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Questions : Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
A. Playing to Win 1. Saina Nehwal
B. Accidental Apprentice 2. Sanjeev Sanyal 
C. Durbar 3. Vikas Swarup
D. Land of the Seven Rivers 4. Tavleen Singh
Codes: A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 4 1 3 2

(c) 1 2 3 4

(d) 1 3 4 2

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

The correctly matched pairs are :

  1. Playing to Win — Saina Nehwal
  2. Accidental Apprentice — Vikas Swarup
  3. Durbar — Tavleen Singh
  4. Land of the Seven Rivers — Sanjeev Sanyal

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Question : 1

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

List I List II
A. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 1. The Broken Wing
B. Michael Madhusudan Dutt 2. Anand Math 
C. Rabindra Nath Tagore 3. Captive Lady 
D. Sarojini Naidu 4. Gora
Codes: A B C D

a) 1 4 2 3

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 4 1 3 2

d) 2 3 4 1

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

The book ‘Mountbatten and the Partition of India’ was written by

a) Louis Fischer

b) Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre

c) None of the above

d) M.N. Das

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

‘The Freethinker’s prayer book’ was written by

a) Salman Rushdie

b) Nadeem Aslam

c) Khushwant Singh

d) Tavleen Singh

Answer: (c)

The Freethinker’s Prayer Book is written by Khushwant Singh. In this eclectic and deeply personal collection, India’s grand old man of letters brings together precepts, prayers and practical advice by prophets, poets and philosophers, and his favourite passages from the seminal texts of the world’s major faiths.

Question : 4

Which of the following books is written by Kautilya?

a) Arthashastra

b) Mitakshara

c) Daybhag

d) Rajtarangini

Answer: (a)

Kautilya’s Arthashastra is an excellent treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy. it is said to have been written by Kautilya, also known by the name Chanakya or Vishnugupta, the prime minister of India’s first great emperor, Chandragupta Maurya.

Question : 5

The book ‘Mitakshara’ is written by

a) Vigyaneshwar

b) Shudrak

c) Vatsyayana

d) Jeemaatwahan

Answer: (a)

Mitakshara is written by Vigyaneshwar. It was considered one of the main authorities on Hindu Law from the time the British began administering laws in India.

Question : 6

Consider the following statements

  1. Bhatti was contemporary of Shunga Dynasty.
  2. Sisupala-vadha was written by Magha in 7th century AD and is one of the 6 Sanskrit Mahakavyas.
Select the correct answer

a) All of the above

b) None of the above

c) 1 only

d) 2 only

Answer: (d)

Bhatti was contemporary of Gupta Dynasty.

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