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'Unbreakable' is the autobiography of:
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Answer: Option C — Mary Kom
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"Unbreakable" is the autobiography of M. C. Mary Kom, India's legendary boxer, written with Dina Serto. It was published in 2013.
About the book:
- It tells the story of her childhood in a poor farming family in Kangathei village, Manipur, where she helped her parents in the fields.
- It describes how she secretly took up boxing, overcame opposition from her family and society, and became a five-time world champion by 2010.
- It covers her marriage to footballer Onler Kom, the birth of her twin sons, and her comeback to win the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, the first Olympics to include women's boxing.
- She later won her sixth world title in 2018.
- The Hindi film "Mary Kom" (2014), with Priyanka Chopra in the title role, was based on her life.
About Mary Kom:
- She is the only boxer to win six World Championship golds and eight World Championship medals.
- She was nicknamed "Magnificent Mary".
- She received the Padma Vibhushan in 2020.
- She was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2016.
Autobiographies of other Indian sportswomen:
- T. Usha: "Golden Girl".
- Saina Nehwal: "Playing to Win".
- Sania Mirza: "Ace Against Odds".
- Sakshi Malik: "Witness" (2024), an autobiography in which she wrote about her career and the wrestlers' protest.
- Dutee Chand's life is the subject of several articles and documentaries rather than an autobiography of this name.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Sakshi Malik's autobiography is "Witness".
- ✗Saina Nehwal's autobiography is "Playing to Win".
- ✗Dutee Chand is not the author of "Unbreakable".
Quick tip
Remember: "Unbreakable" = Mary Kom (2013, with Dina Serto; film "Mary Kom" 2014); "Witness" = Sakshi Malik; "Playing to Win" = Saina Nehwal; "Golden Girl" = P. T. Usha.
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This topic covers famous books and their authors, including ancient Indian texts, works of the freedom struggle, classic and modern literature, autobiographies of famous people, and recently published books by well-known personalities. Questions usually name a book and ask for its author, or the other way round. Ancient and historical books, such as Arthashastra (Kautilya), Indica (Megasthenes) and Gitanjali (Rabindranath Tagore), are tested most often. Autobiographies are another favourite, so learn titles such as 'My Experiments with Truth' (Mahatma Gandhi) and 'Wings of Fire' (A. P. J. Abdul Kalam). Practise the books and authors questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.