Multiple choice general knowledge

"This is India, the land of dreams and romance, of fabulous wealth and fabulous poverty, of splendor and rags....." These were the first few lines of a poem by him.

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Socrates

  3. Mark Twain

  4. Plato

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Mark Twain wrote these words in his book 'Following the Equator' (1897) during his travels to India. He was deeply impressed by the contradictions and richness of Indian culture, describing it in these vivid terms.