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Indian Literature and Authors

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Indian Literature and Authors is a crucial topic for competitive exams, focusing on famous writers, notable books, and literary awards. Questions cover various regional, postcolonial, and historical texts. This collection helps test takers prepare effectively for general awareness sections.

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Indian Literature and Authors Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a notable work of Kiran Desai?

  1. The Inheritance of Loss

  2. Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard

  3. The Gospel of Yudas

  4. The White Tiger
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The White Tiger is not a notable work of Kiran Desai.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of the novel 'The White Tiger'?

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Vikas Swarup

  4. Anita Desai
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Aravind Adiga is the author of the novel 'The White Tiger'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a notable work of Aravind Adiga?

  1. The White Tiger

  2. The Last Man in Tower

  3. Selection Day

  4. Amnesty
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Explanation

Amnesty is not a notable work of Aravind Adiga.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of the novel 'The Namesake'?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Vikas Swarup

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Rohinton Mistry
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Explanation

Jhumpa Lahiri is the author of the novel 'The Namesake'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a notable work of Jhumpa Lahiri?

  1. The Namesake

  2. The Lowland

  3. Interpreter of Maladies

  4. Unaccustomed Earth
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Unaccustomed Earth is not a notable work of Jhumpa Lahiri.

Multiple choice

Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. R. K. Narayan
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Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

Multiple choice

What was the title of the work for which Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. Gitanjali

  2. The Gardener

  3. The Home and the World

  4. Four Chapters
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Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work 'Gitanjali'.

Multiple choice

Which Indian writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. R. K. Narayan
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Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature again in 1930.

Multiple choice

What was the title of the work for which Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930?

  1. Gitanjali

  2. The Gardener

  3. The Home and the World

  4. Four Chapters
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930 for his work 'The Gardener'.

Multiple choice

Which Indian writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. Arundhati Roy
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Explanation

Arundhati Roy won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998.

Multiple choice

What was the title of the work for which Arundhati Roy won the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. The God of Small Things

  2. The Inheritance of Loss

  3. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

  4. Imagining India
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Explanation

Arundhati Roy won the Nobel Prize in Literature for her work 'The God of Small Things'.

Multiple choice

Which Indian writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. Doris Lessing
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Explanation

Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.

Multiple choice

Which Indian writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. Olga Tokarczuk
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Explanation

Olga Tokarczuk won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019.

Multiple choice

Which Indian writer is the most recent recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. Olga Tokarczuk
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Explanation

Olga Tokarczuk is the most recent recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature from India.

Multiple choice

Which Indian children's book series features the adventures of a young boy named Swami and his friends?

  1. Malgudi Days

  2. The Adventures of Feluda

  3. Swami and Friends

  4. The Jungle Book
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Explanation

Swami and Friends is a popular Indian children's book series written by R. K. Narayan. The series follows the adventures of a young boy named Swami and his friends in the fictional town of Malgudi.