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The Indian Short Story and the Pulitzer Prize

This quiz tests your knowledge about the Indian short story and its connection to the Pulitzer Prize.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian writer won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1997?

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

What is the name of the Indian short story writer who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2006?

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

Which of the following Indian short stories was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2017?

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

Who is the author of the short story collection "The Great Indian Novel"?

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

Which of the following Indian short stories was adapted into a major motion picture in 2012?

  1. The Namesake
  2. The White Tiger
  3. The Lowland
  4. The Inheritance of Loss
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Indian short story writer who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2019?

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

Which of the following Indian short stories was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2020?

  1. The White Tiger
  2. The Lowland
  3. The Hungry Tide
  4. The Inheritance of Loss
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the short story collection "Interpreter of Maladies"?

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

Which of the following Indian short stories was adapted into a major motion picture in 2018?

  1. The Namesake
  2. The White Tiger
  3. The Lowland
  4. The Inheritance of Loss
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Indian short story writer who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2021?

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

Which of the following Indian short stories was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2022?

  1. The White Tiger
  2. The Lowland
  3. The Hungry Tide
  4. The Inheritance of Loss
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the short story collection "The Great Indian Novel"?

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

Which of the following Indian short stories was adapted into a major motion picture in 2012?

  1. The Namesake
  2. The White Tiger
  3. The Lowland
  4. The Inheritance of Loss
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Indian short story writer who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2019?

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

Which of the following Indian short stories was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2020?

  1. The White Tiger
  2. The Lowland
  3. The Hungry Tide
  4. The Inheritance of Loss
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