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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.