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RRB NTPC Indian Literature — practice questions

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Who of the following is the author of the books "The India Way" and "Why Bharat Matters"?Read the answer and worked solution →Who authored the famous classical Sanskrit play 'Abhijnanashakuntalam'?Read the answer and worked solution →Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for which work?Read the answer and worked solution →The celebrated Hindi novel 'Godan' (1936) was written by which master storyteller?Read the answer and worked solution →Who created the fictional town of 'Malgudi' featured in 'Malgudi Days'?Read the answer and worked solution →Who won the first Jnanpith Award in 1965 for his Malayalam poetry?Read the answer and worked solution →Who authored the historical biography 'Harshacharita' and the romantic prose 'Kadambari'?Read the answer and worked solution →The ancient Sanskrit treatise on statecraft and economic policy, 'Arthashastra', is attributed to:Read the answer and worked solution →Who composed the Awadhi poetic masterpiece 'Ramcharitmanas' in the 16th century?Read the answer and worked solution →India's national song 'Vande Mataram' was originally published in which novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay?Read the answer and worked solution →Who wrote the ancient Sanskrit grammar text 'Ashtadhyayi'?Read the answer and worked solution →RRB NTPC · Famous Epics and AuthorsRead the answer and worked solution →RRB NTPC · Masterpieces of LiteratureRead the answer and worked solution →RRB NTPC · Literary Honors & ClassicsRead the answer and worked solution →

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Who of the following is the author of the books "The India Way" and "Why Bharat Matters"?

  1. Bhupender Yadav
  2. Nalin Mehta
  3. Shashi Tharoor
  4. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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Correct answer: D. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Answer: D. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar authored 'The India Way' and 'Why Bharat Matters'. Dr. S. Jaishankar, India's External Affairs Minister since 2019, is the author of: - 'The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World' (2020): outlines India's foreign policy approach amid global geopolitical churn. - 'Why Bharat Matters' (2024): explores India's emerging strategic profile and its role in a multipolar world order. Jaishankar is a career diplomat (Foreign Secretary 2015-2018) before joining the Cabinet. Distractors fail: (A) Bhupender Yadav is Environment Minister and has authored 'The Rise of the BJP'. (B) Nalin Mehta is a journalist who wrote 'The New BJP'. (C) Shashi Tharoor is a Congress MP and prolific author (Inglorious Empire, etc.) but not these two specific titles. Source: Publisher catalogues (HarperCollins / Rupa Publications).

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Who authored the famous classical Sanskrit play 'Abhijnanashakuntalam'?

  1. Kalidasa
  2. Bhavabhuti
  3. Bhasa
  4. Shudraka
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Correct answer: A. Kalidasa

Kalidasa, the renowned classical Sanskrit poet and playwright, wrote 'Abhijnanashakuntalam'.

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Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for which work?

  1. Gora
  2. Gitanjali
  3. Kabuliwala
  4. Chokher Bali
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Correct answer: B. Gitanjali

Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature for his song offerings 'Gitanjali'.

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