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Question #1
Who is the author of the novel 'The God of Small Things'?
A. Salman Rushdie
B. Kiran Desai
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Jhumpa Lahiri
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize for 'The God of Small Things' in 1997.
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Question #2
Which book is written by Vikram Seth?
A. The Inheritance of Loss
B. The Lowland
C. The White Tiger
D. The Suitable Boy
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Vikram Seth is the author of 'A Suitable Boy', a famous novel.
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Question #3
'The White Tiger' is authored by whom?
A. Mulk Raj Anand
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Aravind Adiga
D. R.K. Narayan
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Aravind Adiga wrote 'The White Tiger', which won the Booker Prize in 2008.
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Question #4
Who wrote 'The Immortals of Meluha'?
A. Anand Neelakantan
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Ashwin Sanghi
D. Devdutt Pattanaik
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Amish Tripathi is the author of the Shiva Trilogy, starting with 'The Immortals of Meluha'.
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Question #5
'The Palace of Illusions' is a novel by which author?
A. Kamala Markandaya
B. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
C. Anita Desai
D. Shashi Tharoor
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni wrote 'The Palace of Illusions', a retelling of the Mahabharata from Draupadi's perspective.
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Question #6
Who is the author of the book 'The Namesake'?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Vikram Chandra
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Rohinton Mistry
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Jhumpa Lahiri wrote 'The Namesake', which was adapted into a film.
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Question #7
'Midnight's Children' is a novel by which author?
A. Nayantara Sahgal
B. Salman Rushdie
C. V.S. Naipaul
D. Kushwant Singh
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Salman Rushdie wrote 'Midnight's Children', which won the Booker Prize in 1981.
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Question #8
Who wrote 'Train to Pakistan'?
A. Rajinder Singh Bedi
B. Khushwant Singh
C. Bhisham Sahni
D. Saadat Hasan Manto
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Khushwant Singh wrote 'Train to Pakistan', a historical novel about partition.
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Question #9
'The Guide' is a novel by which Indian author?
A. R.K. Narayan
B. G.V. Desani
C. Raja Rao
D. Mulk Raj Anand
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
R.K. Narayan wrote 'The Guide', which won the Sahitya Akademi Award.
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Question #10
Who is the author of 'Untouchable'?
A. Mulk Raj Anand
B. Raja Rao
C. Premchand
D. R.K. Narayan
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Mulk Raj Anand wrote 'Untouchable', a novel about an Indian sweeper.
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Question #11
'A Suitable Boy' is a novel by which author?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Amitav Ghosh
C. Vikram Seth
D. Salman Rushdie
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Vikram Seth authored 'A Suitable Boy', a massive novel set in post-independence India.
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Question #12
Who wrote 'The Inheritance of Loss'?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Anita Desai
C. Kiran Desai
D. Arundhati Roy
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Kiran Desai won the Booker Prize for 'The Inheritance of Loss' in 2006.
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Question #13
'The Lowland' is a novel by which Indian-American author?
A. Bharati Mukherjee
B. Vikram Chandra
C. Kiran Desai
D. Jhumpa Lahiri
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Jhumpa Lahiri wrote 'The Lowland', which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
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Question #14
Who is the author of 'Sea of Poppies'?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Amitav Ghosh
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Salman Rushdie
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Amitav Ghosh wrote 'Sea of Poppies', the first of the Ibis Trilogy.
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Question #15
'The Glass Palace' is a novel by which author?
A. Amitav Ghosh
B. Kiran Nagarkar
C. Vikram Chandra
D. Rohinton Mistry
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Amitav Ghosh wrote 'The Glass Palace', set in Burma and India.
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Question #16
Who wrote 'A Fine Balance'?
A. Amitav Ghosh
B. R.K. Narayan
C. Mulk Raj Anand
D. Rohinton Mistry
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Rohinton Mistry wrote 'A Fine Balance', a novel about India's Emergency.
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Question #17
'Swami and Friends' is a book by which author?
A. Mulk Raj Anand
B. Raja Rao
C. K. S. Venkataramani
D. R.K. Narayan
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
R.K. Narayan wrote 'Swami and Friends', the first of the Malgudi series.
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Question #18
Who wrote 'The Dark Room'?
A. Kamala Markandaya
B. Raja Rao
C. Mulk Raj Anand
D. R.K. Narayan
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
R.K. Narayan authored 'The Dark Room', exploring marital discord.
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Question #19
'Nectar in a Sieve' is a novel by which author?
A. Kamala Markandaya
B. R.K. Narayan
C. Mulk Raj Anand
D. Anita Desai
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Kamala Markandaya wrote 'Nectar in a Sieve', a story of an Indian peasant family.
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Question #20
Who is the author of 'The Golden Gate'?
A. Salman Rushdie
B. Vikram Seth
C. Vikram Chandra
D. Amitav Ghosh
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Vikram Seth wrote 'The Golden Gate', a novel in verse set in San Francisco.
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