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Question : 1 [SSC Constable 2012]

The author of ‘The Satanic Verses’ is

a) Salman Rushdie

b) John Grisham

c) Kushal Das

d) Rammurthy

Answer: (a)

The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published in 1988 and inspired in part by the life of Muhammad. It was a 1988 Booker Prize Finalist and won the 1988 Whitbread Award for a novel of the year.

However, major controversy ensued as conservative Muslims accused it of blasphemy and mocking their faith which resulted in a fatwa calling for Rushdie's death issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, in 1989.

Question : 2 [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2016]

Who authored the book ‘Politics in India’?

a) Romila Thapar

b) Bidyut Chakrabarty

c) A.K. Dubey

d) Rajni Kothari

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Consider the following statements :

  1. Mrichhakatikam was written by Shudrak.
  2. Raghuvansham and Meghdootam was written by Panini.
  3. Kamasutra was composed by Vatsyayana.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 only

d) 2 only

Answer: (a)

Mirchhakatikam was written by Shudrak. Kamasutra was composed by Vatsyayana.

Question : 4 [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]

The book ‘The Proudest Day’ was authored by

a) Chandra Kumar and Mohindra Puri

b) Alok Bhalla

c) Anthony Read and David Fisher

d) Durga Das

Answer: (c)

Question : 5 [53rd to 55th BPSC (Pre) 2011]

Which one of the following books was written by Tilak?

a) Gokhale - My Political Guru

b) India in Transition

c) Discovery of India

d) Gita Rahasya

Answer: (d)

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