Indian Literature
Q46. Wings of Fire is an autobiography of
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Pranab Mukherjee
Answer: (B) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Q47. From which year Jaipur Literature Festival started
(A) 2002
(B) 2005
(C) 2006
(D) 2008
Answer: (C) 2006
Q48. In which year Salman Rushdie cancelled his visit of Jaipur Literature Festival for threats to his life
(A) 2008
(B) 2010
(C) 2011
(D) 2012
Answer: (D) 2012
Q49. The Jataka stories are related to the previous lives of whom
(A) Krishna
(B) Mahabir
(C) Budha
(D) Guru Nanak
Answer: (C) Budha
Q50. Who wrote the book 'Panchatantra'
(A) Chanakya
(B) Kalidas
(C) Vishnu Sharma
(D) Banabhatta
Answer: (C) Vishnu Sharma
Q51. Which one Mark Tully's first book on India
(A) Amritsar: Mrs Gandhi's Last Battle
(B) The Heart of India
(C) No Full Stops in India
(D) India: The Road Ahead
Answer: (A) Amritsar: Mrs Gandhi's Last Battle
Q52. Jataka is a Buddhist literature on
(A) Stories of Previous births of Budha
(B) Metaphysics
(C) Rules of the Orders
(D) Sermons of Budha
Answer: (A) Stories of Previous births of Budha
Q53. Who wrote the book "We the People"
(A) TN Kaul
(B) JRD Tata
(C) Khushwant Singh
(D) Nani Palkhivala
Answer: (D) Nani Palkhivala
Q54. Who wrote the book "Wings of Fire"
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Subhas Chandra Bose
(D) Mahatama Gandhi
Answer: (B) Abul Kalam Azad
Q55. In which year the book Travels of Dean Mahomet was written, the first book written by an Indian in English
(A) 1781
(B) 1788
(C) 1793
(D) 1798
Answer: (C) 1793
Q56. Who written the first indian novel written in English "Rajmohan's Wife" in the year 1864
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
(C) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(D) Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: (C) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Q57. Who was the writer of the book "Coolie"
(A) Mulk Raj Anand
(B) R. K. Narayan
(C) Ahmad Ali
(D) Raja Rao
Answer: (A) Mulk Raj Anand
Q58. Who was the first to translate the Mahabharat into English
(A) Ram Nath Kak
(B) R. K. Narayan
(C) Raja Rao
(D) K M Ganguli
Answer: (D) K M Ganguli
Q59. Who was the first receipient of Saraswati Samman Award
(A) Ramakant Rath
(B) Harivansh Rai Bachchan
(C) Vijay Tendulkar
(D) Balamani Amma
Answer: (B) Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Q60. In which year Rabindranath Tagore won Nobel Prize in Literature
(A) 1912
(B) 1913
(C) 1914
(D) 1915
Answer: (B) 1913
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