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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 wrote the novel "Jasmine"?

  1. Bharati Mukherjee

  2. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  3. Jhumpa Lahiri

  4. Aravind Adiga
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Explanation

Bharati Mukherjee is an Indian-American author. She is best known for her novel "Jasmine", which was published in 1989.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of the novel "The Mistress of Spices"?

  1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  2. Bharati Mukherjee

  3. Jhumpa Lahiri

  4. Aravind Adiga
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Explanation

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American author. She is best known for her novel "The Mistress of Spices", which was published in 1997.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author wrote the novel "The Namesake"?

  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 "The Namesake", which was published in 2003.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of the novel "The Lowland"?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Bharati Mukherjee

  3. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  4. Jhumpa Lahiri
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A,D Correct answer
Explanation

Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American author. She is best known for her novel "The Lowland", which was published in 2013.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author wrote the novel "The Inheritance of Loss"?

  1. Kiran Desai

  2. Anita Desai

  3. Shashi Deshpande

  4. Nayantara Sahgal
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Explanation

Kiran Desai is an Indian author. She is best known for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss", which won the Man Booker Prize in 2006.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of the novel "Clear Light of Day"?

  1. Anita Desai

  2. Shashi Deshpande

  3. Nayantara Sahgal

  4. Kiran Desai
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Anita Desai is an Indian author. She is best known for her novel "Clear Light of Day", which was published in 1980.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author wrote the novel "The Dark Holds No Terrors"?

  1. Shashi Deshpande

  2. Nayantara Sahgal

  3. Kiran Desai

  4. Anita Desai
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Shashi Deshpande is an Indian author. She is best known for her novel "The Dark Holds No Terrors", which was published in 1980.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of the novel "Rich Like Us"?

  1. Nayantara Sahgal

  2. Kiran Desai

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Shashi Deshpande
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Explanation

Nayantara Sahgal is an Indian author. She is best known for her novel "Rich Like Us", which was published in 1985.

Multiple choice

In Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children", what philosophical concept is explored through the protagonist, Saleem Sinai's, magical powers and connection to the history of India?

  1. Magical realism

  2. The interconnectedness of all things

  3. The power of storytelling and history

  4. The cyclical nature of history
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Explanation

Saleem's magical powers and his connection to the history of India through the midnight's children explore the philosophical concept of the interconnectedness of all things, where individual lives are intertwined with the larger tapestry of history and society.

Multiple choice

Who was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism?

  1. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi

  2. K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar

  3. M. Hiriyanna

  4. S. Radhakrishnan
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Hazari Prasad Dwivedi was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism in 1955 for his work 'Hindi Sahitya ki Bhumika'.

Multiple choice

Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award for Literary Criticism?

  1. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi

  2. K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar

  3. M. Hiriyanna

  4. S. Radhakrishnan
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Hazari Prasad Dwivedi was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award for Literary Criticism in 1965 for his work 'Hindi Sahitya ki Bhumika'.

Multiple choice

Who was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism?

  1. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi

  2. K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar

  3. M. Hiriyanna

  4. S. Radhakrishnan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Hazari Prasad Dwivedi was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism in 1955 for his work 'Hindi Sahitya ki Bhumika'.

Multiple choice

Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award for Literary Criticism?

  1. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi

  2. K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar

  3. M. Hiriyanna

  4. S. Radhakrishnan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Hazari Prasad Dwivedi was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award for Literary Criticism in 1965 for his work 'Hindi Sahitya ki Bhumika'.

Multiple choice

Which Indian author's novel, originally written in Malayalam, gained international recognition after its English translation in 1997?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. O.V. Vijayan
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Explanation

O.V. Vijayan's novel "Khasakkinte Ithihasam" (The Legends of Khasak), originally written in Malayalam, gained international recognition after its English translation in 1997.

Multiple choice

Who is widely regarded as the father of modern Hindi literature and is known for his pioneering work in translating Sanskrit classics into Hindi?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Premchand

  3. Bhartendu Harishchandra

  4. Mirza Ghalib
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Bhartendu Harishchandra is considered the father of modern Hindi literature. He played a pivotal role in translating Sanskrit classics into Hindi, making them accessible to a wider audience.