Magazines, Books and Their Authors (Part-I)

41. Which one of the following books was written by Tilak? [53th to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

(a) India in Transition
(b) Gita Rahasya
(c) Gokhale-My Political Guru
(d) Discovery of India

Correct Answer: (b) Gita Rahasya

Solution:Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak wrote the book 'Gita Rahasya' or Srimad bhagavat Gita rahasya in Mandalay jail.

42. 'Srimad Bhagavat Gita Rahasya' was written by: [Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Correct Answer: (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Solution:Srimad Bhagavad Gita Rahasya is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita by Lokamanya Bala Gangadhar Tilak in Marathi.

43. Aurobindo Ghosh wrote : [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]

(a) Extremist Movement
(b) Moderate Movemen
(c) Kesari
(d) The Life Divine

Correct Answer: (d) The Life Divine

Solution:Aurobindo Ghosh, in his News Paper 'Vande Mataram' criticized the Partition of Bengal of 1905 AD. As a result he was sent to jail in 1908 where he studied the spiritual texts. In 1910 A.D. He took retirement from politics and started living at Pondicherry (Puducherry). As a great philosopher, scholar and writer, he wrote many texts. Some of his texts are "The Life Divine", "The Ideal of Human Unity", "Essays on the Gita".

44. Who was the first historian who wrote about "Feudalism" in Rajasthan during the 19th Century? [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2010]

(a) Col. James Tod
(b) Dr. L.P. Tessitori
(c) George Grearson
(d) John Thomas

Correct Answer: (a) Col. James Tod

Solution:

Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod, in his book 'Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan' wrote about "Feudalism" in Rajasthan.

45. Who was the author of Mahatma Gandhi and Bihar, Some Reminiscences? [68th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) J.P. Narayan
(c) Karpoori Thakur
(d) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Solution:Author of 'Mahatma Gandhi and Bihar, Some Reminiscences' is first president of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

46. Who wrote the book, India for Indians. [65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (a) C. R. Das

Solution:

Chittaranjan Das, popularly called Deshbandhu was an Indian leading Bengali politician, a prominent lawyer, an activist of the Indian National Movement & founder leader of the Swaraj Party during British occupation in India. He wrote the book "India for Indians".

47. In which of the following books did Mahatma Gandhi call British Parliament as sterile and prostitute? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

(a) Sarvodaya or Universal dawn
(b) An Autobiography or the Story of My Experiments with Truth
(c) Hind Swaraj
(d) The Story of a Satyagrahi

Correct Answer: (c) Hind Swaraj

Solution:

Mahatma Gandhi in his book 'Hind Swaraj' termed British Parliament as sterile and prostitute on the basis of its methodology. This book, written by Mahatma Gandhi in 1909, was written in the Gujarati language.

48. Who wrote the book "Gokhale-my political guru"? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]

(a) M.A. Jinnah
(b) M.K. Gandhi
(c) Shaukat Ali
(d) C.R. Das

Correct Answer: (b) M.K. Gandhi

Solution:M.K. Gandhi is the author of the book- "Gokhale-my political guru." Its first edition was published from Ahmedabad in February, 1955.

49. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

(a) D.P. Mishra - Living an Era
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru - India Divided
(c) Rajendra Prasad - Discovery of India
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose - Freedom at Midnight

Correct Answer: (a) D.P. Mishra - Living an Era

Solution:Discovery of India' is the masterpiece of Jawaharlal Nehru, 'India Divided' of Rajendra Prasad, 'Freedom at Midnight' of Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. 'Living an Era' is the masterpiece of D.P. Mishra. Thus, option (a) is correctly matched.

50. The author of the book 'India Divided' was : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Narendra Deva
(d) Asaf Ali

Correct Answer: (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Magazines, Books and Their Authors (Part-I)

41. Which one of the following books was written by Tilak? [53th to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

42. 'Srimad Bhagavat Gita Rahasya' was written by: [Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]

43. Aurobindo Ghosh wrote : [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]

44. Who was the first historian who wrote about "Feudalism" in Rajasthan during the 19th Century? [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2010]

45. Who was the author of Mahatma Gandhi and Bihar, Some Reminiscences? [68th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

46. Who wrote the book, India for Indians. [65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

47. In which of the following books did Mahatma Gandhi call British Parliament as sterile and prostitute? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

48. Who wrote the book "Gokhale-my political guru"? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]

49. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

50. The author of the book 'India Divided' was : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

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