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Contemporary Indian English fiction: Identify the author of ‘‘In Custody’’. Full question: ‘‘In Custody’’, an English novel later adapted to film, was written by which author? Choose the correct option.

Difficulty: Easy

Anita Desai
Vikram Seth
Arundhati Roy
Kiran Desai
Salman Rushdie

Correct Answer: Anita Desai

Explanation:

FactAnita Desai wrote In Custody (1984), exploring themes of language, loss, and culture; it was adapted into a Merchant–Ivory film.

DistractorsVikram Seth (A Suitable Boy), Roy (The God of Small Things), Kiran Desai (The Inheritance of Loss), and Rushdie (Midnight’s Children) authored other works.

Final AnswerAnita Desai.

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