SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 28

SSC MTS - 19 July 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q28

Who is the author of the book ‘Train to Pakistan’?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Khushwant Singh.

  • Train to Pakistan is a novel written by Khushwant Singh and published in 1956. 
  • Khushwant Singh was India's best-known writer and columnist.
  • He was the founder-editor of Yojana and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, the National Herald, and the Hindustan Times.
  • He is the author of classics such as Train to Pakistan, I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale (retitled as The Lost Victory), and Delhi.
  • In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan.