GK - Books and Authors
26.
Who wrote the line 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever'?
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Endymion is a poem by John Keats first published in 1818. It begins with the line 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever'.
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Option AExplanation :
Endymion is a poem by John Keats first published in 1818. It begins with the line 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever'.
27.
Who is the author of the book 'The Rights of Man'?
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Rights of Man (1791), a book by Thomas Paine, including 31 articles, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people.
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Option DExplanation :
Rights of Man (1791), a book by Thomas Paine, including 31 articles, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people.
28.
Who is the father of English Poetry?
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Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet and author. He is best known for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer has been styled the 'Father of English literature'. He was the first writer buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.
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Option CExplanation :
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet and author. He is best known for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer has been styled the 'Father of English literature'. He was the first writer buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.
29.
The author of the book 'My Experiments With Truth' is
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The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929. Its English translation also appeared in installments in his other journal Young India.
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Option BExplanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929. Its English translation also appeared in installments in his other journal Young India.
30.
Who is the author of the novel 'Les Miserable'?
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Les Miserable is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.
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Option AExplanation :
Les Miserable is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.
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