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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 Indian author has won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize twice?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Amitav Ghosh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Salman Rushdie has won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize twice, for his novels "Midnight's Children" in 1981 and "The Satanic Verses" in 1988.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author won the Jnanpith Award for his novel "The Inheritance of Loss"?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Amitav Ghosh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
Correct answer
Explanation

Kiran Desai won the Jnanpith Award for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss" in 2006.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Great Indian Novel"?

  1. Shashi Tharoor

  2. Vikram Chandra

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Aravind Adiga
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Shashi Tharoor won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Great Indian Novel" in 1991.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for her novel "The Hungry Tide"?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Amitav Ghosh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Amitav Ghosh won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for his novel "The Hungry Tide" in 2005.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Glass Palace"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Aravind Adiga

  4. Kiran Desai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Amitav Ghosh won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Glass Palace" in 2001.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author won the Man Booker Prize for his novel "Life of Pi"?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Yann Martel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Yann Martel is a Canadian author, not an Indian author. He won the Man Booker Prize for his novel "Life of Pi" in 2002.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author won the Jnanpith Award for his novel "The Shadow Lines"?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Amitav Ghosh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Amitav Ghosh won the Jnanpith Award for his novel "The Shadow Lines" in 1990.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss"?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Kiran Desai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Kiran Desai won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss" in 2006.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The White Tiger"?

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Vikram Chandra

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Kiran Desai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Aravind Adiga won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The White Tiger" in 2008.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author won the Man Booker Prize for his novel "The God of Small Things"?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Amitav Ghosh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Arundhati Roy won the Man Booker Prize for her novel "The God of Small Things" in 1997.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author won the Jnanpith Award for his novel "Midnight's Children"?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Amitav Ghosh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Salman Rushdie won the Jnanpith Award for his novel "Midnight's Children" in 1981.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for his novel "A Suitable Boy"?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Amitav Ghosh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Vikram Seth won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for his novel "A Suitable Boy" in 1994.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Hungry Tide"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Aravind Adiga

  4. Kiran Desai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Amitav Ghosh won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Hungry Tide" in 2005.

Multiple choice

Which Indian writer is known as the 'Father of Indian Literature'?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

  3. Premchand

  4. Subramania Bharati
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is considered the 'Father of Indian Literature' for his significant contributions to Bengali literature and his role in shaping the Indian nationalist movement.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a famous patriotic song written by Rabindranath Tagore?

  1. Jana Gana Mana

  2. Vande Mataram

  3. Saare Jahan Se Achcha

  4. Hum Honge Kamyab
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore wrote the song 'Jana Gana Mana', which later became the national anthem of India.