SSC CHSL 2025 PYQ — Question 88

SSC CHSL - 25 Nov 2025 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q88

From the following authors, who created 'Midnight's Children'?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

Salman Rushdie is the author of the famous novel "Midnight's Children."

This work is considered one of the most important works not only in Indian literature but also in world literature.

Novel -

Publication: This novel was published in 1981.

Story: It revolves around a child named Salim Sinai, who was born at the very moment India gained independence (midnight on August 15, 1947).

Awards: * This book won the 1981 Booker Prize.

It has also been awarded the "Booker of Bookers" twice (1993 and 2008), meaning it is considered the best of all the novels to have won the Booker Prize.

Style: It is considered a fine example of the "Magical Realism" genre.