SSC CPO 2020 PYQ — Question 59

SSC CPO - 23 Nov 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q59

Who among the following poets wrote under the pen name ‘Nirala’?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Suryakant Tripathi.

  • Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' was poet, novelist, essayist and pioneer of the Chhayavaad (Neo-Romantic) movement of Hindi literature.
  • Nirala was born on 21 February 1896 as Suraj Kumar Tevari in Midnapur district in Bengal. His primary education was in Bangla.
  • From comic novel Nirupama to heartbreaking novella Kulli Bhat, he experimented with different genres and themes.