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.
'Midnight's Children' was written by:
A. V.S. NaipaulB. Amitav GhoshC. Salman RushdieD. Vikram SetheasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q4.
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 › - Q5.
'Golden Girl' is the autobiography of:
A. Anju Bobby GeorgeB. Saina NehwalC. Karnam MalleswariD. P. T. UshaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q6.
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 › - Q7.
'Playing It My Way' is the autobiography of:
A. Sachin TendulkarB. Sourav GangulyC. Rahul DravidD. M. S. DhonieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q8.
The autobiography of former US President Bill Clinton is titled:
A. A Promised LandB. Decision PointsC. Living HistoryD. My LifeeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q9.
'A Century Is Not Enough' is the autobiography of:
A. Sourav GangulyB. Virender SehwagC. V. V. S. LaxmanD. Harbhajan SingheasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q10.
'Unbreakable' is the autobiography of:
A. Saina NehwalB. Sakshi MalikC. Mary KomD. Dutee ChandeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q11.
'The Great Indian Novel' is written by:
A. Salman RushdieB. Vikram SethC. Shashi TharoorD. Amitav GhosheasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q12.
'Wings of Fire' is the autobiography of:
A. A. P. J. Abdul KalamB. Vikram SarabhaiC. C. V. RamanD. Homi J. BhabhaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q13.
'Mein Kampf' is the autobiography of:
A. Benito MussoliniB. Otto von BismarckC. Joseph StalinD. Adolf HitlereasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q14.
'Autobiography of a Yogi' is the autobiography of:
A. Swami VivekanandaB. Maharishi Mahesh YogiC. Paramahansa YoganandaD. Sri AurobindoeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q15.
Who wrote the novel 'Animal Farm'?
A. Aldous HuxleyB. Jonathan SwiftC. H. G. WellsD. George OrwelleasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q16.
'Train to Pakistan' is written by:
A. Bhisham SahniB. Khushwant SinghC. Bapsi SidhwaD. Manohar MalgonkareasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q17.
The novel 'The God of Small Things' is written by:
A. Arundhati RoyB. Kiran DesaiC. Anita DesaiD. Jhumpa LahirieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q18.
'The Palace of Illusions' by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a novel based on which epic?
A. SilappadikaramB. Gita GovindaC. MahabharataD. RamayanaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q19.
Who wrote the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
A. Harper LeeB. Margaret MitchellC. Mark TwainD. John SteinbeckeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q20.
Who is the author of the memoir 'Becoming'?
A. Hillary ClintonB. Melinda French GatesC. Michelle ObamaD. Oprah WinfreyeasyAsked in SSCView solution ›