books & authors section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

Khushwant Singh is an Indian novelist and journalist.

Singh’s weekly column, “With Malice towards One and All”, carried by several Indian newspapers, is among the most widely-read columns in the country. An Indo-Anglican novelist, Singh is best known for his trenchant secularism, his humour, and his abiding love of poetry.

His comparisons of social and behavioural characteristics of Westerners and Indians are laced with acid wit. He served as editor of several literary and news magazines, as well as two broadsheet newspapers, through the 1970s and 1980s.

He is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan the second-highest civilian award in India.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (a)

The second edition of the book, “Environmental Jurisprudence” written by Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court, Justice Ashok Desai, was released recently. This book deals with the legislative aspects of the conservation of biodiversity, of sustainable development, of population explosion, of global environmental regulations.

Answer: (d)

Karl Heinrich Marx, (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.

His ideas played a significant role in the establishment of the social sciences and the development of the socialist movement. He is also considered one of the greatest economists in history.

He published numerous books during his lifetime, the most notable being The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Capital (1867–1894). He often worked closely with his friend and fellow revolutionary socialist, Friedrich Engels.

Marx’s theories about society, economics and politics—collectively known as Marxism—hold that all societies progress through the dialectic of class struggle: a conflict between an ownership class that controls production and a lower class that produces the labour for goods.