Magazines, Books and Their Authors (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

41. Who wrote 'Jhanda Geet'? [46- B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2003]

(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Maithili Sharan Gupta
(d) Shyamlal Parshad

Correct Answer: (d) Shyamlal Parshad

Solution:'Jhanda Geet' (Vijayi Vishwa Tiranga Pyara Jhanda Uncha Rahe Hamara) was written by Shyamlal Gupt Parshad. This song is the flag song of India on the path of freedom. It is sung every year on Independence Day and Republic Day.

42. Who is the author of flag song (Jhanda Geet) of India? [U.P Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]

(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
(c) Shyamlal Gupta Parshad
(d) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi

Correct Answer: (c) Shyamlal Gupta Parshad

43. The Nationalist song 'Aie Mere Watan Ke Logo' had been written by poet -

(a) Javed Akhtar
(b) Pradeep
(c) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
(d) Maithili Sharan Gupta

Correct Answer: (b) Pradeep

Solution:The Nationalist song "Aie Mere Watan Ke Logo" had been written by Pradeep. The original name of Pradeep was Ramachandra Narayanji Dwivedi. He was born in Ujjain (M.P.). He wrote the particular song in tribute to the soldiers martyred in Indo-China War of 1962.

44. Poet Iqbal, who wrote "Saare Jahan Se Acchha" was related to which State? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) Delhi
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Hyderabad

Correct Answer: (c) Punjab

Solution:Muhammad Iqbal, the renowned poet and lawyer by profession, was born on November 9, 1877 at Sialkot, Punjab of British India. He wrote "Saare Jahan Se Acchha" but later he joined Muslim League.

45. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

(a) 'Neel Darpan' was a play based on the exploitation of the indigo farmers
(b) The author of the play 'Ghashiram Kotwal' is Vijay Tendulkar
(c) The play 'Nawab' by Nabin Chandra Das was based on the famine of Bengal
(d) Urdu theatre used to depend heavily on Parsi theatre

Correct Answer: (c) The play 'Nawab' by Nabin Chandra Das was based on the famine of Bengal

Solution:The play 'Nawab' by Nabin Chandra Das was not based on famine of Bengal. In fact, it was based on a Nawab, who became bankrupt.

46. The author of the book 'Towards Struggle' was: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2003]

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Ram Manohar Lohiya
(c) Jai Prakash Narayan
(d) J.B. Kriplani

Correct Answer: (c) Jai Prakash Narayan

Solution:The book 'Towards Struggle' was written by Jai Prakash Narayan who was also known as 'Loknayak.' He also wrote 'Prison Diary' in 1975 during his imprisonment. He gave the slogan of a total revolution (Sampurna Kranti) in 1974. He was one of the main underground leaders of Quit India Movement during 1942.

47. Who wrote the book 'Prison Diary'? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

(a) Jai Prakash Narayan
(b) Munshi Premchand
(c) Morarji Desai
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Correct Answer: (a) Jai Prakash Narayan

48. Who wrote the book 'A Passage to India.' [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010 Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Minoo Masani
(c) E.M. Forster
(d) None of them

Correct Answer: (c) E.M. Forster

Solution:The novel 'A Passage to India' was written by E.M. Forster, based on the freedom movement and background of British rule in India during 1920s.

49. The book 'India's Struggle for Independence' was authored by : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010 U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007]

(a) Tarachand
(b) S.N. Sen
(c) R.C. Majumdar
(d) Bipan Chandra

Correct Answer: (d) Bipan Chandra

Solution:The book 'India's Struggle for Independence' was written by Bipan Chandra.

50. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists - [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

List- I (Books)	List- II (Authors)
A. The first Indian War of Independence	1. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Anand Math	2. Sri Aurobindo
C. Life Divine	3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D. Sadhana	4. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Code:

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :
The Indian War of Independence 1857 - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Anand Math - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
The Life Divine - Sri Aurobindo
Sadhana - Rabindranath Tagore
Note : The name of V.D. Savarkar's book is 'The Indian War of Independence 1857', whereas in the question 'The First Indian War of Independence' has been asked which is wrong.

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