Literature and the Emergency Period

Description: This quiz focuses on the relationship between literature and the Emergency Period in India, which lasted from 1975 to 1977. The Emergency was a period of political and social upheaval in India, during which the government imposed censorship and restricted civil liberties. Many writers and artists responded to the Emergency through their work, creating powerful and moving accounts of the period.
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Which of the following works of literature is considered a seminal text of the Emergency Period?

  1. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

  2. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

  3. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

  4. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie is widely regarded as one of the most important works of literature to emerge from the Emergency Period. The novel tells the story of Saleem Sinai, a young man born at the stroke of midnight on the day of India's independence, and whose life is intertwined with the history of the country.

Which of the following authors was arrested and imprisoned during the Emergency Period?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Kiran Desai

  4. Aravind Adiga


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Salman Rushdie was arrested and imprisoned during the Emergency Period for his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the government. He was later released without charge.

Which of the following works of literature was banned during the Emergency Period?

  1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

  2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

  3. Animal Farm by George Orwell

  4. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Animal Farm by George Orwell was banned during the Emergency Period because it was seen as a critique of the government's authoritarianism.

Which of the following literary movements emerged in response to the Emergency Period?

  1. The Naxalite Movement

  2. The Dalit Movement

  3. The New Wave Movement

  4. The Progressive Writers' Movement


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The New Wave Movement was a literary movement that emerged in India in the 1970s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional literary forms and its focus on social and political issues.

Which of the following authors is known for their work on the Emergency Period?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Kiran Desai

  4. Aravind Adiga


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy is known for her work on the Emergency Period, particularly her novel The God of Small Things, which won the Booker Prize in 1997.

Which of the following works of literature is set during the Emergency Period?

  1. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

  2. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

  3. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

  4. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy is set during the Emergency Period and tells the story of a family in Kerala whose lives are torn apart by the political upheaval.

Which of the following authors was forced to go into exile during the Emergency Period?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Kiran Desai

  4. Aravind Adiga


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Salman Rushdie was forced to go into exile during the Emergency Period after he was accused of being involved in a plot to overthrow the government.

Which of the following works of literature is a collection of essays about the Emergency Period?

  1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

  2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

  3. Animal Farm by George Orwell

  4. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Animal Farm by George Orwell is a collection of essays about the Emergency Period that was published in 1978.

Which of the following authors is known for their work on the Naxalite Movement?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Kiran Desai

  4. Aravind Adiga


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy is known for her work on the Naxalite Movement, particularly her novel The God of Small Things, which won the Booker Prize in 1997.

Which of the following works of literature is a collection of short stories about the Emergency Period?

  1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

  2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

  3. Animal Farm by George Orwell

  4. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Animal Farm by George Orwell is a collection of short stories about the Emergency Period that was published in 1978.

Which of the following authors is known for their work on the Dalit Movement?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Kiran Desai

  4. Aravind Adiga


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy is known for her work on the Dalit Movement, particularly her novel The God of Small Things, which won the Booker Prize in 1997.

Which of the following works of literature is a collection of poems about the Emergency Period?

  1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

  2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

  3. Animal Farm by George Orwell

  4. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Animal Farm by George Orwell is a collection of poems about the Emergency Period that was published in 1978.

Which of the following authors is known for their work on the Progressive Writers' Movement?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Kiran Desai

  4. Aravind Adiga


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy is known for her work on the Progressive Writers' Movement, particularly her novel The God of Small Things, which won the Booker Prize in 1997.

Which of the following works of literature is a collection of plays about the Emergency Period?

  1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

  2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

  3. Animal Farm by George Orwell

  4. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Animal Farm by George Orwell is a collection of plays about the Emergency Period that was published in 1978.

Which of the following authors is known for their work on the New Wave Movement?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Kiran Desai

  4. Aravind Adiga


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy is known for her work on the New Wave Movement, particularly her novel The God of Small Things, which won the Booker Prize in 1997.

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