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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 book 'Jasmine'?

  1. Bharati Mukherjee

  2. Sujata Bhatt

  3. Shobha De

  4. Nayantara Sahgal
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Bharati Mukherjee is an Indian-American author known for her novel 'Jasmine', which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1989.

Multiple choice

Which of the following Indian women writers is known for her novel 'The Shadow Lines'?

  1. Amita Trasi

  2. Shobha De

  3. Nayantara Sahgal

  4. Manju Kapur
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Amitav Ghosh is an Indian author known for his novel 'The Shadow Lines', which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989.

Multiple choice

Who wrote the book 'The Hungry Tide'?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Shobha De

  3. Nayantara Sahgal

  4. Manju Kapur
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Amitav Ghosh is an Indian author known for his novel 'The Hungry Tide', which won the Man Booker Prize in 2004.

Multiple choice

Which of the following Indian women writers is known for her novel 'The Blue Umbrella'?

  1. Ruskin Bond

  2. Shobha De

  3. Nayantara Sahgal

  4. Manju Kapur
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Ruskin Bond is an Indian author known for his novel 'The Blue Umbrella', which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980.

Multiple choice

Who wrote the book 'The Great Indian Novel'?

  1. Shashi Tharoor

  2. Shobha De

  3. Nayantara Sahgal

  4. Manju Kapur
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Shashi Tharoor is an Indian author and politician known for his novel 'The Great Indian Novel', which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 1991.

Multiple choice

Which of the following Indian women writers is known for her novel 'The Palace of Illusions'?

  1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  2. Shobha De

  3. Nayantara Sahgal

  4. Manju Kapur
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American author known for her novel 'The Palace of Illusions', which was a New York Times bestseller.

Multiple choice

Who wrote the book 'The White Tiger'?

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Shobha De

  3. Nayantara Sahgal

  4. Manju Kapur
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Aravind Adiga is an Indian author known for his novel 'The White Tiger', which won the Man Booker Prize in 2008.

Multiple choice

Which of the following Indian women writers is known for her novel 'The House of Blue Mangoes'?

  1. Shobha De

  2. Nayantara Sahgal

  3. Manju Kapur

  4. Krishna Sobti
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Krishna Sobti is an Indian author known for her novel 'The House of Blue Mangoes', which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980.

Multiple choice

Who wrote the book 'The Lowland'?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Shobha De

  3. Nayantara Sahgal

  4. Manju Kapur
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Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American author known for her novel 'The Lowland', which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2013.

Multiple choice

Which of the following Indian women writers is known for her novel 'The Inheritance of Loss'?

  1. Kiran Desai

  2. Shobha De

  3. Nayantara Sahgal

  4. Manju Kapur
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Kiran Desai is an Indian author known for her novel 'The Inheritance of Loss', which won the Man Booker Prize in 2006.

Multiple choice

Which Indian literary journal is known for its focus on Dalit literature and its engagement with issues of caste and discrimination?

  1. The Little Magazine

  2. Indian Literature

  3. The Journal of Indian Writing in English

  4. The Caravan
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The Little Magazine has a strong focus on Dalit literature and engages with issues of caste and discrimination, providing a platform for Dalit writers to express their experiences and perspectives.

Multiple choice

Which Indian literary journal is known for its focus on ecocriticism and its exploration of the relationship between literature and the environment?

  1. The Little Magazine

  2. Indian Literature

  3. The Journal of Indian Writing in English

  4. The Caravan
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The Little Magazine has a strong focus on ecocriticism, publishing essays and reviews that explore the relationship between literature and the environment.

Multiple choice

Which Indian literary journal is known for its focus on postcolonial literature and its exploration of the impact of colonialism on Indian literature?

  1. The Little Magazine

  2. Indian Literature

  3. The Journal of Indian Writing in English

  4. The Caravan
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The Little Magazine has a strong focus on postcolonial literature, publishing essays and reviews that explore the impact of colonialism on Indian literature.

Multiple choice

Which Indian literary journal is known for its focus on feminist literature and its exploration of gender issues in Indian literature?

  1. The Little Magazine

  2. Indian Literature

  3. The Journal of Indian Writing in English

  4. The Caravan
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The Little Magazine has a strong focus on feminist literature, publishing essays and reviews that explore gender issues in Indian literature.

Multiple choice

Which Indian poet is renowned for his revolutionary writings and is often referred to as the "People's Poet"?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Mirza Ghalib

  3. Harivamsha Rai Bachchan

  4. Subramania Bharati
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Subramania Bharati was a prominent Indian poet, journalist, and social reformer. His works, written in Tamil, are known for their patriotic fervor, social commentary, and lyrical beauty.