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SSC CGL Static GK – Books & Authors – Tier II Level · Marathon – 10 questions, subject: Static GK. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Arrange in orderArrange in chronological order:
1. The Communist Manifesto 2. Principia 3. On the Origin of Species 4. The Wealth of Nations

Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]

Explanation:

Answer: 2-4-1-3. 1687 → 1776 → 1848 → 1859.

2.  
Dated factAs per the Sahitya Akademi's list (read 15-10-2026), the Sahitya Akademi Award 2025 for Hindi went to:

Correct Answer: D [Jeete Jee Allahabad – Mamta Kalia]

Explanation:

Hindi 2025: Mamta Kalia's memoir.

3.  
Dated factTomb of Sand (International Booker 2022) was translated into English by:

Correct Answer: C [Daisy Rockwell]

Explanation:

Geetanjali Shree's Hindi novel, tr.

4.  
The Story of My Experiments with Truth was originally written in:

Correct Answer: B [Gujarati]

Explanation:

Translated into English by Mahadev Desai.

5.  
Which Indian-linked author won the Booker Prize earliest?

Correct Answer: A [V. S. Naipaul]

Explanation:

Answer: V. S. Naipaul. 1971 – In a Free State.

6.  
Match the followingMatch:
P. Al-Hilal Q. Kesari R. Mooknayak
1. B. R. Ambedkar 2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct Answer: C [P-2, Q-3, R-1]

Explanation:

Newspapers of the national movement.

7.  
Statement-basedWhich statement is correct?

Correct Answer: D [Shahnameh is a Persian epic by Firdausi]

Explanation:

Baburnama is in Turki; Humayun-nama by Gulbadan Begum.

8.  
Valentine Chirol, who called Tilak 'the father of Indian unrest', wrote:

Correct Answer: A [Indian Unrest]

Explanation:

Answer: Indian Unrest. Chirol – Indian Unrest.

9.  
The Inheritance of Loss, Booker Prize 2006, was written by:

Correct Answer: B [Kiran Desai]

Explanation:

Kiran Desai – not Anita Desai.

10.  
Two-stepthe author of Swami and Friends created which fictional town?

Correct Answer: B [Malgudi]

Explanation:

Answer: Malgudi. R. K. Narayan – Malgudi.

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