Consider the following statements about Jeet Thayil :
- 1. He has been nominated for the 2012 Man Booker Prize for his debut novel, Narcopolis.
- 2. Narcopolis is a novel on the background of communal riots in Gujarat.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2012
– Statement 2 is incorrect: *Narcopolis* is primarily set in 1970s Mumbai’s opium dens and explores themes of drug addiction, marginalized lives, and the city’s transformation. It is not based on the background of communal riots in Gujarat.