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UPSC 1999 · Q33 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save
The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was
(a) Amir Khusru
(b) Mirza Ghalib
(c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(d) Faiz
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Answer: (a) Amir Khusru
UPSC 1999 · Q90 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save
Match List I with List II
and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I (Writers) I. Sashi Tharoor II. Amitav Ghosh III. Anita Desai IV. Vikram Chandra
List II (Books) A) Clear Light of Day B) Circle of Reason C) Love and Longing in Bombay D) Show Business
(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(d) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
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Answer: (a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
UPSC 1999 · Q92 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save
Match List I with List II
and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I (Books) I. The First Indian War of Independence II. Anand Math III. Life Divine IV. Sadhana
List II (Authors) A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Sri Aurobindo C) Bankim Chandra Chatterji D) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-A, III-C, IV-B
(d) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
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Answer: (a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A