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Question : 6

Who is the author of ‘one night at the call centre’?

a) Anurag Mathur

b) Robin Sharma

c) Vikram Seth

d) Chetan Bhagat

Answer: (d)

One night at a call centre is written by Chetan Bhagat, published in 2005.

The themes involve the anxieties and insecurities of the rising Indian middle class, including questions about career, inadequacy, marriage, family conflicts in a changing India, and the relationship of the young Indian middle class to both executives and ordinary clients whom they serve in U.S.A.

Question : 7

Consider the following statements :

  1. ‘In Custody’ was written by Anita Desai.
  2. ‘Sea of Poppies’ was written by Amitav Ghosh.
  3. ‘The Argumentative Indian’ was written by Amartya Sen.
  4. ‘My Presidential Years’ was written by R. Venkataraman.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1,2 and 3

b) All of the above

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 2 and 3 only

Answer: (b)

In custody. Anita Mazumdar Desai is a novelist and professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Sea of Poppies — Amitav Ghosh. Amitav Ghosh, is a Bengali author best known for his work in English fiction.

The Argumentative Indian — Amartya Sen. Amartya Kumar Sen, is an Indian economist and a Nobel laureate. He has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines.

My Presidential Years — R. Venkata Raman. Ramaswamy Venkataraman was a lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union minister and as the eighth President of India. Venkataraman was born in Rajamadam village in Tanjore district, Madras Presidency.

Question : 8 [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]

Who among the following is the author of ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) R.C. Dutt

c) Dadabhai Naoroji

d) Henry Cotton

Answer: (c)

Question : 9 [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006]

Who wrote the book entitled ‘Romancing with Life : An Autobiography’?

a) Amitabh Bachchan

b) Devanand

c) Anupam Kher

d) Kalpana Chawla

Answer: (b)

Question : 10 [MPPCS (Pre) 2013]

Who is the author of the book ‘Namesake’?

a) Arundhati Roy

b) Kiran Desai

c) Jhumpa Lahiri

d) Chetan Bhagat

Answer: (c)

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