GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who wrote the book ‘Train to Pakistan’?
A
Mulk Raj Anand
B
Shobha Singh
C
Ruskin Bond
D
Khuswant Singh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Train to Pakistan is a historical novel by writer Khushwant Singh, published in 1956. It recounts the Partition of India in August 1947 through the perspective of Mano Majra, a fictional border village.

Detailed explanation-2: -THEME OF PARTITION IN TRAIN TO PAKISTAN It tells the tragic tale of the partition of India and Pakistan and the events that followed, which will be remembered as one of the blackest chapters of human history. Just on the eve of independence, India was partitioned causing a great upheaval in the whole continent.

Detailed explanation-3: -Singh was known to wake up at 4 am each day and write his columns by hand. His works range from political commentary and contemporary satire to outstanding translations of Sikh religious texts and Urdu poetry.

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