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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 crime writer is known for incorporating elements of Hindu mythology and folklore into his stories?

  1. Vikram Chandra

  2. Amish Tripathi

  3. Tarquin Hall

  4. Sujata Massey
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Amish Tripathi is an Indian author known for his Shiva Trilogy, which retells Hindu mythology from the perspective of Lord Shiva.

Multiple choice

In which Indian crime novel does the protagonist, a police officer from Mumbai, investigate a series of murders linked to the city's underworld?

  1. The Inspector General

  2. Sacred Games

  3. The White Tiger

  4. The God of Small Things
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sacred Games is a crime novel by Vikram Chandra that follows the story of Sartaj Singh, a police officer from Mumbai, as he investigates a series of murders linked to the city's underworld.

Multiple choice

Which Indian crime writer is known for her novels set in the city of Kolkata and featuring the detective Byomkesh Bakshi?

  1. Satyajit Ray

  2. Tarquin Hall

  3. Vikram Chandra

  4. Amish Tripathi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Satyajit Ray is an Indian filmmaker, writer, and illustrator known for his detective novels featuring Byomkesh Bakshi, a private investigator based in Kolkata.

Multiple choice

In which Indian crime novel does the protagonist, a young woman from a small town, investigate the disappearance of her sister in a remote Himalayan village?

  1. The Silent Patient

  2. The Girl on the Train

  3. The Snow Leopard

  4. The Inheritance of Loss
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Snow Leopard is a crime novel by Peter Matthiessen that follows the story of Alex McKenna, a young woman from a small town, as she investigates the disappearance of her sister in a remote Himalayan village.

Multiple choice

Which Indian crime writer is known for his novels set in the city of Delhi and featuring the detective Sam Dogra?

  1. Vikram Chandra

  2. Tarquin Hall

  3. Satyajit Ray

  4. Sujata Massey
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tarquin Hall is an Indian crime writer known for his novels set in the city of Delhi and featuring the detective Sam Dogra.

Multiple choice

In which Indian crime novel does the protagonist, a police officer from Chennai, investigate a series of murders linked to the city's political elite?

  1. The Inspector General

  2. Sacred Games

  3. The White Tiger

  4. The God of Small Things
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Inspector General is a crime novel by Amitav Ghosh that follows the story of Prabhat Kumar, a police officer from Chennai, as he investigates a series of murders linked to the city's political elite.

Multiple choice

Which Indian crime writer is known for her novels set in the city of Mumbai and featuring the detective Perveen Mistry?

  1. Satyajit Ray

  2. Tarquin Hall

  3. Vikram Chandra

  4. Sujata Massey
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sujata Massey is an Indian-American crime writer known for her novels set in the city of Mumbai and featuring the detective Perveen Mistry.

Multiple choice

In which Indian crime novel does the protagonist, a journalist from Delhi, investigate a series of murders linked to a powerful corporate conglomerate?

  1. The Silent Patient

  2. The Girl on the Train

  3. The Snow Leopard

  4. The Inheritance of Loss
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Inheritance of Loss is a crime novel by Kiran Desai that follows the story of Sai, a journalist from Delhi, as she investigates a series of murders linked to a powerful corporate conglomerate.

Multiple choice

Which Indian crime writer is known for his novels set in the city of Hyderabad and featuring the detective Ramu?

  1. Vikram Chandra

  2. Tarquin Hall

  3. Satyajit Ray

  4. Laxman Rao
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Laxman Rao is an Indian crime writer known for his novels set in the city of Hyderabad and featuring the detective Ramu.

Multiple choice

In which Indian crime novel does the protagonist, a private investigator from Kolkata, investigate a series of murders linked to a secret society?

  1. The Silent Patient

  2. The Girl on the Train

  3. The Snow Leopard

  4. The Inheritance of Loss
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Silent Patient is a crime novel by Alex Michaelides that follows the story of Theo Faber, a psychotherapist from London, as he investigates the case of Alicia Berenson, a woman who has been mute for six years after murdering her husband.

Multiple choice

Which Indian crime writer is known for his novels set in the city of Chennai and featuring the detective Hari Kumar?

  1. Vikram Chandra

  2. Tarquin Hall

  3. Satyajit Ray

  4. R.K. Narayan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

R.K. Narayan is an Indian writer known for his novels set in the city of Chennai and featuring the detective Hari Kumar.

Multiple choice

In which Indian crime novel does the protagonist, a police officer from Mumbai, investigate a series of murders linked to the city's film industry?

  1. The Silent Patient

  2. The Girl on the Train

  3. The Snow Leopard

  4. The Inheritance of Loss
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Girl on the Train is a crime novel by Paula Hawkins that follows the story of Rachel Watson, a woman from London, as she becomes obsessed with a couple she sees every day from her train window and eventually becomes involved in a murder investigation.

Multiple choice

Which Indian crime writer is known for his novels set in the city of Delhi and featuring the detective Karan Bedi?

  1. Vikram Chandra

  2. Tarquin Hall

  3. Satyajit Ray

  4. Ashwin Sanghi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Ashwin Sanghi is an Indian writer known for his novels set in the city of Delhi and featuring the detective Karan Bedi.

Multiple choice

In which Indian crime novel does the protagonist, a private investigator from Mumbai, investigate a series of murders linked to a powerful political family?

  1. The Silent Patient

  2. The Girl on the Train

  3. The Snow Leopard

  4. The Inheritance of Loss
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Snow Leopard is a crime novel by Peter Matthiessen that follows the story of Alex McKenna, a young woman from a small town, as she investigates the disappearance of her sister in a remote Himalayan village.

Multiple choice

Which Indian crime writer is known for his novels set in the city of Kolkata and featuring the detective Feluda?

  1. Satyajit Ray

  2. Tarquin Hall

  3. Vikram Chandra

  4. Amish Tripathi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Satyajit Ray is an Indian filmmaker, writer, and illustrator known for his detective novels featuring Feluda, a young detective from Kolkata.