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Answer: (b)

In a book “Why Socialism?” (1932), Jayaprakash Narayan explained why socialism would be right for India. In 1934, Jayaprakash and his friends formed the Congress Socialist Party under the Presidentship of Acharya Narendra Deva and Secretaryship of Jayaprakash himself.

Answer: (c)

Varahamihira was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain. He is considered to be one of the nine jewels (Navaratnas) of the court of legendary ruler Vikramaditya (thought to be the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II Vikramaditya).

Varahamihira’s main work is the book Pañcasiddhantika (or PanchaSiddhantika, “[Treatise] on the Five [Astronomical] Canons) dated ca. 575 CE gives us information about older Indian texts which are now lost.

The work is a treatise on mathematical astronomy and it summarises five earlier astronomical treatises, namely the Surya Siddhanta, Romaka Siddhanta, Paulisa Siddhanta, Vasishtha Siddhanta and Paitamaha Siddhantas.

Answer: (a)

Megasthenes was a Greek Ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya. In Indica, he has left an elaborate account of the administrative system of the Mauryans.

Answer: (c)

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Answer: (d)

Playing to win is written by Saina Nehwal. In ‘Playing to win, my life on and off the court’ Saina has written her autobiography in which she has revealed many of her secrets.

The book has many incidents about Saina which are not in the public domain.