A. The headmistress of a girls’ school in Calcutta
B. The hindi Teacher of a girls’ school in Calcutta
C. The Warden of a hostel in Calcutta
D. The owner of girls’ school in Calcutta
✅ The correct answer is option A.
SSC MCQs
The Shadow Lines spans around
A. Two generations
B. Three generations
C. Four generations
D. Five generations
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Ila is the narrator’s cousin who lives in
A. Calcutta
B. Dhaka
C. Stockwell London
D. Delhi
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The Shadow Lines was published in
A. 1984
B. 1986
C. 1988
D. 1990
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The Protagonist in the novel ‘The Shadow Lines’ is
A. May Price
B. Justice Datta Chaudhari
C. Tridib Mayadebi’s son
D. Jethamoshai
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The Shadow Lines takes the form of
A. bildungsroman tradition
B. historical fiction
C. gothic tradition
D. romanticism
✅ The correct answer is option A.
‘The Shadow Lines’ explores the political and economical growth of India through the lives of two families:
A. One English and one Punjabi
B. One Bengali and one English
C. One Gujarati and one English
D. One Assamese and one English
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Through her characteristic pose Ila’s mother earned a nickname of
A. Queen Elizabeth
B. Princess Camilla
C. Queen Victoria
D. Lady Windsor
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Who is the narrator in ‘The Shadow Lines’
A. A fictional character born and raised in Calcutta
B. Tridib
C. Tha’mma
D. Ila
✅ The correct answer is option A.
__________ is set against the backdrop of major historical events such as- Freedom movement in Bengal, Second World War, partition of India in 1947 and Communal riots in Bangladesh and India
A. Tara
B. The Shadow Lines
C. Untouchables
D. Hayavadana
✅ The correct answer is option B.