Magazines, Books and Their Authors (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

21. Who was the Author of "My Experiments with Truth"? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006 M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (d) Mahatma Gandhi
Solution:Mahatma Gandhi wrote his autobiography "The story of My Experiments With Truth" in the Gujarati language.

22. "Hind Swaraj" was written by Mahatma Gandhi in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (b) Gujarati
Solution:Gandhi wrote 'Hind Swaraj' in 1909 during his return visit to Cape Town (South Africa) from India via London by ship. But it was banned by the British Government. To avoid the ban, it was translated in the English language.

23. In which of the following years M.K. Gandhi wrote "Hind Swaraj"? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (b) 1909
Solution:Gandhi wrote 'Hind Swaraj' in 1909 during his return visit to Cape Town (South Africa) from India via London by ship. But it was banned by the British Government. To avoid the ban, it was translated in the English language.

24. The famous work of Bharatendu Harishchandra is: [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

Correct Answer: (b) Bharat Durdasha
Solution:'Bharat Durdasha' is a drama written by Bharatendu Harishchandra, the famous Hindi author of the 19th century.

25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

List-I
(Book)		List-II
(Writer)
A. The Story of My Deportation1. Surendranath Banerjee
B. Gita Rahasya2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. A Nation in Making3. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. India Wins Freedom

 

4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 

Code:

ABCD
(a)3412
(b)4213
(c)2413
(d)4321

 

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:Correct match is as follows:
List-I (Book) - List-II (Writer)
The Story of My Deportation - Lala Lajpat Rai
Gita Rahasya - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
A Nation in Making - Surendranath Banerjee
India Wins Freedom - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

26. Match the following correctly- [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

List-IList-II
(A) India Wins Freedom1. Sunil
(B) Runs and Ruins2. Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Young India3. Mahatma Gandhi
(D) New India4. Annie Besant

Code:

ABCD
(a)2134
(b)2143
(c)3241
(d)4231

 

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correctly Matched list as a follow-

India Wins Freedom                     -Abdul Kalam Azad

Runs and Ruins                             -Sunil Gavaskar

Young India                                    -Mahatma Gandhi

New India                                       -Annie Besant

27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]

List-IList-II
A. Surendranath Banerjee1. Hind Swaraj
B. M.K. Gandhi2. The Indian Struggle
C. Subhash Chandra Bose3. Autobiographical Writings
D. Lajpat Rai4. A Nation in Making

Code:

ABCD
(a)4132
(b)1432
(c)1423
(d)4123

 

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:The correctly matched list is as follow-
List-IList-II
Surendranath BanerjeeA Nation in Making
M.K. GandhiHind Swaraj
Subhash Chandra BoseThe Indian Struggle
Lajpat RaiAutobiographical Writings

28. Match the names mentioned in column I with the names mentioned in column II and select the right answer using the codes given below: [41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]

Column I (Books)Column II (Authors)
A. History of the Freedom Movement in India1. Tara Chand
B. History of the Freedom Movement in Bihar2. W.W. Hunter
C. Anand Math3. Raja Rammohan Roy
D. Precepts of Jesus4. Father Bulke
E. The Indian Musalmans5. K.K. Dutta
6. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Code:

 

ABCD
(a)4632
(b)4532
(c)5632
(d)                      None of these

 

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:"History of the Freedom Movement in India" written by Tara Chand is the history of India’s Freedom Struggle. "Anand Math" based on Sanyasi Rebellion (1763-1800) was written by Bankimchandra Chatterjee. "Precepts of Jesus" is the masterpiece of Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

"The Indian Musalmans" is the creation of W.W. Hunter and K.K. Dutta wrote "History of the Freedom Movement in Bihar."

29. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]

List-I (Author)List-II (Title of the Book)
A. V.D. Savarkar1. The Great Rebellion
B. R.C. Majumdar2. The Indian War of Independence
C. S.B. Chaudhari3. The Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857
D. Ashok Mehta4. Civil Rebellion in the Indian Mutinies (1857-1859)

Codes:

ABCD
(a)2341
(b)2413
(c)3412
(d)3241

 

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows:
List-I (Author)List-II (Title of the Book)
V.D. SavarkarThe Indian War of Independence, 1857
R.C. MajumdarThe Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857
S.B. ChaudhariCivil Rebellion in the Indian Mutinies (1857-1859)
Ashok Mehta1857: The Great Rebellion

30. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2018]

List-I (Newspaper)List-II (Publisher)
A. Bengali1. Jogendra Nath Bose
B. Bangbasi2. Arvind Ghosh
C. Vande Mataram3. Surendranath Banerjee
D. Amrit Bazar Patrika4. Motilal Ghosh

Code:

ABCD
(a)3124
(b)3142
(c)1342
(d)4321

 

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Correctly matched list is as follows:
List-I (Newspaper)List-II (Publisher)
The BengaliSurendranath Banerjee
BangbasiJogendra Nath Bose
Vande MataramArvind Ghosh
Amrit Bazar PatrikaMotilal Ghosh