Who is the author of the novel ‘A Suitable Boy’?

The correct answer is Option (2) → Vikram Seth

‘A Suitable Boy’ (1993) is a novel by Vikram Seth. Set in newly independent India in the early 1950s, it follows a mother’s search for a ‘suitable boy’ for her daughter Lata. With about 1,350 pages, it is one of the longest novels published in English in a single volume. Seth also wrote ‘The Golden Gate’ and ‘An Equal Music’.

Note: NTA dropped this question in its Final Answer Key. The original NTA paper printed the question as “Who is the Author of ‘India–The mother of Democracy’?”, but the book is a volume of articles by many scholars, prepared by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), and has no single author, so the question could not be answered as printed. For the benefit of students and to ensure a single answer, the question has been changed to “Who is the author of the novel ‘A Suitable Boy’?”, with the same four options.