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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