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Questions : Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I List II
(Books) (Authors)
A. In Custody 1. Amartya Sen
B. Sea of Poppies 2. Amitav Ghosh
C. The Argumentative Indian 3. Anita Desai
D. Unaccustomed Earth 4. Jhumpa Lahiri
Codes: A B C D

(a) 3 2 1 4

(b) 4 1 2 3

(c) 3 1 2 4

(d) 4 2 1 3

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

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Question : 1

The pamphlet entitled ‘Why I Am an Atheist’ was written by

a) Rajguru

b) B.K. Dutt

c) Yashpal

d) Bhagat Singh

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Match the following:

List I List II
(Scholars) (Patrons)
A. Hemchandra 1. Kumarapala Chalukya of Anhilwad
B. Nagarjuna 2. Kanishka
C. Amarsimha 3. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
D. Ravikirti 4. Pulakesin
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 3 1 4

b) 2 3 4 1

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 4 2 3 1

Answer: (c)

Question : 3

Who is the author of the book named ‘The Post-American World’?

a) Fareed Zakaria

b) Arun Shourie

c) Jagmohan

d) Barack Obama

Answer: (a)

Question : 4

The book “Genera Plantarium” was written by

a) Benthem and Hooker

b) Hutchinson

c) Linnalus

d) Engler and Prantle

Answer: (c)

‘Genera Plantarum’ is a publication of Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus, first published in 1737. It contains brief descriptions of the 935 plant genera that were known to Linnaeus. It was later revised as ‘Species Plantarum’ in which Linnaeus established the system of binomial nomenclature.

Question : 5

Who is the author of famous book ‘The Judgement’?

a) Kuldip Nayar

b) Janardhan Turkur

c) Anthony Mascarenhasa

d) R. Vankataraman

Answer: (a)

Question : 6

Who wrote the famous novel ‘The Guide’?

a) Chetan Bhagat

b) Satyajit Ray

c) R.K. Narayan

d) Arundhati Roy

Answer: (c)

‘The Guide’ is a 1958 novel written in English by R. K. Narayan. It is based on Malgudi, the fictional town in South India. The novel describes the transformation of the protagonist, Raju, from a tour guide to a spiritual guide and then one of the greatest holy men of India. The novel brought its author the 1960 Sahitya Akademi Award for English.

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