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    The term 'ecology' was first used by ____________.
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    Which of the following books of Wendy Doniger was criticised by various sections of Indian Society?
    Solution
    Wendy Doniger is a Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions in the Divinity School at the University of Chicago. Her research and teaching interests revolve around two basic areas, Hinduism and mythology. Her book, The Hindus: An Alternative History, was banned for its controversial content, raising a debate over the country’s democratic structure.
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    'Neel Darpan' is a play based on the story of Indigo Rebellion of Bengal of $$1860-61$$. Who authored it?
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    In 1860, Dinabandhu Mitra, an inspector of the post office department, published the play titled Neel Darpan. The play was essential to Nilbidraha, or Indigo revolt of February–March 1859 in Bengal, when farmers refused to sow indigo in their fields as a protest against exploitative farming under the British Raj.
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    '$$24$$ Brand Mantras' is a book written by _________.
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    Jagdeep Kapoor is a prolific writer and has published over 1602 articles on brand marketing and sales in newspapers and magazines such as Economic Times, The Afternoon, Business Today, The Hindu etc. His book 24 Brand Mantras is a concise and practice-based book is aimed at helping marketers to develop winning brand strategies. It presents 24 action-oriented mantras which can help to launch, build, rejuvenate, and grow successful brands. 
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    'Travelling Through Conflict', is a book written by ________.
    Solution
    Hamid Ansari is an Indian diplomat, politician, and writer who served as vice president of India. His book "Travelling Through Conflict: Essays in the Politics of West Asia" explores the geopolitical imperatives and societal impulses that have induced conflict in the region, and tries to understand the dynamics of change in West Asia.
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    Match List I (Book) and List II (Author) and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists:
    List IList II
    A. In Custody$$1.$$ Amartya Sen
    B. Sea of Poppies$$2.$$ Amitav Ghosh
    C. The Argumentative Indian$$3.$$ Anita Desai
    D. Unaccustomed Earth$$4.$$ Jhumpa Lahiri
    Solution
    'In Custody' written by Anita Desai is woven around the yearnings and calamities of a small town scholar in the north of India. 'Sea of Poppies' written by Amitav Ghosh presents the opium trade during the early 19th century. In 'The Argumentative Indian', economist Amartya Sen discusses India's intellectual and political heritage. 'Unaccustomed Earth' is a collection of eight stories by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri.
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    'Long Walk to Freedom' is a book written by ______.
    Solution
    Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. 'Long Walk to Freedom' is his moving and exhilarating autobiography, destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history's greatest figures.
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    Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Termites in the Trading System'?
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    'Termites in the Trading System' is a book authored by Jagdish Bhagwati. This book shines a critical light on preferential trade agreements (PTAs), revealing how the rapid spread of PTAs endangers the world trading system. In short, the author cogently demonstrates why PTAs are “Termites in the Trading System.”
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    Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Dreams from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance'?
    Solution
    Dreams from My Father tells the story of Obama’s struggle to understand the forces that shaped him as the son of a black African father and white American mother—a struggle that takes him from the American heartland to the ancestral home of his great-aunt in the tiny African village of Alego.
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    'The Shade of Swords' is a book written by _______.
    Solution
    The Shade of Swords is the first cohesive history of Jihad, written by one of India's leading journalists and writers MJ Akbar. The Shade of Swords traces the origins of Jihad in the struggle against oppression that was part of the earliest consciousness of Muslims. M.J. Akbar’s gripping story explains how Jihad thrives on complex and shifting notions of persecution, victory and sacrifice. 
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