UPSC Prelims 2004 · General Studies
Question 114: History and Culture
Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?
AnswerThe answer is (b).
J. M. Coetzee won the Booker Prize twice, for Life and Times of Michael K (1983) and Disgrace (1999). Graham Swift (1996) and Ian McEwan (1998) each won once, and Margaret Atwood had won once, in 2000. Of the options, Coetzee was the only twice-winner when the question was set.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Atwood had won once, in 2000, when the question was set.
- (b) Correct: Coetzee won in 1983 and 1999.
- (c) Graham Swift won once, in 1996.
- (d) Ian McEwan won once, in 1998.
Worth knowing: Margaret Atwood has since won a second Booker (2019, shared with Bernardine Evaristo), so both (a) and (b) would now be correct.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2004, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.