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Questions : ‘Golden Threshold’ and ‘Broken Wings’ are written by :

(a) Kalpana Datta

(b) Lakshmi Sehgal

(c) Sarojini Naidu

(d) Indira Priyadarshani

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

Sarojini Naidu was an Indian poet and political leader. Her poetry, originally published in three volumes.

  1. The Golden Threshold (1905),
  2. The Bird of Time (1912), and
  3. The Broken Wing (1915) was written in English but deals, in a romantic vein, with Indian themes.

She was active in the Indian National Congress and in 1925 became its first woman president.

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Question : 1

The author of ‘Manas ke Hans’ is

a) Amritlal Nagar

b) Jai Shankar Prasad

c) None of the above

d) Premchand

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

Which of the following books is written by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?

  1. Ignited Minds
  2. Wings of Fire
  3. The Luminous Sparks
Select the correct answer using the codes given below Codes:

a) 2 and 3 only

b) All these

c) 1 only

d) 2 only

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

Which of the following books is written by Panini?

a) Prem Vatika

b) Bijak

c) Mudrarakshas

d) Ashtadhyayi

Answer: (d)

Ashtadhyayi is written by Panini. Panini a sage who is believed to have lived around the fifth century B.C., although other claims trace him to the 4th, 6th and 7th centuries, is credited with having created the Ashtadhyayi, or Ashtak, which is a grammar defining the structure and syntax of the Sanskrit language.

Question : 4

Which of the following books is written by Pt. Vishnu Sharma?

a) Malti Madhav

b) Geet Govind

c) Panchatantra

d) Buddha Charitam

Answer: (c)

Panchatantra is written by Vishnu Sharma. The tales of Panchatantra, perhaps, are the oldest stories known in the literature of India.

The dates of the Panchatantra are not known and these tales are usually attributed to Vishnu Sharma. Some believe that the fables of Panchatantra are as old as Rigveda.

Question : 5

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List I List II
A. Mitakshara 1. Plini
B. Daybhag 2. Vigyaneshwar 
C. Rajtarangini 3. Jeemootwahan
D. Natural History 4. Kalhana
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 3 4 1

b) 2 3 1 4

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 1 2 4 3

Answer: (a)

  • Mitakshara — Vigyaneshwar
  • Daybhag — Jeemootwahan
  • Rajtarangini — Kalhana
  • Natural History — Plini

Question : 6

Which one of the following literary pieces was written by Krishna Devaraya ?

a) Ushaparinayam

b) Katha Saristhaga

c) Kaviraja Marga

d) Anukta Malyada

Answer: (d)

Krishna Deva Raya wrote the book Amukta Malyada (A Garland Dedicated to the Lord) in Telugu. This book describes the pangs of separation suffered by Andal (an incarnation of the goddess Mahala-kshmi).

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