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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 softskills creativity

Name the Indian novelist who was also in the title race of 2008 Man Booker Prize other than the winner Aravind Adiga.

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Kiran Desai

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Amitav Ghosh was shortlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize for "Sea of Poppies" (the first book of the Ibis Trilogy), which Aravind Adiga won for "The White Tiger". Salman Rushdie has won the Booker (1981 for "Midnight's Children") but wasn't shortlisted in 2008. Kiran Desai won in 2006.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

For which book of her did Jhumpa Lahiri win the 2000 "Pulitzer Prize for Fiction".

  1. The Namesake

  2. Our Fathers

  3. The Children's Book

  4. Interpreter of Maladies
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Jhumpa Lahiri won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her debut short story collection "Interpreter of Maladies". "The Namesake" (published 2003) is her famous novel but was not a Pulitzer winner. The other options are not her works.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

Name the 1st Indian to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize??????

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Gobind Behari Lal

  3. Geeta Anand

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

Gobind Behari Lal, a science journalist, became the first Indian to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1939 for journalism. Jhumpa Lahiri won in 2000 for fiction, Geeta Anand won in 2003 for journalism, and Aravind Adiga won the Booker (not Pulitzer) in 2008.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

Who India-born journalist (working in U.S.)won the Pulitzer Prize in the year 2003??????

  1. Gita Mehta

  2. Bharati Mukherjee

  3. Geeta Anand

  4. Bharti Kirchner
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Geeta Anand, an Indian-born journalist working for The Wall Street Journal in the US, won the Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for explanatory journalism about biosciences. Gita Mehta, Bharati Mukherjee, and Bharti Kirchner are Indian-American authors but not Pulitzer Prize winners.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

Which Indian author was in Time Magazine's list of World's 100 Most Influential People 2010?????????????

  1. Tushar Raheja

  2. Rahul Saini

  3. Chetan Bhagat

  4. Ravinder Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Chetan Bhagat was included in Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People in 2010, primarily for his impact on Indian English literature and making reading popular among Indian youth with novels like "Five Point Someone" and "2 States". Tushar Raheja, Rahul Saini, and Ravinder Singh are Indian authors but weren't on this list.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of Gita Rahsya?

  1. M. K. Gandhi

  2. G. K. Gokhale

  3. S. C. Bose

  4. B. G. Tilak
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Shrimadh Bhagvad Gita Rahasya, popularly also known as Gita Rahasya or Karmayog Shashtra, is a book authored by Indian social reformer and independence activist Bal Gangadhar Tilak.