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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 book by Arundhati Roy has sold over 1 million copies in India?

  1. The God of Small Things

  2. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

  3. The End of Imagination

  4. Walking with Comrades
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The God of Small Things, published in 1997, is Arundhati Roy's debut novel and won the Booker Prize. It has sold over 1 million copies in India and is considered a modern classic of Indian literature.

Multiple choice

Which book by Jhumpa Lahiri has sold over 1 million copies in India?

  1. Interpreter of Maladies

  2. The Namesake

  3. Unaccustomed Earth

  4. The Lowland
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Interpreter of Maladies, published in 1999, is Jhumpa Lahiri's debut collection of short stories and won the Pulitzer Prize. It has sold over 1 million copies in India and is widely acclaimed for its细腻的观察和对移民经历的洞察.

Multiple choice

Which book by Kiran Desai has sold over 1 million copies in India?

  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

The Inheritance of Loss, published in 2006, is Kiran Desai's second novel and won the Man Booker Prize. It has sold over 1 million copies in India and is a powerful story about the lives of two families in post-independence India.

Multiple choice

Which book by Salman Rushdie has sold over 1 million copies in India?

  1. Midnight's Children

  2. Shame

  3. The Satanic Verses

  4. Haroun and the Sea of Stories
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Explanation

Midnight's Children, published in 1981, is Salman Rushdie's second novel and won the Booker Prize. It has sold over 1 million copies in India and is considered one of the greatest novels of the 20th century.

Multiple choice

Which book by Amitav Ghosh has sold over 1 million copies in India?

  1. The Hungry Tide

  2. The Glass Palace

  3. The Shadow Lines

  4. Sea of Poppies
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Explanation

The Hungry Tide, published in 2004, is Amitav Ghosh's fourth novel and won the Man Booker Prize. It has sold over 1 million copies in India and is a powerful story about the lives of people living in the Sundarbans.

Multiple choice

Which book by Aravind Adiga has sold over 1 million copies in India?

  1. The White Tiger

  2. Between the Assassinations

  3. Last Man in Tower

  4. Amnesty
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Explanation

The White Tiger, published in 2008, is Aravind Adiga's debut novel and won the Man Booker Prize. It has sold over 1 million copies in India and is a powerful story about the life of a young man from a poor family in India.

Multiple choice

Which of the following authors was NOT banned in India during the 20th century?

  1. D.H. Lawrence

  2. James Joyce

  3. Rabindranath Tagore

  4. Mulk Raj Anand
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore was not banned in India during the 20th century. In fact, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

Multiple choice

Which of the following authors is NOT considered a prominent figure in Indian Diaspora Literature?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Amitav Ghosh

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. R.K. Narayan
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D Correct answer
Explanation

R.K. Narayan is not typically considered a part of Indian Diaspora Literature as he spent most of his life in India and his works are primarily set in India.

Multiple choice

Which of the following novels by Jhumpa Lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000?

  1. The Namesake

  2. Interpreter of Maladies

  3. Unaccustomed Earth

  4. The Lowland
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Jhumpa Lahiri's novel 'Interpreter of Maladies' won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000.

Multiple choice

In Amitav Ghosh's novel 'The Glass Palace', which of the following is the name of the protagonist?

  1. Rajkumar

  2. Uma

  3. Manik

  4. Binodini
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Explanation

Rajkumar is the protagonist of Amitav Ghosh's novel 'The Glass Palace'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following novels by Vikram Seth is a verse novel?

  1. A Suitable Boy

  2. The Golden Gate

  3. An Equal Music

  4. Two Lives
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Vikram Seth's novel 'An Equal Music' is a verse novel.

Multiple choice

Which of the following authors is known for writing about the experiences of Indian immigrants in the United States?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Bharati Mukherjee

  3. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Jhumpa Lahiri, Bharati Mukherjee, and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni are all known for writing about the experiences of Indian immigrants in the United States.

Multiple choice

Which of the following novels by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores the lives of three generations of Indian women?

  1. The Mistress of Spices

  2. Sister of My Heart

  3. Vine of Desire

  4. The Palace of Illusions
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novel 'Sister of My Heart' explores the lives of three generations of Indian women.

Multiple choice

Which of the following novels by Salman Rushdie is set during the partition of India?

  1. Midnight's Children

  2. Shame

  3. The Satanic Verses

  4. Haroun and the Sea of Stories
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Salman Rushdie's novel 'Midnight's Children' is set during the partition of India.

Multiple choice

Which of the following authors is known for writing about the experiences of Indian immigrants in Canada?

  1. Rohinton Mistry

  2. Shauna Singh Baldwin

  3. Anosh Irani

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Rohinton Mistry, Shauna Singh Baldwin, and Anosh Irani are all known for writing about the experiences of Indian immigrants in Canada.