- 1. In which language was the novel 'Pather Panchali' originally written?
A) English
B) Tamil
C) Bengali
D) Hindi
- 2. Who directed the film adaptation of 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Ritwik Ghatak
B) Shyam Benegal
C) Satyajit Ray
D) Mrinal Sen
- 3. What is the name of the main character in 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Sarbojaya
B) Durga
C) Apu
D) Harihar
- 4. What is the occupation of Harihar in 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Doctor
B) Teacher
C) Farmer
D) Priest
- 5. What is the name of the village where Apu's family lives in 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Jagaddal
B) Nischindipur
C) Sundarpur
D) Chandipur
- 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) Ilaiyaraaja
C) Vishal Bhardwaj
D) Ravi Shankar
- 8. What is the setting of 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Coastal Kerala
B) Deserted Rajasthan
C) Urban Mumbai
D) Rural Bengal
- 9. Who is the village witch in 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Bhubaneswari
B) Nandini
C) Indir Thakrun
D) Sabitri
- 10. In what year was 'Pather Panchali' released?
A) 1957
B) 1956
C) 1958
D) 1955
- 11. What is the name of Apu's elder sister in 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Kanu
B) Chunibala
C) Uma
D) Durga
- 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) Ravi Shankar
B) Dulal Dutta
C) Satyajit Ray
D) Subrata Mitra
- 14. Where was 'Pather Panchali' premiered on 3 May 1955?
A) New York's Museum of Modern Art
B) Cannes Film Festival
C) West Bengal government office
D) Calcutta
- 15. Which award did 'Pather Panchali' win at the Cannes Film Festival?
A) Grand Prix
B) Palme d'Or
C) Best Human Document
D) Best Feature Film
- 16. What movement did 'Pather Panchali' help pioneer in Indian cinema?
A) Bollywood
B) Neo-realism
C) Art cinema
D) Parallel cinema
- 17. What was the budget situation of 'Pather Panchali' during its production?
A) Large budget
B) Limited budget
C) Government-funded
D) Crowdfunded
- 18. Who edited 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Subrata Mitra
B) Dulal Dutta
C) Ravi Shankar
D) Satyajit Ray
- 19. Which award did 'Pather Panchali' win in India in 1955?
A) Best Director
B) Best Actor
C) Best Cinematography
D) National Film Award for Best Feature Film
- 20. In which decade is the story of 'Pather Panchali' set?
A) Late-1920s
B) Late-1910s
C) Early-1920s
D) Early-1930s
- 21. Who does Harihar dream of becoming?
A) Businessman
B) Doctor
C) Poet and playwright
D) Engineer
- 22. What does Durga often give to Indir?
A) Money
B) Fruit stolen from a neighbour's orchard
C) Clothes
D) Books
- 23. What does the neighbour's wife accuse Durga of stealing?
A) A scarf
B) A book
C) A toy
D) A bead necklace
- 24. What do Durga and Apu enjoy watching from a travelling vendor?
A) Television
B) Bioscope
C) Radio
D) Newspaper
- 25. What causes Indir to take refuge in another relative's home?
A) Apu's care
B) Harihar's absence
C) Durga's teasing
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 temple
C) Back home
D) To the market
- 27. What happens to Indir upon Durga and Apu's return?
A) She has died
B) She is unwell
C) She is happy
D) She is angry
- 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) New clothes
C) Money to repair their house
D) Books
- 30. What causes Durga's condition to worsen?
A) A snake bite
B) A broken leg
C) A high fever after catching a cold
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 leaves the house
B) She celebrates
C) She ignores him
D) She breaks down at his feet
- 33. Where do Apu and his parents decide to leave for?
A) A relative's home
B) The countryside
C) Benaras
D) The city
- 34. What does Apu do with the necklace?
A) Keeps it
B) Throws it into a pond
C) Sells it
D) Gives it to Harihar
- 35. What is seen slithering into the house as Apu and his parents leave?
A) A cat
B) A bird
C) A dog
D) A snake
- 36. In what year was Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's novel 'Pather Panchali' first published as a book?
A) 1944
B) 1950
C) 1929
D) 1928
- 37. What type of story is 'Pather Panchali' considered to be?
A) Bildungsroman
B) Science fiction
C) Romance
D) Mystery
- 38. What does the Bengali word 'path' literally mean?
A) Village
B) Song
C) Journey
D) Path
- 39. What type of narrative style influenced Pather Panchali?
A) Italian neorealism
B) French New Wave
C) German Expressionism
D) British Realism
- 40. In which list did NDTV include Pather Panchali as one of 'India's 20 greatest films'?
A) NDTV
B) CNN-IBN
C) The Guardian
D) Sight & Sound
- 41. What was the rank of Pather Panchali in BBC's top 100 foreign language films ever in 2018?
A) 15th
B) 1st
C) 100th
D) 50th
- 42. 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 6th
C) Ranked 22nd
D) Topped the list
- 43. Which organization was Karuna Banerjee associated with?
A) Sangeet Natak Akademi
B) Film and Television Institute of India
C) National School of Drama
D) Indian People's Theatre Association
- 44. Which well-established director was initially considered to make 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Satyajit Ray
B) Debaki Bose
C) Subrata Mitra
D) Bansi Chandragupta
- 45. In the film 'Pather Panchali', what causes Durga's fatal fever?
A) A car accident
B) A mysterious illness
C) A snake bite
D) A monsoon downpour
- 46. What was the initial response to Pather Panchali in Calcutta?
A) Not positive
B) Mixed
C) Indifferent
D) Overwhelmingly 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) 2010
B) 1999
C) 2002
D) 2012
- 48. In which year was Pather Panchali nominated for Best Film at the British Academy Film Awards?
A) 1957
B) 1958
C) 1959
D) 1960
- 49. How long did it take to complete the shooting of 'Pather Panchali'?
A) One year
B) Three years
C) Six months
D) Two 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) Retired stage actress
B) Film actress
C) Television actress
D) Dancer
- 52. What did Nargis Dutt criticize about Pather Panchali?
A) Exporting poverty
B) Its commercial success
C) Its narrative structure
D) Its depiction of rural life
- 53. 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
- 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) Apu Trilogy
B) The Apu Trilogy
C) The River
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) 2012
B) 2010
C) 1999
D) 2002
- 57. In which year did Sight & Sound rank Pather Panchali 6th in its Critics' Poll?
A) 2012
B) 1962
C) 2002
D) 1992
- 58. Which magazine ranked Pather Panchali 42nd in its 2012 critics' poll of 'Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time'?
A) The Village Voice
B) Cinemaya
C) The Guardian
D) Sight & Sound
- 59. Which critic described Pather Panchali as 'the quality of ultimate unforgettable experience'?
A) Bosley Crowther
B) François Truffaut
C) James Berardinelli
D) Lindsay Anderson
- 60. Who was the head of the department of exhibitions and publications at MoMA?
A) Monroe Wheeler
B) Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
C) Satyajit Ray
D) John Huston
- 61. Who encouraged Satyajit Ray to proceed with filming Pather Panchali?
A) Jean Renoir
B) D.J. Keymer
C) Akira Kurosawa
D) Vittorio De Sica
- 62. In which year was Pather Panchali included in Time's All-Time 100 best movies list?
A) 2012
B) 1999
C) 2005
D) 2010
- 63. In which year did The Guardian rank Pather Panchali 12th in its list of 25 greatest arthouse films?
A) 2002
B) 2012
C) 2010
D) 1999
- 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) Akira Kurosawa
D) Christopher Nolan
- 66. What did Satyajit Ray try to retain from the novel in his film adaptation?
A) The detailed script
B) The original ending
C) The complex plot
D) The rambling quality
- 67. Which raga was used for a sombre piece in the film's soundtrack?
A) Kafi
B) Todi
C) Bhairavi
D) Yaman
- 68. Which film critic included the Apu trilogy in his list of '100 Great Movies'?
A) The Guardian
B) Roger Ebert
C) Sight & Sound
D) Akira Kurosawa
- 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) Subir Banerjee
B) Karuna Banerjee
C) Kanu Banerjee
D) Chunibala Devi
- 71. In which year did Pather Panchali appear in the San Francisco Chronicle's 'Hot 100 Films From the Past'?
A) 1997
B) 2002
C) 1999
D) 1995
- 72. Who was the art director for 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Satyajit Ray
B) Bansi Chandragupta
C) Subrata Mitra
D) Jean Renoir
- 73. Which raga was traditionally associated with rain and used in the film's score?
A) Desh
B) Yaman
C) Kafi
D) Bhairavi
- 74. How many films did Satyajit Ray make after Pather Panchali?
A) 36
B) 50
C) 10
D) 25
- 75. Which magazine ranked Pather Panchali the second-greatest film of all time in 1998?
A) Sight & Sound
B) Cinemaya
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) 1957
B) 1959
C) 1958
D) 1956
- 78. In which year did Pather Panchali win the Bodil Award in Denmark?
A) 1962
B) 1966
C) 1969
D) 1970
- 79. Which list included Pather Panchali in 1999 as one of the '100 Maverick Movies of the Last 100 Years'?
A) The Village Voice
B) Time Out
C) Rolling Stone
D) The Guardian
- 80. What was the estimated worldwide box office gross of Pather Panchali as of 2017?
A) $402,723
B) $50,000
C) $1 million
D) ₹100 million ($21 million)
- 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) Tabla
B) Veena
C) Sitar
D) Tar shehnai
- 83. Which influential Indian figure helped secure funding for 'Pather Panchali'?
A) Bidhan Chandra Roy
B) Monroe Wheeler
C) Debaki Bose
D) John Huston
- 84. What was the estimated budget for 'Pather Panchali'?
A) ₹100,000
B) ₹70,000
C) ₹1,00,000
D) ₹50,000
- 85. Which film by Bimal Roy influenced Ray's belief in Pather Panchali's international appeal?
A) Awaara
B) Do Bigha Zamin
C) Mother India
D) Shree 420
- 86. What did Google do to commemorate Ray's birthday on 2 May 2013?
A) Donated to a film school in Ray's name
B) Released a documentary on Ray's life
C) Launched a new film festival
D) Displayed a doodle featuring the train sequence
- 87. What was the main theme of Pather Panchali's soundtrack based on?
A) A folk-based tune with sophistication
B) A classical Indian raga
C) A Western classical piece
D) A traditional Bengali song
- 88. What quality does Robinson attribute to Pather Panchali?
A) Lyrical happiness
B) Simple realism
C) Chaotic energy
D) Melancholic sadness
- 89. What was the rating of Pather Panchali on Rotten Tomatoes as of May 2021?
A) 75% fresh
B) 97% fresh
C) 85% fresh
D) 65% fresh
- 90. Where were the night scenes of 'Pather Panchali' shot?
A) In Calcutta
B) In a different village
C) In-studio
D) In Boral
- 91. 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
- 92. What did the West Bengal government mistakenly record the loan for?
A) Roads improvement
B) Film production
C) Rural uplift
D) Cultural development
- 93. In which year did Pather Panchali rank 35th in the critics poll of BFI's Greatest Films of All Time?
A) 2022
B) 2012
C) 2010
D) 2005
- 94. Which list included Pather Panchali in 2005 as one of the BFI Top Fifty 'Must See' Children's Films?
A) Time Out
B) The Guardian
C) The Village Voice
D) BFI
- 95. Which list included Pather Panchali in 1995 as part of 'Centenary Top One Hundred Films'?
A) Time Out
B) The Guardian
C) Sight & Sound
D) The Village Voice
- 96. Who distributed the Region 2 DVD of Pather Panchali?
A) Columbia Tri-Star
B) Sony Pictures Classics
C) Artificial Eye Entertainment
D) The Criterion Collection
- 97. 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
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