GK - Books and Authors
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In which language did Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar write?
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Maasthi Venkatesha Iyengar was a well-known writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth among Kannada writers to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honor conferred in India.
He was popularly referred to as Maasti Kannadada Aasti which means "Maasti, Kannada's Treasure".
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Option DExplanation :
Maasthi Venkatesha Iyengar was a well-known writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth among Kannada writers to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honor conferred in India.
He was popularly referred to as Maasti Kannadada Aasti which means "Maasti, Kannada's Treasure".
12.
The book ' Discovery of India ' is written by
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The Discovery of India was written by India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar fort for participating in the Quit India Movement.
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Option AExplanation :
The Discovery of India was written by India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar fort for participating in the Quit India Movement.
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Who has written the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir'?
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My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir is a highly fascinating book which analyses, in the perspective of history, the tumultuous events of the author's two terms of governorship of the most sensitive and strategic Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Option BExplanation :
My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir is a highly fascinating book which analyses, in the perspective of history, the tumultuous events of the author's two terms of governorship of the most sensitive and strategic Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir.
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'Autobiography of an unknown Indian' was written by
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The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian is the 1951 autobiography of Nirad C. Chaudhuri, an Indian writer. Written when he was around 50, it records his life from his birth in 1897 in Kishorganj, a small town in present-day Bangladesh.
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Option AExplanation :
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian is the 1951 autobiography of Nirad C. Chaudhuri, an Indian writer. Written when he was around 50, it records his life from his birth in 1897 in Kishorganj, a small town in present-day Bangladesh.
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