21. Who wrote the book Hind Swaraj?
[A] Sardar Patel
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Jawaharlal Nehru
[D] Sarojini Naidu
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Correct Answer: B [Mahatma Gandhi]
Notes:
Mahatma Gandhi wrote the book Hind Swaraj in 1909, also known as Indian Home Rule.
22. Who wrote the book Kora Kagaz?
[A] Anita Desai
[B] Amrita Pritam
[C] Arundhati Roy
[D] Kiran Desai
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Correct Answer: B [Amrita Pritam]
Notes:
Amrita Pritam wrote the book Kora Kagaz. She belonged to the Romantic-Progressivism literary movement and wrote Hindi and Punjabi.
23. Who wrote the book The Immortals of Meluha?
[A] Amish Tripathi
[B] Amit Chaudhuri
[C] Amitav Ghosh
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Amish Tripathi]
Notes:
Amish Tripathi wrote the book The Immortals of Meluha and many others like The Oath of the Vayuputras and The Secret of the Nagas.
24. Who wrote the poem Meghdootam?
[A] Kalidasa
[B] Vishnu Sharma
[C] Kautilya
[D] Vishakhadatta
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Correct Answer: A [Kalidasa]
Notes:
Meghdootam is a Sanskrit poem written by the Indian poet Kalidasa. It is considered to be one of Kalidasa’s most famous works and is an important piece of Sanskrit literature. The poem is written in the form of a message from a cloud to a messenger, who is sent by the cloud’s lover, the Yaksha, to deliver a message to his beloved, who lives far away in the city of Alaka. The poem is known for its beautiful descriptions of nature and its use of metaphor and imagery to convey the longing and separation experienced by the lovers. Meghdootam is often studied and celebrated for its literary merit and its insights into the human experience.
25. Who wrote the book Meghdoot?
[A] Kalidas
[B] Tulsidas
[C] Kautilya
[D] Abul Fazal
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Correct Answer: A [Kalidas]
Notes:
Kalidas wrote the book Meghdoot, which included verses in Sanskrit.
26. Who wrote the book My Experiment with Truth?
[A] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[B] Lala Lajpat Rai
[C] Jawaharlal Nehru
[D] Mahatma Gandhi
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Correct Answer: D [Mahatma Gandhi]
Notes:
Mahatma Gandhi wrote the book My Experiment with Truth, which is also his autobiography.
27. Who wrote the book Panchtantra?
[A] Kalidas
[B] Vishnu Sharma
[C] Tulsidas
[D] Prem Chand
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Correct Answer: B [Vishnu Sharma]
Notes:
Vishnu Sharma wrote the book Panchtantra. These animal fables and stories primarily belong to oral tradition as old as 200 BCE – 300 CE and written in Sanskrit.
28. Who wrote the book Rajatarangini?
[A] Kalhana
[B] Kalidas
[C] Prem Chand
[D] Gulzar
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Correct Answer: A [Kalhana]
Notes:
Kalhana wrote the book Rajatarangini. It is written in Sanskrit and talks about the history of Kashmir.
29. Which of the following books have been written on Amitav Ghosh?
[A] The Shadow Lines
[B] The Imam and the Indian
[C] The Hungry Tide
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
Amitav Ghosh has written books like The Shadow Lines, The Imam and the Indian, The Hungry Tide, The Calcutta Chromosome, The Circle of Reason and The Great Derangement.
30. Which of the following books have been written by Anita Desai?
[A] Fasting, Feasting
[B] Games at Twilight
[C] Journey to Ithaca
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
Anita Desai has written many books like Fasting, Feasting; Games at Twilight, Journey to Ithaca, In Custody, Cat on a Houseboat and The Village By the Sea.
