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Question #41
'City of Djinns' is a travelogue by which author?
A. V.S. Naipaul
B. Pico Iyer
C. William Dalrymple
D. Salman Rushdie
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
William Dalrymple wrote 'City of Djinns', exploring Delhi's history.
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Question #42
Who wrote 'The Age of Kali'?
A. William Dalrymple
B. Pankaj Mishra
C. V.S. Naipaul
D. Amitav Ghosh
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
William Dalrymple wrote 'The Age of Kali', a collection of essays on India.
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Question #43
'In Xanadu' is a book by which author?
A. William Dalrymple
B. Rory Stewart
C. Colin Thubron
D. Bruce Chatwin
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
William Dalrymple's first book 'In Xanadu' is about his travels along the Silk Road.
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Question #44
Who wrote 'The Great Railway Bazaar'?
A. William Dalrymple
B. V.S. Naipaul
C. Paul Theroux
D. Jan Morris
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Paul Theroux wrote 'The Great Railway Bazaar', a travelogue about railway journeys across Asia.
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Question #45
'A House for Mr. Biswas' is a novel by which Nobel laureate?
A. J.M. Coetzee
B. Derek Walcott
C. Kazuo Ishiguro
D. V.S. Naipaul
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
V.S. Naipaul, Nobel laureate, wrote 'A House for Mr. Biswas'.
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Question #46
Who wrote 'An Area of Darkness'?
A. V.S. Naipaul
B. Amitav Ghosh
C. Salman Rushdie
D. Rohinton Mistry
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
V.S. Naipaul wrote 'An Area of Darkness', a travelogue about India.
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Question #47
'India: A Wounded Civilization' is by which author?
A. Pankaj Mishra
B. Ramachandra Guha
C. V.S. Naipaul
D. Arundhati Roy
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
V.S. Naipaul wrote 'India: A Wounded Civilization' as a sequel to his first travelogue.
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Question #48
Who wrote 'A Bend in the River'?
A. Joseph Conrad
B. V.S. Naipaul
C. Graham Greene
D. Chinua Achebe
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
V.S. Naipaul wrote 'A Bend in the River', set in an unnamed African country.
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Question #49
'The Enigma of Arrival' is a novel by which author?
A. V.S. Naipaul
B. Salman Rushdie
C. J.M. Coetzee
D. Kazuo Ishiguro
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
V.S. Naipaul wrote 'The Enigma of Arrival', a semi-autobiographical novel.
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Question #50
Who wrote 'The Moor's Last Sigh'?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Rohinton Mistry
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Salman Rushdie
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Salman Rushdie wrote 'The Moor's Last Sigh', a novel about a family in India.
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Question #51
'The Satanic Verses' is a controversial novel by which author?
A. V.S. Naipaul
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Kazuo Ishiguro
D. Salman Rushdie
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Salman Rushdie wrote 'The Satanic Verses', which provoked widespread protests.
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Question #52
Who wrote 'Haroun and the Sea of Stories'?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Rohinton Mistry
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Salman Rushdie wrote 'Haroun and the Sea of Stories', a children's novel.
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Question #53
'Shalimar the Clown' is a novel by which author?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Kiran Desai
C. Salman Rushdie
D. Amitav Ghosh
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Salman Rushdie wrote 'Shalimar the Clown', a story of love and terrorism.
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Question #54
Who wrote 'The Ground Beneath Her Feet'?
A. Vikram Chandra
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Kazuo Ishiguro
D. Arundhati Roy
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Salman Rushdie wrote 'The Ground Beneath Her Feet', a novel inspired by rock music.
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Question #55
'Fury' is a novel by which Indian-born author?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Amitav Ghosh
C. Rohinton Mistry
D. Salman Rushdie
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Salman Rushdie wrote 'Fury', set in New York.
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Question #56
Who wrote 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Jhumpa Lahiri
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Salman Rushdie
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Arundhati Roy wrote 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness', her second novel after 'The God of Small Things'.
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Question #57
'Interpreter of Maladies' is a short story collection by which author?
A. Meena Alexander
B. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
C. Jhumpa Lahiri
D. Bharati Mukherjee
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Jhumpa Lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize for 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
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Question #58
Who wrote 'Unaccustomed Earth'?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Anita Desai
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Kiran Desai
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Jhumpa Lahiri wrote 'Unaccustomed Earth', another collection of short stories.
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Question #59
'Fasting, Feasting' is a novel by which author?
A. Anita Desai
B. Kiran Desai
C. Kamala Markandaya
D. Jhumpa Lahiri
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Anita Desai wrote 'Fasting, Feasting', a novel about family life in India.
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Question #60
Who wrote 'Clear Light of Day'?
A. Kiran Desai
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Nayantara Sahgal
D. Anita Desai
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Anita Desai wrote 'Clear Light of Day', a novel about a family in Delhi.
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