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Indian Diaspora Literature: Language and Translation

Description: This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge of the language and translation aspects of Indian Diaspora literature.
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Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for his novel 'The God of Small Things'?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Amitav Ghosh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The God of Small Things', which won the Booker Prize in 1997.

Which Indian Diaspora writer has written the novel 'The Namesake'?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The Namesake', which was published in 2003.

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

  1. Vikram Seth

  2. Amitav Ghosh

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Rohinton Mistry


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vikram Seth is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for his novel 'A Suitable Boy', which was published in 1993.

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

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Rohinton Mistry

  4. Bharati Mukherjee


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for his novel 'The Glass Palace', which was published in 2000.

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

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Rohinton Mistry

  3. Bharati Mukherjee

  4. Mira Nair


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Salman Rushdie is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for his novel 'Midnight's Children', which won the Booker Prize in 1981.

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for her novel 'Jasmine'?

  1. Rohinton Mistry

  2. Bharati Mukherjee

  3. Mira Nair

  4. Anita Desai


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bharati Mukherjee is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'Jasmine', which was published in 1989.

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for her novel 'The Joy Luck Club'?

  1. Mira Nair

  2. Anita Desai

  3. Shilpa Gupta

  4. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Amy Tan is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The Joy Luck Club', which was published in 1989.

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for her novel 'Sister of My Heart'?

  1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  2. Shilpa Gupta

  3. Mira Nair

  4. Anita Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'Sister of My Heart', which was published in 1999.

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for her novel 'The House on Mango Street'?

  1. Sandra Cisneros

  2. Shilpa Gupta

  3. Mira Nair

  4. Anita Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sandra Cisneros is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The House on Mango Street', which was published in 1984.

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

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Shilpa Gupta

  3. Mira Nair

  4. Anita Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aravind Adiga is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for his novel 'The White Tiger', which won the Booker Prize in 2008.

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

  1. Kiran Desai

  2. Shilpa Gupta

  3. Mira Nair

  4. Anita Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kiran Desai is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The Inheritance of Loss', which won the Booker Prize in 2006.

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

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Jhumpa Lahiri


Correct Option: A,D
Explanation:

Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The Lowland', which was published in 2013.

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

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Salman Rushdie

  3. Rohinton Mistry

  4. Bharati Mukherjee


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for his novel 'The Hungry Tide', which was published in 2004.

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for his novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh'?

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Rohinton Mistry

  3. Bharati Mukherjee

  4. Mira Nair


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Salman Rushdie is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for his novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh', which was published in 1995.

Which Indian Diaspora writer is known for her novel 'The Palace of Illusions'?

  1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  2. Shilpa Gupta

  3. Mira Nair

  4. Anita Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian Diaspora writer who is known for her novel 'The Palace of Illusions', which was published in 2008.

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