Novels, Society and History (Class X)

This is the correct answer. In a novel written in an epistolary form, private and personal form of letters is used to tell the story. Samuel Richardson wrote the novel 'Pamela' in this form in the eighteenth century.

This is the correct answer as Tom Jones was the novel written by Henry Fielding, which was sold at a price that was more than what a labourer earned in a week.

This is the correct answer. Coketown was a fictitious industrial town described in the novel Hard Times.

This is correct as the new type of ideal man for adolescent boys was powerful, independent, assertive and daring.

This is correct as Joseph Conrad wrote novels that showed the darker side of colonial occupation.

This is correct. Jane Austen wrote books like 'Pride and Prejudice' which showed that women were encouraged to look for ‘good’ marriages and find wealthy or propertied husbands.

This is correct. G. A. Henty’s historical adventure novels for boys were also wildly popular during the height of the British empire. They were about young boys who witness grand historical events.

This is correct. Hardy wrote the novel 'Mayor of Casterbridge' which reflects the change in the rural British Community.

No, as Robinson Crusoe did not get involved in any military action. This answer is correct as this statement is incorrect.

Premchand started writing in Urdu and then shifted to Hindi. He wrote in both the languages.

This is the correct answer. The Asamya Bhasar Unnatisadhan brought out a journal called Jonaki.

This is correct. Baba Padmanji’s Yamuna Paryatan used a simple style of storytelling to speak about the plight of widows.

This is correct. Bankim first read out his novel in a Jatra, in his room amid a group of literary friends who collected to read, discuss and judge literary works.

This is the correct answer as 'Chandrakanta' was written by Devaki Nandan Khatri.

This is the correct answer as this statement is incorrect. O. Chandu Menon started translating the novel 'Henrietta Temple', but then realised that a translation would not appeal to readers and eventually wrote the original novel 'Indulekha' in the manner of English novels.

This is correct as Kabirlarai was a form of poetry contests that the old merchant elite of Bengal enjoyed along with musical soirees and dance performances.

This is the correct answer. Premchand based his writings on the traditional art of Kissa-goi or storytelling. This was the first Hindi novel that drew the attention of readers towards social issues such as child marriage, dowry and the condition of women in society.