Leaders' Biographies — Set 4

Correct Answer: C. Sachin Tendulkar

• **Sachin Tendulkar** = He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in cricket history. • **'Playing It My Way'** — This autobiography holds the record for the highest selling adult hardback in India. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Rahul Dravid: His autobiography is not 'Playing It My Way'; V.V.S. Laxman: His autobiography is '281 and Beyond'; Yuvraj Singh: His autobiography is 'The Test of My Life'.

Correct Answer: A. Milkha Singh

• **Milkha Singh** = He was a world-class sprinter, famously known as the 'Flying Sikh'. • **Three** — He represented India in three Olympic Games. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: P.T. Usha: Her autobiography is 'Golden Girl'; Usain Bolt: His autobiography is 'Faster Than Lightning'; Carl Lewis: He is an American track and field legend, not the author of this book.

Correct Answer: D. Mary Kom

• **Mary Kom** = She is a multi-time World Amateur Boxing champion. • **2012** — She won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Saina Nehwal: Her autobiography is 'Playing to Win'; Sania Mirza: Her autobiography is 'Ace Against Odds'; P.V. Sindhu: She is an Indian badminton player, but 'Unbreakable' is not her autobiography.

Correct Answer: C. Sania Mirza

• **Sania Mirza** = She was the first Indian woman to achieve a world number one ranking in tennis doubles. • **Grand Slam** — She has won several Grand Slam titles in her career. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Leander Paes: He is a renowned Indian tennis player but not the author of this book; Mahesh Bhupathi: He is an Indian tennis legend, often paired with Paes, but not the author; Rohan Bopanna: He is a prominent Indian doubles tennis player, but 'Ace Against Odds' is not his autobiography.

Correct Answer: A. Yuvraj Singh

• **Yuvraj Singh** = He was a key player in India's 2011 Cricket World Cup victory. • **2011** — He was diagnosed with a rare germ cell cancer shortly after the 2011 World Cup. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Harbhajan Singh: He is an Indian spinner, but this autobiography is not his; Virender Sehwag: He is an aggressive Indian opening batsman, but not the author; Gautam Gambhir: He is an Indian opening batsman, but 'The Test of My Life' is not his book.

Correct Answer: D. Dhondu Keshav Karve

• **Dhondu Keshav Karve** = He was a social reformer and pioneer in women's welfare and education in India. • **100th** — He was awarded the Bharat Ratna on his 100th birthday. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: He was a key figure in the Bengal Renaissance, but 'Looking Back' is not his autobiography; Madan Mohan Malaviya: He was an educationist and politician who founded BHU, but not the author; Savita Ambedkar: She was B.R. Ambedkar's second wife, not the author of this autobiography.

Correct Answer: D. Jayaprakash Narayan

• **Jayaprakash Narayan** = He was a prominent leader who spearheaded the movement against the Emergency in India. • **1975** — The Emergency, during which this diary was written, was declared in 1975. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Indira Gandhi: She was the Prime Minister who declared the Emergency; Lal Krishna Advani: He was also imprisoned during the Emergency and wrote his autobiography 'My Country, My Life'; Morarji Desai: He became Prime Minister after the Emergency but did not write 'Prison Diary'.

Correct Answer: B. Rabindranath Tagore

• **Rabindranath Tagore** = He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. • **'My Reminiscences'** — This book describes his formative years and childhood memories. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Sarojini Naidu: She was a poet and political activist, but this is not her autobiography; Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: He was an Indian novelist who composed 'Vande Mataram'; Subramania Bharati: He was a renowned Tamil poet and freedom fighter.

Correct Answer: A. Leon Trotsky

• **Leon Trotsky** = He was a key figure and theoretician in the Russian Revolution. • **'My Life'** — This autobiography provides a detailed account of his life and the early Soviet state. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Vladimir Lenin: He was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, but 'My Life' is not his autobiography; Fidel Castro: He was a Cuban revolutionary and President; Che Guevara: He was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, and guerrilla leader.

Correct Answer: C. Navajivan

• **Navajivan** = Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography was first serialized in this weekly Gujarati journal. • **1925** — It was published in installments between 1925 and 1929. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Harijan: This was another journal published by Gandhi, but the autobiography was not first published there; Young India: The English translation later appeared in this journal, but it was not the first publication; Indian Opinion: This was Gandhi's newspaper in South Africa, but 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' was not first published there.