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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 writer is known for his novels and short stories that explore the themes of identity, belonging, and the immigrant experience, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2018?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Amitav Ghosh
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Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American writer known for her novels and short stories that explore the themes of identity, belonging, and the immigrant experience. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for her novel 'The Lowland'.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for his novel 'The God of Small Things'?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Amitav Ghosh
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Arundhati Roy is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The God of Small Things', which won the Booker Prize in 1997.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer has written the novel 'The Namesake'?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Salman Rushdie
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Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The Namesake', which was published in 2003.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for his novel 'A Suitable Boy'?

  1. Vikram Seth

  2. Amitav Ghosh

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Rohinton Mistry
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Vikram Seth is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for his novel 'A Suitable Boy', which was published in 1993.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for his novel 'The Glass Palace'?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Rohinton Mistry

  4. Bharati Mukherjee
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Amitav Ghosh is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for his novel 'The Glass Palace', which was published in 2000.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for his novel 'Midnight's Children'?

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Rohinton Mistry

  3. Bharati Mukherjee

  4. Mira Nair
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Salman Rushdie is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for his novel 'Midnight's Children', which won the Booker Prize in 1981.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for her novel 'Jasmine'?

  1. Rohinton Mistry

  2. Bharati Mukherjee

  3. Mira Nair

  4. Anita Desai
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Bharati Mukherjee is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'Jasmine', which was published in 1989.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for her novel 'The Joy Luck Club'?

  1. Mira Nair

  2. Anita Desai

  3. Shilpa Gupta

  4. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Amy Tan is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The Joy Luck Club', which was published in 1989.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for her novel 'Sister of My Heart'?

  1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  2. Shilpa Gupta

  3. Mira Nair

  4. Anita Desai
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'Sister of My Heart', which was published in 1999.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for her novel 'The House on Mango Street'?

  1. Sandra Cisneros

  2. Shilpa Gupta

  3. Mira Nair

  4. Anita Desai
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Sandra Cisneros is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The House on Mango Street', which was published in 1984.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for his novel 'The White Tiger'?

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Shilpa Gupta

  3. Mira Nair

  4. Anita Desai
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Aravind Adiga is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for his novel 'The White Tiger', which won the Booker Prize in 2008.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for her novel 'The Inheritance of Loss'?

  1. Kiran Desai

  2. Shilpa Gupta

  3. Mira Nair

  4. Anita Desai
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Kiran Desai is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The Inheritance of Loss', which won the Booker Prize in 2006.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for his novel 'The Lowland'?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Jhumpa Lahiri
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Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The Lowland', which was published in 2013.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for his novel 'The Hungry Tide'?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Rohinton Mistry

  4. Bharati Mukherjee
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Amitav Ghosh is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for his novel 'The Hungry Tide', which was published in 2004.

Multiple choice

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for his novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh'?

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Rohinton Mistry

  3. Bharati Mukherjee

  4. Mira Nair
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Salman Rushdie is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for his novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh', which was published in 1995.