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GATE 2025 XH2 (English) – Question 46

Contemporary Literary Cultures and Research Methodologies · Literary Cultures: Major literary awards and prizes, literary festivals, associations and networks · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Which prestigious literary prize has historical ties to a colonial business enterprise subsequently associated with engineering, shipping, and rum marketing?

  1. The Commonwealth Prize
  2. The Pulitzer Prize
  3. The Man Booker Prize
  4. The Nobel Prize

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Correct answer: (C) The Man Booker Prize

Explanation

The Booker Prize was founded by Booker McConnell, a company with colonial roots in Guyana that later moved into engineering, shipping and rum.