Which of the following books was not written by Jawaharlal Nehru?
- A.The Discovery of India
- B.Glimpses of World History
- C.Toward Freedom
- D.India Divided
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, India Divided. India Divided was written by Rajendra Prasad, who later became the first President of India, and it examines the demand for partition and the arguments made on either side. It does not belong to the Nehru list at all.
Option A, The Discovery of India, was written by Nehru during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort and surveys the long history of Indian civilisation. Option B, Glimpses of World History, is the collection of letters he wrote from prison to his daughter Indira, sketching the history of the world. Option C, Toward Freedom, is the title under which his An Autobiography was published in Britain, so it is the same book under another name and is very much his.
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- B.Mahatma Gandhi
- C.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- D.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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- C.Sachin Tendulkar
- D.Rahul Dravid
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