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Answer: (c)

Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer and science communicator in astronomy and natural sciences. He spent most of his career as a professor of astronomy at Cornell University where he directed the Laboratory for Planetary Studies.

He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and was the author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books. He advocated scientifically sceptical inquiry and the scientific method, pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI).

Sagan is known for his popular science books and for the award-winning 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which he narrated and co-wrote.

Answer: (d)

Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh guru, rewrote a new version of the Hindu mythological epic Ramayana which formed part of the Dasam Granth, a Sikh religious text.

This version was known as ‘Govind Ramayana.’ In this version of Ramayana, Guru Gobind Singh did not treat Lord Rama as a god. He equated Ramachandra with a common man by calling him the insect, though he called himself insect, too.

Answer: (a)

‘The Immortals’ is written by Amit Chaudhury. He is an internationally recognized Indian English author and academic.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)