Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2023 GS-I Current Affairs
Question

Who is the Author of the famous Novel "All the Lives We Never Lived", which received the Sahitya Akademi Award, 2022?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Anuradha Roy

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Anuradha Roy”.
Anuradha Roy has been awarded Sahitya Akademi Award 2022 for All The Lives We Never Lived (Novel) in the English language category.

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