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4 questions · 1996 · answers as per the UPSC key
UPSC 1996 · Q8 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save
Which one of the following works has recently been made into a full-length feature film?
(a) R. K. Narayan’s Malgudi Days
(b) Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children
(c) Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy
(d) Upamanyu Chatterjee’s English August
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Answer: (d) Upamanyu Chatterjee’s English August
UPSC 1996 · Q15 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save
Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century?
(a) Rast Goftar
(b) Durgesh Nandini
(c) Maharatha
(d) Nibandhamala
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Answer: (b) Durgesh Nandini
UPSC 1996 · Q66 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save
The term apabhramsa was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote
(a) outcastes among the Rajputs
(b) deviations from Vedic rituals
(c) early forms of some of the modern Indian languages
(d) non-Sanskrit verse metres
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Answer: (c) early forms of some of the modern Indian languages
UPSC 1996 · Q79 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save
Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?
(a) Kamasutra
(b) Manavadharmashastra
(c) Sukra Nitisara
(d) Arthashastra
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Answer: (d) Arthashastra