Which of the following statements about R. K. Narayan are true?

1. A. The Guide has an open ending.
2. B. Most of his characters belong to the elite.
3. C. He wrote 'The Martyr's Corner'.
4. D. He won the Booker Prize for The Vendor of Sweets.
5. E. Malgudi is a real town in Karnataka.

1. AA, B and C only
2. BA and C only
3. CA, C and D only
4. DA, C and E only

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Correct answer: B. A and C only

Explanation

The Guide (1958) ends with Raju's fast and an uncertain rain. 'The Martyr's Corner' is in Lawley Road. His characters are middle-class, he never won the Booker (The Guide won the Sahitya Akademi Award), and Malgudi is fictional.