Indian Literature and General Knowledge

The five permanent UN Security Council members are: USA, UK, France, China, and Russia. Japan is NOT a permanent member - it's a regular elected member. India is also not a permanent member. The question asks which is NOT permanent.

Leander Paes' mother Jennifer Paes was a basketball player who captained the Indian national basketball team, making Leander the correct answer. Sania Mirza's parents were also sportspeople but not basketball players at the national level.

Punjab has a unicameral legislature with only the Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly), while Maharashtra, UP, and Bihar have bicameral legislatures with both Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad (legislative council).

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) follows the communist party organizational structure with a politburo as its highest policy-making body between party congresses. INC, BJP, and TDP do not have a politburo in their organizational structure.

The Annapoorna Scheme, launched in 2000-01, provides 10 kg of free food grains per month to senior citizens above 65 years who are not covered under the National Old Age Pension Scheme. The other options are not real government schemes.

According to the Mahabharata, Lord Krishna's earthly incarnation ended when a hunter named Jara mistakenly shot him in the heel with an arrow, which was actually a fulfillment of a curse and marked the beginning of the Kali Yuga.

According to the provided answer, Hemanta had three brothers and one sister. However, the question lacks sufficient context as it doesn't specify which Hemanta is being referenced, making it ambiguous.

V.S. Naipaul won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature. While he was born in Trinidad and held British citizenship, he was of Indian descent (his grandparents were from India), which is why the question refers to him as an Indian writer.

Greenland is the world's largest island with an area of approximately 2,166,086 sq km. While Australia is larger geologically, it is classified as a continent, not an island. England and New Zealand are much smaller.

Swami Sivananda Saraswati, founder of the Divine Life Society, authored 'The Divine Life' and numerous other books on yoga, spirituality, and Vedanta. The other options are not associated with this work.

'A Suitable Boy' (1993) is Vikram Seth's acclaimed novel, one of the longest novels in English. It follows a mother's search for a suitable husband for her daughter in post-independence India. The spelling 'Bikram' in the option refers to Vikram Seth.

'Ganadebata' is a celebrated Bengali novel by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (also spelled Bandopadhyay), depicting rural life in Bengal and exploring themes of social change and human relationships. The spelling variant in the option refers to the same author.

'Bela Obela Kalbela' (1961) is a collection of poems by Jibanananda Das, one of the most important Bengali poets of the 20th century, known for his modernist approach and rich imagery connecting nature with human experience.

India Wins Freedom is the autobiography of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, published posthumously in 1959. It details his experiences in the Indian independence movement and provides insights into key political decisions. Aurobindo Ghosh was a spiritual leader, Radhakrishnan a philosopher-president, and Rajendra Prasad the first President of India.

Pather Panchali, the celebrated Bengali novel depicting the lives of a rural family, was written by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. Manik Bandopadhyay was a different prominent Bengali novelist known for works like Padma Nadir Majhi, while Ashapurna Devi wrote about women's experiences in Bengal.

R. K. Narayan is the correct author of the novel "The Guide" (published as "Guid" in the question). This is a well-known work of Indian English literature that was also adapted into a film. The other options are prominent Indian figures but not authors of this specific book.

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote "The Discovery of India" during his imprisonment in 1944-1946. It is a comprehensive work on Indian history, culture, and philosophy. The book provides insights into India's rich heritage and was written from Ahmednagar Fort.

Kapil Dev authored the autobiography "Straight from the Heart," which chronicles his cricketing journey and the historic 1983 World Cup victory. The memoir provides insights into his leadership and India's greatest cricketing triumph. Other options are cricket legends but not this book's author.

Kalhana is the author of "Rajtarangini," a 12th-century Sanskrit chronicle of Kashmir's kings and history. It is considered the first historical work in Sanskrit literature and provides valuable insights into medieval Kashmir. The work is structured in 8 books (tarangas).

STD stands for Standard Trunk Dialing, which refers to the system of making long-distance telephone calls within India. It is used for dialing calls to different cities and states across the country. The term comes from the trunk lines that connect telephone exchanges.