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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 26

SSC GD Constable (English) - 18th November 2021 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q26

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Who authored the book ‘Voices of Dissent’ published in October 2020?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Romila Thapar.

  • A new book titled “Voices of Dissent” authored by Historian Romila Thapar was published by Penguin Random House India and Seagull Books.
  • The book is a historical essay that explores dissent, including its articulation and public response to its forms, with a focus on the recent protest in India against the citizenship law and the National Register of Citizens.
  • She received the Kluge Prize in December 2008. She was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 2005 which she declined stating that she made a resolve not to accept any “State Award”.