Magazines, Books and Their Authors (Part-IV)

Total Questions: 50

41. Who authored the book "The Challenge of World Poverty"? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (d) Gunnar Myrdal
Note:

"The Challenge of World Poverty" is written by Gunnar Myrdal. Karl Gunnar Myrdal was a Swedish economist and sociologist. In 1974, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences along with Friedrich Von Hayek.

42. Who authored the book “Politics in India”? [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (b) Rajni Kothari
Note:

The book ‘Politics in India’ is the masterpiece of Professor Rajni Kothari.

43. Who amongst the following wrote the book “Politics in India”? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) Rajni Kothari
Note:

The book ‘Politics in India’ is the masterpiece of Professor Rajni Kothari.

44. Who is the ghost writer of Parvez Musharraf’s biography “In the Line of Fire”? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007]

Correct Answer: (a) Humayun Gohar
Note:

The writer of the book ‘In the Line of Fire’ is Pervez Musharraf the former President of Pakistan but it is believed that the actual author of the book is Humayun Gohar, the son of a Pakistani bureaucrat Altaf Gohar.

45. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

List-I List-II
A. Munshi Insha Alla Khan 1. Hathi Hamir
B. Babu Devki Nandan Khatri 2. Kankal
C. Pt. Pratap Narain Mishra 3. Kajar ki Kothri
D. Jai Shankar Prasad 4. Udaibhan Charit

Code :

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

 

Correct Answer: (b)
Note:

The correctly matched list is as follows :

Munshi Insha Alla Khan - Udaibhan Charit
Babu Devki Nandan Khatri - Kajar ki Kothri
Pt. Pratap Narain Mishra - Hathi Hamir
Jai Shankar Prasad - Kankal

46. Who is the author ‘Andhayug’? [R.A.S./R.T.S (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (c) Dharam Veer Bharti
Note:

Andha Yug’ is a drama written by Dharam Veer Bharti.

47. Which of the following columns is not correctly matched? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (b) Bhawani Prasad – Geet Farosh, Satpura Ke Ghane Jungle, Himtarngini
Note:

Geet Farosh, Satpura Ke Ghane Jungle are composition of Bhawani Prasad while Himtarngini is composition of Makhanlal Chaturvedi.

48. ‘Jhini Jhini Bini Chadariya’, a famous Novel of his times is written by - [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (c) Abdul Bismillah
Note:

‘Jhini Jhini Bini Chadariya’ is a famous novel written by Abdul Bismillah. It deals with the exploitations that weavers face.

49. Who amongst the following drafted the ‘Sarvodaya Plan’? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (b) Jai Prakash Narain
Note:

Jai Prakash Narain drafted the ‘Sarvodaya Plan’ in 1950. Shriman Narayan Aggarwal is credited for preparing the Gandhian Plan.

50. Author of the book “One-day Wonders” is – [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

Correct Answer: (b) Sunil Gavaskar
Note:

‘One Day Wonders’ is a book written by the legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Manohar Gavaskar. His other books are ‘Sunny Days’ (Autobiography), Idols, Runs and Ruins.