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UPSC 2008 · Q73 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

  1. Shatranj Ke Khilari
  2. Debi Chaudhurani
  3. Nil-Darpan
  4. Chandrakanta

List-I (Author) A. Bankimchandra B. Dinabandhu Mitra C. Premchand

List-II (Work)

(a) A-2 B-4 C-1
(b) A-3 B-4 C-2
(c) A-2 B-3 C-1
(d) A-3 B-1 C-4
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Answer: (c) A-2 B-3 C-1
UPSC 2008 · Q76 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save

Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi?

(a) Telugu
(b) Tamil
(c) Bengali
(d) Malayalam
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Answer: (c) Bengali
UPSC 2008 · Q108 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save

Who among the following translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi?

(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Choudhary Charan Singh
(d) Gobind Vallabh Pant
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Answer: (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
UPSC 2008 · Q125 · Art & Culture › Literature & Languages · Save

Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?

(a) Sahir Ludhiyanvi
(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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Answer: (b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz