Question

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

Rudyard Kipling, one of the most popular English Poets, was born in

1. Canada
2. India
3. America
4. Britain

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : India

The correct answer is 'India'.

• Joseph Rudyard Kipling, was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.
• He was born in India, which inspired much of his work.
• He was born on 30 December 1865. And died on 18 January 1936.
• Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

• Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888).
• His poems include "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden" (1899), and "If—" (1910).
• He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story.
• His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift."