Famous Personalities of India and World Test 27

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Match the following:
List I List II
A. Scarlet Pimpernel $$1.$$ Sarojini Naidu
B. Scenes from a Writer's Life $$2.$$ Ruskin Bond
C. Sceptred Flute $$3.$$ Baroness Orczy
D. Schindler's List $$4.$$ Thomas Keneally

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$$2, 1, 4, 3$$

B
$$4, 3, 2, 1$$

C
$$3, 1, 4, 2$$

D
$$3, 2, 1, 4$$
Solution
- 'Scarlet Pimpernel' by Baroness Orczy is a historical fiction novel set during the French Revolution.
- 'Scenes from a Writer's Life' by Ruskin Bond is an autobiography of the author about his childhood and youth.
- 'Sceptred Flute' is a collection of speeches and poetries by the Indian freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu.
- 'Schindler's List' by Thomas Keneally is the extraordinary story of Oskar Schindler, who risked his life to protect Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland.
Question 2
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'Global Crisis Recession and Uneven Recovery' is written by which one of the RBI Governors?

A
Subba Rao

B
Bimal Jalan

C
YV Reddy

D
Rangarajan

Solution

'Global Crisis Recession and Uneven Recovery' by YV Reddy provides a thinker and experienced policymaker's understanding of the genesis, anatomy and impact of the financial crisis and of the lessons it offered. Yaga Venugopal Reddy was Governor, Reserve Bank of India, from 2003 to 2008. Subsequently, he was Member of the UN Commission of Experts to the President of the UN General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System.
Question 3
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Union Minister Veerappa Moily got the prestigious Moortidevi Award for this book. Which is that?

A
Shree Ramayana Mahanveshanam

B
Mahabharatham Revised

C
Draupadi

D
None of the above

Solution

Union Minister Veerappa Moily got the prestigious Moortidevi Award for Shree Ramayana Mahanveshanam which means great exploration and examination of the Ramayana. Dr.M.Veerappa Moily is the ex-Union Minister of Law and Justice in India.
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'A Passage to England' was written by _______.

A
Nirad C Chowdhry

B
RK Narayan

C
Khushwant Singh

D
Nayantara Segal

Solution

'A Passage to England' by Nirad Chaudhuri is the vivid account of the author's delightful discovery of his visit to England. He has written it with freedom, without any obligation of edifying. Nirad C. Chaudhuri was a Bengali−English writer and cultural commentator. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975.
Question 5
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Who of the following is the author of the famous book 'Das Kapital'?

A
Adam Smith

B
Karl Marx

C
Rousseau

D
Victor Hugo

Solution

Das Kapital, Karl Marx's seminal work, is the book that above all others formed the twentieth century. From Kapital sprung the economic and political systems that at one time dominated half the earth and for nearly a century kept the world on the brink of war. Marx has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history. Marx is typically cited as one of the three principal architects of modern social science.
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The book 'Sonia Gandhi : An Extraordinary Life, An Indian Destiny', a biography of Sonia Gandhi is written by ____________.

A
Julian Barnes

B
Mohd Hanief

C
Rani Singh

D
Tahmima Anam

Solution

Sonia Gandhi's story represents the greatest transformational journey made by any world leader in the last four decades. The author Rani Singh's compelling narrative retraces the path of the brave and beautiful Sonia Gandhi, examining what her life and legacy mean for India.
Question 7
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Which of the following was Daniel Defoe's contribution to English literature?

A
The True-Born Englishman

B
Robinson Crusoe

C
The Shortest Way with the Dissenters

D
All of the above

Solution

English author Daniel Defoe was at times a trader, political activist, criminal, spy and writer, and is considered to be one of England s first journalists. A prolific writer, Defoe is known to have used at least 198 pen names over the course of a career in which he produced more than five hundred written works. Defoe is best-known for his novels detailing the adventures of the castaway Robinson Crusoe, which helped establish and popularize the novel in eighteenth-century England. In addition to Robinson Crusoe, Defoe penned other famous works including Captain Singleton, A Journal of the Plague Year, Captain Jack, Moll Flanders and Roxana. Defoe died in 1731.
Question 8
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Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?

A
Look Back in Anger

B
Islamic Bomb

C
A Suitable Boy

D
My God Died Young

Solution

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth is the story of ordinary people caught up in a web of love and ambition, humour and sadness, prejudice and reconciliation, the most delicate social etiquette and the appalling violence. Vikram Seth is an Indian poet, novelist, travel writer, librettist, children's writer, biographer and memoirist.
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What is common about the novels Parthiban Kanavu, Sivagamiyin Sabadham, Ponniyin Selvan?
$$1.$$ They are written by Kalki Krishnamurthy.
$$2.$$ They are all historic novels.
$$3.$$ They are written in Tamil.

A
$$1$$ and $$2$$ are correct

B
$$2$$ and $$3$$ are correct

C
All are correct

D
None of the above

Solution

Kalki Krishnamurthy (September 9, 1899-December 5, 1954) was born in Thanjavur district in an orthodox Brahmin family. He participated in the non-cooperation movement that was launched by Gandhi and later joined the Indian National Congress. For his novel Alai Osai he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award posthumously. In his weekly, he wrote under the pen names of "Kalki", "Ra. Ki", "Tamil Theni", "Karnatakam" and many more.
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Who is the author of the novel 'The Hungry Tide'?

A
Amitav Ghosh

B
Arundhati Roy

C
Shashi Tharoor

D
Ved Mehta

Solution

'The Hungry Tide' is a contemporary story of adventure, history, and identity by acclaimed author Amitav Ghosh. Amitav Ghosh is one of India's best-known writers. His books include The Circle of Reason, The Shadow Lines, In An Antique Land, Dancing in Cambodia, The Calcutta Chromosome, The Glass Palace, etc

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List I	List II
A. Scarlet Pimpernel	$$1.$$ Sarojini Naidu
B. Scenes from a Writer's Life	$$2.$$ Ruskin Bond
C. Sceptred Flute	$$3.$$ Baroness Orczy
D. Schindler's List	$$4.$$ Thomas Keneally

Famous Personalities of India and World Test 27

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Question 1

$$2, 1, 4, 3$$

$$4, 3, 2, 1$$

$$3, 1, 4, 2$$

$$3, 2, 1, 4$$

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Question 2

Subba Rao

Bimal Jalan

YV Reddy

Rangarajan

Solution

Question 3

Shree Ramayana Mahanveshanam

Mahabharatham Revised

Draupadi

None of the above

Solution

Question 4

Nirad C Chowdhry

RK Narayan

Khushwant Singh

Nayantara Segal

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Question 5

Adam Smith

Karl Marx

Rousseau

Victor Hugo

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Question 6

Julian Barnes

Mohd Hanief

Rani Singh

Tahmima Anam

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Question 7

The True-Born Englishman

Robinson Crusoe

The Shortest Way with the Dissenters

All of the above

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Question 8

Look Back in Anger

Islamic Bomb

A Suitable Boy

My God Died Young

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Question 9

$$1$$ and $$2$$ are correct

$$2$$ and $$3$$ are correct

All are correct

None of the above

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Question 10

Amitav Ghosh

Arundhati Roy

Shashi Tharoor

Ved Mehta

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