192. The author of the book “Zest for Life” is –

A. Mark Twain
B. Emile Zola
C. Virginia Wolf
D. H. G. Walls
✅ The correct answer is option B.
‘Zest for Life’ is a famous book by Emile Zola. It was originally published in 1884 as ‘La Joie de vivre.’ It was translated into English by Ernest A. Vizetelly as How Jolly Life Is! in 1888 (reissued in 1901 as The Joy of Life) and by Jean Stewart as Zest for Life in 1955.

198. The book ‘Kargil : Turning the Tide’ is written by –

A. Mohinder Puri
B. Durjoy Datta
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Anita Nair
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Penned by Lieutenant General Mohinder Puri, the book titled ‘Kargil: Turning the Tide’ is a first – hand narrative of the operations of 8 Mountain Division, which was tasked to evict the infiltrators from the Drass – Mushkoh Sector during Operation Vijay.

199. The famous book ‘Anandmath’ was authored by –

A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C. Aurobindo Ghosh
D. Rabindranath Tagore
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Anandmath is a 1952 Hindi patriotic – historical film directed by Hemen Gupta, based on ‘Anandmath’, the famous Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882. The novel and film are set in the events of the Sannyasi Rebellion, which took place in the late 18th century in eastern India, especially Bengal.