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The Hindu Literary Prize 2012 was awarded to the novel Em and the Big Hoom, written by ................ .  \nA: Jerry Pinto  \n2. Asylum and Other Poems is a collection of poems by .................... .  \nA: Jerry Pinto  \n3. Which is the book of contemporary Indian love poetry that Jerry Pinto co-edited in 2005? A: Confronting Love  \n4. Who is the ‘Em ’ in the title of Jerry Pinto’s novel Em and the Big Hoom?  \nA: The mentally afflicted mother, Imelda Mendes  \n5. The Em and the Big Hoom gives a picture of the life of the ...................  \nin Bombay.  \nA: Goan Christians  \n6. Which is the book based on the Bollywood actress and dancer Helen, written by Jerry Pinto, that won the 2006 National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema?  \nA: Helen : The Life and Times ofan H-Bomb  \n7. The famous Shiva trilogy is written by .................. A: Amish Tripathi  \n8. Who is the scientist figure in Part I of the Shiva Trilogy predominantly involved in the production of Somras in Mount Mandar? A: Brihaspati 9. How did the Meluhans identify Shiva as the Neelkanth ?  \nA: The throat of Shiva turned blue when he drank the Somras  \n10. Who is the consort of Shiva in the Shiva Trilogy? A: Sati  \n11. The Meluhans wage war against the ......................... in the Shiva  \nTrilogy.  \nA: Chandravanshis  \n12. Which is the Naga capital mentioned in the novel The Secret of the Nagas ?  \nA: Panchavati  \n13. What is discovered as the true evil in the novel The Oath of the Vayuputras ?  \nA: Somras  \n14. Which is the land of the Vayuputras?  \nA: Pariha  \n15. Why did Mahadev use thepasupatiastras even when he was not granted permission by the vayuputras?  \nA: He was angered by the murder of Sati  \n16. Malabar Mind is a collection of poems written by ................... .  \nA: Anita Nair  \n17. Which novel of Anita Nair features a middleaged Indian woman Akhila who travels to Kanyakumari in search of her independence? A:  \nLadies Coupe  \n18. Who is the detective protagonist in the novel Cut Like Wound (2012)?  \nA: Inspector Borei Gowda  \n19. Koman is the famous Kathakali dancer in Anita Nair ’s novel........................  \nA: Mistress (2005)  \n20. Who is the housewife protagonist of the novel Lessons in Forgetting (2010), the writer of cookery books in Lilac House?  \nA: Meera  \n21. The eccentric character in The Better Man who helps the retired government official transform is ...................... .  \nA: Bhasi  \n22. The subtitle of Anita Nair ’s sixth novel Idris ? A: Keeper of the Light 23. The Pu fin Book of World Myths and Legends is written by  \n...................... .  \nA: Anita Nair  \n24. Who is the Indo-Australian writer who won the 2008 Man Booker Prize?  \nA: Aravind Adiga  \n25. 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