Books Authors - Questions and answers

Notes 9 Pages

Union Public Service Commission (Main)

General Knowledge

Contributed by

Prajwal Hallale

1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below:
List-I List-II
(Books) (Authors)
A. Panchatantra 1. Pt. Vishnu Sharma
B. Mudra Rakshas 2. Vishakhadatta
C. Prem Vatika 3. Raskhan
D. Astadhyayi 4. Panini
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 3 4 2 1
2. Consider the following statements :
1. Mrichhakatikam was written by Shudrak.
2. Raghuvansham and Meghdootam was
written by Panini.
3. Kamasutra was composed by Vatsyayana.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below :
List-I List-II
A. Mitakshara 1. Vigyaneshwar
B. Daybhag 2. Jeemootwahan
C. Rajtarangini 3. Kalhana
D. Natural History 4. Plini
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 2 3 4 1 (d) 2 3 1 4
4. Consider the following statements :
1. Arthashastra was written by Kautilya.
2. Dashkumaracharitam was written by Dandi.
3. Bhagwat Gita was written by Ved Vyas.
4. Buddha Charitam was written by Kalhana.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) All of the above
5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below :
List-I List-II
A. Geet Govind 1. Jayadev
B. Kadambari 2. Bana Bhatt
C. Malti Madhav 3. Bhavabhuti
D. Amarkosh 4. Amar Singh
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 3 1 2
6. Consider the following statements :
1. Niti-Shatak was written by Bhartrihari.
2. Shahnama was written by Firdausi.
3. Akabarnama was written by Abul Fazal.
4. Sursagar was written by Kabir Das.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below :
List-I List-II
A. Bijak 1. Kabirdas
B. Humanyunama 2. Gulbadan Begum
C. Kitab-ul-Hind 3. Al Beruni
D. Padmavat 4. Malik Mohd. Jayasi
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 3 4 2 1
Books and Authors
SmartPrep.in
Page 1
F-24 || Books and Authors
8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below :
List-I List-II
A. Coolie 1. Mulk Raj Anand
B. Hinduism 2. Nirad C. Chaudhary
C. Gitanjali 3. Rabindra Nath Tagore
D. The judgement 4. Kuldip Nayyar
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 2 3 1
9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes :
List-I List-II
A. Jyotsana 1. Sumitra Nandan
Pant
B. Life Divine 2. Shri Aurobindo
Ghosh
C. Divine Life 3. Swami Shivanand
D. Death of a City 4. Amrita Pritam
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 2 3 1
10. Consider the following statements :
1. Godan and Gaban were written by
Premchand.
2. ‘The Company of Women’ was written by
Khushwant Singh.
3. Untold story was written by B.M. Kaul.
4. Sakharam Binder was written by R.K.
Narayanan.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of the above
11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below :
List-I List-II
A. The Dark Room 1. R.K. Narayanan
B. Indian 2. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Philosophy
C. Golden Threshold 3. Sarojini Naidu
D. Anamika 4. Nirala
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 1 3 1
12. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below :
List-I List-II
A. Jhootha sach 1. Yashpal
B. Kamayani 2. Jai Shankar Prasad
C. Agnii Verma 3. Kazi Nazrul Islam
D. Bharat Bharati 4. Maithilisharan Gupt
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 2 3 1
13. Consider the following statements :
1. Kurukshetra and Urvashi were written by
Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’.
2. Eternal India was written by Indira Gandhi.
3. Yama was written by Mahadevi Verma.
4. Guide was written by Vijay Tendulkar.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of the above
14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below :
List-I List-II
A. Amrit Aur Vish 1. Amrit Lal
Nagar
B. A Voice of Freedom 2. Nayantara
Sehgal
C. Area of Darkness 3. V.S. Naipaul
D. Chandrakanta Santati 4. Devkinandan
Khatri
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 2 3 1
SmartPrep.in
Page 2
General Awareness || F-25
15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below :
List-I List-II
A. Devdas 1. Sharat Chandra
Chattopadhyaya
B. Jhansi Ki Rani 2. Vrindavanlal Verma
C. Tyagpatra 3. Jainendra Kumar
D. Chitralekha 4. Bhagwati Charan Verma
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 1 3 2
16. Consider the following statements :
1. ‘Malgudi Days’ was written by R.K.
Narayanan.
2. ‘Kagaz te Canvas’ was written by Amrita
Pritam.
3. ‘Swami and Friends’ was written by B.M.
Kaul
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below :
List-I List-II
A. Maila Aanchal 1. Phanishwar Nath
‘Renu’
B. Chand Ka Munh 2. Muktibodh
Tedha hai
C. Bharat Durdasa 3. Bhartendu
Harishchandra
D. Mare Gaye Gulfam 4. Phanishwar Nath
‘Renu’
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 1 2 3
18. 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. Vikas Swarup
C. Durbar 3. Tavleen Singh
D. Land of the Seven 4. Sanjeev Sanyal
Rivers
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 1 3 2
19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below :
List-I List-II
A. Vinay Patrika 1. Tulsidas
B. Virangana 2. Maithili Sharan
Gupta
C. Vish Vriksha 3. Bankim Chandra
Chatterji
D. Voice of Conscience 4. V.V. Giri
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 4 3 1 2
20. Consider the following statements :
1. ‘In Custody’ was written by Anita Desai.
2. ‘Sea of Poppies’ was written by Amitav
Ghosh.
3. ‘The Argumentative Indian’ was written by
Amartya Sen.
4. ‘My Presidential Years’ was written by
R. Venkataraman.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1,2 and 3 (d) All of the above
21. 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) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) All these
22. Match List I (Book) and List II (Author) and
select the correct answer using the codes given
below:
List-I List-II
A. In Custody 1. Amartya Sen
B. Sea of Poppies 2. Amitav Ghosh
C. The Argumentative 3. Anita Desai
Indian
D. Unaccustomed 4. Jhumpa Lahiri
Earth
SmartPrep.in
Page 3
F-26 || Books and Authors
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4 (b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 1 2 3
23. Ramachandra Guha wrote which of the following
books?
1. ‘Makers of Modern India’
2. ‘India After Gandhi: The History of the
World’s Largest Democracy’
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) Neither 1 or 2
24. Consider the following statements
1. Freedom from Fear - Aung San Suu Kyi
2. Decision Points - George W. Bush
3. The Illusion of Density - Prof. Amartya Sen
4. The Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking
Which of the above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of these
25. Match the following
List-I List-II
(Books) (Author)
A. Rich Like Us 1. Nirad C Chaudhari
 B. Reectionon 2. PNHaksar
our Time
C. Hinduism a 3. Nayantara Sahgal
religion to live by
D. Bliss was it in 4. Monoo Masani
that Dawn
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 4 1 2 3
26. A much acclaimed book “The Immortals of
Meluha” has been authored by
(a) Amish Tripathi (b) Karan Johar
(c) Mahesh Bhatt (d) Karan Thaper
27. Consider the following statements
1. Nani Palkhivala wrote the famous book -
‘We the people’
2. George Orwell is the author of the book
‘Nineteen Eighty Four’
3. Manasorovar is NOT written by Munshi
Premchand
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of the above
28. Consider the following statements
1. A Suitable Boy was written by Vikram Bhat.
2. Jagmohan wrote the book ‘My Frozen
Turbulence in Kashmir’
3. ‘To Live or Not Live’ was written by Nirad
C. Chaudhuri.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of the above
29. Consider the following statements
1. ‘A Voice for Freedom’ is a book written by
Nayantara Sahgal.
2. The father of English Poetry is Chaucer
3. Neem ka Ped’ was written by Rahi Masoom
Raza.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of the above
30. Match the following :
List 1 List 2
Book Author
1. War and Peace’ Leo Tolstoy
2. Anandmath- Rabindrnath Tagore
3. Savitri- Aurobindo
4. The Gathering Winston Churchill
Storm’
Select the correct answer.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
(c) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(d) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
31. Consider the following statements
1. Charitraheen’ is a book written by Sarat
Chandra Chattopadhaya
2. Swamy and Friends’ is a book written by
Swami Vivekanand
3. The Naked Face’ is a book written by Sidney
Sheldon
4. A Secular Agenda’ i is a book written by
Arun Shourie
Select the correct answer.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
(c) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(d) All are correct
SmartPrep.in
Page 4
General Awareness || F-27
32. Consider the following statements
1. Three Decades in Parliament’ is a collection
of the speeches of Yashwant Sinha.
2. Khushwant Singh is the author of book ‘We
Indians’.
3. ‘India of our Dreams’ is a book written by
M.V. Kamath
4. Paul Kennedy is the author of the book-
‘Preparing for the Twenty - First Century.
Select the correct answer.
(a) 1,2 and 3 are correct
(b) 1 ,2 and 4 are correct
(c) 2,3 and 4 are correct
(d) All are correct
33. Consider the following statements
1. Vikramorvasiyam is the second of the three
dramas attributed to Kalidasa.
2. It tells the story of mortal King Chandragupt
Vikramaditya and celestial nymph Urvashi
who fall in love.
Select the correct answer
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither of the above
34. Consider the following statements:
1. The Tuzk-e-Babri, or the memoirs of Babur,
were translated into Persian by Mirza Abdul
Rahim Khan Khana
2. Abul Fazl translated the Panch Tantra
(Anwar-i-Sahili) into Persian.
3. Faizi translated the story of Nal-Damayanti
into Persian.
Select the correct answer
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) All of the above (d) None of the above
35. Match the following :
List 1 List 2
Book Author
1. Abul Fazl (a) Akbarnama
2. Nizam-ud- (b) Tabaqat-i-Akbari
Din Ahmad
3. Gulbadan (c) Humayun-Nama
Begum
4. Jauhar (d) Tazkiratul-Waqiat
Select the correct answer
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 3 4 2 1
36. Consider the following statements
1. Kalidasa lived in 4th century CE and was
contemporary of Chandragupta II.
2. His earliest production was Ritusamhara.
But earliest drama was Malvikagnimitram.
Select the correct answer
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2 (d) Neither of 2
37. Consider the following statements
1. Bhatti was contemporary of Shunga
Dynasty.
 2. Śiśupāla-vadha was written by Magha in
7th century AD and is one of the 6 Sanskrit
Mahakavyas.
Select the correct answer
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) All of the above (d) None of the above
38. Consider the following statements
1. Samkhyakarika is a book written by Ishwar
Krishna
2. Nyaya Sutra Bhashya, is written by
Vatsyayana
3. Kavyadarshana is written by Panini
Select the correct answer
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) All of the above (d) None of the above
39. Consider the following statements
1. Brahma Sutras was written by Badarayana.
2. Natya Shastra was written by Bhartbihari.
Select the correct answer
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) All of the above
(d) None of the above
40. Match the following
A. Harsha Vardhana 1. Kathasaritsagara
B. Kshemendra 2. Shishupala Vadha
C. Magha 3. Brihat-Katha-Manjari,
D. Somadeva 4. Priyadarsika,
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 3 4 1
41. Consider the following statements:
1. Baital Pachisi is written by Somdev.
2. Vasavdatta is written by Subandhu.
Select the correct answer
(a) 2 only (b) 1 only
(c) Both 1 & 2 (d) Neither of 2
SmartPrep.in
Page 5
F-28 || Books and Authors
42. Match the following
A. Ratnavali- 1. Harshavardhana
B. Uttar Ramachari Ta- 2 Bhavabhuti
C. Bala Ramayana- 3. Rajasekhara
D. Karpuri Manjari - 4. Rajasekhara
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 3 4 1
43. Match the following
Scholars patrons
A. Hemchandra- 1. Kumarapala Chalukya
of Anhilwad
B. Nagarjuna- 2. Kanishka
C. Amarsimha- 3. Chandragupta
Vikramaditya
D. Ravikirti- 4. Pulakesin
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 3 4 1
44. Match the following:
Scholars patrons
A. Bhavabhuti- 1. Yasovarman of
Kannauj
B. Harisena- 2. Samudragupta
C. Rajasekhara- 3. Mahipala
D. Somadeva- 4. Prithviraj III
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 3 4 1
45. Scholars patrons
A. Dandin- 1. Narasimhavarma
Pallava
B. Bharavi- 2. Simha Vishnu
Pallava
C. Gunadhyaya- 3. Hala of Satavahana
D. Inasena- 4. Amoghavarsha of
Rashtrakuta
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 3 4 1
46. Consider the following statements:
1. Patron of Jinasena was Amoghavarsha
(Rashtrakuta King)
2. Patron of Jaideva was Lakshmanasena
(Bengal)
Select the correct answer
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither of the above
47. Consider the following statements:
1. Bilhana was in the court of Vikramaditya VI
Chalukya of Kalyani
2. Lakshmidhara was in the court of
Govindchandra of Gahadavalas of Kannauj
Select the correct answer
(a) 2 only (b) 1 only
(c) Both 1 & 2 (d) Neither of 2
48. Consider the following statements:
1. Mahavircharita was written by Bhavabhuti
2. Harekali Nataka was written by Vighraharaja
Select the correct answer
(a) 2 only (b) 1 only
(c) Both 1 & 2 (d) Neither of 2
SmartPrep.in
Page 6
General Awareness || F-29
1. (a) Panchatantra — Pt. Vishnu Sharma. Vishnu
Sharma was a scholar and author who had written
the Panchatantra, collection of fables. The exact
period of the composition of the Panchatantra is
uncertain, and estimates vary from 1200 BCE to
300 CE. Some scholars place him in the 3rd century
BCE.
Mudra Rakshas — Vishakhadatta. Vishakhadatta
was an Indian Sanskrit poet and playwright.
Although Vishakhadatta furnishes the names of his
father and grandfather as Maharaja Bhaskaradatta
and Maharaja Vateshvaradatta in his political drama
Mudra Rakshas, we know little else about him.
only two of his plays, the Mudra Rakshas and the
Devichandraguptam are known to us.
Prem Vatika — Raskhan. Raskhan was a poet who
was both a Muslim and follower of Lord Krishna.
His real name was Sayyad Ibrahim and is known to
have lived in Pihani.
Astadhyayi — Paniniwas a Sanskrit grammarian
from ancient India. He was born in Pushkalavati,
Gandhara, in the modern-day Charsadda of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
2. (c) Mirchhakatikam was written by Shudrak.
Kamasutra was composed by Vatsyayana.
3. (a) Mitakshara — Vigyaneshwar
Daybhag — Jeemootwahan
Rajtarangini — Kalhana
Natural History — Plini
4. (c) Arthashastra — Kautilya.
Dashkumaracharitam — Dandi.
Bhagwat Gita — Ved Vyas.
Hints & Solutions
ANSWER KEY
1.
(a)
8.
(a)
15.
(a)
22.
(a)
29.
(d)
36.
(c)
43.
(a)
2.
(c)
9.
(a)
16.
(c)
23.
(c)
30.
(d)
37.
(b)
44.
(a)
3.
(a)
10.
(c)
17.
(a)
24.
(d)
31.
(b)
38.
(a)
45.
(a)
4.
(c)
11.
(a)
18.
(a)
25.
(c)
32.
(c)
39.
(b)
46.
(c)
5.
(a)
12.
(a)
19.
(a)
26.
(a)
33.
(a)
40.
(a)
47.
(c)
6.
(c)
13.
(c)
20.
(d)
27.
(a)
34.
(c)
41.
(c)
48.
(c)
7.
(a)
14.
(a)
21.
(d)
28.
(b)
35.
(b)
42.
(a)
5. (a) Jayadeva was a Sanskrit poet circa 1200 AD.
He is most known for his composition, the epic
poem Gita Govinda, which depicts the divine love
of Krishna, and his consort, Radha.
BānaBhatta was a Sanskrit prose writer and
poet of India. He was the Asthana Kavi in the
court of King Harsha Vardhana, who reigned
c. 606–647 CE in north India. Bana’s principal works
include a biography of Harsha, the Harshacharita,
and one of the world’s earliest novels, Kadambari.
Bhavabhuti was an 8th-century scholar of India
noted for his plays and poetry, written in Sanskrit.
His plays are considered equivalent to the works of
Kalidasa.
6. (c) Niti-Shatak was written by Bhartrihari.
Bhartrihari is a Sanskrit author who has written
twoinuentialSanskrittexts:theVakyapadiya,on
Sanskrit grammar and linguistic philosophy, and the
Śatakatraya,aworkofSanskritpoetry,comprising
three collections of about 100 stanzas each.
Shahnama was written by Firdausi. Hakim
Abul-Qasim Firdausi, most commonly known
as Ferdausi; also spelled as Firdausi or Firdausi;
940 – 1020 CE, was a highly revered Persian poet.
He is the author of the Shahnama, the national epic
of Iran and the Persian-speaking world.
Akabarnama was written by Abul Fazal. Shaikh
Abual Fazal ibn Mubarak (January 14, 1551 –
August 12, 1602) was the wizier of the great Mughal
emperor Akbar, and author of the Akbarnama, the
ofcialhistoryofAkbar’sreigninthreevolumes,
(the third volume is known as the Ain-i-Akbari) and
a Persian translation of the Bible. He was also one
SmartPrep.in
Page 7
F-30 || Books and Authors
of the Nine Jewels (Navaratans) of Akbar’s royal
court and the brother of Faizi, the poet laureate of
emperor Akbar.
7. (a) Kabir was a mystic poet and saint, whose
writings have greatly inuenced the Bhakti
movement. The name Kabir comes from Arabic al-
Kabīrwhichmeans‘TheGreat’–the37thnameof
God in Islam.
The Imperial Princess Gulbadan Begum was a
Perso-Turkic Princess, the daughter of Emperor
Babur, she is most known as the author of Humayun
Nama, the account of the life of her half-brother,
Humayun.
Abu al-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad albiruni
known as Alberonius in Latin and Albiruni in
English, was a Persian-Khwarezmian Muslim
scholar and polymath from the Khwarezm region.
Malik Muhammad Jayasi was an Indian poet who
wrote in the Avadhi dialect of Hindi. He hailed from
Jais, presently a city in the Rae Barieli district in
Uttar Pradesh.
8. (a) Mulk Raj Anand (12 December 1905 – 28
September 2004) was an Indian writer in English,
notable for his depiction of the lives of the poorer
castes in traditional Indian society. One of the
pioneersofIndo-Anglianction,he,togetherwith
R. K. Narayan, Ahmad Ali and Raja Rao, was one
oftherstIndia-basedwritersinEnglishtogainan
international readership.
 NiradC.ChaudhuriwasaBengali−Englishwriter
and cultural commentator. He was born in 1897 in
Kishoreganj, which today is part of Bangladesh but
at that time was part of Bengal, a region of British
India.
Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, was
a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region’s
literature and music.
Kuldip Nayar is a veteran Indian journalist,
syndicated columnist, human right activist and
author, noted for his long career as a left-wing
political commentator.
9. (a) Sumitranandan Pant was one of the most
famous modern Hindi poets. He is considered one
of the major poets of the Chhayavaadi school of
Hindi literature. Pant mostly wrote in Sanskritized
Hindi.
 SriAurobindo, was a nationalist, freedom ghter,
philosopher, yogi, maharishi, guru and poet. He
joined the Indian movement for freedom from
Britishrule,forawhilebecameoneofitsinuential
leaders and then turned into a spiritual reformer,
introducing his vision on human progress and
spiritual evolution.
He was a direct disciple of Ramakrishna, and
became the second president of the Ramakrishna
Mission. His devotees refer to him as Mahapurush
Maharaj (Great Soul).
Amrita Pritam was a Punjabi writer and poet,
consideredtherstprominentwomanPunjabipoet,
novelist, and essayist, and the leading 20th century
poet of the Punjabi language, who is equally loved
on both sides of the India Pakistan border.
10. (c) Godan and Gaban were written by Premchand.
Munshi Premchand was a writer famous for his
modern Hindustani literature. He is one of the most
celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, and is
regarded as one of the foremost writers of the early
twentieth century.
‘The Company of Women’ was written by
Khushwant Singh. Khushwant Singh was a novelist
and journalist. An Indo-Anglian novelist, Singh
is best known for his trenchant secularism, his
humour, and an abiding love of poetry.
Untold Story was written by B.M. Kaul.
11. (a) The Dark Room — R.K. Narayanan
Indian Philosophy — Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Golden Threshold — Sarojini Naidu
Anamika — Nirala
12. (a) (December 3, 1903 – December 26, 1976) was
a Hindi language author who wrote in a range of
genres, including essays, novels and short stories.
He also wrote a play and an autobiography.
Jaishankar Prasad was one of the most famous
guresinmodernHindiliteratureaswellasHindi
theatre.
Kazi Nazrul Islam, known popularly as Nazrul, was
a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who
pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual
rebellion against fascism and oppression.
Maithilisharan Gupt was one of the most important
modern Hindi poets. He is considered one among
the pioneers of Khari Boli poetry and wrote in
Khari Boli dialect, at a time when most Hindi poets
favoured the use of Braj Bhasha dialect.
SmartPrep.in
Page 8
General Awareness || F-31
14. (a) Amrit Aur Vish — Amrit Lal Nagar
A voice of — Nayantara Sehgal
freedom
Area of Darkness — V.S. Naipal
Chandrakanta — Devkinandan
Santati Khatri
15. (a) Devdas — Sharat Chandra
Chattopadhyaya
Jhansi Ki Rani — Vrindavanlal Verma
Tyagpatra — Jainendra Kumar
Chitralekha — Bhagwati Charan
Verma
17. (a) Maila Aanchal — Phanishwar Nath ‘Renu’
Chand Ka Munh Tedha hai — Muktibodh
Bharat Durdasa — Bhartendu Harishchandra
Mare Gaye Gulfam — Phanishwar Nath ‘Renu’
18. (a) The correctly matched pairs are :
Playing to Win — Saina Nehwal
Accidental Apprentice — Vikas Swarup
Durbar — Tavleen Singh
Land of the Seven Rivers — Sanjeev Sanyal
19. (a) The correctly matched pairs are :
Vinay Patrika — Tulsidas.Tulsidas, also known as
Goswami Tulsidas; 1497/1532–1623) was a poet-
saint, reformer and philosopher renowned for his
devotion to the god Rama.
Virangana — Maithili Sharan Gupta. Maithilisharan
Gupt was one of the most important modern Hindi
poets. He is considered one among the pioneers of
Khari Boli poetry and wrote in Khari Boli dialect, at
a time when most Hindi poets favoured the use of
Braj Bhasha dialect.
Vish Vriksha — Bankim Chandra Chatterji. Rishi
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (27 June 1838 –
8 April 1894) was a Bengali writer, poet and
journalist. He was the composer of India’s national
song Vande Mataram, originally a Bengali and
Sanskrit stotra personifying India as a mother
goddess and inspiring the activists during the Indian
Freedom Movement.
Voice of Conscience — V.V. Giri.Varahagiri Venkata
Giri, commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth
President of India from 24 August 1969 to 23 August
1974. He served as Acting President of India from 3
May 1969 to 20 July 1969, before getting elected.
20. (d) In custody. Anita Mazumdar Desai is a novelist
and professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Sea of Poppies — Amitav Ghosh. Amitav Ghosh,
is a Bengali author best known for his work in
Englishction.
The Argumentative Indian — Amartya Sen.
Amartya Kumar Sen, is an Indian economist and
a Nobel laureate. He has made contributions to
welfare economics, social choice theory, economic
and social justice, economic theories of famines.
My Presidential Years — R. Venkata Raman.
Ramaswamy Venkataraman was a lawyer, Indian
independence activist and politician who served
as a Union minister and as the eighth President
of India. Venkataraman was born in Rajamadam
village in Tanjore district, Madras Presidency.
27. (a) Nani Palkhivala- ‘We the people’
George Orwell-’Nineteen Eighty Four’
Manasorovar- Munshi Premchand
28. (b) A Suitable Boy was written by Vikram Seth.
30. (d) Anandmath is written by Bankim Chand
Chattarji.
32. (c) Three Decades in Parliament’ is a collection
of the speeches of A.B. Vajpayee.
33. (a) It tells the story of mortal King Pururavas and
celestial nymph Urvashi who fall in love.
36. (c) The true beauty and grandeur of the literature
in Gupta Era can be seen in the kavyas. The greatest
among all the names is Kalidasa who lived in 4th
century CE and was contemporary of Chandragupta
II. His earliest production was Ritusamhara. But
earliest drama was Malvikagnimitram.
37. (b) Bhatti was contemporary of Gupta Dynasty.
38. (a) Kavyadarshana is written by Dandin
39. (b) Natya Shastra was written by Bharata Muni.
41. (c) Vetala Panchavimshati, is a collection of tales
and legends within a frame story, from India. It was
originally written in Sanskrit.
Vasavadatta is a Gupta period romantic akhyayika
written in an ornate style of language that was in
fashion at the height of Classical Sanskrit literature.
Its author is Subandhu, a courtier of Kumaragupta I
and his son Skandagupta.
SmartPrep.in
Page 9