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