Anuradha Roy, Man Booker Prize - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Which of the following statements is/are correct about Man booker prize?

1. It is given for fiction written in English language only.
2. The author must be from UK or the Commonwealth, Ireland and Zimbabwe


a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
- The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel, written in the English language, and published in the UK.
- The prize was historically limited to authors from the U.K., the Commonwealth, Ireland and Zimbabwe
- But from last year has been open to anyone writing in the English language and published in the U.K.
- Marlon James, the Jamaican novelist, has won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction for “A Brief History of Seven Killings.” in 2015.