1. The term
“Zoroastrain’ in ‘Fire-Hymn’ stands for-
(A) Hindu
(B) Muslim
(C) Christian
(D) Parsi
2. The nearest ‘Tower of Silence’
according to the poem, ‘Fire-Hymn’ was ………… away.
(A) a thousand miles
(B) two thousand miles
(C) three thousand miles
(D) None of these
3.
The speaker in the poem, ‘Fire-Hymn’ swears-
(A) Once
(B) Twice
(C) Thrice
(D) None of these
4.
Who has composed the poem, ‘Fire-Hymn” ?
(A) K.N. Daruwalla
(B) Kamala Das
(C) J. Mahapatra
(D) None of these
5. K.N. Daruwalla received Sahitya
Akademy Award in-
(A) 1983
(B) 1984
(C) 1985
(D) 1986
6. Daruwalla has been a well-known poet
as well as a —
(A) Dramatist
(B) Novelist
(C) Short-Story-Writer
(D) None of These
7. The theme of Daruwalla’s poetry
consist —
(A) Love, Death
(B) Love, Death, Domination
(C) Love, Death, Domination, Cynicism
(D) Love, Death,
Domination, Cynicism, Plight Of Human Society And Violence
8. Daruwalla’s poetry is a totally…………recording
to subjective responses’.
(A) Impressionistic
(B) Symbolistic
(C) Idealistic
(D) None of these
9. ‘Fire-Hymn’ deals with …………ghat.
(A) Bathing
(B) Burning
(C) Drinking
(D) None of these
10. The term ‘debauchery’ in ‘Fire-Hymn’
stands for-
(A) Moral Behaviour
(B) Disgusting Behaviour
(C) Immoral Behaviour
(D) None of these
11. Keki N. Daruwalla has written the
poem-
(A) Song of Myself
(B) Snake
(C) Fire-Hymn
(D) The Soldier
12. Keki N. Daruwalla is an is all ………… poet.
(A) American
(B) Indo-Anglian
(C) African
(D) British
13. Keki N. Daruwalla was a ……………… by
religion.
(A) Parsi
(B) Muslim
(C) Hindu
(D) Christian
14. It was the …………. of the poet along
with him, passing by the cremation ghat.
(A) Mother
(B) Father
(C) Brother
(D) Son
15. The ……………. forgets its dead because
sometimes it leaves the dead body half burnt.
(A) Man
(B) Animal
(C) 🔥 Fire
(D) None of these
16. The cremation of dead bodies in
……………… are somewhat different.
(A) Parsi
(B) Muslim
(C) Hindu
(D) Christian
17. The speaker in ‘Fire-Hymn’ belongs to
………….. religion.
(A) Indian
(B) African
(C) Zoroastrian
(D) Nigerian
18………..swears to save fire from the
sin of forgetfullness.
(A) John Donne
(B) Keki N. Daruwalla
(C) John Keats
(D) T.S. Eliot
19. Keki N. Daruwalla consigned his new
born ……………. to flames.
(A) Son
(B) Daughter
(C) Brother
(D) Sister
20. The ………………. child was consigned to
the fire under compulsion.
(A) First Born
(B) Second Born
(C) Third Born
(D) Fourth Born
21.
……….. belongs to Zoroastrian religion.
(A) Rupert Brooke
(B) Kamala Das
(C) John Donne
(D)Keki N. Daruwalla
22. The poet sees the red hot ……..
(A) Iron
(B) Face
(C) Embers
(D) None of these
23.
‘We saw embers losing their cruel redness’ is taken from…………….
(A) Song of Myself
(B) Fire-Hymn
(C) The Soldier
(D) Snake
24. ‘As I consigned my first-born to the
flames’ is written by-
(A) Kamala Das
(B) Rupert Brooke
(C) Keki N. Daruwalla
(D) T.S. Eliot