Books (Part-II)

21. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Romancing with life - Devanand
(b) Blossoms from the Dust - R.K. Pachauri
(c) Asian Drama - Vikram Seth
(d) Lajja - Taslima Nasrin

Correct Answer: (c) Asian Drama - Vikram Seth

Solution:'Asian Drama' book is written by Gunnar Myrdal, other options are correctly matched.

22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]

List-I (Book)	List-II (Author)
A. Main Ek Harfanmaula	1. Vikas Swarup
B. Jhopri Se Rashtrapati Bhawan Tak	2. Amartya Sen
C. The Idea of Justice	3. A.K. Hangal
D. Slumdog Millionaire	4. Mahendra Kulshrestha
	5. Mahmud

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	3	4	2	1
(c)	5	1	4	3
(d)	5	4	2	3

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct match is as follows:

List-I (Book)	List-II (Author)
A. Main Ek Harfanmaula	1. A.K. Hangal
B. Jhopri Se Rashtrapati Bhawan Tak	2. Mahendra Kulshrestha
C. The Idea of Justice	3. Amartya Sen
D. Slumdog Millionaire	4. Vikas Swarup

23. The author of the book, which recently became the root cause of the controversy regarding the script of the film "3 Idiots" is : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Abhijat Joshi
(b) Mohammad Khalid
(c) Chetan Bhagat
(d) Rajkumar Hirani

Correct Answer: (c) Chetan Bhagat

Solution:Chetan Bhagat himself alleged that the script of the film "3 Idiots' was based on his novel 'Five point someone'.

24. Who has written the book "The Rediscovery of India' published around November, 2009? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Ram Chandra Guha
(b) Meghnad Desai
(c) Arun Shourie
(d) Mohan Bhagwat

Correct Answer: (b) Meghnad Desai

Solution:'The Rediscovery of India', published in 2009, is a work of Meghnad Desai.

25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

List-I (Name of film)	List-II (The writing inspiring the film)
A. 3 Idiots	1. Pygmalion
B. Slumdog Millionaire	2. Five Point Someone
C. Junoon	3. Q & A
D. My Fairy Lady	4. A Flight of Pigeons

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	4	3
(b)	3	4	1	2
(c)	3	1	4	2
(d)	2	3	4	1

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:3 Idiots, 2009 - It is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone.

Slumdog Millionaire, 2008 - Based on the novel Q & A of Indian Diplomat, Vikas Swarup.

Junoon, 1978 Based on the Indian origin British writer Ruskin Bond's novel 'A Flight of Pigeons'.

My Fair Lady, 1964 - Based on the play 'Pygmalion' of Irish writer George Bernard Shaw.

26. Which of the following is not correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

(a) Deepak Chopra - Doctor
(b) Jhumpa Lahiri - Actress
(c) Sunita Williams - Astronaut
(d) Zubin Mehta - Western Music

Correct Answer: (b) Jhumpa Lahiri - Actress

Solution:Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American writer who has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for her debut novel 'Interpreter of Maladies'. Her other books are 'The Namesake; 'The Lowland'. All other options are correctly matched.