{"id":54306,"date":"2024-04-16T00:07:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=54306"},"modified":"2024-04-16T00:07:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:07:56","slug":"a-secular-agenda-is-a-book-written-by-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/a-secular-agenda-is-a-book-written-by-2\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A Secular Agenda&#8217; is a book written by &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;M. J. Akbar&#8221; option2=&#8221;Prem Shankar Jha&#8221; option3=&#8221;Arun Shourie&#8221; option4=&#8221;Shashi Tharoor&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: C. Arun Shourie.<\/p>\n<p>Arun Shourie is an Indian author, journalist, and politician. He is a former member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. 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