Q. Which aspect helps the sahrdaya or the aesthetically sensible person to see the characters presented in a literary work in a generalised manner?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
imagination
Literary Criticism MCQs and Notes
Q. Which term in Indian aesthetics refers to the process of Generalisation?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
sadharanikarana
Q. Identify the theory by Bhattanayaka that projects the experiential aspect related to emotions, which is also known as the enjoyment theory?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
bhuthivada
Q. Who pointed out the major drawbacks in Bhattalolatta’s theory in relation to vibhava and rasa?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
mammata
Q. Which term in Indian aesthetics refers to the objective conditions or reasons for producing or exciting an emotion, which is also the main stimulating cause or the object of the emotion?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
vibhava
Q. Who was the first dramatist to recognise the importance of rasa in aesthetics?
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
bharatamuni
Q. Which theory in Indian aesthetics theory connotes indirect or suggestive expression?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
dhwani
Q. Which Indian critical theory concentrates on emotive expression?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
rasa
Q. Who mentions “vakyam rasatmakam kavyam”, which means any composition which gives tasteful pleasure is poetry?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
jagannatha
Q. Which category of prathibha refers to the creative ability of the poet?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
karayitri