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  1. Who was the first woman to win the Man Booker Prize?
  2. A.
    Bernice Rubens
    B.
    Iris Murdoch
    C.
    Anita Brookner
    D.
    None of the above

  3. In which year Kiran Desai won Booker Prize?
  4. A.
    2004
    B.
    2005
    C.
    2006
    D.
    2007

  5. Name the author of the book A Passage to England:
  6. A.
    Vikram Seth
    B.
    Eric Segal
    C.
    E.M. Forster
    D.
    Nirad C. Choudhury

  7. The book "The God of small things is written by:
  8. A.
    Arundhati Roy
    B.
    Sobha De
    C.
    Pupul Jayakar
    D.
    Shekhar Kapoor

  9. In which one of the following animals is skin a respiratory organ?
  10. A.
    frog
    B.
    shark
    C.
    whale
    D.
    cockroach

  11. Which one of the following is a vitamin?
  12. A.
    Citric acid
    B.
    Folic acid
    C.
    Glutamic acid
    D.
    Lonoleic acid

  13. The blue green algae are
  14. A.
    photoautotrophs
    B.
    chemoautotrophs
    C.
    photoheterotrophs
    D.
    chemoheterotrophs

  15. Which soil is rich in organic debris?
  16. A.
    loam soil
    B.
    humus soil
    C.
    saprophyte
    D.
    none of these

  17. 'In Custody', an English novel is written by which one of the following?
  18. A.
    Anita Desai
    B.
    Vikram Seth
    C.
    Shoba De
    D.
    V.S. Naipaul

  19. Who wrote the book 'The Prince'?
  20. A.
    Bernard Shaw
    B.
    Niccolo Machiaveli
    C.
    V.S. Sharma
    D.
    Emile Zola