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Question : 36 [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]

The report ‘Journey through the Kingdom of Oudh in the year 1849- 50’ was written by

a) Bishop Heber

b) W.H. Sleeman

c) None of the above

d) Outram

Answer: (b)

Question : 37 [SSC CML 2008]

Who has written the book, The White Castle ?

a) R.K. Narayan

b) Vikram Seth

c) Orhan Pamuk

d) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Answer: (c)

The White Castle is a novel by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk which was published in English in 1990. The events of this story take place in 17th century Istanbul. The story is about a young Italian scholar sailing from Venice to Naples who is taken prisoner by the Ottoman Empire.

Question : 38 [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
(Works) (Authors)
A. Tabaqat-i-Akbari 1. Al Utbi
B. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri 2. Minhaj-ud-din bin & Siraj-ud-din
C. Tarikh-i-Firozshahi 3. Nizamuddin
D. Tarikh-i-Yamini 4. Zia-ud-din Barani
Codes: A B C D

a) 1 3 2 4

b) 3 2 4 1

c) 3 4 1 2

d) 2 1 4 3

Answer: (b)

Question : 39 [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2002]

Match the following.

List I List II
(Books) (Authors)
A. Price of Partition 1. Abul Kalam
B. Anand Math 2. S.S. Gill
C. India 2020 3. Rafiq Zakaria
D. Pathology of Corruption 4. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Codes: A B C D

a) 3 4 1 2

b) 3 4 2 1

c) 4 3 2 1

d) 4 2 3 1

Answer: (a)

Question : 40

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List I List II
A. Amrit Aur Vish 1. Amrit Lal Nagar
B. A Voice of Freedom 2. Devkinandan Khatri
C. Area of Darkness 3. V.S. Naipaul
D. Chandrakanta Santati 4. Nayantara Sehgal
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 4 2 3 1

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 1 4 3 2

Answer: (d)

  • Amrit Aur Vish — Amrit Lal Nagar
  • A voice of freedom— Nayantara Sehgal 
  • Area of Darkness — V.S. Naipaul
  • Chandrakanta Santati — Devkinandan Khatri

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