Q. What is the phrase used by the fortune teller to describe Saleem and Shiva?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
nose and knees
Indian Literature in English MCQs and Notes
Q. Which of the following is not a theme dealt with in Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children”
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
true love
Q. “Midnight’s Children” is categorized under which of the following genres?
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
magical realism
Q. Parvati’s son, Aadam, is endowed with a special feature. What is it?
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
enormous ears
Q. _____________ declared a state of emergency in India and conducted mass sterilization camps in Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children”.
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
indhira gandhi
Q. Parvati is impregnated by _______.
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
shiva
Q. Which one of the characters in “Midnight’s Children” is bestowed with blue eyes and a cucumber shaped nose?
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
saleem
Q. Vanita is the wife of __________.
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
wee willie winkie
Q. In “Midnight’s Children”, ________ is both the protagonist and the narrator of the story.
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
saleem
Q. “A Rain of Rites”, “A River”, “Obituary” are poems by __________.
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
a.k. ramanujan