Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2021 GS-I Current Affairs
Question

Which one of the following books written by Noble Laureate Amartya Sen and published in July, 2021?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Home in the World

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Home in the World”.
'Home in the World': Amartya Sen's memoir to release in July.

The book will be published in July by Penguin Random House.

The extraordinary early life in India and England of one of the world's leading public intellectualsWhere is 'home'.

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