Question 1

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 2

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 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 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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

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 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 family, caste, and social hierarchies in post-independence India.

Question 17

Who authored the novel 'A Suitable Boy', which is set in post-independence India and is 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 written in English. The novel is set in post-partition India and follows the lives of four families as they navigate love, politics, and social change.

Question 18

Who is the author of 'The White Tiger', a novel that won the Booker Prize in 2008 and is set in contemporary India?

Accepted Answer

'The White Tiger' was written by Aravind Adiga and published in 2008. The novel won the Man Booker Prize in 2008 and is narrated by Balram Halwai, a driver who becomes an entrepreneur. It provides a dark and satirical portrayal of contemporary India and corruption.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

'Midnight's Children' was written by Salman Rushdie and won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1981. The novel is set in India during the partition and independence period, following the lives of children born at the moment of India's independence.

Question 20

Which autobiography is written by Jawaharlal Nehru and covers his life from childhood to independence?

Accepted Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote 'Toward Freedom' (also titled 'An Autobiography'), which was published in 1936. This work provides an intimate account of Nehru's life, his political evolution, and his role in India's independence struggle.

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