10 MCQs on South Asian Literature for UGC NET 



🔴Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. Who is the author of Midnight’s Children, a landmark novel in South Asian literature?  
A. Arundhati Roy  
B. Salman Rushdie  
C. Amitav Ghosh  
D. Vikram Seth

2. Which novel by Kamila Shamsie is set during the Partition of India?  
A. Burnt Shadows  
B. Salt and Saffron  
C. Kartography  
D. Home Fire

3. Which language is primarily used in the writings of Mahasweta Devi?  
A. Hindi  
B. Bengali  
C. Urdu  
D. English

4. Which Sri Lankan author wrote The Forest in the Sea and is known for his ecological themes?  
A. Michael Ondaatje  
B. Romesh Gunesekera  
C. Shyam Selvadurai  
D. Jean Arasanayagam

5. Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things is primarily set in which Indian state?  
A. Tamil Nadu  
B. West Bengal  
C. Kerala  
D. Assam

6. Which South Asian writer was awarded the Booker Prize for The Inheritance of Loss?  
A. Jhumpa Lahiri  
B. Arundhati Roy  
C. Kiran Desai  
D. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

7. Who is the author of Sea of Poppies, the first book in the Ibis Trilogy?  
A. Amitav Ghosh  
B. Salman Rushdie  
C. Rohinton Mistry  
D. Vikram Chandra

8. Which South Asian novel explores the trauma of the Sri Lankan civil war through the eyes of a young Tamil girl?  
A. Funny Boy  
B. Anil’s Ghost  
C. When Memory Dies  
D. The Island of a Thousand Mirrors

9. Bapsi Sidhwa’s Ice-Candy-Man is also published under which title?  
A. The Crow Eaters  
B. Cracking India  
C. Water  
D. The Bride

10. Which of the following themes is least likely to be found in South Asian literature?  
A. Partition  
B. Diaspora  
C. Colonialism  
D. Greek Mythology

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🔴Answer Key with Explanations

1. B. Salman Rushdie  
Midnight’s Children (1981) is a seminal work in South Asian postcolonial literature using magical realism.

2. C. Kartography  
Kamila Shamsie’s Kartography explores the personal and political ruptures caused by Partition in Pakistan.

3. B. Bengali  
Mahasweta Devi wrote primarily in Bengali and focused on the struggles of tribal and marginalized people in India.

4. B. Romesh Gunesekera  
Gunesekera's work often incorporates environmental and political themes. The Forest in the Sea is noted for its ecological concerns.

5. C. Kerala  
The God of Small Things is set in Ayemenem, Kerala, and deals with caste, politics, and forbidden love.

6. C. Kiran Desai  
She won the Booker Prize in 2006 for The Inheritance of Loss, which explores issues of globalization and immigration.

7. A. Amitav Ghosh  
Sea of Poppies is the first book of the Ibis Trilogy, dealing with the opium trade and colonial encounters.

8. D. The Island of a Thousand Mirrors  
Written by Nayomi Munaweera, it depicts the Sri Lankan civil war through two female protagonists from opposing sides.

9. B. Cracking India  
The novel was published under this title in the U.S., telling the Partition story from a child's perspective.

10. D. Greek Mythology  
While South Asian literature often deals with myths, it primarily engages with local and regional mythologies rather than Greek.

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