43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999

The novel ‘Durgesh Nandini’ is written by :

aRabindranath Tagore
bTaraknath Gangopadhyaya
cSwarna Kumari
dBankim Chandra Chatterjee✓ Correct

Explanation

Durgesh Nandini was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. It was published in 1865. He also wrote novels like Anandamath, Rajsingha, and Bishabriksha, giving Bengali literature a new direction. Durgesh Nandini was Bankim Chandra’s first novel published in the Bengali language.

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