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UPSC Prelims 2006 · General Studies

Question 149: History and Culture

In which one of the following films did the Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck collaborate?

aShatranj Ke Khilari
bGuide
cLawrence of Arabia
dTitanic

AnswerThe answer is (b).

Pearl S. Buck, the American Nobel laureate, collaborated on the English-language version of the 1965 film Guide, based on R. K. Narayan's novel, working with the director Tad Danielewski. She died in 1973, so she could not have worked on Titanic (1997), and she had no part in Lawrence of Arabia or Shatranj Ke Khilari.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977) came after her death.
  • (b) Correct: Guide.
  • (c) She had no part in Lawrence of Arabia.
  • (d) Titanic (1997) came decades after her death.

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