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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

Who wrote the historical novel 'The Zoya Factor'?

  1. Anuja Chauhan

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Bharati Mukherjee
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Anuja Chauhan's novel 'The Zoya Factor' tells the story of a young woman named Zoya who is considered to be a lucky charm for the Indian cricket team.

Multiple choice

Who wrote the book "The Argumentative Indian"?

  1. Amartya Sen

  2. Nandan Nilekani

  3. Shashi Tharoor

  4. Amitav Ghosh
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Amartya Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. He is the author of several books, including "The Argumentative Indian", which explores the history of public reasoning in India.

Multiple choice

Which book by Ramachandra Guha won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998?

  1. India After Gandhi

  2. The Great Rebellion

  3. Gandhi Before India

  4. Environmentalism: A Global History
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Ramachandra Guha is an Indian historian and writer. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998 for his book "India After Gandhi", which examines the history of India from independence to the present day.

Multiple choice

Which book by Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997?

  1. The God of Small Things

  2. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

  3. Imagining India

  4. The End of Imagination
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Arundhati Roy is an Indian writer and activist. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel "The God of Small Things", which tells the story of a family in Kerala during the 1960s.

Multiple choice

Who wrote the book "Midnight's Children"?

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Arundhati Roy
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Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British writer. He won the Booker Prize in 1981 for his novel "Midnight's Children", which tells the story of a group of children who are born at the stroke of midnight on the day of India's independence.

Multiple choice

Which book by V.S. Naipaul won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001?

  1. A House for Mr Biswas

  2. In a Free State

  3. The Mimic Men

  4. A Bend in the River
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V.S. Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British writer. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001 for his novel "A House for Mr Biswas", which tells the story of an Indian immigrant in Trinidad.

Multiple choice

Who wrote the book "The White Tiger"?

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Salman Rushdie
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Aravind Adiga is an Indian writer. He won the Man Booker Prize in 2008 for his novel "The White Tiger", which tells the story of a poor Indian boy who becomes a successful businessman.

Multiple choice

Which book by Pankaj Mishra won the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize in 2014?

  1. Butter Chicken in Ludhiana

  2. The Romantics

  3. From the Ruins of Empire

  4. Age of Anger
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Pankaj Mishra is an Indian writer and journalist. He won the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize in 2014 for his book "From the Ruins of Empire", which examines the history of colonialism and its impact on the world.

Multiple choice

Who wrote the book "The Great Indian Novel"?

  1. Shashi Tharoor

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Salman Rushdie
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Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician, diplomat, and writer. He wrote the book "The Great Indian Novel", which is a satirical history of India from independence to the present day.

Multiple choice

Which book by Amitav Ghosh won the Jnanpith Award in 2018?

  1. The Hungry Tide

  2. The Glass Palace

  3. Sea of Poppies

  4. River of Smoke
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Amitav Ghosh is an Indian writer. He won the Jnanpith Award in 2018 for his novel "The Hungry Tide", which tells the story of a group of people who live in the Sundarbans, a mangrove forest in India and Bangladesh.

Multiple choice

Who wrote the book "The Palace of Illusions"?

  1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Jhumpa Lahiri
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American writer. She wrote the book "The Palace of Illusions", which is a retelling of the Mahabharata from the perspective of Draupadi, one of the main characters in the epic.

Multiple choice

Which book by Manu Joseph won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2010?

  1. Serious Men

  2. The Illicit Happiness of Other People

  3. Miss Laila Armed and Dangerous

  4. The Book of Adultery
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Manu Joseph is an Indian writer and journalist. He won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2010 for his novel "Serious Men", which tells the story of a Dalit family in Mumbai.

Multiple choice

Who wrote the book "The Inheritance of Loss"?

  1. Kiran Desai

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Jhumpa Lahiri
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Kiran Desai is an Indian writer. She won the Man Booker Prize in 2006 for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss", which tells the story of a young Indian woman who moves to the United States.

Multiple choice

Which book by Vikram Seth won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 1994?

  1. A Suitable Boy

  2. The Golden Gate

  3. An Equal Music

  4. Two Lives
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Vikram Seth is an Indian writer. He won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 1994 for his novel "A Suitable Boy", which tells the story of a young Indian woman who is looking for a husband.

Multiple choice

Who wrote the book "The God of Small Things"?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Amitav Ghosh
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Arundhati Roy is an Indian writer and activist. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel "The God of Small Things", which tells the story of a family in Kerala during the 1960s.