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Question : 21

Consider the following statements

  1. Vikramorvasiyam is the second of the three dramas attributed to Kalidasa.
  2. It tells the story of mortal King Chandragupt Vikramaditya and celestial nymph Urvashi who fall in love.
Select the correct answer

a) Both 1 and 2

b) Neither of the above

c) 1 only

d) 2 only

Answer: (c)

It tells the story of mortal King Pururavas and celestial nymph Urvashi who fall in love.

Question : 22 [Gujarat PSC (Pre) 2018]

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) India Wins Freedom - Abul Kalam Azad

b) Unhappy India - Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India - Dadabhai Naoroji

d) Durgesh Nandini - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Answer: (b)

Question : 23 [Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]

Who wrote the book ‘Geographical Factors in Indian History’?

a) M.N. Srinivas

b) K.M. Panikkar

c) Jamna Das

d) Toyanbee

Answer: (b)

Question : 24 (SSC CPO 2008]

Who is the author of the book “What Went Wrong”?

a) Sonia Gandhi

b) Kiran Bedi

c) Sushma Swaraj

d) Shaila Nigar

Answer: (b)

“What Went Wrong?” is a collection of the fortnightly column written by Kiran Bedi who is an Indian social activist and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.

Bedi joined the police service in 1972 and became the first woman officer in the IPS. Bedi held the post of Director General at the Bureau of Police Research and Development before she voluntarily retired from the IPS in December 2007.

Bedi was the host and judge of the popular TV series “Aap Ki Kachehri” (English, “Your Court”), which is based on real-life disputes and provides a platform for settling disputes between consenting parties.

Question : 25

Which of the following are works of Jnanpith award winning Telugu novelist R?v?ri Bharadvaja?

  1. Kadambari
  2. Pakudurallu
  3. Jeevana Samaram
  4. Inupu Tera Venuka
Select the answer from the codes given below:

a) 1, 3, and 4

b) 1, 2, and 3

c) 2, 3, and 4

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (b)

Paakudu Raallu, a graphic account of life behind the screen in film industry, is considered his magnum opus. Jeevana Samaram is another of his popular works.

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