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Topic 336 · Awards, Honours, Persons & Appointments

Arundhati Roy's Memoir Wins Two Awards

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: On 26 March 2026 Arundhati Roy's memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me won the US National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography.
  2. Other Award: The memoir also won the Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award for 2026.
  3. Theme: The book explores her difficult relationship with her mother, the educationist Mary Roy, and her own upbringing.
  4. Earlier Honour: Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel The God of Small Things.
  5. Data: The memoir has won two awards in 2026, one Indian and one American, within weeks.
  6. Stakeholders: The National Book Critics Circle, a US body of critics, presents the award for autobiography.
  7. India Link: Mary Roy's litigation reshaped inheritance rights for Syrian Christian women across the country.
  8. Prize Base: The Booker Prize is a British literary award; the NBCC award is American.
  9. Founded: The Booker Prize was founded in 1969.
  10. Landmark: Mary Roy v State of Kerala (1986) held the Indian Succession Act, 1925 governs Syrian Christian inheritance, giving daughters equal shares.
  11. Articles: Article 14 guarantees equality before the law, the constitutional basis for equal inheritance rights.
  12. Doctrine: Intestate succession applies when a person dies without a valid will; property then devolves by statute.
Question 1 of 10

Which Arundhati Roy memoir won the US National Book Critics Circle Award in 2026?

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Answer: (D) Mother Mary Comes to Me

Core Trigger: On 26 March 2026 Arundhati Roy's memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me won the US National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 336, point 1

Question 2 of 10

The memoir also won which award for 2026?

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Answer: (C) Mathrubhumi Book of the Year

Other Award: The memoir also won the Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award for 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 336, point 2

Question 3 of 10

The memoir explores Roy's difficult relationship with which person?

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Answer: (B) Her mother, Mary Roy

Theme: The book explores her difficult relationship with her mother, the educationist Mary Roy, and her own upbringing.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 336, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for which novel?

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Answer: (D) The God of Small Things

Earlier Honour: Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel The God of Small Things.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 336, point 4

Question 5 of 10

How many awards has the memoir won in 2026, one Indian and one American?

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Answer: (A) Two

Data: The memoir has won two awards in 2026, one Indian and one American, within weeks.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 336, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Statements: 1. The National Book Critics Circle is a British body. 2. Mary Roy's litigation reshaped inheritance rights for Syrian Christian women. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (B) Only 2

India Link: Mary Roy's litigation reshaped inheritance rights for Syrian Christian women across the country.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 336, point 7

Question 7 of 10

The Booker Prize is a literary award of which country?

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Answer: (C) United Kingdom

Prize Base: The Booker Prize is a British literary award; the NBCC award is American.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 336, point 8

Question 8 of 10

In which year was the Booker Prize founded?

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Answer: (A) 1969

Founded: The Booker Prize was founded in 1969.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 336, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Mary Roy v State of Kerala (1986) held which Act governs Syrian Christian inheritance?

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Answer: (C) Indian Succession Act, 1925

Landmark: Mary Roy v State of Kerala (1986) held the Indian Succession Act, 1925 governs Syrian Christian inheritance, giving daughters equal shares.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 336, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Statements: 1. Article 14 guarantees freedom of speech. 2. Intestate succession applies when a person leaves a valid will. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (D) Neither

Articles: Article 14 guarantees equality before the law, the constitutional basis for equal inheritance rights.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 336, point 11

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