Who has won the man booker Prize of 2016?

Appeared in: HSSC Staff Nurse - 2015

Explanation

Paul Beatty won the 2016 Man Booker Prize for his novel 'The Sellout'.
The novel is a satire on race, popular culture, and politics in the United States.
This win was historically significant as Paul Beatty became the first writer from the United States to win the award.

Option A: Amitav Ghosh is a celebrated author but he did not win the Man Booker Prize in 2016.
Option C: Chetan Bhagat is a popular commercial fiction author in India but has not been nominated for or won the Man Booker Prize.
Option D: Nadeem Aslam is an acclaimed Pakistani-British novelist, but he was not the winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize.

Clinical Relevance

Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain General Knowledge: Literary Awards as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
This is a general knowledge question and does not have direct clinical relevance to nursing practice.
However, a broad awareness of culture and arts can be beneficial for holistic patient interaction and building rapport.
What if? - If the stem changed one defining clue so that Paul Beatty no longer matched, reassess the option whose mechanism, classification, or indication now fits the revised presentation.

How to Approach the Question

Identify the key elements in the question: 'Man Booker Prize' and the year '2016'.
This is a factual recall question. The goal is to retrieve a specific piece of information from memory or a knowledge source.
Evaluate each option against the known facts for the 2016 prize.
Eliminate authors who have not won or were not relevant to that year's prize to arrive at the correct answer.

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