The Literary Heritage of India

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Which Indian writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  3. Munshi Premchand

  4. Jnanpith Award


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rabindranath Tagore was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Which Indian epic poem is considered one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India?

  1. Ramayana

  2. Mahabharata

  3. Bhagavad Gita

  4. Upanishads


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana.

Who wrote the novel 'Godan'?

  1. Munshi Premchand

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Jnanpith Award


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Munshi Premchand wrote the novel 'Godan'.

Which Indian writer is known as the 'Father of Indian Literature'?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  3. Munshi Premchand

  4. Jnanpith Award


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is known as the 'Father of Indian Literature'.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel 'A Passage to India'?

  1. E.M. Forster

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Munshi Premchand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

E.M. Forster is known for his novel 'A Passage to India'.

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

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Munshi Premchand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Salman Rushdie is known for his novel 'Midnight's Children'.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel 'The God of Small Things'?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Munshi Premchand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy is known for her novel 'The God of Small Things'.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel 'The White Tiger'?

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Munshi Premchand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aravind Adiga is known for his novel 'The White Tiger'.

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

  1. Kiran Desai

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Munshi Premchand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kiran Desai is known for her novel 'The Inheritance of Loss'.

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

  1. Shashi Tharoor

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Munshi Premchand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Shashi Tharoor is known for his novel 'The Great Indian Novel'.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel 'The Illicit Happiness of Other People'?

  1. Manu Joseph

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Munshi Premchand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Manu Joseph is known for his novel 'The Illicit Happiness of Other People'.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel 'The Lowland'?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Munshi Premchand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jhumpa Lahiri is known for her novel 'The Lowland'.

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

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Munshi Premchand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jhumpa Lahiri is known for her novel 'The Namesake'.

Which Indian writer is known for his novel 'The Shadow Lines'?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Munshi Premchand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh is known for his novel 'The Shadow Lines'.

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

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Munshi Premchand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh is known for his novel 'The Hungry Tide'.

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