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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 131

Who received the International Booker Prize for the novel 'Tomb of Sand' (Ret Samadhi)?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Anita Desai
  3. Kiran Desai
  4. Geetanjali Shree
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (D) Geetanjali Shree

Explanation

Ret Samadhi was the first Hindi novel to win the International Booker Prize (2022).

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: won the Booker (1997) for The God of Small Things.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: not this award.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: won the Booker (2006).

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: won the 2022 International Booker with translator Daisy Rockwell.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.