Multiple choice

The book Unhappy India is written by

  1. Karan Singh

  2. Lala Lajpat Rai

  3. Sarojini Naidu

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Unhappy India' (1928) was written by Lala Lajpat Rai as a response to Katherine Mayo's controversial book 'Mother India'. Lala Lajpat Rai, a prominent freedom fighter known as 'Punjab Kesari', wrote this book to defend Indian society and culture against Mayo's criticisms and to present an Indian perspective on social and political issues. It was part of the nationalist discourse countering colonial narratives about India.

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