Magazines, Books and Their Authors (Part-III)

Total Questions: 50

1. In which one of the following jails, the book “Discovery of India” was written by Jawaharlal Nehru: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010 Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006 U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004 U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2003]

Correct Answer: (d) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail
Note:

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the book “The Discovery of India” during his imprisonment at Ahmadnagar Fort Jail.

2. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

 

List - I List - II
A. Lady Catherine Mayo 1. Freedom at Midnight
B. Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre 2. Mother India
C. Ram Manohar Lohia 3. Discovery of India
D. Jawaharlal Nehru 4. Guilty Men of India’s Partition


Code :

A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 4 3 2 1
Correct Answer: (a)
Note:

The correctly matched list is as follows:

List - I List - II
Lady Catherine Mayo Mother India
Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre Freedom at Midnight
Ram Manohar Lohia Guilty Men of India’s Partition
Jawaharlal Nehru The Discovery of India

3. Who is the author of the book “Discovery of India”? [Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Note:

The correctly matched list is as follows:

List - I List - II
Lady Catherine Mayo Mother India
Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre Freedom at Midnight
Ram Manohar Lohia Guilty Men of India’s Partition
Jawaharlal Nehru The Discovery of India

4. Who was the author of the book “Bandi Jiwan”? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

Correct Answer: (d) Sachindranath Sanyal
Note:

The book “Bandi Jivan” was written by Sachindranath Sanyal. The textbook was based on revolutionary movements.

5. The book “Mountbatten and the Partition of India” was written by: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

Correct Answer: (a) Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
Note:

The book “Mountbatten and the Partition of India” was written by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.

6. The report “Journey through the Kingdom of Oudh in the year 1849-50” was written by : [U.P.P.C.S. (Main) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) W.H. Sleeman
Note:

W.H. Sleeman was a British Administrator who played an important role to abolish swindle practices. The report ‘Journey through the Kingdom of Oude in 1849-50’ was written by W.H. Sleeman which was published in two parts in London.

7. ‘Indian War of Independence 1857’ is written by : [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013 U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]

Correct Answer: (c) V.D. Savarkar
Note:

V.D. Savarkar wrote the book ‘The Indian War of Independence 1857’ and named the rebellion of 1857 as the first freedom struggle in this book. While R.C. Majumdar did not consider the rebellion of 1857 as a freedom struggle.

8. Match the names of the authors with that of the books and choose your answer from the codes given below: [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2013]

Authors Books
A. R.C. Dutt (i) Indian Economic Thought-19th Century Perspectives
B. J.R. Mclane (ii) The Economic History of India under Early British Rule
C. B.N. Ganguli (iii) Indian Nationalism and the Early Congress
D. Bipin Chandra (iv) The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India

Code :

A B C D
(a) ii iii i iv
(b) iii ii iv i
(c) iv iii i ii
(d) i iv ii iii

 

Correct Answer: (a)
Note:

The correctly matched names of the authors with their books is as follows :

Authors Books
Romesh Chandra Dutt The Economic History of India Under Early British Rule
J.R. Mclane Indian Nationalism and the Early Congress
Birendra Nath Ganguli Indian Economic Thought-19th Century Perspectives
Bipin Chandra The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India : Economic Policies of Indian National Leadership, 1880-1905

9. Who authored the book, Planned Economy for India? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (a) M. Visvesvaraya
Note:

M. Visvesvaraya is the author of the book ‘Planned Economy for India’. In this book, he published his own suggestions of a ten-year plan for India in 1934

10. ‘The Roots of Ancient India’ was written by [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (c) W. A. Fairservis
Note:

‘The Roots of Ancient India’ was written by Walter Ashlin Fairservis Jr. In this book, the culture of inhabitants of Asian subcontinents during the prehistoric era is graphically introduced.