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General Knowledge · Q132

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 132

Q132

Author of the book 'The City of Joy' is :

A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Dominique Lapierre
Answer
C.
Salman Rushdie
D.
H. G. Wells

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
'City of Joy' is a 1985 novel by Dominique Lapierre. It was adapted as a film by Roland Joffe in 1992. Calcutta is nicknamed "the City of Joy" after this novel, although the slum was based on an area in its twin city of Howrah.