Books and Authors
- Match the following works with their authors :
A. Gita-Govinda 1. Hemachandra B. Yogasastra 2. Bhaskaracharya C. Sribhasya 3. Ramanuja D. Siddhanta 4. Jayadeva -siromani
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Gita Govinda: a 12th Century epic by Jaidev; Yogasastra: a treatise on yoga by Hemchandra; Sribhasya: the most famous work of Ramanuja (1017–1137); Siddhanta Siromani: the major treatise of Indian mathematician Bhaskaracharya, written in 1150 A.D.
Correct Option: A
Gita Govinda: a 12th Century epic by Jaidev; Yogasastra: a treatise on yoga by Hemchandra; Sribhasya: the most famous work of Ramanuja (1017–1137); Siddhanta Siromani: the major treatise of Indian mathematician Bhaskaracharya, written in 1150 A.D.
- To whom the line ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’ is attributed ?
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‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’ is the opening line of ‘Endymion,’ a poem by John Keats that was first published in 1818. Endymion is written in rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter (also known as heroic couplets). Keats based the poem on the Greek myth of Endymion, the shepherd beloved by the moon goddess Selene.
Correct Option: B
‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’ is the opening line of ‘Endymion,’ a poem by John Keats that was first published in 1818. Endymion is written in rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter (also known as heroic couplets). Keats based the poem on the Greek myth of Endymion, the shepherd beloved by the moon goddess Selene.
- Arundhati Roy is the author of :
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The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy. It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" that lay down "who should be loved, and how much’. It won the Booker Prize in 1997.
Correct Option: A
The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy. It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" that lay down "who should be loved, and how much’. It won the Booker Prize in 1997.
- Who is the author of the book “Magic Seeds” ?
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Magic Seeds is a 2004 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul published by Alfred A. Knopf (US). The novel is set in India and Europe (Berlin and London). It is a sequel to Naipaul’s 2001 novel Half a Life.
Correct Option: B
Magic Seeds is a 2004 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul published by Alfred A. Knopf (US). The novel is set in India and Europe (Berlin and London). It is a sequel to Naipaul’s 2001 novel Half a Life.
- Who wrote the famous novel ‘The Guide’?
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‘The Guide’ is a 1958 novel written in English by R. K. Narayan. It is based on Malgudi, the fictional town in South India. The novel describes the transformation of the protagonist, Raju, from a tour guide to a spiritual guide and then one of the greatest holy men of India. The novel brought its author the 1960 Sahitya Akademi Award for English.
Correct Option: A
‘The Guide’ is a 1958 novel written in English by R. K. Narayan. It is based on Malgudi, the fictional town in South India. The novel describes the transformation of the protagonist, Raju, from a tour guide to a spiritual guide and then one of the greatest holy men of India. The novel brought its author the 1960 Sahitya Akademi Award for English.