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