Which of the following statements about Rudyard Kipling are true?
- A. He was born on 30 December 1865 in Bombay.
- B. He received the Nobel Prize in 1907.
- C. The Jungle Books comprise four collections.
- D. The stories are originally set in the Shivalik hills.
- E. The Jungle Book was published in 1894.
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Correct answer: D. (A), (B) and (E) only
Explanation
Kipling (b. Bombay, 1865) was the first English-language Nobel laureate (1907). There are two Jungle Books (1894, 1895), and Mowgli's stories are set in the Seoni jungles of central India.
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