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]

(a) Alipur Central Jail
(b) Yeravada Jail
(c) Naini Central Jail
(d) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail

Correct Answer: (d) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail

Solution:Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the book “The Discovery of India” during his imprisonment at Ahmadnagar Fort Jail. The journey in The Discovery of India begins from ancient history, leading up to the last years of the British Raj. Nehru uses his knowledge of the Upanishads, Vedas, and textbooks on ancient history to introduce to the reader the development of India from the Indus Valley civilization, through the changes in socio-political scenario every foreign invader brought, to the present day conditions. Nehru was jailed for his participation in the Quit India Movement along with other Indian leaders, and he used this time to write down his thoughts and knowledge about India's history. The book provides a broad view of Indian history, philosophy, and culture as viewed from the eyes of an Indian fighting for the independence of his country.

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)

Solution: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]

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct Answer: (d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Solution:The journey in The Discovery of India begins from ancient history, leading up to the last years of the British Raj. Nehru uses his knowledge of the Upanishads, Vedas, and textbooks on ancient history to introduce to the reader the development of India from the Indus Valley civilization, through the changes in socio-political scenario every foreign invader brought, to the present day conditions. Nehru was jailed for his participation in the Quit India Movement along with other Indian leaders, and he used this time to write down his thoughts and knowledge about India's history. The book provides a broad view of Indian history, philosophy, and culture as viewed from the eyes of an Indian fighting for the independence of his country.

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

(a) Dinabandhu Mitra
(b) Hema Chandrakar
(c) Ram Prasad Bismil
(d) Sachindranath Sanyal

Correct Answer: (d) Sachindranath Sanyal

Solution:The book “Bandi Jivan” was written by Sachindranath Sanyal. The textbook was based on revolutionary movements. The book details his experiences and thoughts while he was imprisoned, reflecting on the Indian independence movement.

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

(a) Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
(b) M.N. Das
(c) Louis Fischer
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (a) Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre

Solution: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]

(a) W.H. Sleeman
(b) Outram
(c) Bishop Heber
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (a) W.H. Sleeman

Solution: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]

(a) S.N. Sen
(b) R.C. Majumdar
(c) V.D. Savarkar
(d) S.B. Chaudhuri

Correct Answer: (c) V.D. Savarkar

Solution: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)

Solution: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]

(a) M. Visvesvaraya
(b) J.R.D. Tata
(c) G.D. Birla
(d) Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Correct Answer: (a) M. Visvesvaraya

Solution: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]

(a) D. K. Chakravarti
(b) D. P. Agrawal
(c) W. A. Fairservis
(d) A. Ghosh

Correct Answer: (c) W. A. Fairservis

Solution:‘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.

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