Wednesday, April 15, 2020

INDIAN AUTHORS AND BOOKS - 1



Q1. Who is the first woman to win the Jnanpith Award for her novel "Pratham Pratishruti"? 


A. Mahasweta Devi

B. Mahadevi Verma

C. Ashapoorna Devi




Q2. "Rajatarangini" is a 12th century historical Sanskrit chronicle of the North-Western Indian Subcontinent particularly the Kings of Kashmir. Who is credited to have authored this Sanskrit chronicle?


A. Bhavabhuti

B. Kalhana

C. Vishakhadatta




Q3. Who among the following won the Betty Trask Award (awarded for first Novel written by authors under the age of 35) for the Novel "Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard"?



A. Jhumpa Lahiri

B. Kiran Desai

C. Aravind Adiga






Q4. Identify this Marathi playwright (from the pic below) known for his plays "Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe" and "Ghashiram Kotwal".





A. Vijay Tendulkar

B. Satyadev Dubey

C. Bhisham Sahni






Q5. "Raghupati Sahay", one of the most noted Urdu poets of India in 20th century, known for his magnum opus " Gul-e-Naghma", is better known by which pen name?



A. Kaifi Azmi

B. Ismat Chughtai

C. Firaq Gorakhpuri







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