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251. |
What is the name of the writer of Indian origin whose novel,The Inheritance of Loss has bagged Man Booker Prize ? |
A. | Vikram Seth |
B. | Kiran Desai |
C. | Salman Rushdie |
D. | V.S. Naipaul |
Answer» C. Salman Rushdie | |
252. |
Who is the author of A River Sutra ? |
A. | V. S. Naipaul |
B. | |
C. | Nirad C. Choudhuri |
D. | Gita Mehta |
E. | Vikram Seth |
Answer» D. Gita Mehta | |
253. |
Who is the author of the book Two Lives ? |
A. | Vikram Seth |
B. | James Patterson |
C. | Ved Mehta |
D. | Khushwant Singh |
Answer» B. James Patterson | |
254. |
The author of the book titled The Future of India is |
A. | Bimal Jalan |
B. | Deepak Chopra |
C. | Anurag Mathur |
D. | Amitav Ghosh |
Answer» B. Deepak Chopra | |
255. |
Karl Marx s book Das Kapital was published in |
A. | 1857 |
B. | 1862 |
C. | 1867 |
D. | 1872 |
Answer» D. 1872 | |
256. |
The book Cricket My Style has been written by |
A. | Sunil Gavaskar |
B. | Mohinder Amarnath |
C. | Imran Khan |
D. | |
E. | Kapil Dev |
Answer» E. Kapil Dev | |
257. |
Which of the following famous books is associated with Austin? |
A. | Lectures on Jurisprudence |
B. | Leviathan |
C. | Social Contract |
D. | The Problem of Sovereignty |
Answer» B. Leviathan | |
258. |
Who is the author of the autobiography, The Indian Struggle ? |
A. | Annie Beasant |
B. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
C. | Chittaranjan Das |
D. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
Answer» C. Chittaranjan Das | |
259. |
Which is the Greek classic that Gandhi translated into Gujarati? |
A. | Plato sRepublic |
B. | Dialogues of Plato |
C. | Aristotle s Politics |
D. | Aristotle s Nicomachian Ethics |
E. | None of these |
Answer» F. | |
260. |
Who is the writer of 'Swamy and Friends' ? |
A. | Max Muller |
B. | R.K. Narayan |
C. | Munshi Premchand |
D. | R.K. Hennin |
Answer» C. Munshi Premchand | |
261. |
The film 'Salaam Bombay' is directed by |
A. | Ruskin Bond |
B. | Mira Nair |
C. | Shyam Benegal |
D. | Mrinal Sen |
Answer» C. Shyam Benegal | |
262. |
Match List - I (Book) and List - II (Author) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists |
A. | A. |
B. | B. |
C. | C. |
D. | D. |
Answer» D. D. | |
263. |
Who is the author of the book 'The Patrons of the poor ; caste Politics and Policymaking" |
A. | V.S. Naipaul |
B. | Narayan Lakshman |
C. | Arundhati Roy |
D. | Zohra Shehgel |
Answer» C. Arundhati Roy | |
264. |
Who is the author of the novel DEVDAS ? |
A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
B. | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
C. | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
D. | Munshi Premchand |
Answer» D. Munshi Premchand | |
265. |
Who is the author of the book What Went Wrong ? |
A. | Sushma Swaraj |
B. | Sonia Gandhi |
C. | Shaila Nigar |
D. | Kiran Bedi |
Answer» E. | |
266. |
Who is the author of the internationally acclaimed book, The Mystery of Capital ? |
A. | Julian Rathbone |
B. | David Aaker |
C. | Hernando de Soto |
D. | Masaaki Sato |
Answer» D. Masaaki Sato | |
267. |
The book titled The Indian War of Independence was written by |
A. | Krishna Verma |
B. | Madame Cama |
C. | B.G. Tilak |
D. | V.D. Savarkar |
Answer» E. | |
268. |
Who wrote the recent best-selling book The Road Ahead? |
A. | Bill Clinton |
B. | I.K. Gujral |
C. | Bill Gates |
D. | T.N. Seshan |
Answer» D. T.N. Seshan | |
269. |
Who is the author of Gandhiji s favourite Bhajan Vaishnava jana to tene kahiye ? |
A. | Purandar Das |
B. | Shyamal Bhatt |
C. | Narsi Mehta |
D. | Sant Gyaneshwar |
Answer» D. Sant Gyaneshwar | |
270. |
The book The Inheritance of Loss has been written by |
A. | Salman Rushdie |
B. | Arundhati Roy |
C. | Anita Desai |
D. | Kiran Desai |
Answer» E. | |
271. |
The book Truth, Love and A Little Malice is written by |
A. | Tarun Tejpal |
B. | Vikram Seth |
C. | Khushwant Singh |
D. | Nirad C. Chaudhuri |
Answer» D. Nirad C. Chaudhuri | |
272. |
With which of the following books is Hobbes associated ? |
A. | Lectures on Jurisprudence |
B. | Social Contract |
C. | Republic |
D. | Leviathan |
Answer» B. Social Contract | |
273. |
Gita Govinda the famous poem was written by |
A. | Jayachandra |
B. | Jayadeva |
C. | Jayasimha |
D. | Jayant |
Answer» C. Jayasimha | |
274. |
Which of the following books is written by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam ? |
A. | Developing India |
B. | Science is Today s India |
C. | Defence set up in India |
D. | Guiding Soul |
Answer» E. | |
275. |
The book Unto the Last which influenced Gandhi was authored by |
A. | Boris Yeltsin |
B. | John Ruskin |
C. | Pushkin |
D. | Ruskin Bond |
Answer» C. Pushkin | |
276. |
Who is the author of the book Argumentative Indian ? |
A. | V. S. Naipaul |
B. | Vikram Seth |
C. | Shashi Tharoor |
D. | Amartya Sen |
Answer» E. | |
277. |
The author of the book Environmental Jurisprudence is |
A. | Justice Y.V. Chandra-chud |
B. | Justice Ashok A. Desai |
C. | Justice A. K. Sood |
D. | Justice Prem Nagar |
Answer» C. Justice A. K. Sood | |
278. |
Who among the following has been awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman for his outstanding achievement in their field and fostering understanding of India abroad ? |
A. | Vikram Seth |
B. | Ms. Indira Nooyi |
C. | Laxmi Mittal |
D. | Sunil Mittal |
Answer» B. Ms. Indira Nooyi | |
279. |
Indica was written by |
A. | Justin |
B. | Megasthenese |
C. | Pliny |
D. | Strabo |
Answer» C. Pliny | |
280. |
Who is the author of the book Long Walk to Freedom? |
A. | Nelson Mandela |
B. | Louis Fischer |
C. | Aung Sang Su Kyi |
D. | Mao Tse Tung |
Answer» C. Aung Sang Su Kyi | |
281. |
Which from the following was authored by Mulk Raj Anand ? |
A. | The Village |
B. | A Stranger Called I |
C. | Dark Room |
D. | My God Died Young |
Answer» B. A Stranger Called I | |
282. |
The author of Harsha Charita was |
A. | Banabhatta |
B. | Amara Simha |
C. | Kalidasa |
D. | Harisena |
Answer» B. Amara Simha | |
283. |
Who is the author of the book Beyond the Lines : An Autobiography ? |
A. | Khushwant Singh |
B. | General J.J. Singh |
C. | Kuldip Nayar |
D. | Ray Bradbury |
Answer» D. Ray Bradbury | |
284. |
Who is the author of the book A Soldier s General ? |
A. | General V.K. Singh |
B. | General J.J. Singh |
C. | Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma |
D. | Air Chief Marshal A.K. Browne |
Answer» C. Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma | |
285. |
Who was the author of the book Arthashastra ? |
A. | Chandra Gupta |
B. | Megasthenes |
C. | Chanakya |
D. | Seleucus Nikator |
Answer» D. Seleucus Nikator | |
286. |
Who was the author of India of My Dreams ? |
A. | J.B. Kripalani |
B. | M.K. Gandhi |
C. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Answer» C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
287. |
Who is author of the book Apprenticeship of a Mahatma on which the film called The Making of the Mahatma is based ? |
A. | Arundhati Roy |
B. | Shyam Benegal |
C. | Shobha De |
D. | Fatima Meer |
Answer» E. | |
288. |
Who wrote the book Why Socialism ? |
A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
B. | Acharya Narendra Dev |
C. | M.N. Roy |
D. | Jayaprakash Narayan |
Answer» E. | |
289. |
The One Straw Revolution was written by : |
A. | Richael Carlson |
B. | M.S. Swaminathan |
C. | Norman Borlaug |
D. | Masanobu Fukuoka |
Answer» E. | |
290. |
Who has written the famous play Neel Darpan depicting the atrocities of British indigo planters ? |
A. | Prem Chand |
B. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
C. | Dinabandhu Mitra |
D. | Subramania Bharati |
Answer» D. Subramania Bharati | |
291. |
The book Employment, Interest and Money was written by |
A. | J. M. Keynes |
B. | A. Marshal |
C. | D. Patinkin |
D. | A. Smith |
Answer» B. A. Marshal | |
292. |
Who is the-author of the book No Full Stops in India ? |
A. | R.K. Narayan |
B. | Ved Mehta |
C. | Nirad C. Choudhuri |
D. | Mark Tolly |
Answer» E. | |
293. |
Who wrote Indica ? |
A. | I-tsing |
B. | Megasthenes |
C. | Fa-hien |
D. | Hieun Tsang |
Answer» C. Fa-hien | |
294. |
Which one of the following literary works was not written by R.K. Narayan ? |
A. | Malgudi Days |
B. | Swami and his friends |
C. | Guide |
D. | Gardner |
Answer» E. | |
295. |
Which one of the following films directed by Satyajit Ray is based on the story Nastaneer written by Rabindranath Tagore ? |
A. | Aparajita |
B. | Charulata |
C. | Pathar Panchali |
D. | Apur Sansar |
Answer» C. Pathar Panchali | |
296. |
Among the following works of Salman Rushdie, which one was his first creation? |
A. | Shame |
B. | Midnight s Children |
C. | The Satanic Verses |
D. | The Moor s Last Laugh |
Answer» C. The Satanic Verses | |
297. |
Natya Shastra was written by |
A. | Bharat Muni |
B. | Narad Muni |
C. | Jandu Muni |
D. | Vyas Muni |
Answer» B. Narad Muni | |
298. |
A book entitled, The Stories of Malgudi Days was written by |
A. | K.R. Narayanan |
B. | R.K. Narayan |
C. | P.M. Bajpai |
D. | Abul Kalam |
Answer» C. P.M. Bajpai | |
299. |
Which of the following books is not written by Jawaharlal Nehru ? |
A. | Discovery of India |
B. | My Experiments with Truth |
C. | An Autobiography |
D. | Glimpses of World History |
Answer» C. An Autobiography | |
300. |
Who is the author of the book The State of the Nation ? |
A. | Mark Tully |
B. | Vinod Mehta |
C. | Kuldip Nayar |
D. | Fali S. Nariman |
Answer» E. | |