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The Nobel Prize Winners in Literature from India

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Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. R. K. Narayan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

In which year did Rabindranath Tagore win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. 1913

  2. 1914

  3. 1915

  4. 1916


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

What was the title of the work for which Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. Gitanjali

  2. The Gardener

  3. The Home and the World

  4. Four Chapters


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work 'Gitanjali'.

Which Indian writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. R. K. Narayan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature again in 1930.

What was the title of the work for which Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930?

  1. Gitanjali

  2. The Gardener

  3. The Home and the World

  4. Four Chapters


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930 for his work 'The Gardener'.

Which Indian writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. Arundhati Roy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998.

What was the title of the work for which Arundhati Roy won the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. The God of Small Things

  2. The Inheritance of Loss

  3. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

  4. Imagining India


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy won the Nobel Prize in Literature for her work 'The God of Small Things'.

Which Indian writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. Doris Lessing


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.

What was the title of the work for which Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. The Golden Notebook

  2. The Grass is Singing

  3. The Fifth Child

  4. The Summer Before the Dark


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature for her work 'The Golden Notebook'.

Which Indian writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. Olga Tokarczuk


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Olga Tokarczuk won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019.

What was the title of the work for which Olga Tokarczuk won the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. Flights

  2. The Books of Jacob

  3. Primeval and Other Times

  4. House of Day, House of Night


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Olga Tokarczuk won the Nobel Prize in Literature for her work 'Flights'.

How many Indian writers have won the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Three Indian writers have won the Nobel Prize in Literature: Rabindranath Tagore, Arundhati Roy, and Olga Tokarczuk.

Which Indian writer is the most recent recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. Olga Tokarczuk


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Olga Tokarczuk is the most recent recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature from India.

In which year did Olga Tokarczuk win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. 2018

  2. 2019

  3. 2020

  4. 2021


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Olga Tokarczuk won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019.

What is the name of the organization that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. The Swedish Academy

  2. The Norwegian Nobel Committee

  3. The Nobel Foundation

  4. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Swedish Academy is the organization that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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