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MCQs on Contemporary Literature for UGC NET ENGLISH JUNE 2025 1. Which of the following authors is most closely associated with the concept of "magic realism" in contemporary literature? A) Ernest Hemingway B) Gabriel García Márquez C) Virginia Woolf D) Jane Austen Answer: B) Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel García Márquez, especially with his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, is a seminal figure in the development and popularization of magic realism, a literary genre where magical elements are woven into a realistic setting. 2. Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize-winning novel, The God of Small Things, primarily explores themes related to: A) Post-apocalyptic survival C) Colonialism and independence C) Caste, love, and social taboos in Kerala D) The American Dream Answer: C) Caste, love, and soc...

Here are 10 MCQs on New Indian English Literature with short explanations.  1. Who is the author of The White Tiger, a novel that critiques the Indian class system?      a) Chetan Bhagat      b) Arundhati Roy      c) Aravind Adiga      d) Kiran Desai      Answer: c) Aravind Adiga      Explanation: The White Tiger (2008) by Adiga won the Man Booker Prize and portrays the dark underbelly of India’s economic rise. --- 2. Which novel by Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997?      a) The Ministry of Utmost Happiness      b) God of Small Things      c) In Custody      d) A Suitable Boy      Answer: b) God of Small Things      Explanation: Roy's debut novel is a deeply poetic narrative set in Kerala, exploring themes of caste, love, and...

Important Contemporary Literature MCQs | English Literature | UGC NET | SET | GATE  1. Which novel by Margaret Atwood won the Booker Prize in 2019?      a) The Handmaid's Tale      b) Oryx and Crake      c) Alias Grace      d) **The Testaments** (Correct Answer) 2. The literary magazine "Granta" is known for publishing works of which genre?      a) Science Fiction      b) Historical Fiction      c) **New Fiction** (Correct Answer)      d) Romance 3. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020?      a) Louise Glück      b) Haruki Murakami      c) Olga Tokarczuk (Correct Answer)      d) Peter Handke 4. Which book by Salman Rushdie was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2019?      a) Midnight's Children      b) The Satanic Verses      c) **Quicho...

100 important Multiple Choice Questions | MCQs on Contemporary Literature for UGC NET JRF 2024 To get more such MCQs visit : LITERARY SPHERE 1. Who is the author of the novel "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness"?    a) Arundhati Roy    b) Kiran Desai    c) Salman Rushdie    d) Jhumpa Lahiri    Correct answer: a) Arundhati Roy 2. Which novel by Margaret Atwood won the Booker Prize in 2019?    a) The Handmaid's Tale    b) Oryx and Crake    c) The Testaments    d) Alias Grace    Correct answer: c) The Testaments 3. The literary magazine "Granta" is known for publishing works of which genre?    a) Science fiction    b) Fantasy    c) Literary fiction    d) Historical fiction    Correct answer: c) Literary fiction 4. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020?    a) Kazuo Ishiguro    b) Louise Glück    ...