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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Who wrote Rajmohan's Wife?
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Explanation:
• Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote Rajmohan's Wife.
• The work was serialized in 1864 and is generally regarded as the first Indian novel written in English.
• Its domestic and social plot anticipates later Indian English fiction's engagement with gender and social custom.
• Anand, Narayan and Raja Rao belong to a later generation of major Indian English novelists.
• The work was serialized in 1864 and is generally regarded as the first Indian novel written in English.
• Its domestic and social plot anticipates later Indian English fiction's engagement with gender and social custom.
• Anand, Narayan and Raja Rao belong to a later generation of major Indian English novelists.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Which theme is especially important in Rajmohan's Wife?
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Explanation:
• Rajmohan's Wife examines domestic oppression, marital conflict and the courage of its female protagonist, Matangini.
• The novel presents the household as a site of power, danger and moral choice.
• Its treatment of women's constrained position is notable within early Indian English fiction.
• The other options refer to unrelated works and traditions.
• The novel presents the household as a site of power, danger and moral choice.
• Its treatment of women's constrained position is notable within early Indian English fiction.
• The other options refer to unrelated works and traditions.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Who wrote Untouchable?
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Explanation:
• Mulk Raj Anand wrote Untouchable.
• The novel was published in 1935.
• It follows a single day in the life of Bakha, a young sanitation worker subjected to caste discrimination.
• Anand uses social realism to expose the cruelty and dehumanization produced by untouchability.
• The novel was published in 1935.
• It follows a single day in the life of Bakha, a young sanitation worker subjected to caste discrimination.
• Anand uses social realism to expose the cruelty and dehumanization produced by untouchability.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Who is the central protagonist of Untouchable?
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Explanation:
• Bakha is the central protagonist of Untouchable.
• He is a young sweeper whose work places him at the bottom of the caste hierarchy.
• The novel records the humiliations he experiences during a single day.
• Munoo belongs to Coolie, Raju to The Guide and Moorthy to Kanthapura.
• He is a young sweeper whose work places him at the bottom of the caste hierarchy.
• The novel records the humiliations he experiences during a single day.
• Munoo belongs to Coolie, Raju to The Guide and Moorthy to Kanthapura.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Which description best identifies the temporal structure of Untouchable?
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Explanation:
• Untouchable is concentrated largely within a single day.
• This compressed structure intensifies the repeated humiliations and restrictions faced by Bakha.
• Anand combines the unity of time with a wider critique of caste society, religion and colonial modernity.
• The novel is not epistolary and does not cover several generations.
• This compressed structure intensifies the repeated humiliations and restrictions faced by Bakha.
• Anand combines the unity of time with a wider critique of caste society, religion and colonial modernity.
• The novel is not epistolary and does not cover several generations.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Which character is the protagonist of Mulk Raj Anand's Coolie?
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Explanation:
• Munoo is the central protagonist of Coolie.
• He is a poor orphan who moves through several workplaces and regions in search of survival.
• His experiences expose exploitation based on class, caste, labour and colonial economic structures.
• Bakha is the protagonist of Untouchable.
• He is a poor orphan who moves through several workplaces and regions in search of survival.
• His experiences expose exploitation based on class, caste, labour and colonial economic structures.
• Bakha is the protagonist of Untouchable.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Which social concern is most central to Coolie?
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Explanation:
• Coolie centres on the exploitation and displacement of poor labourers.
• Munoo's movement through domestic service, factory work and other forms of labour reveals economic inequality.
• The novel connects individual suffering with colonial capitalism and class hierarchy.
• Its episodic movement broadens Anand's social critique.
• Munoo's movement through domestic service, factory work and other forms of labour reveals economic inequality.
• The novel connects individual suffering with colonial capitalism and class hierarchy.
• Its episodic movement broadens Anand's social critique.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Statement I: Untouchable focuses on caste oppression through Bakha's experiences. Statement II: Coolie focuses chiefly on the economic exploitation of Munoo across different workplaces. Choose the correct answer.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because Bakha's daily humiliations expose the institution of untouchability.
• Statement II is correct because Munoo's movements through different jobs reveal class exploitation and economic insecurity.
• Anand uses different protagonists to examine interconnected forms of social oppression.
• Therefore, both statements are correct.
• Statement II is correct because Munoo's movements through different jobs reveal class exploitation and economic insecurity.
• Anand uses different protagonists to examine interconnected forms of social oppression.
• Therefore, both statements are correct.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Which public figure appears near the conclusion of Untouchable and speaks against untouchability?
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Explanation:
• Mahatma Gandhi appears near the conclusion of Untouchable and speaks against the practice of untouchability.
• His speech introduces one possible response to Bakha's condition.
• The novel also presents technological sanitation and modern social critique as alternative possibilities.
• The ending remains open rather than offering a simple final solution.
• His speech introduces one possible response to Bakha's condition.
• The novel also presents technological sanitation and modern social critique as alternative possibilities.
• The ending remains open rather than offering a simple final solution.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Who wrote Swami and Friends?
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Explanation:
• R. K. Narayan wrote Swami and Friends.
• The novel was published in 1935.
• It introduces the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi.
• Through Swaminathan's school life and friendships, Narayan combines childhood experience with subtle social observation.
• The novel was published in 1935.
• It introduces the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi.
• Through Swaminathan's school life and friendships, Narayan combines childhood experience with subtle social observation.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
What is the name of the fictional town that appears throughout much of R. K. Narayan's fiction?
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Explanation:
• Malgudi is the fictional South Indian town created by R. K. Narayan.
• It first appeared in Swami and Friends.
• Narayan uses it as a flexible setting for schools, families, markets, temples and changing social life.
• Kanthapura is the village in Raja Rao's novel of the same name.
• It first appeared in Swami and Friends.
• Narayan uses it as a flexible setting for schools, families, markets, temples and changing social life.
• Kanthapura is the village in Raja Rao's novel of the same name.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Which character narrates much of his own transformation from tourist guide to reluctant holy man in The Guide?
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Explanation:
• Raju is the central character of The Guide.
• He develops from railway guide to Rosie's manager, prisoner and eventually a figure regarded as a holy man.
• His shifting identities allow Narayan to explore performance, self-deception and spiritual ambiguity.
• Velan is the villager who first treats Raju as a spiritual guide.
• He develops from railway guide to Rosie's manager, prisoner and eventually a figure regarded as a holy man.
• His shifting identities allow Narayan to explore performance, self-deception and spiritual ambiguity.
• Velan is the villager who first treats Raju as a spiritual guide.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which woman in The Guide becomes a successful classical dancer under the name Nalini?
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Explanation:
• Rosie becomes a successful classical dancer and performs under the name Nalini.
• Her artistic ambition conflicts with her marriage to Marco, who dismisses her interest in dance.
• Raju helps manage her career but also becomes controlling and dishonest.
• Her story raises questions about gender, art, autonomy and exploitation.
• Her artistic ambition conflicts with her marriage to Marco, who dismisses her interest in dance.
• Raju helps manage her career but also becomes controlling and dishonest.
• Her story raises questions about gender, art, autonomy and exploitation.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Statement I: Swami and Friends presents childhood against the background of colonial education and nationalist unrest. Statement II: The Guide uses an entirely impersonal narrator without shifts in time or perspective. Choose the correct answer.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because Swami's school experiences occur within a colonial educational system and intersect with nationalist protest.
• Statement II is incorrect because The Guide combines third-person narration with Raju's first-person recollections and moves between present and past.
• Narayan's narrative structure gradually reveals Raju's earlier life.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
• Statement II is incorrect because The Guide combines third-person narration with Raju's first-person recollections and moves between present and past.
• Narayan's narrative structure gradually reveals Raju's earlier life.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Which statement best describes Narayan's treatment of village and small-town life?
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Explanation:
• Narayan presents everyday life through a balance of irony, sympathy and precise social observation.
• Malgudi contains conflicts involving family, money, education, status, religion and modernity.
• His comedy does not require complete idealization or harsh caricature.
• Malgudi is fictional, though it draws upon recognizable South Indian social environments.
• Malgudi contains conflicts involving family, money, education, status, religion and modernity.
• His comedy does not require complete idealization or harsh caricature.
• Malgudi is fictional, though it draws upon recognizable South Indian social environments.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Who wrote Kanthapura?
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Explanation:
• Raja Rao wrote Kanthapura.
• The novel was published in 1938.
• It depicts the impact of Gandhian nationalism on a South Indian village.
• Its communal narration, oral rhythms and mythic parallels are central to its distinctive form.
• The novel was published in 1938.
• It depicts the impact of Gandhian nationalism on a South Indian village.
• Its communal narration, oral rhythms and mythic parallels are central to its distinctive form.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Who narrates Kanthapura?
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Explanation:
• Achakka, an elderly village woman, narrates Kanthapura.
• Her voice blends personal memory, gossip, oral storytelling and communal history.
• The narration frequently moves through digression and repetition rather than strict linear order.
• This form allows the village community to emerge as a collective protagonist.
• Her voice blends personal memory, gossip, oral storytelling and communal history.
• The narration frequently moves through digression and repetition rather than strict linear order.
• This form allows the village community to emerge as a collective protagonist.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which character leads the Gandhian movement in Kanthapura?
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Explanation:
• Moorthy leads the Gandhian movement in Kanthapura.
• He promotes non-cooperation, spinning, social reform and resistance to colonial authority.
• His challenge to caste practices brings him into conflict with conservative village forces.
• Raju, Bakha and Munoo belong to novels by Narayan and Anand.
• He promotes non-cooperation, spinning, social reform and resistance to colonial authority.
• His challenge to caste practices brings him into conflict with conservative village forces.
• Raju, Bakha and Munoo belong to novels by Narayan and Anand.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Which feature most clearly connects Kanthapura with Gandhian politics?
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Explanation:
• Kanthapura represents Gandhian politics through non-violence, spinning, boycott and social reform.
• Moorthy attempts to connect national freedom with resistance to caste exclusion.
• Women and ordinary villagers become active participants in the movement.
• The novel therefore localizes national politics within village life.
• Moorthy attempts to connect national freedom with resistance to caste exclusion.
• Women and ordinary villagers become active participants in the movement.
• The novel therefore localizes national politics within village life.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Match List I with List II. List I: 1. Rajmohan's Wife 2. Untouchable 3. The Guide 4. Kanthapura. List II: a. Achakka b. Matangini c. Bakha d. Raju.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Rajmohan's Wife matches Matangini, its courageous central female figure.
• Untouchable matches Bakha, the young sweeper who experiences caste humiliation.
• The Guide matches Raju, whose identity changes from guide to manager, prisoner and holy man.
• Kanthapura matches Achakka, the elderly narrator of the village's Gandhian struggle.
• Thus, the correct code is 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a.
• Untouchable matches Bakha, the young sweeper who experiences caste humiliation.
• The Guide matches Raju, whose identity changes from guide to manager, prisoner and holy man.
• Kanthapura matches Achakka, the elderly narrator of the village's Gandhian struggle.
• Thus, the correct code is 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Which is the correct chronological order of first publication?
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Explanation:
• Rajmohan's Wife was serialized in 1864.
• Untouchable was published in 1935.
• Kanthapura was published in 1938.
• The Guide was published in 1958.
• Therefore, the correct sequence is Rajmohan's Wife, Untouchable, Kanthapura and The Guide.
• Untouchable was published in 1935.
• Kanthapura was published in 1938.
• The Guide was published in 1958.
• Therefore, the correct sequence is Rajmohan's Wife, Untouchable, Kanthapura and The Guide.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
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Explanation:
• Swami and Friends was written by R. K. Narayan, not Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
• Mulk Raj Anand wrote Coolie.
• R. K. Narayan wrote The Guide.
• Raja Rao wrote Kanthapura.
• Therefore, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee — Swami and Friends is the incorrectly matched pair.
• Mulk Raj Anand wrote Coolie.
• R. K. Narayan wrote The Guide.
• Raja Rao wrote Kanthapura.
• Therefore, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee — Swami and Friends is the incorrectly matched pair.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Consider the following statements: 1. Untouchable critiques caste discrimination. 2. Coolie examines labour exploitation and poverty. 3. Kanthapura links village life with Gandhian nationalism. 4. Swami and Friends excludes colonial education and nationalist politics. Which statements are correct?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because Untouchable exposes the humiliations imposed on Bakha by caste society.
• Statement 2 is correct because Coolie follows Munoo through exploitative forms of labour.
• Statement 3 is correct because Kanthapura represents Gandhian nationalism as a transformation of village life.
• Statement 4 is incorrect because colonial schooling and nationalist protest form part of Swami's world.
• Therefore, 1, 2 and 3 only are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because Coolie follows Munoo through exploitative forms of labour.
• Statement 3 is correct because Kanthapura represents Gandhian nationalism as a transformation of village life.
• Statement 4 is incorrect because colonial schooling and nationalist protest form part of Swami's world.
• Therefore, 1, 2 and 3 only are correct.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Assertion: Kanthapura transforms the national movement into a local and communal experience. Reason: The novel presents Gandhian ideas through the actions, oral memories and conflicts of village inhabitants. Choose the correct answer.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because the novel shows nationalism entering everyday village relationships and institutions.
• The Reason is correct because Achakka's communal narration records how Gandhian ideas are interpreted and enacted by villagers.
• Political struggle becomes connected with caste, religion, gender and local custom.
• Therefore, both are correct and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
• The Reason is correct because Achakka's communal narration records how Gandhian ideas are interpreted and enacted by villagers.
• Political struggle becomes connected with caste, religion, gender and local custom.
• Therefore, both are correct and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which integrated critical statement best describes early Indian English fiction represented in this topic?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's early English novel examines domestic and gendered conflict within Indian society.
• Anand develops social realism to expose caste and labour exploitation.
• Narayan represents childhood, performance and ordinary life through the fictional world of Malgudi.
• Raja Rao adapts English to oral and vernacular rhythms while narrating Gandhian village politics.
• Option B therefore provides the most comprehensive account of the topic.
• Anand develops social realism to expose caste and labour exploitation.
• Narayan represents childhood, performance and ordinary life through the fictional world of Malgudi.
• Raja Rao adapts English to oral and vernacular rhythms while narrating Gandhian village politics.
• Option B therefore provides the most comprehensive account of the topic.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: C. Domestic oppression and a woman's moral courage సమాధానం: C.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: D. Mulk Raj Anand సమాధానం: D.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. Bakha సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: B. It is concentrated largely within one day of Bakha's life సమాధానం: B.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: C. Munoo సమాధానం: C.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: D. The exploitation and displacement of poor labourers సమాధానం: D.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct సమాధానం: A.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: B. Mahatma Gandhi సమాధానం: B.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: C. R. K. Narayan సమాధానం: C.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: D. Malgudi సమాధానం: D.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: B. Raju సమాధానం: B.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: A. Rosie సమాధానం: A.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: C. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect సమాధానం: C.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: B. He represents everyday life through irony, sympathy and social detail సమాధానం: B.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: D. Raja Rao సమాధానం: D.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: D. Achakka సమాధానం: D.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. Moorthy సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: C. Its emphasis on non-violence, spinning and resistance to caste discrimination సమాధానం: C.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: A. 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a సమాధానం: A.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: A. Rajmohan's Wife, Untouchable, Kanthapura, The Guide సమాధానం: A.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: D. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee — Swami and Friends సమాధానం: D.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: C. 1, 2 and 3 only సమాధానం: C.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: B. It uses Indian settings and adapted English narrative forms to examine caste, labour, gender, village life and nationalism సమాధానం: B.