1. Who wrote the book New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy?
[A] Atal Bihari Vajpayee
[B] Abdul Kalam Azad
[C] Amit Chaudhuri
[D] Raghuram Rajan
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Correct Answer: A [Atal Bihari Vajpayee]
Notes:
Atal Bihari Vajpayee wrote the book New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy in 1979.
2. Who wrote the book India Wins Freedom?
[A] Akhilesh Tilotia
[B] Amitav Ghosh
[C] Abdul Kalam Azad
[D] A. B. Vajpayee
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Correct Answer: C [Abdul Kalam Azad]
Notes:
Abdul Kalam Azad wrote the book India Wins Freedom. He was well-versed with Islamic theology and also a senior leader of the Indian National Congress during the independence struggle.
3. Which of the following books have been written by Abul Fazal?
[A] Ain-i-Akbari
[B] Akbar-Nama
[C] Both of them
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: C [Both of them]
Notes:
Both Ain-i-Akbari and Akbar-Nama have been written by Abul Fazal, who was a grand vizier in the court of Emperor Akbar.
4. Who wrote the book Wealth of Nations?
[A] Raghuram Rajan
[B] John Maynard Keynes
[C] Adam Smith
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Adam Smith]
Notes:
Adam Smith wrote the book Wealth of Nations. He was a Scottish economist and moral philosopher.
5. Who wrote the book The Making of India?
[A] Akhilesh Tilotia
[B] Amartya Sen
[C] Amit Chaudhuri
[D] Amitav Ghosh
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Correct Answer: A [Akhilesh Tilotia]
Notes:
Akhilesh Tilotia wrote the book The Making of India, which focuses on India’s demographic dividend over various periods in Indian economy.
6. Who wrote the book A Suitable Boy?
[A] Salman Rushdie
[B] Arundhati Roy
[C] Amitav Ghosh
[D] Vikram Seth
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Correct Answer: D [Vikram Seth]
Notes:
Vikram Seth wrote the book A Suitable Boy. He has received many awards like Padma Shri, Sahitya Academy Award and Pravasi Bharatiya Samman.
7. Who wrote the book An Autobiography?
[A] Sardar Patel
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru
[C] Atal Bihari Vajpayee
[D] S. Radhakrishnan
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Correct Answer: B [Jawaharlal Nehru]
Notes:
Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the book An Autobiography. It is also known as Toward Freedom and was written in 1936.
8. Who wrote the book Arthashastra?
[A] Kautilya
[B] Abul Fazal
[C] Tulsiram
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Kautilya]
Notes:
Kautilya wrote the book Arthashastra, which is an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with the subject of statecraft, economics and military.
9. Who wrote the book Ashtadhyayi?
[A] Tukaram
[B] Panini
[C] Kautilya
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Panini]
Notes:
Panini wrote the book Ashtadhyayi, which is a ancient linguistic and grammar text on Sanskrit.
10. Who wrote the book Anandmath?
[A] Rabindranath Tagore
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
[D] B. R. Ambedkar
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Correct Answer: C [Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]
Notes:
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote the book Anandmath, a Bengali novel based on Sannyasi Rebellion of the late 18th century.
