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1.

Who Was The Creator Of The Character “ Tarzan ” ?

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EDGAR RICE Burroughs.

Edgar Rice Burroughs.

2.

How Many Writers In Kannda Have Received Jnanapeeth Award Till 1998 ?

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Six

Six

3.

What Is Transliteration ?

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It is way of WRITING or SPEELING a word using the ALPHABET of ANOTHER LANGUAGE.

It is way of writing or speeling a word using the alphabet of another language.

4.

What Is Orthography ?

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Any METHOD of SPEELING is TERMED by this WORD.

Any method of speeling is termed by this word.

5.

Which Dictionary Of Malayalam - English Type Is Considered As The First Authoritative And Authentic One ?

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It is GUNDERT Nikhantu ( DICTIONARY ) PREPARED by DR. HERMAN Gundert.

It is Gundert Nikhantu ( dictionary ) prepared by Dr. Herman Gundert.

6.

Which Ancient Dravidean Language In India Is Still Used ?

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Tamil

Tamil

7.

Who Is The Miserly Hero Of Charles Dickens’s Book ‘a Chritmasc Carol ’ ?

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EBENEZER SCROOGE

Ebenezer Scrooge

8.

Who Is The First Kannada Poet Who Won Jnanapeeth Award ?

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DR. K.V. Puttappa

Dr. K.V. Puttappa

9.

What Is The Name Of Gulliver In Swift’s Book Gulliver’s Travels ?

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Lemuel

Lemuel

10.

What Are The Names Of The Three Musketeers In Alexander Dumas’s Book ?

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ATHOS, PORTHOS and aramis.

Athos, porthos and aramis.

11.

Who Is The First Indian To Win Nobel Prize ?

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RAVINDRANATH TAGORE.

Ravindranath Tagore.

12.

Who Is The First Recipient Of The Prestigious Jnanapeeth Award ?

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SANKARA Kurup

Sankara Kurup

13.

Who Is The American Author Of The Famous Novel “ Portrait Of A Lady ” ?

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HENRY JAMES.

Henry James.

14.

Who Is The American Writer Won The Pulitzer Prize For Her Novel ‘ The Good Earth ’ ?

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PEARL S. BUCK

Pearl S. Buck

15.

What Is Poem Of Fourteen Lines Called ?

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Sonnet

Sonnet

16.

Which Italian Poet Said, “ Nature Is The Art Of God ” ?

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Dante

Dante

17.

Which Is The Mother Language Of Malayalam ?

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Tamil

Tamil

18.

What Is Lexicography ?

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The ACT of writing or COMPILING words and their meanings for the CREATION of a DICTIONARY is LEXICOGRAPHY.

The act of writing or compiling words and their meanings for the creation of a dictionary is lexicography.

19.

Name The Indian Language In Which Early Buddhist Literature Was Written?

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Pali

Pali

20.

Who Is The Author Of The Controversial Book “ It Takes A Village ” ?

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HILLARY CLINTON.

Hillary Clinton.

21.

Arundhati Roy Won Booker Prize For Her First Book. Which Is That Book ?

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The GOD of SMALL THINGS.

The god of small things.

22.

Which British Prime Minister Won Nobel Prize For Literature ?

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WINSTON CHURCHILL

Winston Churchill

23.

Who Won The Prestigious Onassis Award Of Greece For One Of Her Plays ?

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MANJULA PADMANABHA.

Manjula Padmanabha.

24.

Who Is Lexicographer ?

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A PERSON who WRITES DICTIONARIES is a LEXICOGRAPHER.

A person who writes dictionaries is a lexicographer.

25.

What Is A Lexicon ?

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A lexicon is the specical VOCABULARY of a particular AUTHOR, FIELD of STUDY etc.

A lexicon is the specical vocabulary of a particular author, field of study etc.

26.

Which Sanskrit Word Has “ Veda ” Been Derived From ?

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VID, MEANING to KNOW.

Vid, meaning to know.

27.

What Is The Concluding Part Of A Liberary Work Called ?

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An EPILOGUE

An Epilogue

28.

In Printing The Right Hand Page Of A Book Is Called Recto. What Is The Left - Hand Page Called ?

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Verso.

Verso.

29.

Who Is Author Of The Banned Book “ Workshipping False Gods ” ?

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ARUN Shourie

Arun Shourie

30.

What Is A Dictionary ?

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A dictionary is a book of ALPHABETICALLY LISTED words in a LANGUAGE with etymologies, PRONUNCIATIONS, definitions ETC.

A dictionary is a book of alphabetically listed words in a language with etymologies, pronunciations, definitions etc.

31.

What Is Ballad ?

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It is POEM of simple language and is PRESENTED with music ACCOMPANIED to DANCE.

It is poem of simple language and is presented with music accompanied to dance.

32.

Who Is The Author Of The Book “ Death Of A City ” ?

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AMRITA PREETAM.

Amrita Preetam.

33.

What Is Dramatic Lyric ?

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A poem in which the POET speaks in the VOICE of ANOTHER PERSONALITY is a DRAMATIC lyric.

A poem in which the poet speaks in the voice of another personality is a dramatic lyric.

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What Is Dramatic Poetry ?

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Some DRAMAS contain much poetry as in the dramas of SHAKESPEARE. Such a method of WRITING poetry is DRAMATIC poetry.

Some dramas contain much poetry as in the dramas of shakespeare. Such a method of writing poetry is dramatic poetry.

35.

What Is Epigram ?

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An EPIGRAM is a short POEM. It does not EXCEED more than six LINES. It express a witty climax.

An epigram is a short poem. It does not exceed more than six lines. It express a witty climax.

36.

What Is A Grangerized Book ?

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A BOOK with some BLANK PAGES, which can be ILLUSTRATED with prints of pictures, CUT out of other books.

A book with some blank pages, which can be illustrated with prints of pictures, cut out of other books.

37.

Which Is The Famous Novel Still Considered To Be The Greatest ?

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 ‘ WAR and PEACE ’ by LEO TOLSTOY.

 ‘ War and peace ’ by Leo Tolstoy.

38.

What Is Op Art ?

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It is a form ABSTRACT ART, which TRIES to PRODUCE optical illusions.

It is a form abstract art, which tries to produce optical illusions.

39.

Which Book Helped To Start A Civil War ?

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UNCLE Tom’s Cabin by Harriet BEECHER STOWE.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

40.

What Was The Name Of The Nine Year Old Girl Who Wrote The Book ‘ The Young Visitors ’ ?

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DAISY Ashford.

Daisy Ashford.

41.

Who Wrote “ Chithirapavai ”, The Jnanathapith Award Winner Of 1975 ?

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<P>P. V. Akilandan

P. V. Akilandan

42.

What Are The Name Of The Essay Written By The Great Poet P.b.shelley That Caused Him To Be Thrown Out Of Oxford University ?

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NECESSITY of ATHEISM.

Necessity of atheism.

43.

What Is Lyric ?

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LYRIC is a SHORT poem. It expresses FEELINGS and MOODS.

Lyric is a short poem. It expresses feelings and moods.

44.

What Are The Two Types Of Verse Essay ?

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They are didactive VERSE and SATIRES.

They are didactive verse and satires.

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What Is Verse Essay ?

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This is a type of POEM that provokes thought on a TOPIC of interest.

This is a type of poem that provokes thought on a topic of interest.

46.

In The English Language What Does The Linguistic Term Hybrid Mean ?

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A word that is composed of PARTS from TWO or more LANGUAGES. EG AUTOMOBILE

A word that is composed of parts from two or more languages. Eg automobile

47.

Which Two Languages Are Regarded As The Origin Of The English Language ?

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GREEK and LATIN

Greek and Latin

48.

Who Is A “ Dog In The Manger ” ?

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Some ONE who keeps what he does not WANT in ORDER that no one ELSE shall enjoy it.

Some one who keeps what he does not want in order that no one else shall enjoy it.

49.

Who Wrote The Autobiography “ Against The Grain ” ?

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BORIS YELTSIN.

Boris Yeltsin.

50.

Who Wrote The Just So Stories ?

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RUDYARD KIPLING.

Rudyard Kipling.