Which of the following best describes the theme of the book 'Hot Stage'?

Question

Which of the following best describes the theme of the book 'Hot Stage'?

1. A. A collection of modern Indian plays on social issues (Correct answer)
2. B. A historical account of India's independence movement
3. C. A novel about ancient Indian mythology
4. D. A travelogue about the Himalayas

Correct Answer

Option A — A collection of modern Indian plays on social issues

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is A collection of modern Indian plays on social issues.

Key Points

• 'Hot Stage' is a drama collection, not a novel, memoir or travelogue — its pieces use the stage to examine contemporary Indian social questions.
• The distractors each point to a different genre, so the question is really testing whether you can place the title in the right category:
  • an independence-movement history
  • a mythological novel
  • a Himalayan travelogue
• Books-and-authors questions in SSC CGL usually reward knowing the genre and author pairing rather than the plot, so revise recent titles as *author - genre - theme* triplets.

Additional Information

• Books-and-authors questions in SSC most often test recent award winners, autobiographies of public figures, and titles in the news.
• Useful anchors: the Jnanpith is India's highest literary honour, the Sahitya Akademi Award covers 24 languages, and the Booker Prize has an International counterpart for translated fiction.
• Geetanjali Shree's *Tomb of Sand*, translated by Daisy Rockwell, won the International Booker in 2022 — the first Hindi work to do so.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन 'हॉट स्टेज' पुस्तक के विषय का सबसे अच्छा वर्णन करता है?

1. A. सामाजिक मुद्दों पर आधुनिक भारतीय नाटकों का संग्रह
2. B. भारत के स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन का ऐतिहासिक विवरण
3. C. प्राचीन भारतीय पौराणिक कथाओं पर आधारित एक उपन्यास
4. D. हिमालय के बारे में एक यात्रा वृत्तांत