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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

' Durgesh Nandini' novel was written by

  1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

  2. Tarat Chandra Bondopadhya

  3. Rabindranath Tagore

  4. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhya
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Durgesh Nandini is the first novel written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, published in 1865. It is a landmark work in Bengali literature.

Multiple choice

'Bilaspur Ki Kahani' is written by

  1. Narah Richards

  2. A.P.F. Harcourt

  3. M.S. Randhava

  4. Akshar Singh
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The book 'Bilaspur Ki Kahani' was written by Akshar Singh.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of 'A Passage to England'?

  1. EM Foster

  2. Nirad C. Chaudhari

  3. G.B. Shaw

  4. Winston Churchill
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Nirad C. Chaudhuri is the author of 'A Passage to England', a travelogue reflecting on his first visit to England in 1955.

Multiple choice

The author of the book “Train to Pakistan“ is

  1. Shobha De

  2. Kuldeep Nayyar

  3. Kushwanth Singh

  4. Peter Carrey
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Khushwant Singh wrote 'Train to Pakistan', a novel published in 1956 about the partition of India. The book is set in 1947 and explores the human impact of the partition through the story of a border village. It is considered one of the most important works of fiction about the partition and has been adapted into film. The spelling 'Kushwanth' in the option is a variant spelling.

Multiple choice

Booker Prize winners Aravind Adiga and Salman Rushdie have been named in the long-list for the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, a top recognition for a single work of fiction published in English recently. Who won the award for this year (2009) and for which book?

  1. 'De Niro's Game' by Rawi Hage

  2. 'Out Stealing Horses' by Per Petterson

  3. 'Man Gone Down' by Michael Thomas

  4. 'The Master' by Colm Toibin
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C Correct answer
Explanation

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Multiple choice
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel’s years in a prison during struggle for independence had little impact on his writing. A comparison of Patel’s pre-imprisonment novels with the short stories he published in the years following his release shows a continuity of ideas, representation and approach. Which of the following, if true, most weakens the conclusion drawn above?

  1. Sardar Patel wrote nothing during his imprisonment.

  2. The comparison was made between two different literary forms.

  3. The short stories were written prior to Sardar Patel’s imprisonment.

  4. Sardar Patel was opposed to writings of his contemporaries.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In concluding that Sardar Patel’s imprisonment had no effect on his writing, the author assumes that because the stories were published after his release, they were written after his release. If however, the stories were written before his imprisonment, but published after his release, there’s nothing on which to base the assertion that his writing was unaffected by prison.