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MediumWhich one of the following is not correctly matched?
Prominent Indian Writer: Language
Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) Raja Rao: Telugu
Raja Rao, a Kannada-origin Brahmin, wrote in English (Kanthapura, The Serpent and the Rope), not in Telugu.
- ✗ (a) Raja Rao wrote his novels in English.
- ✓ (c) Subramania Bharati is the great Tamil poet.
Remember · Raja Rao: Indian English novelist (Kanthapura).
Sources
- Britannica, Raja Rao ↗ · reference work “Raja Rao (1908–2006) was a significant Indian novelist who wrote in English.”
Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2006, General Studies paper. UPSC did not publish an answer key for 2006: the answer shown is the one the sources above support. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 24 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·