1999 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 1999 · General Studies

Question 92: History and Culture

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Books) I. The First Indian War of Independence II. Anand Math III. Life Divine IV. Sadhana List II (Authors) A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Sri Aurobindo C) Bankim Chandra Chatterji D) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

aI-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
bI-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
cI-D, II-A, III-C, IV-B
dI-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D

AnswerThe answer is (a).

The First Indian War of Independence (1909) was written by V. D. Savarkar. Anand Math (1882), the novel that contains Vande Mataram, is by Bankim Chandra Chatterji. The Life Divine is Sri Aurobindo's philosophical work. Sadhana is a collection of Rabindranath Tagore's lectures. Remember: Savarkar, Bankim, Aurobindo, Tagore, in that order.

  • I. The First Indian War of Independence - Savarkar (D).
  • II. Anand Math - Bankim Chandra Chatterji (C).
  • III. The Life Divine - Sri Aurobindo (B).
  • IV. Sadhana - Rabindranath Tagore (A).
Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Right. First Indian War of Independence-Savarkar, Anand Math-Bankim, Life Divine-Aurobindo, Sadhana-Tagore.
  • (b) Wrong. All four pairs are mismatched.
  • (c) Wrong. Gives Anand Math to Tagore and Life Divine to Bankim.
  • (d) Wrong. Gives the first book to Bankim and Anand Math to Aurobindo.

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