Booker Prize Winners — Set 1

Correct Answer: C. 1969

• **1969** = The Booker Prize was first awarded in this year to P.H. Newby. • **Booker, McConnell & Co.** — This company originally sponsored the prize, which is now considered one of the world's most prestigious literary awards. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: 1965: Incorrect year for the Booker Prize establishment; 1972: Not the year the prize was first established; 1975: Incorrect year for the Booker Prize inception.

Correct Answer: D. Arundhati Roy

• **Arundhati Roy** = She was the first Indian citizen living in India to win the Booker Prize. • **1997** — She won the award in this year for her debut novel 'The God of Small Things', becoming the first Indian woman to win it. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Salman Rushdie: Won in 1981, not residing in India at the time of win; Aravind Adiga: Won in 2008, after Arundhati Roy; Kiran Desai: Won in 2006, after Arundhati Roy.

Correct Answer: C. Midnight's Children

• **Midnight's Children** = Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize for this novel in 1981. • **1993** — This novel also won the prestigious 'Booker of Bookers' prize in this year, dealing with India's transition to independence. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: The Satanic Verses: A later, controversial novel by Rushdie, not a Booker winner; Shame: Another novel by Rushdie, but not the 1981 Booker winner; Fury: A different novel by Rushdie, not the Booker-winning one.

Correct Answer: C. The White Tiger

• **The White Tiger** = Aravind Adiga won the 2008 Booker Prize for this debut novel. • **2008** — Adiga's novel was awarded the Booker Prize in this year, offering a dark and humorous perspective on the Indian class struggle. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Between the Assassinations: Another novel by Adiga, but not the Booker winner; Last Man in Tower: A subsequent novel by Adiga, not the 2008 winner; Selection Day: A novel by Adiga published in 2016, not the Booker-winning one.

Correct Answer: D. The Inheritance of Loss

• **The Inheritance of Loss** = Kiran Desai won the Booker Prize in 2006 for this novel. • **2006** — Kiran Desai won the prize in this year, becoming the youngest woman to win at that time and exploring themes of colonialism and globalization. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard: Kiran Desai's debut novel, not the Booker winner; Clear Light of Day: A novel by Anita Desai (Kiran's mother), not Kiran's Booker winner; The Village by the Sea: Another novel by Anita Desai, not Kiran's Booker winner.

Correct Answer: C. Michael Ondaatje

• **Michael Ondaatje** = He is the author of 'The English Patient', which won the Booker Prize in 1992. • **2018** — 'The English Patient' also won the Golden Man Booker Prize in this year, in addition to its 1992 win. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Ian McEwan: Author who won the Booker Prize for 'Amsterdam' (1998), not 'The English Patient'; Kazuo Ishiguro: Author who won for 'The Remains of the Day' (1989), not 'The English Patient'; Graham Swift: Author who won for 'Last Orders' (1996), not 'The English Patient'.

Correct Answer: D. In a Free State

• **In a Free State** = V.S. Naipaul secured the Booker Prize in 1971 for this collection of short stories. • **1971** — V.S. Naipaul won the Booker Prize in this year, becoming the first person of Indian origin to do so. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: A House for Mr. Biswas: A prominent novel by Naipaul, but not the 1971 Booker winner; The Enigma of Arrival: A later autobiographical novel by Naipaul, not a Booker winner; A Bend in the River: Another significant novel by Naipaul, not the 1971 Booker winner.

Correct Answer: C. Margaret Atwood

• **Margaret Atwood** = She is one of the authors who has won the Booker Prize twice. • **2019** — She won her second Booker Prize in this year for 'The Testaments', shared with Bernardine Evaristo. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Kazuo Ishiguro: Won the Booker Prize once for 'The Remains of the Day'; Julian Barnes: Won the Booker Prize once for 'The Sense of an Ending'; Yann Martel: Won the Booker Prize once for 'Life of Pi'.

Correct Answer: B. Life of Pi

• **Life of Pi** = Yann Martel won the Booker Prize in 2002 for this adventure novel. • **50 languages** — The novel has been translated into over this many languages worldwide, also adapted into a successful film. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Beatrice and Virgil: Another novel by Yann Martel, not the Booker winner; The High Mountains of Portugal: A later novel by Martel, not the 2002 Booker winner; Self: A novel by Martel, but not the Booker-winning adventure novel.

Correct Answer: D. P.H. Newby

• **P.H. Newby** = He won the first-ever Booker Prize in 1969 for his novel 'Something to Answer For'. • **1969** — The Booker Prize was inaugurated in this year, with P.H. Newby as its first recipient for promoting modern English literature. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: John Berger: Won the Booker Prize in 1972 for 'G.'; Bernice Rubens: Won the Booker Prize in 1970 for 'The Elected Member'; V.S. Naipaul: Won the Booker Prize in 1971 for 'In a Free State'.