Books & Authors Questions with Solutions
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.
- Q1.
Who is the author of 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'?
A. Kiran DesaiB. Anita DesaiC. Arundhati RoyD. Jhumpa LahirieasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q2.
'The Race of My Life' is the autobiography of:
A. P.T. UshaB. Milkha SinghC. Kapil DevD. Dhyan ChandeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q3.
'Waiting for a Visa' is an autobiographical work of:
A. Dr B.R. AmbedkarB. Jyotirao PhuleC. Mahatma GandhiD. Jawaharlal NehrumediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
'Midnight's Children' was written by:
A. V.S. NaipaulB. Amitav GhoshC. Salman RushdieD. Vikram SetheasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q5.
Who wrote the Hindi novel 'Raag Darbari'?
A. PremchandB. YashpalC. Shrilal ShuklaD. Phanishwar Nath RenumediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q6.
Who wrote the book "Malgudi Days"?
A. R.K. NarayanB. William ShakespeareC. George OrwellD. Salman RushdieeasyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 1 April Shift 2 2026View solution › - Q7.
Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched, considering the literary movement, theme, and historical context of the work?
A. Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett - Theatre of the AbsurdB. Animal Farm - George Orwell - Political AllegoryC. Gitanjali - Rabindranath Tagore - Romantic NationalismD. Ulysses - James Joyce - Stream of ConsciousnessmediumAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2 April Shift-2 2026View solution › - Q8.
'Goal' is the autobiography of which Indian sportsperson?
A. Balbir Singh Sr.B. Major Dhyan ChandC. Milkha SinghD. Dhanraj PillaymediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q9.
'Golden Girl' is the autobiography of:
A. Anju Bobby GeorgeB. Saina NehwalC. Karnam MalleswariD. P. T. UshaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q10.
Who is the author of the Hindi novel 'Tamas'?
A. Bhisham SahniB. Mohan RakeshC. YashpalD. KamleshwarmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q11.
Who wrote the Hindi novel 'Maila Anchal'?
A. NagarjunaB. PremchandC. Bhagwati Charan VermaD. Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q12.
Who wrote 'Man's Search for Meaning'?
A. Elie WieselB. Sigmund FreudC. Carl JungD. Viktor E. FranklmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q13.
Who wrote 'India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy'?
A. Bipan ChandraB. Shashi TharoorC. Ramachandra GuhaD. Sunil KhilnanieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q14.
'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' is the autobiography of:
A. Maya AngelouB. Toni MorrisonC. Harper LeeD. Alice WalkermediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q15.
'Playing It My Way' is the autobiography of:
A. Sachin TendulkarB. Sourav GangulyC. Rahul DravidD. M. S. DhonieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q16.
'Straight from the Heart' is the autobiography of which cricketer?
A. Mohinder AmarnathB. Sunil GavaskarC. Ravi ShastriD. Kapil DevmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q17.
The autobiography of former US President Bill Clinton is titled:
A. A Promised LandB. Decision PointsC. Living HistoryD. My LifeeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q18.
'My Story' is the autobiography of which writer?
A. Mahasweta DeviB. Amrita PritamC. Kamala DasD. Ismat ChughtaimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q19.
'A Century Is Not Enough' is the autobiography of:
A. Sourav GangulyB. Virender SehwagC. V. V. S. LaxmanD. Harbhajan SingheasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q20.
'Unbreakable' is the autobiography of:
A. Saina NehwalB. Sakshi MalikC. Mary KomD. Dutee ChandeasyAsked in SSCView solution ›