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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 32

SSC CHSL - 14th October 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q32

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Who among the following won the ‘2019 Man Booker International Prize’ for her book 'Celestial Bodies'?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e Jokha Alharthi.

  • Jokha Alharthi, the first female Omani novelist to be translated into English, has won the Man Booker International Prize for her novel Celestial Bodies.
  • The International Booker Prize (formerly known as the Man Booker International Prize) is an international literary award hosted in the United Kingdom.
  • The introduction of the International Prize to complement the Man Booker Prize was announced in June 2004.