26. Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2019?
(A) Peter Handke
(B) Olga Tokarczuk
(C) Kuzuo Ishiguro
(D) Bob Dylan
Answer:
(A) Peter Handke
Explanation:
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Austrian author Peter Handke. (Note: Olga Tokarczuk was awarded the postponed 2018 prize simultaneously in 2019).
27. Which novel was authored by the African writer, Ngugi wa Thiong’o?
(A) Cry, the Beloved Country
(B) Weep Not, Child
(C) Things Fall Apart
(D) The Interpreters
Answer:
(B) Weep Not, Child
Explanation:
Weep Not, Child was the first published English-language novel by an East African author, written by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
28. Who was the first African writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986?
(A) Wole Soyinka
(B) Chinua Achebe
(C) Ngugi wa Thiong’o
(D) Ben Okri
Answer:
(A) Wole Soyinka
Explanation:
The Nigerian playwright and poet Wole Soyinka became the first sub-Saharan African to be honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986.
29. Who wrote the autobiography, Wings of Fire?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(C) J.R.D. Tata
(D) C.V. Raman
Answer:
(B) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Explanation:
Wings of Fire is the inspirational autobiography of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the aerospace scientist who served as the 11th President of India.
30. Who wrote the autobiography, My Experiments with Truth?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Vallabhai Patel
(C) M.K. Gandhi
(D) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer:
(C) M.K. Gandhi
Explanation:
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the well-known autobiography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, detailing his life from early childhood through to 1921.
