Which one of the following pairs of books and their authors is not correctly matched?
- A.Bandi Jiwan : Sachindranath Sanyal
- B.The Philosophy of the Bomb : Bhagwati Charan Vohra
- C.Indian Unrest : Annie Besant
- D.Desher Katha : Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Indian Unrest : Annie Besant. 'Indian Unrest' (1910) was written by the British journalist Valentine Chirol, not by Annie Besant.
Chirol, a writer for The Times, collected his articles on the rise of Indian nationalism into this book and called Bal Gangadhar Tilak the 'father of Indian unrest'. Tilak sued him for libel in London and lost the case. Annie Besant's well-known works include 'How India Wrought for Freedom' and 'India: A Nation', and she founded the Home Rule League in 1916.
A is wrong as a choice: 'Bandi Jiwan', the prison memoir of the revolutionary Sachindranath Sanyal, inspired many young revolutionaries.
B is wrong as a choice: 'The Philosophy of the Bomb' (1930) was written by Bhagwati Charan Vohra of the HSRA in reply to Gandhi's 'The Cult of the Bomb'.
D is wrong as a choice: 'Desher Katha', a Bengali book on the economic exploitation of India, was written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar and was banned by the British.
Exam tip: Indian Unrest = Valentine Chirol (Tilak 'father of Indian unrest'); Philosophy of the Bomb = Bhagwati Charan Vohra.
Practice Questions
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- A.Saadat Hasan Manto
- B.Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- C.Bhisham Sahni
- D.Narendranath Mitra
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- A.Magha
- B.Bharavi
- C.Bhasa
- D.Bhavabhuti
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- B.Natyashastra
- C.Madhyama-vyayoga
- D.Mahabhashya
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- A.Rash Behari Bose
- B.Veer Savarkar
- C.Aruna Asaf Ali
- D.Sachindranath Sanyal
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- A.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- B.Jawaharlal Nehru
- C.Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- D.Sarojini Naidu
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