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In continuation with previous notes on Some important Books and their authors, here is the second part of the same. In SSC and Railway Exams, atleast 1-2 questions are asked based on Books and their Authors, considering this it is an important topic of the Static GK section of General Awareness. Go through this post and learn these books and their authors.

• My experiments with Truth: Mahatma M.K.Gandhi
• Far from the Madding Crowd: Thomas Hardy
• Geetanjali: Rabindra Nath Tagore
• One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch: Alexander Solzhenitsyn
• The Merchant of Venice: William Shakespeare
• The Moon and Six pence: Somerset Maughan
• Pilgrim’s Progress from this world to that which is to come: John Bunyan
• A Tale of Two Cities: Charles Dickens
• Utopia: Sir Thomas Moor
• Origin of species: Charles Darwin
• David Copperfield: Charles Dickens
• A passage to India: E.M.Forster
• Gulliver’s Travels: Jonathan Swift
• Discovery of India: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
• The Vicar of Wakefield: Oliver Goldsmith
• The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Edward Gibbon
• The Lady of the Last Minstrel: Sir Walter Scott
• Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen
• Time Machine: H.G. Wells
• Arthashastra: Kautilya
• Le Contract Social: Jean Jacques Rousseau
• Avigyan Sakuntalam: Kalidas
• Anand Math: Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay
• Mein Kampf: Adolf Hitler
• Ain-i-Akbari: Abul Fazal
• Akbar-Nama: Abul Fazal
• Shakuntala: Kalidas
• War and peace: Leo Tolstoy
• A Dangerous place: D.P. Moynihan
• Raghuvamsa: Kalidas
• Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Arthur Conan Doyle
• Adventures of Tom Saweyer: Mark Twain
• Agni Veena: Kazi Nasrul Islam
• Alice in Wonderland: Lewis Carrol
• Ancient Mariner: Coleridge
• Animal Farm: George Orwell
• Anna Karenina: Leo Tolstoy
• Antony and Cleopatra: Shakespeare
• Arms and the Man: G.B.Shaw
• Around the World in eighty days: Jules Verne
• Baburnama: Babur
• Ben Hur: Lewis Wallace
• Bhagwat Gita: Ved Vyas
• Bisarjan: R.N.Tagore
• Canterbury Tales: Chaucer
• Chitra: R.N.Tagore
• Count of Monte Cristo: Alexander Dumas
• Crime and Punishment: Dostoevsky
• Das Kapital : Karl Marx
• Divine Comedy: Dante

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List of Famous Books and their Authors 

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50 Important Idioms And Phrases Asked In SSC Exams[Part-12]

50 Important Idioms And Phrases Asked In SSC Exams

Idiom.                                Meaning 1. To have something up one’s sleeve – Having a secret plan  2. To take to one’s heel – To run away  3. To turn a deaf ear – To be indifferent  4. At snail’s pace – To do things very slowly  5. To run one down – To disparage someone  6. To blow one’s own trumpet – To praise oneself  7. To face the music – To bear the consequences  8. To take someone to task – To scold someone  9. At one’s wit – Puzzled/Confused/Perplexed  10. At stake – In danger/ that can be lost or won depending on the success of a particular action  11. To play to the gallery – To behave in an exaggerated way to attract people’s attention 12. Read between the lines – Understand the hidden meaning  13. Sitting on the fence – Hesitating which side to take  14. No love lost between – Not on good terms  15. To have not a leg to stand on – Unable to prove or explain why something is reasonable  16. A man in the street – An ordinary person / common man  17. Blood running cold – Become very frightened  18. Playing to the gallery – Befooling the common man  19. Come out of one’s shell – To appear suddenly  20. Lay down arms – To surrender  21. Making hay while the sun shines – Taking advantage of a favorable opportunity 22. Blow one’s own trumpet – To praise oneself  23. Bear with – Support / To be patient with some body or something  24. Give vent to – To emphasize  25. Turn a deaf ear – Pay no attention  26. Bone of contention – Matter of dispute  27. Stand on own feet – To be independent  28. By fits and starts – Irregularly  29. Over head and ears – Completely  30. To call it a day – To conclude proceedings  31. To put up with – To tolerate  32. To face the music – To bear the consequences  33. Yeoman’s service – Social work  34. To take to hearts – To grieve over  35. To smell a rat – To be suspicious 36. To move heaven and earth – to try everything possible  37. To take someone for a ride – to deceive (cheat) someone  38. In cold blood – Not intentional / Excitedly  39. A damp squib – A disappointing result  40. To bite the dust – To be defeated  41. To take to one’s heel – To run away  42. To be all at sea – Lost and confused  43. Cold Comfort – Slight A bolt from the bluesatisfaction  44. A bolt from the blue – An unexpected and unpleasant event  45. To feather one’s nest – To make oneself rich (in position or in monetary terms)  46. To die in harness – To die while in service  47. To show a clean pair of heels – to escape/run away 48. To flog a dead horse –to waste one’s efforts  49. To strain every nerve – To make utmost efforts  50. A bolt form the blue – Unexpected problem

IPL 2020 Full List Of Award Winners: MVP, Orange Cap, Purple Cap, Emerging Player, Super Striker !!

 

IPL 2020: Winners, Records, Player of the Match

Title Sponsors

Title Sponsor	Dream 11
Broadcasting Partner	Disney+ Hotstar & Star Sports
Co Sponsors	Byju’s, Unacademy and Tata Sons

There were three venues in IPL 2020 Season.

Sharjah Dubai Abu Dhabi

IPL 2020 Scheduled Date

• 19 September to 10 November

Total Teams in the IPL 2020

There are 8 teams that participated in IPL 2020.

• Chennai Super Kings (3 Titles- 2010, 2011, 2018)
• Delhi Capitals (No Title)
• Kings XI Punjab (No Title)
• Kolkata Knight Riders (2 Titles- 2012, 2014)
• Mumbai Indians (5 Titles- 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)
• Rajasthan Royals (1 Title-2008)
• Royal Challengers Bangalore (No Title)
• Sunrisers Hyderabad (1 Title-2016)

Barred Teams

• Deccan Chargers (1 Title- 2009)
• Kochi Tuskers Kerala (No Title)
• Pune Warriors India (No Title)
• Rising Pune Supergiant (No Title)
• Gujarat Lions (No Title)

IPL Awards List (Categories & Winners)

• KL Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) scored the most runs (670 Runs) in the IPL 2020 season and Kagiso Rabada (Delhi Capitals) took the most wickets (30 Wickets) in the IPL 2020 season.
• Rohit Sharma became the second player to play 200 games in the Indian Premier League.
• Rohit achieved the feat against Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2020 final on 10 November 2020. MS Dhoni is the first player to play 200 games in the IPL.
• Trent Boult won the Man of the Match award in the final match of IPL season 2020. Jofra Archer won the Player of the Series award.

Maximum Runs((Orange Cap))	KL Rahul (KXIP)- 670 Runs
Maximum Wickets  (Purple Cap)	Kagiso Rabada (DC)- 30 Wickets
Player of the Series	Jofra Archer (RR)
Man of the Match (Final)	Trent Boult (MI)- 30/3
Most Valuable Player	Jofra Archer (RR)
Emerging Player of the Year	Devdutt Padikal (RCB)
Fair Play Award	Mumbai Indians

 

IPL Winners List

Year	IPL Winners
2008	Rajasthan Royals
2009	Deccan Chargers
2010	Chennai Super Kings
2011	Chennai Super Kings
2012	Kolkata Knight Riders
2013	Mumbai Indians
2014	Kolkata Knight Riders
2015	Mumbai Indians
2016	Sunrisers Hyderabad
2017	Mumbai Indians
2018	Chennai Super Kings
2019	Mumbai Indians
2020	Mumbai Indians

 

Maximum Sixes Award

• The Maximum Sixes Award, currently known as Unacademy Let's Crack It Sixes Award for sponsorship reasons, is presented to the batsman who hits the most sixes in a season of the IPL.

Season	Player	Mat	Sixes
2008	Sanath Jayasuriya (MI)	14	31
2009	Adam Gilchrist (DC)	16	29
2010	Robin Uthappa (RCB)	16	27
2011	Chris Gayle (RCB)	12	44
2012	Chris Gayle (RCB)	15	59
2013	Chris Gayle (RCB)	16	51
2014	Glenn Maxwell (KXIP)	16	36
2015	Chris Gayle (RCB)	14	38
2016	Virat Kohli (RCB)	16	38
2017	Glenn Maxwell (KXIP)	14	26
2018	Rishabh Pant (DC)	14	37
2019	Andre Russell (KKR)	14	52
2020	Ishan Kishan (MI)	13	30

Miscellaneous & Important Facts & Records

Records Galore for Rohit Sharma With the win against DC, Rohit keeps his record as MI skipper intact as Mumbai have never lost an IPL final under his captaincy. Rohit Sharma became the only captain to score 2 fifties in IPL finals. Earlier in the match, Rohit achieved another milestone as he completed 4,000 runs for MI. He also reached 3000 runs in the IPL as captain. During the same match, Rohit also became the second player to make 200 appearances in the tournament after MS Dhoni. This is the sixth IPL title for Rohit Sharma as he won one for the now-defunct Deccan Chargers in 2009 and the other five have come with MI.

 

Highest Runs (Orange Cap) : K L Rahul

Highest Wickets (Purple Cap) : Kagiso Rabada

Maximum no of Sixes : Ishaan Kishan (30)

Most Expensive Player : Patt Cummins 15.5 cr ( Kolkata Knight Riders )

First player to score century in DREAM11 IPL 2020 : K L Rahul

Rahul is now only the third player after Virender Sehwag and David Warner to hit an IPL century both as captain and non-captain.

KL Rahul Became the fastest Indian (60 innings) to reach 2,000 IPL runs

Shikhar Dhawan became the first player to hit two consecutive centuries in IPL

RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj became the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in an IPL match

Virat Kohli becomes first cricketer to reach 9000 T20 runs

The Indian Premier League clash between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah saw 33 sixes — a joint record in an IPL match.

MS Dhoni became First player to play 200 IPL matches

Rohit Sharma became second player to play 200 IPL matches

Shikhar Dhawan became the 4th batsman to score 5000 runs in the IPL.

David Warner became the fastest overseas batsman and 5th player after Virat ,Raina and Rohit to reach the 5000-run mark in the Indian Premier League.

Most Valuable Player of IPL 2020: Jofra Archer – 20 wickets, 175 dot balls, 5 catches and 10 sixes.

Emerging Player: Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) for scoring 473 runs with 5 fifties at a strike rate of 124.80

Dream XI Game Changer of the Season: KL Rahul – 975 Fantasy Points

Tata Altroz Super Striker of the Season: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians) – Strike Rate of 191.42

CRED Power Player of the Season: Trent Boult (Mumbai Indians) – 16 wickets in powerplay

 

Fair Play Award: Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians Beat Delhi Capitals To Win Dream 11 IPL 2020 Mumbai Indians Became The Only Team To Have 5 IPL Trophies Mumbai Indians Winners Of IPL : 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 Mumbai Indians Became 2nd Team In History To Defend Their IPL Title (2019-2020)  1st Team To Defend Their IPL Title: Chennai Super Kings (2010-2011)

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