Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who among the following wrote ‘The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined the Buddha’ that will narrate the phenomenal poem ‘The Light of Asia’?

Options:

Shashi Tharoor

Chetan Bhagat

Jairam Ramesh

Salman Rushdie

Correct Answer:

Jairam Ramesh

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - Jairam Ramesh

"The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined the Buddha" is a book written by Jairam Ramesh. The book is a narrative exploration of the renowned poem "The Light of Asia," which was composed by Sir Edwin Arnold in 1879. The poem provides a poetic retelling of the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha, from his birth as Prince Siddhartha to his enlightenment and eventual passing into Nirvana.