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