. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

  3. The Moor's Last Sigh

  4. Imaginary Homelands


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is a novel by Arundhati Roy that tells the story of a transgender woman who migrates to Delhi in search of a new life.

In Amitav Ghosh's novel The Glass Palace, what is the caste of the main character, Rajkumar?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rajkumar, the main character of Amitav Ghosh's novel The Glass Palace, is a member of the Kshatriya caste.

Which novel by Salman Rushdie explores the theme of caste and migration?

  1. Midnight's Children

  2. Shame

  3. The Satanic Verses

  4. Haroun and the Sea of Stories


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Midnight's Children is a novel by Salman Rushdie that tells the story of a group of children who are born at the stroke of midnight on the day of India's independence. The novel explores the theme of caste and migration through the experiences of these children.

In Jhumpa Lahiri's novel The Namesake, what is the caste of the main character, Gogol?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gogol, the main character of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel The Namesake, is a member of the Brahmin caste.

Which novel by Anita Desai explores the theme of caste and migration?

  1. Clear Light of Day

  2. In Custody

  3. Baumgartner's Bombay

  4. The Village by the Sea


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Clear Light of Day is a novel by Anita Desai that tells the story of a young woman from a high caste who migrates to Delhi in search of a new life.

In Kiran Desai's novel The Inheritance of Loss, what is the caste of the main character, Sai?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sai, the main character of Kiran Desai's novel The Inheritance of Loss, is a member of the Brahmin caste.

Which novel by Vikram Chandra explores the theme of caste and migration?

  1. Red Earth and Pouring Rain

  2. Love and Longing in Bombay

  3. Sacred Games

  4. Mirrored Mind


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Red Earth and Pouring Rain is a novel by Vikram Chandra that tells the story of a young man from a low caste who migrates to the city in search of work.

In Rohinton Mistry's novel A Fine Balance, what is the caste of the main character, Dina?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Dina, the main character of Rohinton Mistry's novel A Fine Balance, is a Parsi.

Which novel by Shashi Deshpande explores the theme of caste and migration?

  1. The Dark Holds No Terrors

  2. Roots and Shadows

  3. That Long Silence

  4. The Binding Vine


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Roots and Shadows is a novel by Shashi Deshpande that tells the story of a young woman from a high caste who migrates to the city in search of a new life.

In Nayantara Sahgal's novel Rich Like Us, what is the caste of the main character, Sonali?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sonali, the main character of Nayantara Sahgal's novel Rich Like Us, is a member of the Brahmin caste.

Which novel by Nirmal Verma explores the theme of caste and migration?

  1. The River of Fire

  2. The Blue Umbrella

  3. The Householder

  4. The Sacred Complex


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The River of Fire is a novel by Nirmal Verma that tells the story of a young man from a low caste who migrates to the city in search of work.

In Upamanyu Chatterjee's novel English, August, what is the caste of the main character, Agastya?

  1. Brahmin

  2. Kshatriya

  3. Vaishya

  4. Shudra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Agastya, the main character of Upamanyu Chatterjee's novel English, August, is a member of the Brahmin caste.

Which novel by Amitav Ghosh explores the theme of caste and migration?

  1. The Shadow Lines

  2. The Hungry Tide

  3. Sea of Poppies

  4. Flood of Fire


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Shadow Lines is a novel by Amitav Ghosh that tells the story of a young man from a high caste who migrates to the city in search of a new life.

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