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Sri Aurobindo’s works: Choose the book authored by Sri Aurobindo. Full question: Aurobindo was the author of which of the following notable literary/philosophical works? Choose the correct option.

Difficulty: Easy

‘‘Savitri’’
‘‘Arthashastra’’
‘‘Gitanjali’’
‘‘My Experiments with Truth’’
‘‘Anand Math’’

Correct Answer: ‘‘Savitri’’

Explanation:

ContextSri Aurobindo (Aurobindo Ghose) was a philosopher, yogi, and poet.

FactHe authored the epic poem Savitri and philosophical works such as The Life Divine and Essays on the Gita.

Eliminating distractorsArthashastra is by Kautilya; Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore; My Experiments with Truth by M. K. Gandhi; Anand Math by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

Final Answer‘‘Savitri’’.

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