Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – August 15-16, 2022 [Mock Test]
August 16, 2022 August 16, 2022
1. Who among the following Indians have won the Booker Prize award?
- Salman Rushdie
- Arundhati Roy
- Geetanjali Shree
- Kiran Desai
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] Only 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1 & 3]
Notes:- International Booker Prize (earlier Man Booker International Prize) is given to an author for their work written in an international language, then translated into English. Meanwhile, Booker Prize is awarded to a book/novel written in English.
- Till now, five Indians have won the prestigious Booker Prize award: VS Naipaul won the award for In a Free State in 1971; Salman Rushdie for Midnight’s Children in 1981; Arundhati Roy for The God of Small Things in 1997; Kiran Desai for The Inheritance of Loss in 2006; Aravind Adiga for The White Tiger in 2008.
- So far, 6 Indians have been nominated for International Booker Prize: Salman Rushdie in 2007; Mahasweta Devi and VS Naipaul in 2009; Rohinton Mistry in 2011; UR Ananthamurthy in 2013; Amitav Ghosh in 2015. Geetanjali Shree became the first Indian author to win the International Booker Prize (in 2022).
2. Consider the following pairs:
- The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan – Yasmin Khan
- Train to Pakistan – Kushwant Singh
- Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie
- Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition – Nisid Hajari
How many pairs given above is/are matched correctly?
[A] Only 1 pair
[B] Only 2 pairs
[C] Only 3 pairs
[D] All 4 pairs
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Correct Answer: D [All 4 pairs]
Notes:- The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan is authored by Yasmin Khan.
- Train to Pakistan is authored by Kushwant Singh.
- Midnight’s Children is written by Salman Rushdie.
- Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition by Nisid Hajari
3. Consider the following projects:
- Etalin Hydroelectric Project
- Lower Kalnai Project
- Kwar Hydro Electric Project
- Ratle Hydroelectric Project
Which of the projects given above is/are located on River Chenab?
[A] Only 2 & 3
[B] Only 2, 3 & 4
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:- Etalin Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh is based on the river Dibang. It envisages construction of two dams over the tributaries of Dibang: Dir and Tangon.
- Lower Kalnai project is a hydroelectric power project in the Doda and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir. It is being developed on the Chenab River.
- Kwar Hydro Electric Project is on River Chenab. It is located in Kishtwar district of the Jammu & Kashmir.
- The Ratle Hydroelectric Plant is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station currently under construction on the Chenab River in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.
