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Award Pulitzer Prize
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2014–2019), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 3 years (2014–2019)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2014 → CDS 2019
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2019
Who among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?
- A Arundhati Roy
- B Gobind Behari Lal ✓
- C Vijay Seshadri
- D Jhumpa Lahiri
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Awards & Honours
CAPF2017
Which one of the following novels won the Pulitzer Prize for the year 2017 in the Fiction category?
- A The Goldfinch
- B All the Light We Cannot See
- C The Sympathizer
- D The Underground Railroad ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Books & Authors
CAPF2014
Which of the following statements about Vijay Seshadri is/are correct ?
- He is an India-born US poet
- He won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in the year 2014 for his book '3 Sections'
- He is the first Indian origin person to bag the Pulitzer Prize
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 2 only ✓
- C 2 and 3
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Awards & Honours
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