Books and Authors

Rabindranath Tagore wrote Gitanjali (Song Offerings), a collection of 103 English poems. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for this work, becoming the first non-European Nobel laureate. Plato and Dante wrote in ancient Greek and Italian respectively.

Johanna Fantova, a close friend of Albert Einstein during his later years at Princeton, recorded conversations and anecdotes in 'Einstein's Diary'. Dante and Plato lived centuries before Einstein, and 'Earth' appears to be a nonsensical option.

Anita Desai is the author of 'The Village by the Sea' (also published as 'A Village by the Sea'). This novel, set in a small Indian village, explores themes of poverty, change, and resilience. The other authors listed wrote different works - Gujral is an artist/architect, Sehgal was a freedom fighter, and Wells wrote science fiction.

Nirad C. Chaudhuri wrote 'A Passage to England' (1959), a travelogue and cultural analysis based on his first visit to England. The book offers observations on English society and culture. Galbraith was an economist, Wells wrote science fiction, and Forster wrote 'A Passage to India' (a different book entirely).

S. Radhakrishnan wrote 'An Ideal View of Life', which presents his philosophical perspective on life and religion. As a philosopher and former President of India, his works explore Hindu philosophy and its relevance to modern life. Carroll wrote children's literature, Naipaul is a Nobel laureate known for different works, and Tolstoy wrote Russian classics.

T.S. Eliot wrote 'The Confidential Clerk' (1953), a comedy-drama play about a man caught between two employers who may be his father and godfather. Eliot, better known for poetry like 'The Waste Land', also wrote several verse dramas. Chaucer wrote medieval literature, Marx was a political economist, and Buck wrote novels.

'As You Like It' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, one of his most famous plays featuring characters like Rosalind, Orlando, and the memorable speech 'All the world's a stage'. Tolstoy was Russian, Shaw wrote 'Pygmalion', and Mullick is not the author of Shakespeare's works.

Ashvaghosha wrote 'Buddha Charitam' (Life of Buddha) in Sanskrit, one of the earliest Buddhist biographies composed around the 1st-2nd century CE. He was a Sanskrit poet and philosopher who converted to Buddhism. Twain wrote American fiction, Marx was a German philosopher, and Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet.

Sumitranandan Pant wrote 'Chidambara', a poetic work reflecting his style as a major Hindi romantic poet of the Chhayavaad school. Voltaire was French, Panini was an ancient Sanskrit grammarian, and Candide is Voltaire's novel (not an author). Pant was a prominent Hindi poet known for his romantic and nature poetry.

Nayantara Sahgal (also spelled Sahgal) wrote 'The Agent in the Margin', exploring political and social themes. She is a noted Indian novelist and political commentator. Karl Marx wrote economic theory, Saul Bellow was American, and Kabir was a medieval mystic.

Oliver Goldsmith wrote 'The Deserted Village' (1770), a nostalgic poem lamenting the depopulation and decline of rural English villages due to industrialization and enclosure. Dante was Italian medieval poet, Laski was a political theorist, and Marx wrote economic works. Goldsmith was an 18th-century Anglo-Irish writer.

Shirley A. Roe is credited as the author of 'Family Reunion'. While T.S. Eliot wrote a famous play called 'The Family Reunion', the question asks about the book 'Family Reunion' attributed to Roe. Karl Marx was a political economist, Salim Ali was an ornithologist, and Keats was a Romantic poet.

Pearl S. Buck wrote 'The Good Earth' (1931), a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about Chinese village life. The book explores themes of land, family, and tradition in early 20th-century China. Hale, Salim Ali (ornithologist), and Fraser are not the authors. Buck won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938.

The correct answer is D. 'The Far Pavilions' is a historical romance novel published in 1978, written by M. M. Kaye. The novel is set in British India and tells the story of an orphaned British officer. Plato is an ancient Greek philosopher, Dante is a medieval Italian poet, and 'Earth' is not an author.

The correct answer is C. 'Lyrical Ballads' (1798) was a collaborative collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, marking the beginning of the English Romantic movement in poetry. It emphasized everyday language and themes of nature and ordinary life. Fraser is a publisher, Karl Marx is a political economist, and Hale is not a relevant literary figure.

The correct answer is A. 'Imperial Woman' is a historical novel about Cixi, the Empress Dowager of China, written by Pearl S. Buck. She won the Pulitzer Prize and is known for her novels about China. Homer is an ancient Greek epic poet, Karl Marx is a political philosopher, and Kalidas is an ancient Sanskrit playwright.

The correct answer is B. 'In Memoriam A.H.H.' is a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson, written over 17 years as a tribute to his sister's fiancé Arthur Henry Hallam who died young. It contains famous lines like 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.' Homer wrote Greek epics, Karl Marx was a philosopher, and Dante was a medieval poet.

The correct answer is C. 'Ivanhoe' is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in 12th-century England and featuring themes of chivalry and conflict between Saxons and Normans. Scott is considered the father of the historical novel. H. G. Wells wrote science fiction, John Keats was a Romantic poet, and Hale is not relevant.

The correct answer is B. 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, published in 1928 and notable for its themes of class and sexuality. It was famously banned for over 30 years. Dante wrote 'The Divine Comedy' in the 14th century, E. M. Forster wrote 'A Passage to India', and 'Sherry' is not a relevant author.

The correct answer is A. 'Kumar Sambhava' (The Birth of Kumara) is an epic poem by Kalidas, one of the greatest Sanskrit poets and playwrights. It recounts the birth and marriage of Kartikeya (Kumara), the god of war. Valmiki wrote the Ramayana, Oscar Wilde is an Irish playwright, and Homer wrote the Iliad and Odyssey.

The correct answer is A. 'A Farewell to Arms' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway (note: spelled 'Ernest' in options), drawing from his experience as an ambulance driver in Italy during WWI. It's a classic of modernist literature. V. S. Naipaul is a different Nobel laureate, J. L. Nehru was India's first Prime Minister who wrote other books, and option D is incorrect.

The correct answer is D. 'The Affluent Society' is a 1958 book by J. K. Galbraith (John Kenneth Galbraith), an influential economist who critiqued conventional economic wisdom about prosperity and consumerism. Virgil was a Roman poet, Abul Fazal was a Mughal court historian, and E. M. Forster wrote 'A Passage to India'.

The correct answer is D. 'The Bermuda Triangle' is a book by Charles Berlitz, who popularized the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle region where ships and planes allegedly disappeared. Kautilya was an ancient Indian economist, Lajpat Rai was an Indian freedom fighter, and the Dalai Lama is the Tibetan spiritual leader.

Correct answer is (1).