{"id":65694,"date":"2024-04-20T09:44:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=65694"},"modified":"2024-04-20T09:44:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:44:05","slug":"the-author-of-the-famous-historical-novel-ponniyin-selvan-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-author-of-the-famous-historical-novel-ponniyin-selvan-was\/","title":{"rendered":"The author of the famous historical novel &#8216;Ponniyin Selvan&#8217; was:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a97da77611e2\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Kalki Krishnamurthy                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Jayakanthan                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Sujatha                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Sandilyan                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is Kalki Krishnamurthy.<\/p>\n<p>Kalki Krishnamurthy was a Tamil writer who is best known for his historical novel Ponniyin Selvan. The novel is set in the 10th century and tells the story of the Chola prince Arulmozhivarman, who later became the king Rajaraja Chola I. Ponniyin Selvan is considered to be one of the greatest Tamil novels ever written and has been translated into several languages.<\/p>\n<p>Jayakanthan was a Tamil writer who is best known for his social novels. His works often deal with the problems of the common people and the social evils of his time. Jayakanthan was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for his novel &#8220;Agni Sakshi&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Sujatha was a Tamil writer who is best known for his science fiction and mystery novels. His works often deal with the social and political issues of his time. 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