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Question 1751. Who has written 'Panchatantra'?
  1.    Bhartendu Harischandra
  2.    Vishnu Sharma
  3.    Kalidas
  4.    Chanakya
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Vishnu Sharma
The Panchatantra means five books. It is possibly the oldest surviving collection of Indian fables, having been written around 200 BC by Pandit Vishnu Sharma, a Hindu scholar.
Question 1752. In which language did Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar write?
  1.    Tamil
  2.    Malayalam
  3.    Kannada
  4.    Hindi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Kannada
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar (6 June 1891 – 6 June 1986) was a well - known writer in Kannada language.
Question 1753. Who authored the book titled 'Jinnah often came to our House', which one the 2016 The Hindu Prize?
  1.    Kiran Doshi
  2.    Salman Rushdie
  3.    K. Vijay Kumar
  4.    Yasser Usman
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Kiran Doshi
Kiran Doshi, a retired diplomat and educationist from Gujarat, won The Hindu Prize 2016 for his third major work of fiction, 'Jinnah Often Came to Our House', a book set against the political turmoil of the subcontinent from the early part of the 20th century, ending with the Partition and Independence.
Question 1754. Who among the following is the author of the book 'Indira Gandhi - A Life in Nature'?
  1.    Priyanka Vadra
  2.    Natwar Singh
  3.    Jairam Ramesh
  4.    Sonia Gandhi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh is the author of the book 'Indira Gandhi - A Life in Nature'.
Question 1755. Who is the author of the book 'Kamayani'?
  1.    Mulk Raj Anand
  2.    Prem Chand
  3.    Jaishankar Prasad
  4.    Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Jaishankar Prasad
Kamayani (1936) is a Hindi epic poem by Jaishankar Prasad.
Question 1756. 'Nature never did betray the heart that loved her' is a quotation from -
  1.    James Byron
  2.    William Wordsworth
  3.    John Keats
  4.    Percy Bysshe Shelley
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> William Wordsworth
'Nature never did betray the heart that loved her' is a quotation from William Wordsworth.
Question 1757. Who wrote the book "Old History, New Geography"?
  1.    Anand Sharma
  2.    Digvijay Singh
  3.    Jairam Ramesh
  4.    Ashwini Kumar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Jairam Ramesh
'Old History, New Geography : Bifurcating Andhra Pradesh' is written by Jairam Ramesh.
Question 1758. Who is the writer of "A Brief History of Time"?
  1.    Stephen Hawking
  2.    Edward Jenner
  3.    John Logie Baird
  4.    Louis Pasteur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking is the writer of "A Brief History of Time".
Question 1759. 'Three Decades in Parliament' is a collection of -
  1.    L. K. Advani
  2.    A. B. Vajpayee
  3.    N. G. Ranga
  4.    S. Chatterjee
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> A. B. Vajpayee
'Three Decades in Parliament' is a collection of A. B. Vajpayee.
Question 1760. Who amongst the following is the author of the Book "Dreams from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance"?
  1.    Barack Obama
  2.    John Evans Aatta Mills
  3.    Nelson Mandela
  4.    Danny Boyle
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Barack Obama
Barack Obama is the author of the Book "Dreams from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance".

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