Q8: MPPSC Mains 2024 Paper-V: Mains Question

(a) Passage on Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi as a critic (Hindi text provided). Answer the following: (i) Which aspect of Dwivedi’s criticism influenced Hindi writers? (ii) What, according to Dwivedi, is the aim of literature? (iii) Define ‘literary idealism’ on the basis of the passage. (iv) What was the effect of Dwivedi’s idealism on contemporary literature? (v) Why did Dwivedi not indulge in mere fault-finding as a critic? (vi) What is the central idea of this passage?

(b) Passage on drama as the most comprehensive and attractive art-form (Hindi text provided). Answer the following: (i) In ancient times, in what way was drama considered an art-medium? (ii) Why is drama called a comprehensive art? (iii) Through whose combined efforts is a dramatic presentation possible? (iv) Why is drama a powerful means of public awareness? (v) Whose concealed contribution lies behind the success of a play? (vi) State the central idea of this passage.