2006 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2006 · General Studies
Question 39: History and Culture
Which of the following is not correctly matched? Prominent Indian Writer : Language
aRaja Rao : Telugu
bGobind Trimbuk Deshpande : Marathi
cSubramaniyam Bharati : Tamil
dTara Shankar Joshi : Gujarati
AnswerThe answer is (a).
Raja Rao, author of Kanthapura and The Serpent and the Rope, wrote in English, though he was born into a Kannada-speaking family in Karnataka. He is not a Telugu writer, so that pairing is the wrong one. Subramania Bharati, the poet of Tamil nationalism, wrote in Tamil. The other pairs are treated as correct in the question.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Raja Rao wrote in English, not Telugu; this is the wrong pair.
- (b) Treated as correctly matched in the question.
- (c) Subramania Bharati wrote in Tamil; correctly matched.
- (d) Treated as correctly matched in the question.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2006, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.