Magazines, Books and Their Authors (Part-I)

Total Questions: 50

21. The book "The Man Who Divided India" was written by [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Dr. Rafiq Zakaria
(d) Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre

Correct Answer: (c) Dr. Rafiq Zakaria

Solution:The Man Who Divided India" is written by Rafig Zakaria. This book is an insight into Jinnah's Leadership and its Aftermath.
According to Zakaria, Jinnah began his political career as a messenger of Hindu-Muslim unity but ended as a 'communalist' whose ultimate aim became to divide the Indian subcontinent on the basis of religion.
This contends Zakaria, Jinnah achieved by injecting fear of 'Islam in danger' among the Muslims.

22. On whom did Balkrishna Sharma Naveen wrote two kavyas — 'Pranarpan' and 'Atmosarga'? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

(a) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
(b) Jai Shankar Prasad
(c) Prabhakar Machave
(d) Makhanlal Chaturvedi

Correct Answer: (a) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi

Solution:Balkrishna Sharma Naveen has written two Kavyas — Pranarpan and Atmosarga on Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi. Balkrishna Sharma was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha. His poetry anthologies include Kumkum, Rashmirekha, Apalak, Kwasi, Vinoba Stavan, Urmila and Hum Vishpace Janam Ke.

23. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Aurobindo Ghosh - Vande Mataram
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale - Satyagrah
(c) Annie Besant - New India
(d) Mahatma Gandhi - Young India

Correct Answer: (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale - Satyagrah

Solution:Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a liberal nationalist and a social reformer. Gandhiji considered him as his political guru. Vinoba Bhave is the author of the book 'Satyagrah'.

24. Which one of the following is correctly matched? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2003]

(a) Valentine Chirol - Indian Struggle
(b) Rafiq Zakaria - The Man Who Divided India
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose - Indian Unrest
(d) V.D. Savarkar - Unhappy India

Correct Answer: (b) Rafiq Zakaria - The Man Who Divided India

Solution:Valentine Chirol composed the book 'Indian Unrest'. The book 'The Man Who Divided India' was written by Rafiq Zakaria. Subhash Chandra Bose wrote 'The Indian Struggle' and V.D. Savarkar composed 'Hindutva'. The book 'Unhappy India' is the masterpiece of Lala Lajpat Rai.

25. Which one of the following is correctly matched: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]

(a) Aliran-i-Haq - Bipin Chandra Pal
(b) Al-Helal - Fazal-ul-Haq
(c) Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq - Sir Syed Ahmad
(d) Yugantar - Aurobindo Ghosh

Correct Answer: (c) Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq - Sir Syed Ahmad

Solution:Sir Syed Ahmad Khan promoted his ideas through a magazine known as 'Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq (Civilisation and Morality). 'Al-Helal' was the newspaper of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

26. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Subhash Chandra Bose-Towards Struggle
(b) Hugh Toye - Springing Tiger
(c) Louis Fischer - American witness to India's Partition
(d) Abul KalamAzad - India Divided

Correct Answer: (b) Hugh Toye - Springing Tiger

Solution:'The Springing Tiger' is the book based on the life story of Subhas Chandra Bose written by Hugh Toye. 'Towards Struggle' is the book written by Jaiprakash Narayan. 'The Indian Struggle' was written by Subhas Chandra Bose. 'India Divided' was written by Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Abul Kalam Azad wrote the book 'India Wins Freedom'. 'An American Witness to India's Partition' is the masterpiece of Phillips Talbot.

27. The book "Springing Tiger" is the biography of : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Subhas Chandra Bose
(c) Webb Miller
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (b) Subhas Chandra Bose

Solution:The Springing Tiger' is the book based on the life story of Subhas Chandra Bose written by Hugh Toye. 'Towards Struggle' is the book written by Jaiprakash Narayan. 'The Indian Struggle' was written by Subhas Chandra Bose. 'India Divided' was written by Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Abul Kalam Azad wrote the book 'India Wins Freedom'. 'An American Witness to India's Partition' is the masterpiece of Phillips Talbot.

28. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

(a) Bhagat Singh - An Introduction to the Dreamland
(b) Subhas Chandra Bose - Bandi Jivan
(c) Sachindranath Sanyal - Indian Struggle
(d) Bhagwati Charan Vohra - Why I am an Atheist?

Correct Answer: (a) Bhagat Singh - An Introduction to the Dreamland

Solution:

'Introduction to Dreamland' is authored by Bhagat Singh. 'Bandi Jivan' and 'The Indian Struggle' is authored by Sachindranath Sanyal and Subhas Chandra Bose respectively. 'Philosophy of the Bomb' is the work of Bhagwati Charan Vohra. 'Why I am an Atheist' is an essay written by Bhagat Singh.

29. The book "Springing Tiger" was written by - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

(a) Hugh Toye
(b) Louis Fisher
(c) Webb Miller
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (a) Hugh Toye

30. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

(a) Bhagat Singh: The Indian Sociologist
(b) Sachindranath Sanyal: Bandi Jivan
(c) Lala Ramsaran Das: Dreamland
(d) Bhagwati Charan Vohra : The Philosophy of Bomb

Correct Answer: (a) Bhagat Singh: The Indian Sociologist

Solution:Shyamji Krishna Verma was an Indian revolutionary who published Journal ' The Indian Sociologist' in London. Thus, except option (a) all other options are correctly matched.

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