Cosmopolitan Voices: A Quiz on Indian Literature's Global Chorus

Cosmopolitan Voices: A Quiz on Indian Literature's Global Chorus

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author's novel 'The God of Small Things' won the Booker Prize in 1997?

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

Salman Rushdie's novel 'Midnight's Children' is set in which country?

  1. India
  2. Pakistan
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Sri Lanka
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vikram Seth's novel 'A Suitable Boy' is known for its:

  1. Epic length
  2. Historical setting
  3. Complex characters
  4. All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Amitav Ghosh's novel 'The Glass Palace' is set in which country?

  1. India
  2. Burma
  3. Malaysia
  4. Singapore
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author's novel 'The Namesake' was adapted into a film in 2006?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri
  2. Bharati Mukherjee
  3. Mira Nair
  4. Deepa Mehta
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Bharati Mukherjee's novel 'Jasmine' tells the story of a woman who immigrates to the United States from which country?

  1. India
  2. Pakistan
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Sri Lanka
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mira Nair's film 'Monsoon Wedding' is set in which city?

  1. Delhi
  2. Mumbai
  3. Kolkata
  4. Chennai
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Deepa Mehta's film 'Water' is set in which historical period?

  1. British Raj
  2. Independence Movement
  3. Partition of India
  4. Post-Independence India
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author's novel 'The White Tiger' won the Man Booker Prize in 2008?

  1. Aravind Adiga
  2. Kiran Desai
  3. Rohinton Mistry
  4. Vikram Chandra
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Kiran Desai's novel 'The Inheritance of Loss' is set in which country?

  1. India
  2. Pakistan
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Nepal
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rohinton Mistry's novel 'A Fine Balance' is set in which city?

  1. Mumbai
  2. Delhi
  3. Kolkata
  4. Chennai
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vikram Chandra's novel 'Red Earth and Pouring Rain' is set in which state of India?

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Bihar
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Rajasthan
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author's novel 'The Great Indian Novel' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1993?

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

Amitav Ghosh's novel 'The Hungry Tide' is set in which state of India?

  1. West Bengal
  2. Odisha
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Tamil Nadu
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vikram Seth's novel 'An Equal Music' is about the lives of which group of people?

  1. Musicians
  2. Scientists
  3. Politicians
  4. Businesspeople