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01.

'The Gathering Storm' is written by

A.	Winston Churchill	B.	George Washington
C.	Voltaire	D.	Romain Rolland

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Answer: Winston Churchill

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02.

'Mirchchhakatika' was written by

A.	Vikramaditya	B.	Shudraka
C.	Kalhana	D.	Banabhatta

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Answer: Shudraka

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03.

Who wrote the line: ' A thing of beauty is a joy forever'?

A.	John Keats	B.	Robert Browing
C.	P.B.Shelley	D.	William Wordsworth

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Answer: John Keats

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04.

'Sports Channel' a monthly video magazine has been launched by

A.	Kapil Dev	B.	Sunil Gavaskar
C.	Ajit Wadekar	D.	Nawab Pataudi

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Answer: Kapil Dev

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05.

Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book

A.	India Divided	B.	Unhappy India
C.	Mother India	D.	Hind Swaraj

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Answer: Unhappy India

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06.

Who is the author of book 'We Indians'?

A.	Nirad C. Choudry	B.	Subramaniya Swamy
C.	Khushwant Singh	D.	Muluk Raj Anand

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Answer: Khushwant Singh

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07.

Which of the following books is not written by Rabindranath Tagore?

A.	The Gardener	B.	The Post Office
C.	Kabuliwala	D.	Moving On

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Answer: Moving On

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08.

“White Book” is the official publication of which country?

A.	Germany	B.	China
C.	Portugal	D.	All the above

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Answer: All the above

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09.

The programme 'Gyan Vani' is broadcasted by

A.	Zee TV	B.	AIR
C.	Sony TV	D.	Doordarshan

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Answer: AIR

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10.

The creator of 'Sherlock Holmes' was

A.	Arthur Conan Doyle	B.	Ian Fleming
C.	Dr.Watson	D.	Shakespeare

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Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle

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11.

Which books is authored by Shobha De?

A.	Speed Post	B.	Namesake
C.	My Life	D.	India – My country!

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Answer: Speed Post

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12.

Which of the following is a biography of the Lady Mountbatten?

A.	Edwina Mountbatten - A Life of Her Own.	B.	Edwina Mountbatten - Her relationship with Nehru
C.	Mountbatten	D.	Edwina Mountbattten

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Answer: Edwina Mountbatten - A Life of Her Own.

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13.

The first history book was written by

A.	Euclid	B.	Herodotus
C.	Aristotle	D.	Julius Caesar

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Answer: Herodotus

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14.

Who is the writer of 'Swamy and Friends'?

A.	Munshi Premchand	B.	Raman
C.	Max Muller	D.	R. K. Narayan

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Answer: R. K. Narayan

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15.

The original name of 'Mahabharata' is

A.	Katha Saritsagar	B.	Jai Samhita
C.	Vrahat Katha	D.	Rajatarangini

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Answer: Jai Samhita

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16.

Who is the author of the book 'Naked Triangle'?

A.	R.K.Narayan	B.	Amrita Pritam
C.	Balwant Gargi	D.	Khushwant Singh

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Answer: Balwant Gargi

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17.

In which language did 'Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar' write?

A.	Malayalam	B.	Tamil
C.	Telugu	D.	Kannada

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Answer: Kannada

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18.

'Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV serial is based on a book written by

A.	Father Discoste	B.	Thomas Hardy
C.	Charles Dickens	D.	Lewis Caroll

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Answer: Lewis Caroll

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19.

Who is the author of the book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?

A.	Kiran Bedi	B.	Jawaharlal Nahru
C.	Sheikh Abdullah	D.	Nelson Mandela

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Answer: Kiran Bedi

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20.

Who is the father of English Poetry?

A.	Milton	B.	Wordsworth
C.	Chaucer	D.	Charles Dickens

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Answer: Chaucer

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