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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 34

What is the title of the book by Banu Mushtaq that won the 2025 International Booker Prize?

  1. Light of the Heart
  2. Heart Lamp
  3. Soul Lantern
  4. More than one of the above
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Answer: (B) Heart Lamp

Explanation

Heart Lamp, a Kannada short-story collection, was the first Kannada book to win the International Booker.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the title of the winning book.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: Heart Lamp, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, won in 2025.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the title of the winning book.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: only Heart Lamp is correct.