121. ‘Indica’ was authored by
Correct Answer:-B ( Megasthenes )
Description:- Indica was written by Megasthenes, a Greek historian, philosopher, and statesman during the Roman period. He stayed as a Greek envoy to the court of Chandragupta Maurya.
122. In whose work do we find the character ‘Rusty’ ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Ruskin Bond )
Description:- “The Adventures of Rusty: Collected Stories” has been written by Ruskin Bond, one of India’s mostloved authors of children’s books. This book features the titular character of Rusty, an Anglo-Indian boy who bears close resemblances to author when he was a child himself. It was published in 2012 by Penguin India.
123. Who wrote the book ‘Systema Naturae’ ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Linnaeus )
Description:- ‘Systema Naturae’ was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus that introduced the binomial nomenclature. The first edition was published in 1735. The book listed about 10,000 species of organisms, of which about 6,000 were plants and 4,236 were animals.
124. Who has authored the book titled ‘Narendra Modi’ : A Political Biography’ ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Andy Marino )
Description:- ‘Narendra Modi: A Political Biography,’ published in 2014, has been authored by Andy Marino who is a British writer. The book is a political biography that analyses not only the political motives of Modi and his political party, but also reveals the future political plans that Modi has for the country.
125. Who is the author of ‘A Suitable Boy’ ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Vikram Seth )
Description:- A Suitable Boy is a novel by Vikram Seth, published in 1993. At 1349 pages and 591,552 words, the book is one of the longest novels ever published in a single volume in the English language. A sequel, to be called A Suitable Girl, is due for publication in 2016.
126. The book “Genera Plantarium” was written by
Correct Answer:-A ( Linnalus )
Description:- ‘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.
127. Which of the following books has been authored by Sachin Tendulkar ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Playing It My Way )
Description:- Playing It My Way is the autobiography of former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. It was launched on 5 November 2014 in Mumbai. The book summarizes Tendulkar’s early days, his 24 years of international career and aspects of his life that have not been shared publicly.
128. To whom the line ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’ is attributed ?
Correct Answer:-B ( John Keats )
Description:- ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’ is the opening line of ‘Endymion,’ a poem by John Keats that was first published in 1818. Endymion is written in rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter (also known as heroic couplets). Keats based the poem on the Greek myth of Endymion, the shepherd beloved by the moon goddess Selene.
129. “Don’t Laugh : We are Police”, this book was compiled by
Correct Answer:-C ( Bishan Lal Vohra I. G. P )
Description:- ‘Don’t laugh, We are Police’ has been authored by Bishan Lal Vohra, an IPS Officer from the 1967 batch of Indian Police Service, Manipur- Tripura Cadre. It was published by Konark Publication in 1995. His other famous works include: Rebels of the valley: The Thorns (1983), A novel (1987), The Spider’s Web (1991), etc.
130. The author of the book “Zest for Life” is :
Correct Answer:-A ( Emile Zola )
Description:- ‘Zest for Life’ is a famous book by Emile Zola. It was originally published in 1884 as ‘La Joie de vivre.’ It was translated into English by Ernest A. Vizetelly as How Jolly Life Is! in 1888 (reissued in 1901 as The Joy of Life) and by Jean Stewart as Zest for Life in 1955.
131. Who has authored the book ‘One Life is Not Enough’?
Correct Answer:-B ( Natwar Singh )
Description:- ‘One Life Is Not Enough’ is an autobiography of K. Natwar Singh, former Minister of External Affairs and senior Indian National Congress politician. Published by Rupa in July 2014, this book gives an account of his career as a politician and bureaucrat.
132. Who wrote the famous novel ‘The Guide’?
Correct Answer:-A ( R.K. Narayan )
Description:- ‘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.
133. Who is the author of the book “Magic Seeds” ?
Correct Answer:-B ( V.S. Naipaul )
Description:- Magic Seeds is a 2004 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul published by Alfred A. Knopf (US). The novel is set in India and Europe (Berlin and London). It is a sequel to Naipaul’s 2001 novel Half a Life.
134. Arundhati Roy is the author of :
Correct Answer:-A ( God of Small Things )
Description:- The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy. It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the “Love Laws” that lay down “who should be loved, and how much’. It won the Booker Prize in 1997.
135. Who is the author of the book “Romancing with Life”?
Correct Answer:-B ( Dev Anand )
Description:- Romancing with Life is the autobiography of Dev Anand. It was released in September 2007. In this book, the first-ever full-fledged memoir by a leading Bollywood star, Dev Anand tells his remarkable life story including tales from his youth in 1930s Gurdaspur and Lahore; his years of struggle in 1940s Bombay; his doomed romance with Suraiya; his marriage to co-star Kalpana Kartik; and his relationships with his many luminous heroines.
136. Arundhati Roy is the author of the book :
Correct Answer:-D ( The Algebra of Infinite Justice )
Description:- The Algebra of Infinite Justice (2001) is a collection of essays written by Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy. The book discusses several perspectives of global and local concerns, among them one being the abuse of Nuclear bomb showoffs. Published by the Penguin Books India, the book discusses the political euphoria in India over its successful nuclear bomb tests.
137. ‘Origin of Life by Natural Selection’ is a book written by:
Correct Answer:-C ( Charles Darwin )
Description:- ‘On the Origin of Species,’ published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Its full title was ‘On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.’ It introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection.
138. Who is the author of ‘Indica’ ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Megasthanese )
Description:- Indica is an account of India that was authored by Megasthenes, an ancient Greek historian and diplomat. He was sent by the Hellenistic king Seleucus I on embassies to the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta. He gave the most complete account of India then known to the Greek world and was the source for work by the later historians.
139. Who wrote ‘Discovery of India’?
Correct Answer:-B ( Jawahar Lal Nehru )
Description:- The Discovery of India was written by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in 1942–46 at Ahmednagar fort in Maharashtra. The book is widely considered one of the finest modern works on Indian history.
140. Who is the author of the book “The Three Mistakes In My Life”?
Correct Answer:-B ( Chetan Bhagat )
Description:- ‘The 3 Mistakes of My Life’ is the third novel written by Chetan Bhagat. The book was published in May 2008. The novel follows the story of three friends and is based in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The movie version of the novel is Kai Po Che!
141. Who has authored the book “The Kingdom of God is Within You”?
Correct Answer:-A ( Leo Tolstoy )
Description:- ‘The Kingdom of God Is Within You’ is a non-fiction book written by Leo Tolstoy. A philosophical treatise, the book was first published in Germany in 1894 after being banned in his home country of Russia. Gandhi cited the book as one of the most important modern influences in his life.
142. The novel ‘When the River Sleeps’ is written by
Correct Answer:-D ( Easterine Kire )
Description:- ‘When the River Sleeps’ is a novel by Easterine Kire. It won The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2015. First published by Zubaan in 2014, the novel is about the lives and hearts of the people of Nagaland: the rituals and beliefs, their reverence for the land, their close-knit communities with their natural surroundings.
143. Which of the following works of Plato is primarily a ‘treatise’ on justice ?
Correct Answer:-C ( The Republic )
Description:- The concept of justice occupies the most important part of Plato’s ‘The Republic’. Sabine says: “The theory of the state in The Republic culminates in the conception of justice.” Plato has treated justice as the bond which holds a society together. The purpose of The Republic is to ensure justice. So it is called a “treatise concerning justice.”
144. Who laid the foundation of the ‘School of Possibilism’?
Correct Answer:-B ( La Blache )
Description:- French geographer Vidal de Lablache laid the foundations of possibilism. He declared that man is not a passive agent ruled by the forces of nature which play their role and determine man’s destiny and shape human society. He developed this geographical approach as a reaction to environmental determinism that regarded all the facets of human activity as ultimately determined in character by the natural-environmental context.
145. The famous work ‘Anandmath’ was written by
Correct Answer:-B ( Sri Bankim Chandra Chatterjee )
Description:- Anandmath is a Bengali fiction, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and published in 1882. Set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion in the late 18th century, it is considered one of the most important novels in the history of Bengali and Indian literature. The national song of India, Vande Mataram, was first published in this novel.
146. Who introduced the term ‘Hindu rate of growth’ ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Raj Krishna )
Description:- The term ‘’Hindu rate of growth’ was coined by Indian economist Raj Krishna. It refers to the low annual growth rate of the planned economy of India before the liberalization of 1991, which stagnated around 3.5% from 1950s to 1980s, while per capita income growth averaged 1.3%. The term contrasts with South Korea’s Miracle on the Han River and the Taiwan Miracle.
147. Which of the following mythological epic was re-written by Guru Gobind Singh ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Ramayana )
Description:- Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh guru, rewrote a new version of Hindu mythological epic Ramayana which formed part of the Dasam Granth, a Sikh religious text. This version was known as ‘Govind Ramayana.’ In this version of Ramayana, Guru Gobind Singh did not treat Lord Rama as a god. He equated Ramachandra with a common man by calling him insect, though he called himself insect, too.
148. ‘Grammar of Politics’ is written by :
Correct Answer:-B ( Harold Luski )
Description:- A Grammar of Politics is the magnum opus work of Harold Laski, a British political theorist, economist, and author. Published in 1925 by the Oxford University Press, the book discusses such issues as necessity of government; state and society; rights and power; liberty and equality; property as a theory of industrial organisation; the nature of nationalism; etc.
149. National Anthem of Bangladesh ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ was written by
Correct Answer:-A ( Rabindranath Tagore )
Description:- Amar Sonar Banglawas written by Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore in 1905. The melody of the hymn derived from the Baul singer Gagan Harkara’s song “Ami Kothay Pabo Tare” set to Dadra Tala. It is an Ode to Mother Bengal. The song was written in 1905 during the first partition of Bengal.
150. Who is the author of the new book “Knowledge Innovation Strategy”?
Correct Answer:-D ( Parag Kulkarni )
Description:- “Knowledge Innovation Strategy’ is authored by Parag Kulkarni, one of India’s most senior management consultants. It was published by Bloomsbury India in February 2015. The book advocates a new concept of Systemic Knowledge Innovation for professionals.
