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Prose Author Awards + Author Other Work in Prose and Literature Flashcards

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Awards of Sachin with year

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Arjuna Award 1994
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 1997
Padma Shri 1999
Padma Vibhushan 2008
Bharat Ratna 2013

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Awards received by Sachin in the following years are ___; 2008, 1994, 2013, 1999, 1997

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Arjuna Award 1994
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 1997
Padma Shri 1999
Padma Vibhushan 2008
Bharat Ratna 2013

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Award received by Sachin are as follows, provide their years accordingly and purpose of the award; Arjuna Award, Bharat Ratna, Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

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Arjuna Award 1994
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 1997
Padma Shri 1999
Padma Vibhushan 2008
Bharat Ratna 2013

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C.V.Raman received Bharat Ratna in ___ year

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Who receive Bharat Ratna in 1954

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C.V.Raman received NP in ___ year and for what

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Significance of the discovery of Raman Scattering, results from the Raman Effect in 1930 in relevance to Prose is ___

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C.V.Raman received Lenin Peace price for ___ in the year ___

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In 1957 who received Lenin Peace Price for …

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The over all literature works of William Shakespeare was ___ and those works are done in between ___ period

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(Card) Btw 1589 - 1613, who wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets and two narrative poems

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No of plays written by William Shakespeare

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Who writes 37 plays

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No of sonnets written by William Shakespeare

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154 sonnets written by

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No of narrative poems written by William Shakespeare

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Who writes 2 narrative poem

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Mary Elizabeth Mapes Dodge was recognised leader in ___ for 30 years

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(Card) Who was recognised leader in Juvenile literature for ___ years

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Notable work of Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle

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(Card) The lost World was notable work of whom

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Famous works of Mark Twain with year

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(Card) The Adventure of Tom Sayer 1875
The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn 1885
The innocents abroad 1869
Roughing it 1872
Life on the Mississippi 1883

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(Card) Whose work was ‘The innocent abroad’, it was came out in ___

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The work of Mark Twain in the year 1869

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(Card) Whose work was ‘Roughing it’, it was came out in ___

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The work of Mark Twain in the year 1872

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(Card) Whose work was ‘Life on the Mississippi’, it was came out in ___

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The work of Mark Twain in the year 1883

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William Temple Hornaday books and articles is about ___

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(Card) Whose books and articles are on the need for conservation of wild life

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Taxidermist means

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___ means art of preserving animal body for the purpose of display or study

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Name of the Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar autobiography, launched in Mumbai on ___(DMY)

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(Card) ‘Playing it My way’ was the autobiography of Whom launched at ___(place) on 5th Nov 2014

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Nehru letter to Indra that was in the Syllabus was written on ___(DMY) from ___ place

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From Naini prison on 26 Oct 1930 who written letter to whom

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(Card) My reminiscence written by whom at ___ age

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Rabindranath Tagore written ___ at the age of 50

22
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What was the 1st Novel written by Ruskin Bond which was published in teen age period

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(Card) Room on the roof novel was written by whom and its significance

23
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The English novel of Raskin Bond was ___

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(Card) Our tree still grow in the Dehra was the English novel of whom

24
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Liam O Flaherty’s autobiography was ___ written in the year 1934

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(Card) Shame the Devil is about ___ written by whom in the year ___

25
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Best known short story of Liam O Flaherty

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(Card) ‘The Sniper’ is the best known work of whom

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Whose first published work of friction was ‘The Sniper’, it was realised during ___

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Liam O Flaherty first published work of friction was ___ and it was released during the early weeks of Irish Civil War

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Early week of Irish Civil War is the Battle of ___

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Explain briefly about Battle of Dublin

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What are Liam O Flaherty works which are all about nervousness before doing something new

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(Card) Civil War, The Shilling, Going into Exile, Night Porter, His First Flight was the works of whom, all these works are commonly signifies about ___

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___ work of Liam O Flaherty in 1925 was adopted by John Ford film in 1935

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(Card) Brief about ‘The Informer’

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___ story of Liam O Flaherty is about a confused revolutionary who betrays his friend during Irish troubles.

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The Informer is the story written by whom and it was about ___

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The Oscar winning film of John Ford in 1935 movie story was adaptation of ___ which was published in and its author was ___

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Liam O Flaherty story ‘The Informer’ 1925 was adopted in whose film in ___ year. What wSs the significance of that film

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Work of Liam O Flaherty in the year 1925

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(Card) The Informer stories author was ___ which was came out in the year

33
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Best known novel of Mary Elizabeth Mapes Dodge was ___

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(Card) Hans Brinker was the work of whom and significance of the work

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Mary Elizabeth Mapes Dodge’s other work

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(Make card)

The Irvington Stories 1864
Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates 1865
A few friends and how they amused themselves 1869
Baby days 1876
Theophilus and others 1876
Donald and Dorothy 1883
Baby world 1884
The land of pluck 1894

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William Temple Hornaday’s other works

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(Make Card)

Two years in the Jungle 1885, 7th edition, 1901
Free run to Congo 1887
The extermination of American bison 1889
Taxidermy and zoological collection 1891
The men who became a savage 1896

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Which authors work of his 7th edition was published in ___(year) and this work’s sat edition released in ___(year)

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William Temple Hornaday’s ___ work was published in 1885 and ___ edition of the same work was published in 1901

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Nathanial Howthorne novels

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(Card) Fanshawe (Published Anonymously) 1828
The scarlet letter, A romance 1850
The house of the seven gables, A romance 1851
The blithedale romance 1852
The marble faun: Or, The romance of monte beni 1860

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Short stories of Nathaniel Howthrone

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Twice - told tales - 1837
Grandfater’s chair - 1840
Mosses from an old manse - 1846
A wonder - book for girls and boys - 1851

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Chakravarthini Thirumagan work was done by whom and it is about

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The name of the Ramayana writtened in Tamil by Rajaji was ___

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Who received sahitya academy award for Tamil in ___ year

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Rajaji received ___ award for ___ in the year 1958

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1st imprisonment period of Rajaji

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21st Dec 1921 - 20th Mar 1922 significance of this period

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Siraiyil thavam was written by ___, its significance

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Rajaji writes ___ about his 1st imprisonment btw 21st Dec 1921 - 20th Mar 1922

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Rajaji translate kambaramayana to English language in ___ year

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Who translate kambaramayana from Tamil to ___ in 1961

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When did Rajaji translated Thirukural from Tamil to ___

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In 1958 who translated thirukural from Tamil to English

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Translation works of Rajaji

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From English to Tamil
- Socrates
- Marcus Aurelius

From Tamil to English
- Kamba Ramayanam
- Thirukkural

Other translation works to English
- Bhagavad Gita
- Upanishads

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Who gave the title of mahatma to whom

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Rabindranath Tagore gave ___ title to Gandhi

47
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Bharat Ratana award in 1954 given to

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Rajaji received Bharat Ratna in ___ year

48
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Who received sahitya academy award in 1958

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Rajaji received sahitya academy award in ___ year

49
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Awards received by Rajaji and its respective years

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Sahitya Academy award in 1958
Bharat Ratna award in 1954

50
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___ was the Oscar winning film mentioned in the syllabus

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Significance about the story Informer

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___ was the 1st non European to receive the NP in ___ year

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Rabindranath Tagore received ___ award in 1913 and mention the significance of the award

52
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In which year Tendulkar is nominated for Rajya Sabha

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2012

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