ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ASIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A collection of stories of which “Alladin", “Sinbad” and “Alibaba” are perhaps best known to Western readers.
A
Men In The Sun
B
Zaynab
C
Arabian Nights
D
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1001 Arabian Nights: The Story of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp / The History of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves / The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Thousand and One Nights, also called The Arabian Nights, Arabic Alf laylah wa laylah, collection of largely Middle Eastern and Indian stories of uncertain date and authorship.

Detailed explanation-3: -Of all the tales of “The Arabian Nights, ” or the “Thousand and One Nights” those of the seven voyages of Sindbad the Sailor are perhaps the most familiar to people around the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -The story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is, after the tale of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (of which more below), the best-known of the Arabian Nights stories.

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