{"id":88862,"date":"2025-06-01T07:23:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88862"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:23:44","slug":"who-among-the-following-is-the-author-of-the-book-tomb-of-sand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-among-the-following-is-the-author-of-the-book-tomb-of-sand\/","title":{"rendered":"Who among the following is the author of the book, Tomb of Sand?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who among the following is the author of the book, Tomb of Sand?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Arundhati Roy&#8221; option2=&#8221;Geetanjali Shree&#8221; option3=&#8221;Chetan Bhagat&#8221; option4=&#8221;Jhumpa Lahiri&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#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 NDA-2 &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe book &#8220;Tomb of Sand&#8221; (originally &#8220;Ret Samadhi&#8221; in Hindi) is written by Indian author Geetanjali Shree. The English translation by Daisy Rockwell won the International Booker Prize in 2022.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8220;Tomb of Sand&#8221; is authored by Geetanjali Shree.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nGeetanjali Shree is a prominent Hindi novelist and short story writer. &#8220;Tomb of Sand&#8221; is the first Hindi-language novel to win the International Booker Prize, bringing significant international recognition to Hindi literature. Arundhati Roy, Chetan Bhagat, and Jhumpa Lahiri are also well-known authors, but &#8220;Tomb of Sand&#8221; is not their work.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who among the following is the author of the book, Tomb of Sand? 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