Books and Authors


  1. “A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever” is a poem by









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    ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’ is the famous beginning line of ‘Endymion,’ a poem byJohn Keats that was first published in 1818.Keats based the poem on the Greek myth of Endymion, the shepherd beloved by the moon goddess Selene. The poem elaborates on the original story and renames Selene “Cynthia” (an alternative name for Artemis).

    Correct Option: C

    ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’ is the famous beginning line of ‘Endymion,’ a poem byJohn Keats that was first published in 1818.Keats based the poem on the Greek myth of Endymion, the shepherd beloved by the moon goddess Selene. The poem elaborates on the original story and renames Selene “Cynthia” (an alternative name for Artemis).


  1. Which among the following books was an autobiography written by Jawaharlal Nehru in prison?









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    An Autobiography also known as Toward Freedom, (1936) is an autobiographical book written by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru while he was in prison. First published by The Bodley Head in 1936, the book explores why he took the path of civil disobedience that in turn led to his imprisonment.

    Correct Option: D

    An Autobiography also known as Toward Freedom, (1936) is an autobiographical book written by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru while he was in prison. First published by The Bodley Head in 1936, the book explores why he took the path of civil disobedience that in turn led to his imprisonment.



  1. Who is the author of “Interpreter of Maladies”?









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    Interpreter of Maladies is a book collection of nine short stories by Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri published in 1999. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award in the year 2000. The book has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and is on Oprah Winfrey’s Top Ten Book List.

    Correct Option: B

    Interpreter of Maladies is a book collection of nine short stories by Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri published in 1999. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award in the year 2000. The book has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and is on Oprah Winfrey’s Top Ten Book List.


  1. National Anthem of Bangladesh ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ was written by









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    Amar Sonar Banglawas written by Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore in 1905. The melody of the hymn derived from the Baul singer Gagan Harkara’s song “Ami Kothay Pabo Tare” set to Dadra Tala. It is an Ode to Mother Bengal. The song was written in 1905 during the first partition of Bengal.

    Correct Option: A

    Amar Sonar Banglawas written by Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore in 1905. The melody of the hymn derived from the Baul singer Gagan Harkara’s song “Ami Kothay Pabo Tare” set to Dadra Tala. It is an Ode to Mother Bengal. The song was written in 1905 during the first partition of Bengal.



  1. ‘Grammar of Politics’ is written by :









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    A Grammar of Politics is the magnum opus work of Harold Laski, a British political theorist, economist, and author. Published in 1925 by the Oxford University Press, the book discusses such issues as necessity of government; state and society; rights and power; liberty and equality; property as a theory of industrial organisation; the nature of nationalism; etc.

    Correct Option: B

    A Grammar of Politics is the magnum opus work of Harold Laski, a British political theorist, economist, and author. Published in 1925 by the Oxford University Press, the book discusses such issues as necessity of government; state and society; rights and power; liberty and equality; property as a theory of industrial organisation; the nature of nationalism; etc.