151. Which among the following books was an autobiography written by Jawaharlal Nehru in prison?
Correct Answer:-D ( Toward Freedom )
Description:- An Autobiography also known as Toward Freedom, (1936) is an autobiographical book written by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru while he was in prison. First published by The Bodley Head in 1936, the book explores why he took the path of civil disobedience that in turn led to his imprisonment.
152. “A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever” is a poem by
Correct Answer:-C ( John Keats )
Description:- ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’ is the famous beginning line of ‘Endymion,’ a poem by John Keats that was first published in 1818.Keats based the poem on the Greek myth of Endymion, the shepherd beloved by the moon goddess Selene. The poem elaborates on the original story and renames Selene “Cynthia” (an alternative name for Artemis).
153. The song “Vande Mataram” occurs in the book
Correct Answer:-B ( Anandmath )
Description:- Vande Mataram is a poem from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s 1882 novel Anandamath. An Ode to Mother Bengal as Mother goddess, it was written in Bengali and Sanskrit. It is a hymn to the Mother Land and played a vital role in the Indian Independence movement.
154. Which of the following books is called the ‘Bible of Socialism’?
Correct Answer:-B ( Das Capital )
Description:- In 1867, Karl Marx wrote the first volume of Capital: Critique of Political Economy (Das Kapital) which became known as the “Bible of the Working Class” or the “Bible of Socialism.” The book is a foundational theoretical text in communist philosophy, economics and politics. It offered a critique of the political economy of capitalism.
155. What is the name of the book written by Panini ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Ashtadhyayi )
Description:- Ashtadhyayi is a Sanskrit treatise on grammar written in the 6thto 5thcentury B.C by the Indian grammarian Panini. This work set the linguistic standards for Classical Sanskrit. It sums up in 4,000 sutras the science of phonetics and grammar that had evolved in the Vedic religion.
156. Which of the following periodicals is not correctly matched with its editor?
Correct Answer:-D ( Sandhya:Barindra Ghosh )
Description:- Brahmabandhav Upadhyaya was the founder editor of Sandhya. He was an Indian freedom fighter, journalist, theologian, and mystic.
157. The book entitled, ‘Playing it my way’ has been authored by
Correct Answer:-A ( Sachin Tendulkar )
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.
158. Who is the author of Meghdoot?
Correct Answer:-C ( Kalidasa )
Description:- Meghdoot (literally “cloud messenger”) is a lyric poem written by Kalidasa, considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit poets. A poem of 111 stanzas, it is one of Kalidasa’s most famous works.
159. Who is the writer of the famous book ‘Kabuliwala’?
Correct Answer:-B ( Ravindra Nath Tagore )
Description:- Kabuliwala is a short story by Rabindranath Tagore. It is about the friendship between small Bengali girl called Mini and Abdur Rehman Khan, a middle-aged dry fruit seller from Kabul (Afghanistan), who comes to Calcutta to hawk his merchandise.
160. The important book written by Kautilya is
Correct Answer:-A ( Arthashastra )
Description:- The Arthashastra, an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, was authored by Kautilya. Kautilya, also known as Chanakya, was a scholar at Takshashila and served as the teacher and guardian of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya.
161. Charles Darwin, the famous evolutionist, proposed his theory in which one of his books ?
Correct Answer:-B ( The origin of species )
Description:- On the Origin of Species (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection), published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. It introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection.
162. Which of the following books is not written by Munshi Premchand?
Correct Answer:-C ( Guide )
Description:- The Guide is a 1958 novel by R. K. Narayan. Like most of his works the novel 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.
163. Who is the author of “I Too Had A Love Story”?
Correct Answer:-C ( Ravinder Singh )
Description:- I Too Had a Love Story is an English autobiographical novel written by Ravinder Singh. This was the debut novel of the author and was first published in 2008 by Srishti Publishers andrepublished by Penguin India in 2012. The book remained in the bestseller’s list in India even after 6 years of its first publication.
164. Who is the author of “Interpreter of Maladies”?
Correct Answer:-A ( Jhumpa Lahiri )
Description:- Interpreter of Maladies is a book collection of nine short stories by Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri published in 1999. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award in the year 2000. The book has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and is on Oprah Winfrey’s Top Ten Book List.
