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.
- Q21.
Who is the author of 'An Autobiography' (published in the USA as 'Toward Freedom')?
A. Jawaharlal NehruB. Subhas Chandra BoseC. Rajendra PrasadD. Mahatma GandhieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q22.
'Dreams from My Father' is the autobiography of:
A. Joe BidenB. Nelson MandelaC. Barack ObamaD. Bill ClintoneasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q23.
Who is the author of 'A Suitable Boy'?
A. Upamanyu ChatterjeeB. Rohinton MistryC. Vikram SethD. Amitav GhosheasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q24.
Who is the author of 'A Tale of Two Cities'?
A. Victor HugoB. Thomas HardyC. Charles DickensD. Leo TolstoyeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q25.
Who is the author of the 'Rajatarangini', the historical chronicle of Kashmir?
A. BilhanaB. SomadevaC. KalhanaD. BanabhattaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q26.
Who wrote 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations'?
A. John Maynard KeynesB. Adam SmithC. Karl MarxD. David RicardoeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q27.
Who is the author of the Sanskrit poem 'Gita Govinda'?
A. BhartrihariB. BilhanaC. KalidasaD. JayadevaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q28.
'The Test of My Life' is the autobiography of which cricketer?
A. Harbhajan SinghB. Yuvraj SinghC. Virender SehwagD. Gautam GambhireasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q29.
Who wrote 'The Life Divine'?
A. Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanB. Swami VivekanandaC. Sri AurobindoD. Ramana MaharshieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q30.
'The Bird of Time' is a collection of poems by:
A. Sarojini NaiduB. Rabindranath TagoreC. Toru DuttD. Kamala DaseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q31.
Who wrote the novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?
A. Jane AustenB. Emily BrontëC. George EliotD. Charlotte BrontëeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q32.
'Moonwalk' is the memoir of which singer?
A. Michael JacksonB. Elton JohnC. PrinceD. Elvis PresleyeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q33.
'Undisputed Truth' is the autobiography of which boxer?
A. Muhammad AliB. Mike TysonC. George ForemanD. Floyd Mayweather Jr.easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q34.
'The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan' is a biography of:
A. P. C. MahalanobisB. C. V. RamanC. Srinivasa RamanujanD. Satyendra Nath BoseeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q35.
'Malgudi Days' is a collection of short stories by:
A. R. K. NarayanB. Mulk Raj AnandC. Raja RaoD. Ruskin BondeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q36.
Who wrote the famous Hindi poem 'Madhushala'?
A. Harivansh Rai BachchanB. Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'C. Sumitranandan PantD. Maithili Sharan GupteasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q37.
Who wrote 'On the Origin of Species', which presented the theory of evolution by natural selection?
A. Jean-Baptiste LamarckB. Alfred Russel WallaceC. Gregor MendelD. Charles DarwineasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q38.
'Ace Against Odds' is the autobiography of:
A. P. V. SindhuB. Sania MirzaC. Saina NehwalD. Ankita RainaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q39.
Who is the author of the epic poem 'Padmavat'?
A. Amir KhusrauB. KabirC. TulsidasD. Malik Muhammad JayasieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q40.
Who is the author of 'The Immortals of Meluha', the first book of the Shiva Trilogy?
A. Amish TripathiB. Chetan BhagatC. Devdutt PattanaikD. Ashwin SanghieasyAsked in SSCView solution ›