Question 1

Which novel won the Booker Prize in 1981?

Accepted Answer

'Midnight's Children' by Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize in 1981. It was later awarded the Booker of Bookers in 1993 as the best Booker Prize winner in its first 25 years.

Question 2

Who is the author of 'The Namesake'?

Accepted Answer

'The Namesake' was written by Jhumpa Lahiri, published in 2003. It is her debut novel and explores the immigrant experience and identity.

Question 3

Who is the author of the novel 'The God of Small Things'?

Accepted Answer

Arundhati Roy wrote 'The God of Small Things', published in 1997. It won the Booker Prize in 1997 and remains one of the most celebrated Indian English novels.

Question 4

Which book was written by Premchand, one of India's greatest writers?

Accepted Answer

Premchand (1880–1936) wrote 'Godan' (The Gift of a Cow), a seminal Hindi novel published in 1936. It is considered his masterpiece and a cornerstone of Hindi literature.

Question 5

Who authored 'A Suitable Boy', one of the longest novels in English literature?

Accepted Answer

'A Suitable Boy' was written by Vikram Seth and published in 1993. At over 1,400 pages, it is one of the longest novels in English and won the Padma Shri for its author.

Question 6

Who wrote the novel 'Midnight's Children', which won the Booker Prize in 1981?

Accepted Answer

'Midnight's Children' was written by Salman Rushdie and published in 1981. It won the Booker Prize that year and is considered a landmark work of Indian English literature.

Question 7

Who is the author of 'A Suitable Boy'?

Accepted Answer

'A Suitable Boy' is a novel written by Vikram Seth, published in 1993. It is one of the longest novels in English literature and is set in post-independence India during the 1950s.

Question 8

Which book is written by Arundhati Roy?

Accepted Answer

Arundhati Roy wrote 'The God of Small Things', published in 1997. It won the Booker Prize in 1997 and is one of the most celebrated Indian novels of all time.

Question 9

Who authored the autobiography 'My Experiments with Truth'?

Accepted Answer

'My Experiments with Truth' is the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, originally written in Gujarati as 'Satya na Prayogo' and published in English between 1927-1929. It is one of the most influential autobiographies in world literature.

Question 10

Which novel was written by Salman Rushdie?

Accepted Answer

'Midnight's Children' is a novel by Salman Rushdie, published in 1981. It won the Booker Prize in 1981 and is set against the backdrop of India's independence and partition.

Question 11

Who is the author of the novel 'The God of Small Things'?

Accepted Answer

Arundhati Roy wrote 'The God of Small Things', published in 1997. It won the Booker Prize in 1997 and remains one of the most celebrated Indian English novels.

Question 12

Who is the author of the novel 'The Guide'?

Accepted Answer

The Guide is a famous Indian English novel written by R.K. Narayan, published in 1958. It won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960 and is considered one of Narayan's masterpieces.

Question 13

Which book was written by Mulk Raj Anand?

Accepted Answer

'Untouchable' is the most famous novel by Mulk Raj Anand, published in 1935. It is a pioneering work in Indian English literature dealing with social issues.

Question 14

Who authored the book 'A Brief History of Time'?

Accepted Answer

'A Brief History of Time' was written by Stephen Hawking, published in 1988. It is a landmark work in popular science explaining complex cosmological concepts.

Question 15

Which book, written by Mulk Raj Anand, is considered a pioneering work of Indian social realism and depicts the life of an untouchable?

Accepted Answer

Mulk Raj Anand's 'Untouchable' (1935) is a seminal work of Indian literature that brought the issue of caste discrimination and the lives of Dalits into mainstream literary discourse. It is written in a single day and follows the protagonist Bakha through his daily experiences.

Question 16

Who is the author of the novel 'The God of Small Things', which won the Booker Prize in 1997?

Accepted Answer

Arundhati Roy authored 'The God of Small Things', which became the first novel by an Indian author to win the Booker Prize for Fiction. The novel is set in Kerala and explores themes of love, caste, and family relationships.

Question 17

Who authored the political treatise 'Hind Swaraj' (Indian Home Rule), which outlined the philosophy of non-violent resistance?

Accepted Answer

'Hind Swaraj' was written by Mahatma Gandhi in 1909 while he was imprisoned in South Africa. This seminal work articulated the concept of Swaraj (self-rule) and the philosophy of non-violent resistance (Satyagraha) that became central to India's independence movement.

Question 18

Which book by Mulk Raj Anand is considered a pioneering work in Indian English literature dealing with the life of an untouchable?

Accepted Answer

'Untouchable' (1935) by Mulk Raj Anand is a landmark novel in Indian English literature. It depicts a single day in the life of Bakha, a young untouchable sweeper in colonial India, and addresses social discrimination and caste-based oppression.

Question 19

Who is the author of 'A Suitable Boy', which is considered one of the longest novels in English literature?

Accepted Answer

'A Suitable Boy' was written by Vikram Seth and published in 1993. With over 1,400 pages, it is one of the longest novels in English literature. The novel is set in post-independence India and follows the lives of four families as they navigate love, marriage, and social change.

Question 20

Which autobiography is written by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India?

Accepted Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote 'Toward Freedom' (also published as 'An Autobiography'), which chronicles his life, political journey, and role in India's independence struggle. It was first published in 1936 and remains a significant historical document.

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