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Who is the writer of Jungle Book?
A)Jane Austen
B)Thomas Hardy
C)Rudyard Kipling
D)GA Henry

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Hint: The Jungle Book is legendary collection of stories where many of the characters are animals such as shere khan the tiger and baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who raised by the jungle wolves.

Complete answer:
 The tales in the are fable, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to teach moral lessons. The verses of "The Law of the Jungle", for instance, lay down rules for the security of people, families, and communities. Now let's see from given option who is writer of the book,

Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British. The jungle book is not written by jane Austen.

Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet, he was a Victorian realist in the tradition of Eliot. Thomas Hardy is best known for his novels, all of which were published in the mid- to late-19th century, and jungle book is not written by him.

Joseph Kipling was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist also. He was born in India, which inspired much of his work. Rudyard Kipling is remembered for his stories and poems of British soldiers in India and for his tales for youngsters and children. He has written poems like “Mandalay,” “Gunga Din,” and “If—.” and children's stories like The Jungle Book and Just So Stories.

George Alfred Henty was a prolific English novelist and correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories which were popular in the late 19th century.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C)

Note: Jungle book was written by Rudyard Kipling. Stories were first published in the magazine from 1893 to 1894. In 1907, at the age of 42, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the 1st English-language writer to receive the prize and its youngest recipient to date.