Who has written the book "From Dependence to Self Reliance"?
- (a)Y. Venugopal Reddy
- (b)Raghuram Rajan
- (c)Bimal Jalan
- (d)C. Rangrajan
Correct — C, Bimal Jalan. Dr Bimal Jalan — economist and former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (1997-2003) — wrote 'From Dependence to Self-Reliance: Mapping India's Rise as a Global Superpower' (Rupa, 2022), which traces India's economic journey since Independence. He has also authored 'The Future of India', 'Resurgent India' and 'India's Economic Policy'.
- (a)Y. Venugopal Reddy — RBI Governor 2003-08; his memoir is 'Advice and Dissent: My Life in Public Service' (2017), not this book.
- (b)Raghuram Rajan — RBI Governor 2013-16; his books include 'I Do What I Do', 'Fault Lines' and 'The Third Pillar' — not this one.
- (d)C. Rangrajan — C. Rangarajan, RBI Governor 1992-97; his book is 'Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond' (2022), not this one.
An author-to-book match among India's economist-Governors. All four options are former RBI Governors and published authors, so the question turns on pinning the exact title to Bimal Jalan. 'From Dependence to Self-Reliance' (2022) charts India's rise from a dependent economy toward global-superpower status.
The trap is that every option is a genuine former RBI Governor who has written books. Lock each title to its author: Jalan → 'From Dependence to Self-Reliance' / 'The Future of India'; Rajan → 'I Do What I Do'; Reddy → 'Advice and Dissent'; Rangarajan → 'Forks in the Road'.
- 'From Dependence to Self-Reliance: Mapping India's Rise as a Global Superpower' (2022) → Bimal Jalan.
- Bimal Jalan was RBI Governor 1997-2003 and later a nominated Rajya Sabha MP.
- All four options are former RBI Governors — the deliberate distractor design.
- Jalan's other books include 'The Future of India' and 'Resurgent India'.
- Defaulting to Raghuram Rajan because he is the best-known author-Governor.
- Confusing 'From Dependence to Self-Reliance' with Rajan's 'The Third Pillar'.
Book↔author current-affairs matching, often using a set of similar public figures (here, all ex-RBI Governors).
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List – I (Author): A. Amartya Sen B. Bimal Jalan C. Arundhati Roy D. Mani Shankar List – II (Book): 1. An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire 2. The Argumentative Indian 3. The Future of India 4. ...
- (a) A 3 B 2 C 1 D 4
- (b) A 3 B 2 C 4 D 1
- (c) A 2 B 3 C 1 D 4
- (d) A 2 B 3 C 4 D 1
Answer(c) A 2 B 3 C 1 D 4
Same concept — matching an author to his book; here Bimal Jalan is paired with 'The Future of India'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The book 'I Do What I Do' was written by which former RBI Governor?
- (a)Bimal Jalan
- (b)Raghuram Rajan
- (c)D. Subbarao
- (d)Urjit Patel
Answer(b) Raghuram Rajan.
- practice — not a real PYQ
'Advice and Dissent: My Life in Public Service' is the memoir of:
- (a)C. Rangarajan
- (b)Y. V. Reddy
- (c)Bimal Jalan
- (d)Shaktikanta Das
Answer(b) Y. V. Reddy.