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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 Vikram Seth's novels was translated into more than 30 languages?

  1. A Suitable Boy

  2. The Golden Gate

  3. An Equal Music

  4. Two Lives
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Explanation

Vikram Seth's novel 'A Suitable Boy' was translated into more than 30 languages.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the English translation of Anita Desai's novel 'Fire on the Mountain'?

  1. Clear Light of Day

  2. In Custody

  3. Baumgartner's Bombay

  4. The Village by the Sea
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Explanation

The English translation of Anita Desai's novel 'Fire on the Mountain' is titled 'Clear Light of Day'.

Multiple choice

Who translated Arundhati Roy's novel 'The God of Small Things' into English?

  1. Arundhati Roy herself

  2. Vikram Chandra

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Jhumpa Lahiri
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Explanation

Arundhati Roy translated her own novel 'The God of Small Things' into English.

Multiple choice

Which of Kiran Desai's novels won the Man Booker Prize in 2006?

  1. Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard

  2. The Inheritance of Loss

  3. The Gospel of Yudas

  4. The Village by the Sea
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Kiran Desai's novel 'The Inheritance of Loss' won the Man Booker Prize in 2006.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the English translation of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel 'The Namesake'?

  1. The Namesake

  2. Interpreter of Maladies

  3. Unaccustomed Earth

  4. The Lowland
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Explanation

The English translation of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel 'The Namesake' is also titled 'The Namesake'.

Multiple choice

Who translated Amitav Ghosh's novel 'The Glass Palace' into English?

  1. Amitav Ghosh himself

  2. Vikram Chandra

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Jhumpa Lahiri
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Explanation

Amitav Ghosh translated his own novel 'The Glass Palace' into English.

Multiple choice

Which of Salman Rushdie's novels was banned in India in 1988?

  1. Midnight's Children

  2. Shame

  3. The Satanic Verses

  4. Haroun and the Sea of Stories
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Satanic Verses' was banned in India in 1988.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the English translation of Aravind Adiga's novel 'The White Tiger'?

  1. The White Tiger

  2. Between the Assassinations

  3. Last Man in Tower

  4. Amnesty
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Explanation

The English translation of Aravind Adiga's novel 'The White Tiger' is also titled 'The White Tiger'.

Multiple choice

Who translated Rohinton Mistry's novel 'A Fine Balance' into English?

  1. Rohinton Mistry himself

  2. Vikram Chandra

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Jhumpa Lahiri
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Explanation

Rohinton Mistry translated his own novel 'A Fine Balance' into English.

Multiple choice

Which of Vikram Chandra's novels was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 1997?

  1. Red Earth and Pouring Rain

  2. Love and Longing in Bombay

  3. Sacred Games

  4. Mirrored Mind
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Explanation

Vikram Chandra's novel 'Red Earth and Pouring Rain' was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 1997.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the English translation of Amit Chaudhuri's novel 'A New World'?

  1. A New World

  2. Afternoon Raag

  3. Freedom Song

  4. The Immortals
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Explanation

The English translation of Amit Chaudhuri's novel 'A New World' is also titled 'A New World'.

Multiple choice

Who translated Kiran Nagarkar's novel 'Cuckold' into English?

  1. Kiran Nagarkar himself

  2. Vikram Chandra

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Jhumpa Lahiri
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Explanation

Kiran Nagarkar translated his own novel 'Cuckold' into English.

Multiple choice

In which novel does Salman Rushdie explore the history of India?

  1. Midnight's Children

  2. Shame

  3. The Satanic Verses

  4. Haroun and the Sea of Stories
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Explanation

Salman Rushdie explores the history of India in his novel Midnight's Children. The novel follows the lives of several characters who are born at the stroke of midnight on the day of India's independence from British rule.

Multiple choice

Which historical event is the backdrop for Amitav Ghosh's novel The Glass Palace?

  1. The Indian independence movement

  2. The Partition of India

  3. The Bangladesh Liberation War

  4. The Indian Emergency
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Amitav Ghosh's novel The Glass Palace is set against the backdrop of the Partition of India in 1947. The novel follows the lives of several characters who are affected by the partition, including a Burmese Indian family, a British colonial official, and a Hindu nationalist.

Multiple choice

Which Indian diaspora writer is known for the novel The God of Small Things?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Vikram Seth
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Explanation

Arundhati Roy is an Indian author best known for her novel The God of Small Things, which won the Booker Prize in 1997.