1)    Match the List-I with List-II:

List-I                                                   List-II

a. We the People                                Amitav Ghosh

b. The Glass Palace                            A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

c. Wings of Fire                                   Salman Rushdie

d. Midnight’s Children                         Nani Palkhivala


A) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

B) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

C) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3

D) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1

We the People: Nani Palkhivala​

The Glass Palace: Amitav Ghosh​

Wings of Fire: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam​

Midnight’s Children: Salman Rushdie

Ans)  C) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3.


2)    The longest reigning monarchs of all time:

A) King Louis XIV of France

B) Queen Victoria of United Kingdom

C) King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand

D) King Johann II of Liechtenstein

King Louis XIV of France holds the record for the longest verified reign of any sovereign monarch in history, reigning for 72 years and 110 days from 1643 to 1715. Other monarchs close to this record are Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (70 years and 126 days), Johann II of Liechtenstein (70 years and 91 days), and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (63 years and 216 days) .

Ans)   A) King Louis XIV of France.