Books, Authors & Awards

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Books, Authors & Awards — solved practice questions

8 SSC / Banking General Awareness questions with step-by-step solutions. Attempt each, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   'The Discovery of India' was written by which leader?

   • AMahatma Gandhi
   • BJawaharlal Nehru
   • CB. R. Ambedkar
   • DSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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   Correct answer: (B) Jawaharlal Nehru

   'The Discovery of India' was written by Jawaharlal Nehru while he was imprisoned at Ahmednagar Fort.

2. Q2easy

   The book 'Wings of Fire' is the autobiography of:

   • AA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
   • BVikram Sarabhai
   • CHomi Bhabha
   • DC. V. Raman
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   Correct answer: (A) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

   'Wings of Fire' is the autobiography of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, co-written with Arun Tiwari.

3. Q3medium

   Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for which work?

   • AGora
   • BChokher Bali
   • CThe Home and the World
   • DGitanjali
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   Correct answer: (D) Gitanjali

   Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for 'Gitanjali', becoming the first Asian Nobel laureate.

4. Q4easy

   'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' is the autobiography of:

   • AJawaharlal Nehru
   • BMahatma Gandhi
   • CSubhas Chandra Bose
   • DLala Lajpat Rai
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   Correct answer: (B) Mahatma Gandhi

   This autobiography was written by Mahatma Gandhi, originally in Gujarati.

5. Q5medium

   The ancient treatise 'Arthashastra' on statecraft and economics was written by:

   • AKalidasa
   • BPanini
   • CChanakya (Kautilya)
   • DVishnu Sharma
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   Correct answer: (C) Chanakya (Kautilya)

   The 'Arthashastra' was written by Chanakya (also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta), the minister of Chandragupta Maurya.

6. Q6easy

   What is the highest civilian award of India?

   • APadma Vibhushan
   • BPadma Bhushan
   • CBharat Ratna
   • DPadma Shri
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   Correct answer: (C) Bharat Ratna

   The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of India, followed by the Padma awards.

7. Q7medium

   The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest award for:

   • ALiterature
   • BScience
   • CSports
   • DWartime gallantry (military)
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   Correct answer: (D) Wartime gallantry (military)

   The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration awarded for gallantry during wartime.

8. Q8medium

   The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given for excellence in the field of:

   • ALiterature
   • BMusic
   • CCinema
   • DSports
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   Correct answer: (C) Cinema

   The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest honour in the field of cinema.

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