Magazines, Books and Their Authors (Part-V)

Total Questions: 12

1. Who of the following wrote the book named ‘Ayodhya: 6 December, [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

(a) Chandra Shekhar
(b) P.V. Narasimha Rao
(c) Jaswant Singh
(d) Arun Shourie

Correct Answer: (b) P.V. Narasimha Rao

Solution:The book ‘Ayodhya: 6 December, 1992’ was written by P.V. Narasimha Rao. It was published in August, 2006 by ‘Penguin Books.’ In this book, late P.V. Narasimha Rao has presented his views regarding the reality of Ayodhya incident and its causes.

2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

List-I (Author)		List - II (Book)
A. V.S. Naipaul		1. The Siege of Krishnapur
B. Salman Rushdie		2. In a Free State
C. Paul Scott		3. Midnight’s Children
D. J.G. Farrell		4. Staying On

Code :

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:All of the above-mentioned books were awarded Booker Prize. The correct chronological order of the books is as follows–
V.S. Naipaul - ‘In a Free State’ (Booker Prize in 1971)
Salman Rushdie - ‘Midnight’s Children’ (Booker Prize in 1981)
Paul Scott - ‘Staying On’ (Booker Prize in 1977)
J.G. Farrell - ‘The Siege of Krishnapur’ (Booker Prize in 1973).

3. The author of the book ‘World of All Human Rights’ is: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Chetan Bhagat
(b) Vishnu Sahai
(c) Soli J. Sorabji
(d) Arun Jaitely

Correct Answer: (c) Soli J. Sorabji

Solution:The full name of the book is “World of All Human Rights: Soli J. Sorabjee, A Festschrift” which has been written by R.N. Trivedi. The given options do not contain the name of the author. Soli J. Sorabjee has been considered as the correct answer as it is mentioned in the title of the book. In fact, the question should be put out of the assessment.

4. Who among the following translated the autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Choudhary Charan Singh
(d) Gobind Ballabh Pant

Correct Answer: (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri

Solution:The former Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, translated the autobiography of the inventor of radium, Madam Curie, in Hindi.

5. Who wrote the poem 'Subh-e-Azadi.'? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Sahir Ludhiyanvi
(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Correct Answer: (b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Solution:The Pakistani Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz wrote the poem ‘Subh-e-Azadi.’ He was a great poet of the Indian Sub-continent. He was born in 1911 at Sialkot (now in Pakistan).

6. Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her writings relating to which one of the following? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Historical monuments in India
(b) Regional dances in India
(c) Himalayan expeditions
(d) Wildlife in India

Correct Answer: (c) Himalayan expeditions

Solution:The American writer Elizabeth Hawley was well known for her writings relating to Himalayan expeditions. Although she never did mountaineering.

7. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2009]

List-I (Books)		List-II (Authors)
A. In Custody		1. Amartya Sen
B. Sea of Poppies		2. Amitav Ghosh
C. The Argumentative Indian		3. Anita Desai
D. Unaccustomed Earth		4. Jhumpa Lahiri

Code :

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

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows:
In Custody - Anita Desai
Sea of Poppies - Amitav Ghosh
The Argumentative Indian - Amartya Sen
Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri

8. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Main) 2013]

List – I (Works)		List – II (Authors)
A. Tabaqat-i-Akbari		1. Al Utbi
B. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri		2. Nizamuddin
C. Tarikh-i-Firozshahi		3. Minhaj-ud-din Siraj-ud-din
D. Tarikh-i-Yamini		4. Zia-ud-din Barani

Code :

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The correct match of List-I (Work) and List-II (Author) is as follows:
Tabaqat-i-Akbari - Nizamuddin
Tabaqat-i-Nasiri - Minhaj-ud-din bin Siraj-ud-din
Tarikh-i-Firozshahi - Zia-ud-din Barani
Tarikh-i-Yamini - Al Utbi

9. From the following painters who is / are associated with Bengal School of Modern Painting? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S (Pre) 2013]

Ramanand Chatterjee
Raja Ravi Verma
Nand Lal Ghosh
M.F. Hussain

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above

Solution:None of the above-mentioned options is correct.

10. Which one of the following pairs (Author and Book) is properly matched? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Sunil Gavaskar - Cricket - My Style
(b) Hillary Clinton - Living History
(c) Dominique Lapierre - Myth of Mahatma
(d) Minoo Masani - The Struggle for Peace

Correct Answer: (b) Hillary Clinton - Living History

Solution:The book ‘Living History’ is a masterpiece of Hillary Clinton the former United States Secretary of States and the wife of Bill Clinton, the former President of United States of America. The other given pairs are not correctly matched. The book ‘Cricket-My Style’ is the masterpiece of Kapil Dev, ‘The Myth of the Mahatma’ of Michael Edwardes and ‘The Struggle for Peace’ of Neville Chamberlain.

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Magazines, Books and Their Authors (Part-V)

1. Who of the following wrote the book named ‘Ayodhya: 6 December, [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

3. The author of the book ‘World of All Human Rights’ is: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

4. Who among the following translated the autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]

5. Who wrote the poem 'Subh-e-Azadi.'? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]

6. Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her writings relating to which one of the following? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]

7. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2009]

8. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Main) 2013]

9. From the following painters who is / are associated with Bengal School of Modern Painting? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S (Pre) 2013]

10. Which one of the following pairs (Author and Book) is properly matched? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

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