50 MCQs on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee with Answers for UGC NET
1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, the renowned Indian author, is best known for his contributions to which literary genre?
A) Poetry
B) Drama
C) Fiction
D) Biography
2.
Which of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novels is often considered the first modern Indian
novel?
A) Durgeshnandini
B) Anandamath
C) Devi Chaudhurani
D) Rajmohan's Wife
3.
In which year was Bankim Chandra Chatterjee born?
A) 1832
B) 1838
C) 1844
D) 1856
4.
Which language did Bankim Chandra Chatterjee primarily write in?
A) Bengali
B) Hindi
C) Sanskrit
D) English
5.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was employed in which administrative service under the British
Raj?
A) Indian Police
Service
B) Indian
Administrative Service
C) Indian Civil
Service
D) Indian Foreign
Service
6.
Which of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's works provided the lyrics for India's national song, Vande
Mataram?
A) Anandamath
B) Durgeshnandini
C) Devi Chaudhurani
D) Kapalkundala
7.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was appointed as the Deputy Magistrate of which district
in Bengal?
A) Kolkata
B) Dhaka
C) Midnapore
D) Murshidabad
8.
What was the pen name used by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee?
A) Kamalakanta
B) Rajmohan
C) Anandamoyi
D) Kamalaksha
9.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Debi Chaudhurani" is centered around the theme of:
A) Women's Education
B) Nationalism
C) Social Reform
D) Caste
Discrimination
10.
Which of the following novels by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is set during the
backdrop of the Sannyasi Rebellion?
A) Kapalkundala
B) Anandamath
C) Krishnakanter
Will
D) Rajani
11.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee retired from which government position in 1891?
A) District Judge
B) Deputy Collector
C) High Court Judge
D) Commissioner of
Police
12.
In which of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novels does the character
"Mahendra" fall in love with "Kamalakanta's daughter"?
A) Anandamath
B) Devi Chaudhurani
C) Durgeshnandini
D) Kapalkundala
13.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was the first Indian author to introduce which
narrative style in Bengali literature?
A) Realism
B) Romance
C) Symbolism
D) Allegory
14.
Which of the following is NOT a work authored by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee?
A) Devi Chaudhurani
B) Bishabriksha
C) Rajani
D) Srikanta
15.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was influenced by the philosophy of which Indian
saint and social reformer?
A) Swami
Vivekananda
B) Ramakrishna
Paramahamsa
C) Raja Ram Mohan
Roy
D) Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu
16.
"Durgeshnandini" by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is set during which
historical period?
A) Mughal Empire
B) British Raj
C) Gupta Empire
D) Maurya Empire
17.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was associated with which literary movement in
Bengal?
A) Romanticism
B) Realism
C) Renaissance
D) Modernism
18.
In which year did Bankim Chandra Chatterjee pass away?
A) 1894
B) 1902
C) 1912
D) 1921
19.
The character "Sitanath" appears in which of Bankim Chandra
Chatterjee's novels?
A) Anandamath
B) Durgeshnandini
C) Kapalkundala
D) Rajmohan's Wife
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20.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Krishnakanter Will" deals with
which social issue?
A) Dowry System
B) Child Marriage
C) Women's
Education
D) Caste
Discrimination
21.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee served as the Deputy Magistrate in which city?
A) Kolkata
B) Dhaka
C) Chittagong
D) Patna
22.
Which literary award was established in honor of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee?
A) Sahitya Akademi
Award
B) Rabindra
Puraskar
C) Bankim Puraskar
D) Jnanpith Award
23.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Anandamath" inspired which famous
freedom fighter?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Subhas Chandra
Bose
C) Bhagat Singh
D) Rani Lakshmi Bai
24.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Devi Chaudhurani" portrays the
story of a:
A) Revolutionary
leader
B) Religious
reformer
C) Tribal chieftain
D) Social activist
25.
"Kamalakanta" is the protagonist of which of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's
novels?
A) Durgeshnandini
B) Kapalkundala
C) Anandamath
D) Rajmohan's Wife
26.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee served as the Deputy Collector in which district?
A) Midnapore
B) Murshidabad
C) Nadia
D) Bankura
27.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Bishabriksha" deals with the theme of:
A) Environmental
conservation
B) Political
corruption
C) Economic
disparity
D) Social justice
28.
Which of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novels is set in the backdrop of the Bengal famine
of 1770?
A) Anandamath
B) Durgeshnandini
C) Kapalkundala
D) Rajani
29.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's literary works often reflect his:
A) Spiritual
beliefs
B) Marxist ideology
C) Colonial
sympathies
D) Scientific
temperament
30.
"Kapalkundala" is Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's first novel.
True or False
31.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was born in which Indian state?
A) West Bengal
B) Bihar
C) Assam
D) Uttar Pradesh
32.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee held a high-ranking position in the Indian Civil
Service.
True or False
33.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Rajani" explores the theme of:
A) Female
Empowerment
B) Nationalism
C) Caste
Discrimination
D) Urbanization
34.
The protagonist of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Devi Chaudhurani"
is inspired by the real-life:
A) Rani Lakshmi Bai
B) Chand Bibi
C) Kittur Rani
Chennamma
D) Phoolan Devi
35.
Which of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novels is set in the backdrop of the Sannyasi
Rebellion?
A) Durgeshnandini
B) Anandamath
C) Kapalkundala
D) Krishnakanter
Will
36.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Anandamath" was banned by the British
authorities due to its nationalist fervor.
True or False
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37.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Devi Chaudhurani" is set in the
backdrop of which Indian state?
A) Bengal
B) Punjab
C) Maharashtra
D) Kerala
38.
Which of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novels is often considered his masterpiece?
A) Anandamath
B) Durgeshnandini
C) Kapalkundala
D) Rajmohan's Wife
39.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's literary style is characterized by:
A) Flowery language
B) Simple prose
C) Complex
metaphors
D) Surreal imagery
40.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Bishabriksha" was translated into English with
the title:
A) The Poison Tree
B) The Hidden
Treasure
C) The Forbidden
Fruit
D) The Dark Forest
41.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was deeply influenced by the philosophy of:
A) Marxism
B) Hinduism
C) Buddhism
D) Islam
42.
"Srikanta" is a semi-autobiographical novel by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. True or
False?
43.
Which of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novels is set during the Bengal famine of
1770?
A) Anandamath
B) Durgeshnandini
C) Kapalkundala
D) Rajani
44.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Anandamath" is set during which historical
period?
A) British Raj
B) Mughal Empire
C) Gupta Empire
D) Maurya Empire
45.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Rajmohan's Wife" is considered one
of the earliest Indian novels written in English.
True or False
46.
Which of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novels portrays the story of a revolutionary
band of monks fighting against British oppression?
A) Durgeshnandini
B) Anandamath
C) Kapalkundala
D) Rajani
47.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novels often feature strong female characters who
challenge societal norms.
True or False
48.
Which of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novels is set in the backdrop of the
Bengal Renaissance?
A) Anandamath
B) Durgeshnandini
C) Kapalkundala
D) Rajmohan's Wife
49.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel "Krishnakanter Will" is known for
its portrayal of:
A) Rural life
B) Urbanization
C) Colonial
exploitation
D) Caste
discrimination
50.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's literary contributions played a significant role in
shaping the Indian nationalist movement during the colonial era.
True or False
Answer
1. C)
Fiction
2. B)
Anandamath
3. A) 1832
4. A)
Bengali
5. C)
Indian Civil Service
6. A)
Anandamath
7. C)
Midnapore
8. D)
Kamalaksha
9. B)
Nationalism
10. B)
Anandamath
11. B)
Deputy Collector
12. B) Devi
Chaudhurani
13. A)
Realism
14. D)
Srikanta
15. B)
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
16. B)
British Raj
17. C)
Renaissance
18. A) 1894
19. B) Durgeshnandini
20. D)
Caste Discrimination
21. C)
Chittagong
22. C)
Bankim Puraskar
23. B)
Subhas Chandra Bose
24. A)
Revolutionary leader
25. B)
Kapalkundala
26. A)
Midnapore
27. A)
Environmental conservation
28. B)
Durgeshnandini
29. A)
Spiritual beliefs
30. False
31. A) West
Bengal
32. False
33. D)
Urbanization
34. C)
Kittur Rani Chennamma
35. B)
Anandamath
36. True
37. A)
Bengal
38. A)
Anandamath
39. B)
Simple prose
40. A) The
Poison Tree
41. B)
Hinduism
42. True
43. D)
Rajani
44. A)
British Raj
45. True
46. B)
Anandamath
47. True
48. B)
Durgeshnandini
49. D)
Caste discrimination
50. True
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