Online Test: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

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1. _______ is second novel by Arundhati Roy.

2 points

2. _____ is first novel by Arundhati Roy.

2 points

3. Which of the following award is given to A. Roy's fiction?

2 points

Nobel Prize - Literature

Sahitya Akademy

Booker Prize

Pulitzer Prize

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4. Which of the following non-fiction writings are from A. Roy?

2 points

Azadi: Freedom, Fascism, Fiction

My Seditious Heart: Collected Non-Fiction

The Doctor and the Saint: Caste, Race, and Annihilation of Caste, the Debate Between B.R. Ambedkar and M.K. Gandhi

Capitalism: A Ghost Story

Power Politics

What Young India Wants

5. What is so specific about this frame? How is it connected with the narrative of 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'?

3 points

It has so many cars. It signifies the theme of capitalism.

It is heavily crowded scene. It signifies pollution for any eco-sensitive person.

It has a horse and a rider. The horse is 'Payal, the Mare' and the rider is 'Saddam Hussein / Dayachand'.

It is night time. It signifies the terrible time through which India is passing through.

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6. What is so specific about this frame? How is it connected with the narrative of 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'?

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This frame reminds of the episode in the novel when people gather to protest and 'Saffron Parakeet' move on at the command of Gujarat ka Lalla in support of old fellow on fast at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.

This frame reminds of the episode in the novel when Dayachand's father is lynched by Gau-Rakshak (Cow-vigilante) in Haryana.

This frame reminds of the episode in the novel when Hazrat Sarmad's beheading is ordered by Aurangzeb and peole are assembling at Jama Masjid for beheading.

This frame reminds of the episode in the novel when Anjum and Zakir Mian travel to Ahmedabad, Gujarat during 2002 Riots in reaction to Godhara train coach burning in which 56 pilgrims died.

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7. What is so specific about this frame? How is it connected with the narrative of 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'?

3 points

This frame reminds of 'Jannat Guest House' which is situated in a graveyard / kabristaan.

This frame reminds of Kabul, Afghanistan wherein Biplab Dasgupta was position as officer on duty for Intelligence Bureau of India.

This frame reminds of the Maoist killing in the forest of Bastar.

This frame reminds of graveyard in Kashmir of the people who died in various encounters between security forces and terrorists.

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8. What is so specific about this frame? How is it connected with the narrative of 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'?

3 points

In the novel Anjum refers to beating of Hijra's during Emergency

In the novel, at Jantar Mantar the protestors are beaten like this.

In this novel, the residents of Jannat Guest House are beaten for illegal occupation of graveyard.

In the novel Saddam Hussein (Daya Chand) refers to Una flogging of Dalit-chamars by Cow-Vigilantes.

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9. What is so specific about this frame? How is it connected with the narrative of 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'?

3 points

This frame has a reference to Anjum who plays various roles in her life. This was her early avatar as 'Aftab', the boy.

This frame has a reference to 'Revathy' / 'Comrade Maase'. She is mother of Udaya Jebeen (the second). She abandoned her baby at Jantar Mantar as she was born of rape by six police-men and she wanted to dedicate her life for Moist movement.

This frame has a refernce to 'Tilottama'. She accompanied Musa Yeswi who became Kashmiri terrorist. She moved in the Kashmir valley with terrorists.

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10. Match the characters

https://blog.dilipbarad.com/2021/12/the-ministry-of-utmost-happiness.html

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Khwabgah

Jantar Mantar

Dandakaranyak

Kashmir

Mr. Aggarwal

Saeeda

Kulsoom Bi

Manipur Nationalists

Musa Yeswi

Revathy

Tubby Old Gandhian

Maoists

Gulrez

Bismillah (Bima)

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11. Match the characters

https://blog.dilipbarad.com/2021/12/the-ministry-of-utmost-happiness.html

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Kashmir

Jannat Guest House / Graveyard

Jantar Mantar

Khwabgah

Saddam Hussein

Bhopalis . . .

Protest to make Hindi as National Language

Ziauddin - the blind Imam

Mr. Gupta

Bombay Silk

Captain Amrik Singh

Jalil Qadri

Gudiya & Bulbul

ACP Pinky Sodhi

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12. Match the animals

6 points

Sultan

Payal

Guih Kyom

Rooster

Mare

Dung Beetle

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13. Who killed Captain Amrik Singh and his family members?

2 points

The member of terror organization killed while they were hiding in California, USA

S. Tilottama killed to take revenge of Musa Yeswi

Musa Yeswi - killed to take revenge of the encounter of his wife and daughter

He killed his family members and then committed suicide

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14. Match the relations . . .

10 points

Son of Mulakat Ali

Mother of Anjum

Daughter of Musa

Daughter of Revathy

Mother of Tilottama

Aftab

Marayam Ipe

Miss Jeneeb

Jahanara Begum

Udaya Jebeen

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15. ______ means 'a person, an animal or a flower that has both male and female sexual organs or characteristics' - व्‍यक्ति, पशु या पुष्‍प जिसमें नर और मादा दोनों के यौनांग या लक्षण हों; उभयलिंगी

2 points

hermaphrodite

Lesbian

Gay

Transexual

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16. Match the characters with real life political figures

10 points

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Manmohan Singh

Narendra Modi

Anna Hazare

Arvind Kejriwal

Mr. Aggarwal

Gujarat's Beloved (Lalla)

Lisping Poet Prime Minister

Trapped Rabbit

Tubby Old Gandhian

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17. "The guardians of our memory (the writers, the artistes, the scribes, the journalists, the painters, the singers, the dancers and the musicians) – they are dropping dead from the sky. The death is of course metaphorical, it’s the death of their ability to question because they are on a conditioned diet of obedience, obedience to the Great Nationalism." Which of the following textual evidence leads to this observation?

2 points

The mention of the saffron parakeet.

The mention of the crow entangled in the Chinese kite string

The mention of the death of Vultures in the Preface of the novel

The mention of the 'murder' of Rooster (Sultan) by German Shepherd Dog

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18. What is symbolic significance of Shiraz Cinema Theatre in Kashmir?

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Cinema Halls are un-Islamic and 'vehicles of India's cultural aggression' - thus symbolically stands for 'cultural imperialism'.

Cinema halls are captured by Indian Army and turned into an 'interrogation center' - thus symbolically stands for military imperialism.

Cinema hall are symbolic of leisure activity and the Kashmiris enjoy cinema in the forgetfulness of problems around them

19. ‘So we are remembered as the forgotten ones?’ Ustad Kulsoom Bi said.‘Wah! Wah!’ - Identify the context of this reference.

2 points

Once Gudiya tried to tell her that Hijras had a special place of love and respect in Hindu mythology. She told the story of Ram - and the how he forgot to address the 'Hijras' - and they stayed at the outskirts of Ayodhya for 14 years.

Once Anjum refers to the atrocities of Sanjay Gandhi and how Hijra's were forgotten from vasectomy operation.

Once Dr. Azad Bharatiya comes with the letter from Revathy and after listening the content of the letter, this line is spoken

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20. Why was Hazrat Sarmad beheaded by Aurangzeb?

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When he was asked to recite the kalima - All he said was the first phrase: la ilaha. There is no God. He could not go any further, he insisted, until he had completed his spiritual search and could embrace Allah with all his heart.

When he was asked to stop loving Abhay Chand - all he said was that he is in deep love of Abhay Chand and cannot stop loving him.

When he was asked to wear proper clothes and stop roaming naked - all he said was that if animals on the earth do not require clothes, why should humans require it

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21. Why did Anjum teach chanting of Gayatri Mantra to Zainab after traumatic experience of Ahmedabad riots of 2002?

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Anjum feared ghosts in graveyard so this mantra helped her and Zainab amidst graves so....

Anjum found mystical power in Gayatri Mantra to dissuade black-magic of Saeeda's 'sifli-jaadu' on Zainab so....

Anjum cultivated an interest in Hindu religion so . ...

Anjum feared that 'Gujarat could come to Delhi any day'. It is safer so....

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22. Which city does Anjum establish the Jannat Guest House in?

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D) Chennai

B) Delhi

A) Mumbai

C) Kolkata

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23. What is the primary setting of the novel?

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A) Rural Punjab

B) Urban Delhi

C) Kashmir Valley

D) Goan Beaches

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24. Which historical event is depicted as plot mover in the novel?

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A) Partition of India

D) Emergency of 1975

B) Bhopal Gas Tragedy

C) 2002 Gujarat Riots

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25. What motivates Revathy to join the Naxalite movement in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness?

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a) Revenge for the death of her family members

b) Her desire to bring social justice and fight against exploitation

c) Her romantic relationship with a Naxalite leader

d) Pressure from her community to support the movement

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26. How does the Dandakaranya forest serve as a symbol in the novel?

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a) A refuge for those marginalized by society

b) A representation of the exploitation of natural resources

c) A battleground for ideological and physical conflict

d) All of the above

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27. In the context of the Naxalite struggle, what role does Revathy's child play in the narrative?

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a) A symbol of innocence amidst violence

b) A bridge between the Naxalites and the government forces

c) A reason for Revathy to leave the movement

d) A metaphor for hope in a fractured world

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28. Anjum is accepting of her identity as a hijra throughout the entire novel.

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False

True

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29. What is Jantar Mantar in the context of the novel?

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c) A protest site in Delhi

a) A historical monument with astronomical significance

b) A government office building

d) A refugee camp

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30. Which of the following groups is NOT mentioned as protesting at Jantar Mantar?

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a) Mothers of the Disappeared from Kashmir

b) Farmers protesting land acquisition

c) Manipur nationalists protesting AFSPA

d) Bhopal gas tragedy victims

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31. What is the significance of Saddam Hussein's character in the novel?

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a) He represents the plight of religious minorities in India.

b) He is a symbol of resistance against oppression.

c) His story highlights the issue of caste-based violence and discrimination.

d) All of the above.

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32. Who is Mr. Agarwal in the context of the novel?

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a) A police officer investigating the abandoned baby case.

b) A representative of the Anna Hazare movement.

c) A voice representing Arvind Kejriwal and his political stance.

d) A social worker trying to help the residents of Jannat.

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33. Saddam Hussein's real name is Dayachand, and he adopted a Muslim name after witnessing his father's lynching by Gau-rakshaks.

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False

True

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34. Where does Captain Himmat Singh flee to after his crimes are exposed?

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c) Sri Lanka - and then to Indonesia

b) Pakistan - and then to Afghanistan

a) Canada - and then to USA

d) Nepal - and then to Bhutan

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35. Read this: "What Musa said next, standing against the backdrop of the school gates with the painting of the ogre nurse giving a baby a polio vaccine, was like … like an ice-injection."
What is the significance of the "ogre nurse giving a baby a polio vaccine" image in the novel?

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a) It symbolizes the hope for a better future for Kashmir.

b) It represents the government's efforts to eradicate disease in remote areas.

c) It serves as a backdrop for a chilling conversation about the psychological impact of violence.

d) It foreshadows a key event in the novel.

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36. The novel portrays the Indian army's actions in Kashmir in a positive light.

1 point

True

False

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37. Dr. Azad is a key character who connects the different storylines in the novel.

1 point

True - (He acts as a bridge between the various characters and their individual narratives.)

False - (He is just an ornamental character and has nothing significant to do.)

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38. What happens to Captain Amrik Singh and his family?

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d) They are killed in America, possibly by Musa.

b) He killed himself and his family.

a) They are killed by Musa in Kashmir.

c) They die in an accident in Canada.

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39. The novel portrays the suffering of Kashmiri Pandits in detail.

1 point

True

False

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