{"id":85394,"date":"2025-06-01T03:15:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85394"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:15:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:15:36","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-1-tomb-of-sand-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-1-tomb-of-sand-w\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements is\/are correct?\n  1. Tomb of Sand, w"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Tomb of Sand, written by Geetanjali Shree, is the first book originally written in any Indian language to win the International Booker Prize.<\/li>\n<li>2. Tomb of Sand is the first novel translated from Hindi to be given the International Booker Prize.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBoth statements regarding Geetanjali Shree&#8217;s &#8216;Tomb of Sand&#8217; and the International Booker Prize are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1 is correct: &#8216;Tomb of Sand&#8217; (originally &#8216;Ret Samadhi&#8217; in Hindi) written by Geetanjali Shree is the first book originally written in any Indian language (Hindi, in this case) to win the International Booker Prize.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2 is correct: The novel was translated from Hindi to English by Daisy Rockwell. 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