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  1. Q1. Which 1981 novel by Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize and was later named the 'Booker of Bookers'?
  2. Q2. In 'Midnight's Children', the protagonist Saleem Sinai is born at the exact moment of:
  3. Q3. Which literary technique is most famously associated with Rushdie’s style in portraying postcolonial reality?
  4. Q4. The controversial 1988 novel that resulted in a fatwa being issued against Rushdie is titled:
  5. Q5. In 'Midnight's Children', what is Saleem Sinai's unique supernatural ability?
  6. Q6. Which Rushdie novel serves as a scathing political allegory of post-independence Pakistan?
  7. Q7. In 'The Moor's Last Sigh', the protagonist Moraes Zogoiby suffers from a condition that causes him to:
  8. Q8. Which of the following describes Rushdie's concept of 'Chutnification'?
  9. Q9. What is the primary setting of the 2005 novel 'Shalimar the Clown'?
  10. Q10. In 'Midnight's Children', who is Saleem's arch-rival, born at the same moment but into a different social class?
  11. Q11. Rushdie’s 1999 novel 'The Ground Beneath Her Feet' reimagines which classical myth in the world of rock music?
  12. Q12. In 'The Satanic Verses', Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha survive a plane explosion and undergo transformations into which figures?
  13. Q13. Which of Rushdie's works is a children's story written for his son, Zafar?
  14. Q14. Rushdie's 2019 novel 'Quichotte' is a contemporary retelling of which classic literary work?
  15. Q15. What does the 'Emergency' represent in 'Midnight's Children'?
  16. Q16. In 'The Moor's Last Sigh', the narrator's mother, Aurora Zogoiby, is a famous:
  17. Q17. Which Rushdie book is a non-fiction account of his travels in Nicaragua?
  18. Q18. What is the name of the memoir Rushdie wrote about his years spent in hiding under a pseudonym?
  19. Q19. The fictional city of 'Raipur' in 'Victory City' (2023) is inspired by which historical South Indian empire?
  20. Q20. In Rushdie’s terminology, what are 'Imaginary Homelands'?