 - 1. In which language was the novel 'Pather Panchali' originally written?
A) English
B) Hindi
C) Bengali
D) Tamil
- 2. Who directed the film adaptation of 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Mrinal Sen
B) Ritwik Ghatak
C) Satyajit Ray
D) Shyam Benegal
- 3. What is the name of the main character in 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Harihar
B) Durga
C) Apu
D) Sarbojaya
- 4. What is the occupation of Harihar in 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Teacher
B) Farmer
C) Priest
D) Doctor
- 5. What is the name of the village where Apu's family lives in 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Nischindipur
B) Chandipur
C) Sundarpur
D) Jagaddal
- 6. What is the sequel to 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Aparajito
B) Charulata
C) Nayak
D) Ghare-Baire
- 7. Who composed the music for 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Vishal Bhardwaj
B) Ilaiyaraaja
C) A.R. Rahman
D) Ravi Shankar
- 8. What is the setting of 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Rural Bengal
B) Coastal Kerala
C) Deserted Rajasthan
D) Urban Mumbai
- 9. Who is the village witch in 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Indir Thakrun
B) Sabitri
C) Bhubaneswari
D) Nandini
- 10. In what year was 'Pather Panchali' released?
A) 1955
B) 1957
C) 1958
D) 1956
- 11. What is the name of Apu's elder sister in 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Uma
B) Kanu
C) Chunibala
D) Durga
- 12. Which instrument's music was used in the film's soundtrack?
A) Sitar
B) Tabla
C) Violin
D) Flute
- 13. Who was in charge of the cinematography for 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Subrata Mitra
B) Dulal Dutta
C) Ravi Shankar
D) Satyajit Ray
- 14. Where was 'Pather Panchali' premiered on 3 May 1955?
A) New York's Museum of Modern Art
B) West Bengal government office
C) Cannes Film Festival
D) Calcutta
- 15. Which award did 'Pather Panchali' win at the Cannes Film Festival?
A) Grand Prix
B) Best Feature Film
C) Palme d'Or
D) Best Human Document
- 16. What movement did 'Pather Panchali' help pioneer in Indian cinema?
A) Neo-realism
B) Parallel cinema
C) Art cinema
D) Bollywood
- 17. What was the budget situation of 'Pather Panchali' during its production?
A) Limited budget
B) Large budget
C) Government-funded
D) Crowdfunded
- 18. Who edited 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Satyajit Ray
B) Dulal Dutta
C) Subrata Mitra
D) Ravi Shankar
- 19. Which award did 'Pather Panchali' win in India in 1955?
A) Best Cinematography
B) Best Director
C) Best Actor
D) National Film Award for Best Feature Film
- 20. In which decade is the story of 'Pather Panchali' set?
A) Early-1930s
B) Late-1920s
C) Late-1910s
D) Early-1920s
- 21. Who does Harihar dream of becoming?
A) Doctor
B) Poet and playwright
C) Businessman
D) Engineer
- 22. What does Durga often give to Indir?
A) Books
B) Fruit stolen from a neighbour's orchard
C) Clothes
D) Money
- 23. What does the neighbour's wife accuse Durga of stealing?
A) A bead necklace
B) A toy
C) A book
D) A scarf
- 24. What do Durga and Apu enjoy watching from a travelling vendor?
A) Television
B) Newspaper
C) Radio
D) Bioscope
- 25. What causes Indir to take refuge in another relative's home?
A) Sarbajaya's hostility
B) Durga's teasing
C) Apu's care
D) Harihar's absence
- 26. Where does Indir go when Durga and Apu run to catch a glimpse of the train?
A) To the temple
B) To the river
C) To the market
D) Back home
- 27. What happens to Indir upon Durga and Apu's return?
A) She is happy
B) She is unwell
C) She is angry
D) She has died
- 28. Why does Harihar travel to the city?
A) To visit relatives
B) To seek a better job
C) To buy goods
D) To attend a festival
- 29. What does Harihar promise to bring back from the city?
A) Books
B) Money to repair their house
C) New clothes
D) Fruits and vegetables
- 30. What causes Durga's condition to worsen?
A) A snake bite
B) A high fever after catching a cold
C) A fall
D) A broken leg
- 31. What happens to Durga the next morning?
A) She leaves the village
B) She falls asleep
C) She dies
D) She recovers
- 32. How does Sarbajaya react when Harihar shows her the merchandise?
A) She celebrates
B) She leaves the house
C) She breaks down at his feet
D) She ignores him
- 33. Where do Apu and his parents decide to leave for?
A) The countryside
B) The city
C) A relative's home
D) Benaras
- 34. What does Apu do with the necklace?
A) Keeps it
B) Sells it
C) Throws it into a pond
D) Gives it to Harihar
- 35. What is seen slithering into the house as Apu and his parents leave?
A) A cat
B) A snake
C) A dog
D) A bird
- 36. In what year was Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's novel 'Pather Panchali' first published as a book?
A) 1950
B) 1944
C) 1928
D) 1929
- 37. What type of story is 'Pather Panchali' considered to be?
A) Romance
B) Bildungsroman
C) Science fiction
D) Mystery
- 38. What does the Bengali word 'path' literally mean?
A) Path
B) Song
C) Village
D) Journey
- 39. In the film 'Pather Panchali', what causes Durga's fatal fever?
A) A mysterious illness
B) A monsoon downpour
C) A car accident
D) A snake bite
- 40. What did Satyajit Ray try to retain from the novel in his film adaptation?
A) The complex plot
B) The rambling quality
C) The detailed script
D) The original ending
- 41. Who played the role of Harihar in 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Karuna Banerjee
B) Subir Banerjee
C) Kanu Banerjee
D) Chunibala Devi
- 42. Which organization was Karuna Banerjee associated with?
A) Sangeet Natak Akademi
B) Indian People's Theatre Association
C) Film and Television Institute of India
D) National School of Drama
- 43. What was the profession of Chunibala Devi before being cast in 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Dancer
B) Film actress
C) Retired stage actress
D) Television actress
- 44. Where were the night scenes of 'Pather Panchali' shot?
A) In-studio
B) In Boral
C) In Calcutta
D) In a different village
- 45. Which film did Subrata Mitra observe production for before working with Ray?
A) The River
B) Pather Panchali
C) Apu Trilogy
D) The Apu Trilogy
- 46. Who was the art director for 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Subrata Mitra
B) Jean Renoir
C) Satyajit Ray
D) Bansi Chandragupta
- 47. Which well-established director was initially considered to make 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Bansi Chandragupta
B) Satyajit Ray
C) Subrata Mitra
D) Debaki Bose
- 48. What was the estimated budget for 'Pather Panchali'?
A) ₹70,000
B) ₹50,000
C) ₹1,00,000
D) ₹100,000
- 49. Who helped Satyajit Ray by pawning his wife's jewels?
A) Anil Chowdhury
B) Subrata Mitra
C) Satyajit Ray
D) Bijoya Ray
- 50. What did the West Bengal government mistakenly record the loan for?
A) Cultural development
B) Rural uplift
C) Roads improvement
D) Film production
- 51. Who was the head of the department of exhibitions and publications at MoMA?
A) Monroe Wheeler
B) Satyajit Ray
C) Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
D) John Huston
- 52. Which influential Indian figure helped secure funding for 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Monroe Wheeler
B) John Huston
C) Debaki Bose
D) Bidhan Chandra Roy
- 53. How long did it take to complete the shooting of 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Three years
B) Two years
C) Six months
D) One year
- 54. Which Italian film had a profound impact on Satyajit Ray during his time in London?
A) Umberto D.
B) Rome, Open City
C) La Strada
D) Bicycle Thieves
- 55. Who encouraged Satyajit Ray to proceed with filming Pather Panchali?
A) Akira Kurosawa
B) Jean Renoir
C) Vittorio De Sica
D) D.J. Keymer
- 56. What type of narrative style influenced Pather Panchali?
A) British Realism
B) Italian neorealism
C) German Expressionism
D) French New Wave
- 57. Which Japanese film's international success influenced Ray's belief that Pather Panchali would find an audience?
A) Rashomon
B) Seven Samurai
C) Ikiru
D) Tokyo Story
- 58. Which raga was traditionally associated with rain and used in the film's score?
A) Bhairavi
B) Kafi
C) Desh
D) Yaman
- 59. Which instrument's piece by Dakshina Mohan Tagore was used for the scene where Harihar learns of Durga's death?
A) Sitar
B) Veena
C) Tar shehnai
D) Tabla
- 60. What was the main theme of Pather Panchali's soundtrack based on?
A) A classical Indian raga
B) A traditional Bengali song
C) A Western classical piece
D) A folk-based tune with sophistication
- 61. How long did it take Ravi Shankar to compose the majority of the film's score?
A) One month
B) Two days
C) Three weeks
D) About eleven hours
- 62. Which film by Bimal Roy influenced Ray's belief in Pather Panchali's international appeal?
A) Shree 420
B) Do Bigha Zamin
C) Mother India
D) Awaara
- 63. Which aspect of Indian classical drama influenced Ray according to Darius Cooper?
A) Rasa theory
B) Abhinaya
C) Natyashastra
D) Gestures
- 64. Which raga was used for a sombre piece in the film's soundtrack?
A) Bhairavi
B) Todi
C) Kafi
D) Yaman
- 65. What was the initial response to Pather Panchali in Calcutta?
A) Mixed
B) Overwhelmingly positive
C) Indifferent
D) Not positive
- 66. Which critic described Pather Panchali as 'the quality of ultimate unforgettable experience'?
A) Lindsay Anderson
B) François Truffaut
C) Bosley Crowther
D) James Berardinelli
- 67. How long did Pather Panchali run at the Fifth Avenue Playhouse in New York?
A) Four months
B) Two months
C) Six weeks
D) Eight months
- 68. What was the estimated worldwide box office gross of Pather Panchali as of 2017?
A) $50,000
B) ₹100 million ($21 million)
C) $1 million
D) $402,723
- 69. What was the rating of Pather Panchali on Rotten Tomatoes as of May 2021?
A) 97% fresh
B) 65% fresh
C) 75% fresh
D) 85% fresh
- 70. Which filmmaker called Pather Panchali 'one of the best films ever made'?
A) Lindsay Anderson
B) François Truffaut
C) Akira Kurosawa
D) Christopher Nolan
- 71. What did Nargis Dutt criticize about Pather Panchali?
A) Its narrative structure
B) Exporting poverty
C) Its commercial success
D) Its depiction of rural life
- 72. What was the rank of Pather Panchali in BBC's top 100 foreign language films ever in 2018?
A) 1st
B) 15th
C) 50th
D) 100th
- 73. Who distributed the Region 2 DVD of Pather Panchali?
A) The Criterion Collection
B) Artificial Eye Entertainment
C) Columbia Tri-Star
D) Sony Pictures Classics
- 74. Where were the original negatives of the Apu trilogy sent for restoration in 2013?
A) L'Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna, Italy
B) Sony Pictures Classics, Los Angeles
C) Museum of Modern Art, New York
D) The Academy Film Archive, New York
- 75. What quality does Robinson attribute to Pather Panchali?
A) Chaotic energy
B) Lyrical happiness
C) Melancholic sadness
D) Simple realism
- 76. What filmmaking techniques did Ray use to achieve realism in Pather Panchali?
A) Computer-generated imagery, special effects
B) High-angle shots, artificial lighting
C) Eye-level shots, natural lighting, long takes
D) Fast-paced editing, dramatic music
- 77. In which year did Pather Panchali win the Golden Gate for Best Director and Best Picture?
A) 1956
B) 1957
C) 1959
D) 1958
- 78. In which year was Pather Panchali nominated for Best Film at the British Academy Film Awards?
A) 1958
B) 1960
C) 1957
D) 1959
- 79. In which year did Sight & Sound rank Pather Panchali 6th in its Critics' Poll?
A) 2012
B) 1962
C) 2002
D) 1992
- 80. What position did Pather Panchali achieve in the British Film Institute's user poll of 'Top 10 Indian Films' in 2002?
A) Ranked 11th
B) Ranked 22nd
C) Topped the list
D) Ranked 6th
- 81. In which year did The Village Voice rank Pather Panchali tied with The Godfather in its Top 250 'Best Films of the Century' list?
A) 2010
B) 2012
C) 1999
D) 2002
- 82. Which magazine ranked Pather Panchali the second-greatest film of all time in 1998?
A) The Guardian
B) The Village Voice
C) Sight & Sound
D) Cinemaya
- 83. Which film critic included the Apu trilogy in his list of '100 Great Movies'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) The Guardian
C) Sight & Sound
D) Akira Kurosawa
- 84. In which year was Pather Panchali included in Time's All-Time 100 best movies list?
A) 2012
B) 2005
C) 1999
D) 2010
- 85. Which list included Pather Panchali in 2013 as one of the '100 greatest Indian films of all time'?
A) NDTV
B) CNN-IBN
C) The Guardian
D) Sight & Sound
- 86. In which year did The Guardian rank Pather Panchali 12th in its list of 25 greatest arthouse films?
A) 2012
B) 2002
C) 1999
D) 2010
- 87. In which year did Pather Panchali win the Bodil Award in Denmark?
A) 1969
B) 1970
C) 1962
D) 1966
- 88. Which magazine ranked Pather Panchali 42nd in its 2012 critics' poll of 'Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time'?
A) The Village Voice
B) Sight & Sound
C) The Guardian
D) Cinemaya
- 89. In which year did Pather Panchali rank 35th in the critics poll of BFI's Greatest Films of All Time?
A) 2022
B) 2010
C) 2012
D) 2005
- 90. Which list included Pather Panchali in 1995 as part of 'Centenary Top One Hundred Films'?
A) Sight & Sound
B) The Guardian
C) Time Out
D) The Village Voice
- 91. In which year did Pather Panchali appear in the San Francisco Chronicle's 'Hot 100 Films From the Past'?
A) 2002
B) 1995
C) 1999
D) 1997
- 92. Which list included Pather Panchali in 1999 as one of the '100 Maverick Movies of the Last 100 Years'?
A) Time Out
B) The Guardian
C) The Village Voice
D) Rolling Stone
- 93. In which year was Pather Panchali included in The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made?
A) 1999
B) 2002
C) 2010
D) 2012
- 94. Which list included Pather Panchali in 2005 as one of the BFI Top Fifty 'Must See' Children's Films?
A) The Village Voice
B) The Guardian
C) Time Out
D) BFI
- 95. In which list did NDTV include Pather Panchali as one of 'India's 20 greatest films'?
A) CNN-IBN
B) The Guardian
C) Sight & Sound
D) NDTV
- 96. How many films did Satyajit Ray make after Pather Panchali?
A) 10
B) 36
C) 50
D) 25
- 97. What did Google do to commemorate Ray's birthday on 2 May 2013?
A) Donated to a film school in Ray's name
B) Displayed a doodle featuring the train sequence
C) Launched a new film festival
D) Released a documentary on Ray's life
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