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GATE 2021 XH2 – Question 38

History of English Literature and Literary Studies · Global Perspectives on Literary Studies: Anglophone literatures (British, American, Canadian and other postcolonial literatures) · 1 mark · Multiple select

Which novels are predominantly set in Bombay? Select all that apply.

  1. Kiran Nagarkar,Ravan and Eddie
  2. Rohinton Mistry,A Fine Balance
  3. Salman Rushdie,Midnight’s Children
  4. Aravind Adiga,The White Tiger

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Correct answer: (A) Kiran Nagarkar,Ravan and Eddie; (B) Rohinton Mistry,A Fine Balance; (C) Salman Rushdie,Midnight’s Children

Explanation

Bombay’s urban life is central to Ravan and Eddie, the unnamed Bombay-like metropolis of A Fine Balance, and Saleem’s early history in Midnight’s Children. These support A,B,C as the official selections. The White Tiger follows a different rural-to-metropolitan trajectory centred on Delhi and Bangalore, so D is excluded. “Predominantly” compresses the wider geographical movement of the third novel.

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