Books and Authors
- Which of the following Authors and Books is incorrectly matched?
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Dhruvaswamini is a famous drama by Jayshankar Prasad, considered one of the Four Pillars (Char Stambh) of Romanticism in Hindi Literature (Chhayavad), along with Sumitranandan Pant, Mahadevi Verma, and Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', which was published in 1933. Prasad's most famous dramas include Skandagupta, Chandragupta and Dhruvaswamini.
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Dhruvaswamini is a famous drama by Jayshankar Prasad, considered one of the Four Pillars (Char Stambh) of Romanticism in Hindi Literature (Chhayavad), along with Sumitranandan Pant, Mahadevi Verma, and Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', which was published in 1933. Prasad's most famous dramas include Skandagupta, Chandragupta and Dhruvaswamini.
- Which of the following books was not written by a Nobel Laureate?
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A Suitable Boy is a novel by Vikram Seth, published in 1993. At 1349 pages and 591,552 words, the book is one of the longest novels ever published in a single volume in the English language. It won the Best book, Commonwealth Writers Prize in 1994.
Correct Option: D
A Suitable Boy is a novel by Vikram Seth, published in 1993. At 1349 pages and 591,552 words, the book is one of the longest novels ever published in a single volume in the English language. It won the Best book, Commonwealth Writers Prize in 1994.
- Which of the following books was not written by a Nobel Laureate?
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Midnight's Children is a 1980 book by Salman Rushdie that deals with India's transition from British colonialism to independence and the partition of British India. Rushdie has not won the Nobel Prize. Midnight's Children won both the Booker Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1981. It was awarded the "Booker of Bookers" Prize and the best all-time prize winners in 1993 and 2008 to celebrate the Booker Prize 25th and 40th anniversary.
Correct Option: D
Midnight's Children is a 1980 book by Salman Rushdie that deals with India's transition from British colonialism to independence and the partition of British India. Rushdie has not won the Nobel Prize. Midnight's Children won both the Booker Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1981. It was awarded the "Booker of Bookers" Prize and the best all-time prize winners in 1993 and 2008 to celebrate the Booker Prize 25th and 40th anniversary.
- The author of the book “The Gin Drinkers” is
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The Gin Drinkers has been authored by Sagarika Ghose who is an Indian journalist, news anchor and author. The book was published in 1998. Her other famous book is Blind Faith (2006).
Correct Option: C
The Gin Drinkers has been authored by Sagarika Ghose who is an Indian journalist, news anchor and author. The book was published in 1998. Her other famous book is Blind Faith (2006).
- Life Divine is a book written by
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Life Divine is the philosophical magnum opus of Sri Aurobindo. It combines a synthesis of western thought and eastern spirituality with his own original insights. The Life Divine covers topics such as the human aspiration, the emergence of life in the cosmos from out of a Divine Source, the evolution of matter to spirit in the universe, the division and dualities inherent in human consciousness, the way out of man's ignorance through an evolution of consciousness, and the spiritual destiny of life on earth.
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Life Divine is the philosophical magnum opus of Sri Aurobindo. It combines a synthesis of western thought and eastern spirituality with his own original insights. The Life Divine covers topics such as the human aspiration, the emergence of life in the cosmos from out of a Divine Source, the evolution of matter to spirit in the universe, the division and dualities inherent in human consciousness, the way out of man's ignorance through an evolution of consciousness, and the spiritual destiny of life on earth.