Read the following extract carefully and answer the following questions:

Dhanpat Roy (1880-1936) born in Varanasi on July 31, 1880 was a prolific writer of both Hindi and Urdu. He changed his pen name to ‘Premchand’ after his book ‘Soje Vatan’ was banned by the them British Government. He wrote about the realities of life and the various problem faced by the common man in a trubulent society. He focused chiefly on rural Indian and the exploitation faced by a common villager at the hands of priests, land lords, loan sharks, etc. He also emphasised on the unity of Hindus and Muslims. Some of his well known works are Godan, Gaban, Pratigya, Karma-bhoomi, etc.

Questions:

(i) When and where Premchand was born?

(ii) Give the name of Premchand’s book which was banned by the British Government?

(iii) What he wrote about?

(iv) What did he focus on chiefly?

(v) Give the names of famous books written by Premchand.