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Books and Authors
Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai ?

a) The Red Devil
b) Witness the Night
c) Tonight the Savage Rite
d) Earth and Ashes



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Solution
Correct Answer Is : Witness the Night
Solution Is : Kishwar Desai (n?e Rosha) (born 1 December 1956) is an Indian author and columnist. Her latest novel The Sea of Innocence has just been published in India and will shortly be published in UK and Australia. Her first novel, Witness the Night won the Costa Book Award in 2010 for Best First Novel and has been translated into over 25 languages. It was also shortlisted for the Author`s Club First Novel Award and longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. Her critically acclaimed novel, Origins of Love was published in June 2012. Desai also has a biography Darlingji: The True Love Story of Nargis and Sunil Dutt to her credit.
Which of the following books is authored by V.S. Naipalu?

a) The Rediscovery of India
b) A House for Mr. Biswas
c) Witness the Night
d) Tender Hooks



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Solution
Correct Answer Is : A House for Mr. Biswas
Solution Is : Which of the following books is authored by V.S. Naipalu?
Who among the following has written the famous book "Malgudi Days" ?

a) V. S. Naipaul
b) Deepak Chopra
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) R. K. Narayan



Answer
Solution
Correct Answer Is : R. K. Narayan
Solution Is : R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 - 13 May 2001), full name Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, was an Indian writer, best known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English, along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao.
The "One Straw Revolution` was written by :

a) Richael Carlson
b) M.S. Swaminathan
c) Norman Borlaug
d) Masanobu Fukuoka



Answer
Solution
Correct Answer Is : Masanobu Fukuoka
Solution Is : Masanobu Fukuoka wrote "One Straw Revolution` and was a farmer,philosopher and writer.The book describes his natural farming techniques for sustainable agriculture.
Who wrote the book "Why Socialism" ?

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Acharya Narendra Dev
c) M.N. Roy
d) Jayaprakash Narayan



Answer
Solution
Correct Answer Is : Jayaprakash Narayan
Solution Is : Jayaprakash Narayan wrote` Why Socialism`
To whom the line `A thing of beauty is a joy for ever` is attributed ?

a) John Keats
b) Dr. Charles Dickens
c) Dr. Jonathan Swift
d) William Wordsworth



Answer
Solution
Correct Answer Is : John Keats
Solution Is : Endymion is a poem, written by John Keats . It begins with the line "A thing of beauty is a joy forever". The poem tells about how nature and its wonder mesmerize us and take away all the sorrow that surrounds us from time to time.
Which of the following books has been written by Kamala Das ?

a) Witness the Night
b) The Red Devil
c) Earth and Ashes
d) Tonight This Savage Rite



Answer
Solution
Correct Answer Is : Tonight This Savage Rite
Solution Is : Tonight This Savage Rite has been written by Kamala Das.
Which of the following books has been written by Atiq Rahimi?

a) Earth and Ashes
b) This Savage Rite
c) The Red Devil
d) Witness the Night



Answer
Solution
Correct Answer Is : Earth and Ashes
Solution Is : Earth and Ashes books has been written by Atiq Rahimi.
Who said, "A state is known by the rights that it maintains" ?

a) Machiavelli
b) Laski
c) Maclver
d) J.S. Mill



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Solution
Correct Answer Is : Laski
Solution Is : Harold J. Laski, the great English Political thinker of early 20th century is of the opinion,"A state is known by the rights that it maintains.The state briefly does not create but recognizes rights. Rights are those conditions of social life without which no man can seek in general to be himself at his best."
Who is the author of the book "Romancing With Life" ?

a) Shashi Tharoor
b) Bill Clinton
c) Kapil Dev
d) Dev Anand



Answer
Solution
Correct Answer Is : Dev Anand
Solution Is : "Romancing With Life" - Dev Anand
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