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International Awards for Indian Literature

Description: This quiz aims to test your knowledge about the various international awards that have been bestowed upon Indian authors for their literary contributions.
Number of Questions: 14
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Which Indian author was the first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Mulk Raj Anand

  3. R. K. Narayan

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian author to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

Which Indian author received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955 for his novel 'The Guide'?

  1. R. K. Narayan

  2. Mulk Raj Anand

  3. Raja Rao

  4. Khushwant Singh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

R. K. Narayan received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955 for his novel 'The Guide'.

Which Indian author was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1963 for his novel 'The Serpent and the Rope'?

  1. Raja Rao

  2. Mulk Raj Anand

  3. R. K. Narayan

  4. Khushwant Singh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Raja Rao was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1963 for his novel 'The Serpent and the Rope'.

Which Indian author received the Booker Prize in 1975 for his novel 'Midnight's Children'?

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Anita Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Salman Rushdie received the Booker Prize in 1975 for his novel 'Midnight's Children'.

Which Indian author was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1997 for her novel 'The God of Small Things'?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Anita Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1997 for her novel 'The God of Small Things'.

Which Indian author received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2005?

  1. Vikram Seth

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Anita Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vikram Seth received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2005.

Which Indian author was awarded the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2007 for her novel 'The Inheritance of Loss'?

  1. Kiran Desai

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kiran Desai was awarded the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2007 for her novel 'The Inheritance of Loss'.

Which Indian author received the Man Booker International Prize in 2008 for his novel 'The White Tiger'?

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Anita Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aravind Adiga received the Man Booker International Prize in 2008 for his novel 'The White Tiger'.

Which Indian author was awarded the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2010 for her novel 'The Lowland'?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jhumpa Lahiri was awarded the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2010 for her novel 'The Lowland'.

Which Indian author received the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in 2016 for his book 'The Argumentative Indian'?

  1. Amartya Sen

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Anita Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amartya Sen received the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in 2016 for his book 'The Argumentative Indian'.

Which Indian author was awarded the International Booker Prize in 2018 for her novel 'Tomb of Sand'?

  1. Geetanjali Shree

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Geetanjali Shree was awarded the International Booker Prize in 2018 for her novel 'Tomb of Sand'.

Which Indian author received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019?

  1. Olga Tokarczuk

  2. Peter Handke

  3. Abdulrazak Gurnah

  4. Louise Glück


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Abdulrazak Gurnah, an Indian-born Tanzanian writer, received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019.

Which Indian author was awarded the JCB Prize for Literature in 2020 for her novel 'Burnt Sugar'?

  1. Avni Doshi

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Avni Doshi was awarded the JCB Prize for Literature in 2020 for her novel 'Burnt Sugar'.

Which Indian author received the International Booker Prize in 2022 for her novel 'Tomb of Sand'?

  1. Geetanjali Shree

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Geetanjali Shree was awarded the International Booker Prize in 2022 for her novel 'Tomb of Sand'.

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