Literature
Tested in 3 real MPSC questions across 2 years (2015–2021). See it in context on the interactive Concept Graph →
Years it was asked
What you need to know first
Basic awareness of major global literary prizesBasic awareness of prominent writers and poetsFamiliarity with prominent Indian authors
Real questions that test this
2020 चा बुकर पुरस्कार खालीलपैकी कोणत्या कादंबरीला मिळाला आहे ?
1)दी सेलॉकॅट
2)शुग्गी बेन✓ Correct
3)दी लुमिनरीज
4)ब्रिंग अप दी बॉडीज
Douglas Stuart won the prestigious Booker Prize for the year 2020 for his debut novel 'Shuggie Bain'.
त्या व्यक्तीचे नांव सांगा, जिने स्वतःच्या मृत्यूशिलेसाठी पुढीलप्रमाणे स्मृतिलेख लिहून ठेवला होता : "इथे-एक-असा चिरनिद्रा घेत आहे ज्यानं माणसालाच नव्हे तर देवालाई सोडलं नव्हतं" Name the person who wrote his own epitaph before his death as below : "Here rests a person who neither spared a man nor the God"
1)आर.के. लक्ष्मण / R.K. Laxman
2)बि.के.एस. अय्यंगार / B.K.S. Iyengar
3)पु.ल. देशपांडे / P.L. Deshpande
4)खुशवंत सिंग / Khushwant Singh✓ Correct
Khushwant Singh, known for his witty, irreverent, and bold writing style, wrote this famous self-composed epitaph reflecting his fearless critique of everyone.