Memory and the Indian Caste System in Indian Literature
This quiz is designed to assess your understanding of the intricate relationship between memory and the Indian caste system as depicted in Indian literature.
Questions
In the novel "Untouchable" by Mulk Raj Anand, the protagonist Bakha is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the short story "The Avarice of the Eyes" by Rabindranath Tagore, the protagonist Binodini is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the novel "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy, the protagonist Estha is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the novel "Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie, the protagonist Saleem Sinai is born on the stroke of midnight on the day of India's independence. What is the significance of this event in relation to the caste system?
- It symbolizes the end of the caste system.
- It symbolizes the beginning of a new era of equality.
- It symbolizes the continuation of the caste system.
- It has no significance in relation to the caste system.
In the novel "The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga, the protagonist Balram Halwai is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the novel "The Inheritance of Loss" by Kiran Desai, the protagonist Sai is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the novel "The Great Indian Novel" by Shashi Tharoor, the protagonist P. K. Nair is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the novel "The Shadow Lines" by Amitav Ghosh, the protagonist Tridib is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the novel "The Hungry Tide" by Amitav Ghosh, the protagonist Piya is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the novel "The Book of Shadows" by Amitav Ghosh, the protagonist May is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the novel "The Glass Palace" by Amitav Ghosh, the protagonist Rajkumar is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the novel "The Ibis Trilogy" by Amitav Ghosh, the protagonist Neel is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the novel "The Calcutta Chromosome" by Amitav Ghosh, the protagonist Lata is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the novel "The Shadow of the Great Game" by Amitav Ghosh, the protagonist Jodu is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra
In the novel "Sea of Poppies" by Amitav Ghosh, the protagonist Deeti is a member of which caste?
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
- Shudra