Munshi Premchand, the novel emperor of Hindi, was born at which place?

The correct answer is A, Lamhi in Varanasi. Premchand, whose real name was Dhanpat Rai Srivastava, was born at Lamhi village near Varanasi in 1880 and died in 1936. He wrote Godan, Nirmala, Gaban, Rangbhoomi, Sevasadan and Karmabhoomi and stories such as Kafan and Panch Parmeshwar; his Urdu collection Soz-e-Watan was confiscated by the colonial government and he edited the journals Hans and Jagaran.

Option B, Daulatpur in Raebareli, is the birthplace of Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, the editor of Saraswati after whom the Dwivedi Yug is named. Option C, Garhakola in Unnao, is the ancestral village of Suryakant Tripathi Nirala of the Chhayavad school. Option D, Jais in Amethi, is the home of Malik Muhammad Jayasi, who wrote the Padmavat. Birthplace questions on Hindi writers are common in UPPSC and UPSSSC papers, so learn the writer with his district.