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Current Affairs UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

The author of the book which recently became the root cause of the controversy regarding the script of the film "Three Idiots" is

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Option C: Chetan Bhagat

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Chetan Bhagat”.
3 Idiots is loosely based on Chetan Bhagat's 2004 novel Five Point Someone: What not to do at IIT.

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