21. Who is the author of “Cow in Our Economy”?
[A] Amartya Sen
[B] P.C.Mehalonibis
[C] J.C.Kumarappa
[D] Kaushik Basu
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Correct Answer: C [J.C.Kumarappa]
Notes:
Cow in Our Economy is written by Gandhian J C Kumarappa. He was an Indian economist and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.
22. Who is the author of the ‘Planned economy for India’?
[A] M.K.Gandhi
[B] Pandit Nehru
[C] Sardar Vallabhai Patel
[D] M. Visvesvaraya
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Correct Answer: D [M. Visvesvaraya]
Notes:
M. Visvesvaraya, a noted engineer and politician, in 1934 authored the book, ‘Planned Economy for India’. The book has a brief of the Indian situation in its economic aspects and to urge, in respect of the problems before the country, the adoption of certain courageous solutions based on recent world experience.
23. Who was the author of Ajita-Santi-Stava?
[A] Dharmadasagani
[B] Nandishena
[C] Mahesvarasuri
[D] Uddyotanasuri
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Correct Answer: B [Nandishena]
Notes:
Nandishena was the author of Ajita-Santi-Stava. Kuvalayamala was written by Uddyotanasuri. Dharmadasagani wrote Updesmala and Mahesvarasuri composed a religious tale called Jnanapanchami-Katha.
24. Which of the following books have been written by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi?
[A] Every Child Matters
[B] The Argumentative Indian
[C] Both of them
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: A [Every Child Matters]
Notes:
Given his activism on child rights and education, Kailash Satyarthi has written the book Every Child Matters and Will For Children.
25. Who wrote the book Wealth of Nations?
[A] Raghuram Rajan
[B] John Maynard Keynes
[C] Adam Smith
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Adam Smith]
Notes:
Adam Smith wrote the book Wealth of Nations. He was a Scottish economist and moral philosopher.
26. Who wrote the book An Autobiography?
[A] Sardar Patel
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru
[C] Atal Bihari Vajpayee
[D] S. Radhakrishnan
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Correct Answer: B [Jawaharlal Nehru]
Notes:
Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the book An Autobiography. It is also known as Toward Freedom and was written in 1936.
27. Who wrote the book Ashtadhyayi?
[A] Tukaram
[B] Panini
[C] Kautilya
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Panini]
Notes:
Panini wrote the book Ashtadhyayi, which is a ancient linguistic and grammar text on Sanskrit.
28. Who wrote the book Area of Darkness?
[A] Amitav Ghosh
[B] V. S. Naipaul
[C] Vikram Seth
[D] Khushwant Singh
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Correct Answer: B [V. S. Naipaul]
Notes:
V. S. Naipaul wrote the book Area of Darkness and had also won the Booker Prize in 1971 for the book In a Free State.
29. Who wrote the book Development as Freedom?
[A] Raghuram Rajan
[B] Abhijeet Banerjee
[C] Amartya Sen
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Amartya Sen]
Notes:
Amartya Sen, the Nobel Laureate in Economics, wrote the book Development as Freedom.
30. Who wrote the book Hind Swaraj?
[A] Sardar Patel
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Jawaharlal Nehru
[D] Sarojini Naidu
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Correct Answer: B [Mahatma Gandhi]
Notes:
Mahatma Gandhi wrote the book Hind Swaraj in 1909, also known as Indian Home Rule.
