"Nature never did betray the heart that loved her" is a quotation from
Answer: A
'Nature never did betray the heart that loved her' is from William Wordsworth.
It comes from Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, in the Lyrical Ballads of 1798 - the volume that began English Romanticism.
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Who is the author of "India Wins Freedom"?
Answer: B
India Wins Freedom was written by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
It is his account of the years leading to independence and partition. Thirty pages were sealed at his insistence for thirty years, and released only in 1988.
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"India of our Dreams" is a book written by
Answer: C
India of Our Dreams was written by M.V. Kamath.
Kamath was a journalist and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, and later chairman of Prasar Bharati.
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Karl Marx wrote
Answer: C
Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital.
The first volume appeared in 1867 and the later two were edited by Engels from his notes after his death. It analyses capitalism through the labour theory of value and surplus value.
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Who is the author of the book "Wings of Fire"?
Answer: B
Wings of Fire was written by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, with Arun Tiwari, in 1999.
It is his autobiography up to 1992, covering his boyhood in Rameswaram and his work on the SLV-3 launch vehicle and the Agni and Prithvi missiles.
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Who among the following has written the famous book "Malgudi Days"?
Answer: D
Malgudi Days was written by R.K. Narayan, a collection of short stories published in 1943.
Malgudi is a fictional South Indian town in which almost all his work is set. The stories were adapted into a television series in 1986 with his brother R.K. Laxman's illustrations as its titles.
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Which Prime Minister's autobiography is titled "Matters of Discretion: An Autobiography"?
Answer: D
Matters of Discretion: An Autobiography is by I.K. Gujral.
He was prime minister from 1997 to 1998 and is remembered for the Gujral Doctrine, which offered India's smaller neighbours concessions without expecting reciprocity.
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"The Discovery of India" was written in Ahmadnagar Fort during imprisonment. Who wrote "The Discovery of India"?
Answer: D
The Discovery of India was written by Jawaharlal Nehru.
He wrote it during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort between 1942 and 1946, in the last of his nine terms in jail. It traces Indian history from the Indus civilisation to his own time.
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Who wrote the book "Train to Pakistan"?
Answer: D
Train to Pakistan was written by Khushwant Singh, published in 1956.
It is set in the fictional village of Mano Majra on the border during partition, and shows how a community that had lived together for generations was destroyed within weeks.
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Which one of the following literary works was not written by R.K. Narayan?
Answer: D
Gardner was not written by R.K. Narayan.
Malgudi Days, Swami and Friends and The Guide are all his; the last won him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960.
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