ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the author of ‘The Jungle Book’?
A
Hans Christain Anderson
B
Enid Blyton
C
Rudyard Kipling
D
H. G. Wells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Jungle Book, collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1894.

Detailed explanation-2: -Read the original story, first published on Houzz, here. In the snowy Green Mountains of Vermont, Rudyard Kipling spun tales of a boy raised by wolves in the steamy Indian jungle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rudyard Kipling drew inspiration from settings and surroundings of the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. The character ‘Mowgli’ was created based on a true story narrated by Sir William Henry Sleeman, about a boy raised by wolves.

Detailed explanation-4: -A young boy named Mowgli runs off in search of his parents, only to get lost. He is taken into a grey wolf pack and raised by wolves Akela and Raksha. Mowgli befriends Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther, Chil the vulture, and Hathi the elephant.

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