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