International Booker Prize 2025 and 2026

1. Question 1Answer A

   On which date did Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp win the International Booker?

   • ACorrect answer: 20 May 2025
   • B21 May 2025
   • C19 May 2025
   • D20 May 2024

   Core Trigger: Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp won the International Booker on 20 May 2025; Taiwan Travelogue won on 19 May 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 344, point 1

2. Question 2Answer C

   Heart Lamp gathers how many Kannada stories?

   • A15
   • B9
   • CCorrect answer: 12
   • D10

   Theme: Heart Lamp gathers 12 Kannada stories, published 1990-2023, on women and girls in patriarchal communities.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 344, point 2

3. Question 3Answer C

   Who chaired the 2025 International Booker jury?

   • AAli Smith
   • BNatasha Brown
   • CCorrect answer: Max Porter
   • DNilanjana S. Roy

   Judges: Max Porter chaired the 2025 jury and Natasha Brown the 2026 jury; Nilanjana S. Roy sat on the 2026 panel.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 344, point 3

4. Question 4Answer B

   Who became the first Indian translator to win the International Booker for Heart Lamp?

   • AJerry Pinto
   • BCorrect answer: Deepa Bhasthi
   • CDaisy Rockwell
   • DArshia Sattar

   Firsts: Heart Lamp was the first Kannada winner and first short-story collection; Deepa Bhasthi is the first Indian translator to win.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 344, point 4

5. Question 5Answer A

   What is the International Booker prize money, split equally between author and translator?

   • ACorrect answer: £50,000
   • B£100,000
   • C£25,000
   • D£30,000

   Data: The £50,000 prize is split equally; the 2025 longlist had 13 books and the shortlist six, from 154 read.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 344, point 5

6. Question 6Answer B

   Statements: 1. Banu Mushtaq is the first Indian winner. 2. Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand, translated by Daisy Rockwell, won in 2022. Which is/are correct?

   • AOnly 1
   • BCorrect answer: Only 2
   • CBoth 1 and 2
   • DNeither

   India Link: Mushtaq is the second Indian winner after Geetanjali Shree, whose Hindi Tomb of Sand, translated by Daisy Rockwell, won in 2022.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 344, point 7

7. Question 7Answer D

   The International Booker ceremonies were held at which London venue?

   • ASouthbank Centre
   • BRoyal Albert Hall
   • CBritish Museum
   • DCorrect answer: Tate Modern

   Venue: The ceremonies were held at Tate Modern, London.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 344, point 8

8. Question 8Answer C

   In which year did the Man Booker International Prize begin?

   • A2001
   • B1969
   • CCorrect answer: 2005
   • D2011

   Founded: The Man Booker International Prize began in 2005 as a biennial lifetime-achievement award.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 344, point 9

9. Question 9Answer A

   From which year has the International Booker been annual, for a single book in translation?

   • ACorrect answer: 2016
   • B2013
   • C2010
   • D2019

   Landmark: Since 2016 it is annual, for a single novel or short-story collection in English translation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 344, point 10

10. Question 10Answer B

    Statements: 1. The Booker Prize money is shared with translators. 2. Eligible books must be translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland. Which is/are correct?

    • AOnly 1
    • BCorrect answer: Only 2
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither

    Eligibility: Books must be translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 344, point 11

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