Magazines, Books and Their Authors (Part-IV)

Total Questions: 50

31. Who has written ‘An Equal Music’? [M.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (b) Vikram Seth
Note:

The book entitled ‘An Equal Music’ is written by Vikram Seth.

32. Who wrote the book, Desher Katha? [65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (a) Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar
Note:

Desher Katha was written by Sakharam Ganesh, published in 1904. It is a document of the screaming of the living Indian public in the chains of slavery and torture of exploitation in the British Empire.
Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar, thinker of the Indian Public awakening who had a wonderful confluence of localism and pan-Indianness in his thinking and writing. Born and raised in a Bengali environment but of Marathi origin, Deuskar acted as a bridge between the renaissance of Maharashtra and Bengal.

33. The writer of ‘Bikhre Moti’ is– [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015 M.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (c) Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
Note:

‘Bikhre Moti’ published in 1932 is a story collection written by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan. She also wrote ‘Unmadini’ and ‘Seedhe-Saadhe Chitra’.

34. What is the name of the writer of ‘Naukar ki Kameez’? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (b) Vinod Kumar Shukla
Note:

The writer of ‘Naukar ki Kameez’ is Vinod Kumar Shukla.

35. Who was the writer of the novel ‘David Copperfield’? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

Correct Answer: (c) Charles Dickens
Note:

The writer of the novel ‘David Copperfield’ published in 1850 is Charles Dickens. It is based on the life of Charles Dickens.

36. The story of the book named ‘The Proudest Day’ is related to – [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002 U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]

Correct Answer: (b) The independence of India
Note:

‘The Proudest Day’ based on the independence of India was written by Anthony Read and David Fisher.

37. Taslima Nasreen is not the author of : [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002 U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2003]

Correct Answer: (d) Amar Sonar Bangla
Note:

‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ is the masterpiece of Rabindranath Tagore which was sung during the partition of Bengal in 1905. Later Bangladesh adopted officially first ten lines of his song as its national anthem. Other three books have been written by Taslima Nasrin.

38. Match List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2013]

List - I (Books) List - II (Authors)
A. Gandhian Constitution for India 1. D. Mackenzie Brown
B. The Republic of India 2. Sriman Narayan
C. The White Umbrella 3. A. Gledhill
D. The Politics of India since Independence 4. Paul R. Brass

Code :

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

 

Correct Answer: (c)
Note:

The correctly matched list is as follows:-
Gandhian Constitution for Free India - Sriman Narayan Agrawal
The Republic of India - A. Gledhill
The White Umbrella - D. Mackenzie Brown
The Politics of India since Independence - Paul R. Brass

39. Who has authored ‘Gandhian Constitution for Free India’? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (c) Shriman Narayan Agrawal
Note:

"Gandhian Constitution for Free India" book was written by Shriman Narayan Agrawal (Published in 1946).

40. Who is the author of “The Audacity of Hope”? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2009 Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A (Mains) 2007]

Correct Answer: (b) Barack Obama
Note:

‘The Audacity of Hope’ published in 2006 is the second book written by Barack Obama. His first book was ‘Dreams From My Father’ and his third book is ‘Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters’ which was published in 2010.