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Awards for Indian Literature in English

This quiz covers the various awards given to Indian authors writing in English.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is given to the best Indian novel written in English?

  1. Sahitya Akademi Award
  2. Jnanpith Award
  3. Man Booker Prize
  4. Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first Indian author to win the Man Booker Prize?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Salman Rushdie
  3. Vikram Seth
  4. Amitav Ghosh
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author has won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize twice?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Salman Rushdie
  3. Vikram Seth
  4. Amitav Ghosh
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Jnanpith Award for his novel "The Inheritance of Loss"?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Salman Rushdie
  3. Vikram Seth
  4. Amitav Ghosh
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Great Indian Novel"?

  1. Shashi Tharoor
  2. Vikram Chandra
  3. Amitav Ghosh
  4. Aravind Adiga
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for her novel "The Hungry Tide"?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Salman Rushdie
  3. Vikram Seth
  4. Amitav Ghosh
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Glass Palace"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh
  2. Vikram Seth
  3. Aravind Adiga
  4. Kiran Desai
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Man Booker Prize for his novel "Life of Pi"?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Salman Rushdie
  3. Vikram Seth
  4. Yann Martel
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Jnanpith Award for his novel "The Shadow Lines"?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Salman Rushdie
  3. Vikram Seth
  4. Amitav Ghosh
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss"?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Salman Rushdie
  3. Vikram Seth
  4. Kiran Desai
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The White Tiger"?

  1. Aravind Adiga
  2. Vikram Chandra
  3. Amitav Ghosh
  4. Kiran Desai
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Man Booker Prize for his novel "The God of Small Things"?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Salman Rushdie
  3. Vikram Seth
  4. Amitav Ghosh
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Jnanpith Award for his novel "Midnight's Children"?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Salman Rushdie
  3. Vikram Seth
  4. Amitav Ghosh
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for his novel "A Suitable Boy"?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Salman Rushdie
  3. Vikram Seth
  4. Amitav Ghosh
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Hungry Tide"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh
  2. Vikram Seth
  3. Aravind Adiga
  4. Kiran Desai
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