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

(a) Bhupender Yadav
(b) Nalin Mehta
(c) Shashi Tharoor
(d) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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Answer: (d) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Who of the following is the author of the book "The Audacity of Hope" ?

(a) Al Gore
(b) Barack Obama
(c) Bill Clinton
(d) Hillary Clinton
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Answer: (b) Barack Obama

Who is the author of the book ‘New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy’?

(a) A B Vajpayee
(b) Jaswant Singh
(c) P C Alexander
(d) Yashwant Sinha
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Answer: (a) A B Vajpayee

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Books) I. The Struggle in My Life II. The Struggle and the Triumph III. Friends and Foes IV. Rebirth

List II (Author) A) Lech Walesa B) Nelson Mandela C) Leonid Brezhnev D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto E) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman

(a) I-A, II-B, III-E, IV-C
(b) I-B, II-A, III-E, IV-C
(c) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
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Answer: (b) I-B, II-A, III-E, IV-C