{"id":54318,"date":"2024-04-16T00:08:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=54318"},"modified":"2024-04-16T00:08:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:08:08","slug":"who-wrote-the-book-cry-the-peacock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-wrote-the-book-cry-the-peacock\/","title":{"rendered":"Who wrote the book, Cry, the Peacock?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Khushwant Singh&#8221; option2=&#8221;Morarji Desai&#8221; option3=&#8221;Anita Desai&#8221; option4=&#8221;Arun Gandhi&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is C. Anita Desai.<\/p>\n<p>Anita Desai is an Indian author who wrote Cry, the Peacock in 1963. The novel is about a young woman named Maya who is married to a man named Gautama. Maya is unhappy in her marriage and feels trapped in her life. 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