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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...

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...