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Indian Literary Censorship and Controversies

This quiz aims to test your knowledge about Indian Literary Censorship and Controversies. It covers various aspects of censorship, including banned books, controversial authors, and the impact of censorship on Indian literature.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following books was banned in India for its alleged obscenity?

  1. The Satanic Verses
  2. Lady Chatterley's Lover
  3. The Kama Sutra
  4. Midnight's Children
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the author of the controversial novel 'Midnight's Children', which was banned in India during the Emergency?

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

Which Indian author was arrested and imprisoned for his novel 'The Great Indian Novel' in 1965?

  1. Mulk Raj Anand
  2. R. K. Narayan
  3. Raja Rao
  4. Shrilal Shukla
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following books was banned in India for its alleged anti-national content?

  1. The Argumentative Indian
  2. India After Gandhi
  3. The Kashmir Files
  4. The God of Small Things
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the author of the controversial novel 'The God of Small Things', which was banned in India for its alleged sexual content?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Jhumpa Lahiri
  3. Anita Desai
  4. Bharati Mukherjee
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following books was banned in India for its alleged portrayal of violence and gore?

  1. Train to Pakistan
  2. The Inheritance of Loss
  3. The White Tiger
  4. The Hungry Tide
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the author of the controversial novel 'The Inheritance of Loss', which was banned in India for its alleged anti-Hindu content?

  1. Kiran Desai
  2. Jhumpa Lahiri
  3. Arundhati Roy
  4. Anita Desai
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following books was banned in India for its alleged portrayal of homosexuality?

  1. The White Tiger
  2. The Hungry Tide
  3. The God of Small Things
  4. The Inheritance of Loss
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the author of the controversial novel 'The Hungry Tide', which was banned in India for its alleged portrayal of Naxalism?

  1. Amitav Ghosh
  2. Arundhati Roy
  3. Kiran Desai
  4. Jhumpa Lahiri
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following books was banned in India for its alleged portrayal of caste discrimination?

  1. The Argumentative Indian
  2. India After Gandhi
  3. The God of Small Things
  4. The White Tiger
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the author of the controversial novel 'India After Gandhi', which was banned in India for its alleged anti-national content?

  1. Ramachandra Guha
  2. Amartya Sen
  3. Kiran Desai
  4. Amitav Ghosh
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following books was banned in India for its alleged portrayal of child sexual abuse?

  1. The God of Small Things
  2. The Hungry Tide
  3. The White Tiger
  4. The Inheritance of Loss
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the author of the controversial novel 'The White Tiger', which was banned in India for its alleged portrayal of poverty and inequality?

  1. Aravind Adiga
  2. Amitav Ghosh
  3. Kiran Desai
  4. Jhumpa Lahiri
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following books was banned in India for its alleged portrayal of religious extremism?

  1. The Argumentative Indian
  2. India After Gandhi
  3. The God of Small Things
  4. The White Tiger
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the author of the controversial novel 'The Inheritance of Loss', which was banned in India for its alleged portrayal of terrorism?

  1. Kiran Desai
  2. Jhumpa Lahiri
  3. Arundhati Roy
  4. Anita Desai
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