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UPSC 2006 · Q39 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save

Which of the following is not correctly matched? Prominent Indian Writer : Language

(a) Raja Rao : Telugu
(b) Gobind Trimbuk Deshpande : Marathi
(c) Subramaniyam Bharati : Tamil
(d) Tara Shankar Joshi : Gujarati
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Answer: (a) Raja Rao : Telugu
UPSC 2006 · Q44 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List – I ( Author ) A. Amartya Sen B. Bimal Jalan C. Arundhati Roy D. Mani Shankar List – II ( Book )

  1. An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Empire
  2. The Argumentative Indian
  3. The Future of India
  4. Confessions of a Secular Fundamentalist

Code:

(a) A 3 B 2 C 1 D 4
(b) A 3 B 2 C 4 D 1
(c) A 2 B 3 C 1 D 4
(d) A 2 B 3 C 4 D 1
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Answer: (c) A 2 B 3 C 1 D 4
UPSC 2006 · Q58 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save

Who is Wole Soyinka ?

(a) A well-known economist
(b) A well-known football player
(c) A well-known industrialist owning steel plants in many parts of the world.
(d) A Nobel Prize winner for literature.
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Answer: (d) A Nobel Prize winner for literature.
UPSC 2006 · Q138 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save

“Lectures from Colombo to Almora” is based on the experiences of which one of the following?

(a) Veer Savarkar
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Ramkrishna Paramhansa
(d) Swami Vivekanand
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Answer: (d) Swami Vivekanand