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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 the following short stories by Kamala Markandaya won the Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. Nectar in a Sieve

  2. Some Inner Fury

  3. A Handful of Rice

  4. The Golden Honeycomb
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Kamala Markandaya's short story Nectar in a Sieve won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1954.

Multiple choice

Which of the following short stories by Ruskin Bond won the Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. The Room on the Roof

  2. A Flight of Pigeons

  3. The Blue Umbrella

  4. The Road to Mussoorie
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Ruskin Bond's short story The Room on the Roof won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1957.

Multiple choice

Which of the following short stories by Anita Desai won the Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. Clear Light of Day

  2. In Custody

  3. Baumgartner's Bombay

  4. Games at Twilight
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Explanation

Anita Desai's short story Clear Light of Day won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978.

Multiple choice

Which of the following short stories by Amitav Ghosh won the Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. The Shadow Lines

  2. The Calcutta Chromosome

  3. The Glass Palace

  4. Sea of Poppies
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Explanation

Amitav Ghosh's short story The Shadow Lines won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989.

Multiple choice

Which of the following short stories by Arundhati Roy won the Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. The God of Small Things

  2. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

  3. The End of Imagination

  4. The Greater Common Good
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Explanation

Arundhati Roy's short story The God of Small Things won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1997.

Multiple choice

Which of the following short stories by Kiran Desai won the Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard

  2. The Inheritance of Loss

  3. The Village by the Sea

  4. The Golden Gate
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Kiran Desai's short story The Inheritance of Loss won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006.

Multiple choice

Which of the following short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri won the Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. Interpreter of Maladies

  2. The Namesake

  3. Unaccustomed Earth

  4. The Lowland
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Explanation

Jhumpa Lahiri's short story Interpreter of Maladies won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2000.

Multiple choice

Which of the following short stories by Aravind Adiga won the Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. The White Tiger

  2. Between the Assassinations

  3. Last Man in Tower

  4. Selection Day
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Explanation

Aravind Adiga's short story The White Tiger won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2008.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author is known for his novel "The God of Small Things"?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Amitav Ghosh
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Explanation

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

Multiple choice

Who is considered the father of Indian English literature?

  1. Raja Rao

  2. Mulk Raj Anand

  3. R. K. Narayan

  4. Nirad C. Chaudhuri
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mulk Raj Anand is considered the father of Indian English literature. He was a prominent writer of the 20th century and is known for his novels such as "Untouchable" and "Coolie".

Multiple choice

Which Indian author wrote the novel "Midnight's Children"?

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Arundhati Roy
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Explanation

Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British writer. He is best known for his novel "Midnight's Children", which won the Booker Prize in 1981.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author wrote the novel "A Suitable Boy"?

  1. Vikram Seth

  2. Amitav Ghosh

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Salman Rushdie
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Explanation

Vikram Seth is an Indian poet and novelist. He is best known for his novel "A Suitable Boy", which was published in 1993.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of the novel "The Glass Palace"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Vikram Seth
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Explanation

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian author and essayist. He is best known for his novel "The Glass Palace", which was published in 2000.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author wrote the novel "The White Tiger"?

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Bharati Mukherjee

  4. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Explanation

Aravind Adiga is an Indian author and journalist. He is best known for his novel "The White Tiger", which won the Man Booker Prize in 2008.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of the novel "Interpreter of Maladies"?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Bharati Mukherjee

  3. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  4. Aravind Adiga
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Explanation

Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American author. She is best known for her novel "Interpreter of Maladies", which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000.