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Voices from the Subcontinent: Indian English Literature

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Which Indian writer is known for his novel "Midnight's Children"?

  1. R. K. Narayan

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Anita Desai


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British writer whose novel "Midnight's Children" won the Booker Prize in 1981.

Who wrote the novel "The God of Small Things"?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and activist whose novel "The God of Small Things" won the Booker Prize in 1997.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel "A Suitable Boy"?

  1. Vikram Seth

  2. R. K. Narayan

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vikram Seth is an Indian poet, novelist, and travel writer whose novel "A Suitable Boy" was published in 1993.

Who wrote the novel "The Inheritance of Loss"?

  1. Anita Desai

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Anita Desai is an Indian novelist and short story writer whose novel "The Inheritance of Loss" was published in 2006.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel "The Namesake"?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American writer whose novel "The Namesake" was published in 2003.

Who wrote the novel "The White Tiger"?

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aravind Adiga is an Indian writer whose novel "The White Tiger" won the Man Booker Prize in 2008.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel "The Hungry Tide"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian writer whose novel "The Hungry Tide" was published in 2004.

Who wrote the novel "The Palace of Illusions"?

  1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American writer whose novel "The Palace of Illusions" was published in 2008.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel "The Great Indian Novel"?

  1. Shashi Tharoor

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician, diplomat, and writer whose novel "The Great Indian Novel" was published in 1989.

Who wrote the novel "The Lowland"?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American writer whose novel "The Lowland" was published in 2013.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel "The Blue Umbrella"?

  1. Ruskin Bond

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ruskin Bond is an Indian author whose novel "The Blue Umbrella" was published in 1980.

Who wrote the novel "The Shadow Lines"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian writer whose novel "The Shadow Lines" was published in 1988.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel "The Glass Palace"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian writer whose novel "The Glass Palace" was published in 2000.

Who wrote the novel "The Hungry Tide"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian writer whose novel "The Hungry Tide" was published in 2004.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel "The Inheritance of Loss"?

  1. Anita Desai

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Anita Desai is an Indian novelist and short story writer whose novel "The Inheritance of Loss" was published in 2006.

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