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.
- Q41.
Who is the author of 'The White Tiger', which won the Booker Prize in 2008?
A. Aravind AdigaB. Vikas SwarupC. Amitav GhoshD. Kiran DesaieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q42.
'Long Walk to Freedom' is the autobiography of:
A. Kenneth KaundaB. Nelson MandelaC. Desmond TutuD. Martin Luther King Jr.easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q43.
'The Shadow Lines' and 'The Hungry Tide' were written by:
A. Rohinton MistryB. Salman RushdieC. Vikram SethD. Amitav GhosheasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q44.
Who is the author of 'A Brief History of Time'?
A. Albert EinsteinB. Richard FeynmanC. Carl SaganD. Stephen HawkingeasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q45.
Who is the author of the novel 'Life of Pi'?
A. Paulo CoelhoB. Ian McEwanC. Khaled HosseiniD. Yann MarteleasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q46.
Who wrote the tragedy 'Othello'?
A. John MiltonB. Christopher MarloweC. Ben JonsonD. William ShakespeareeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q47.
Who wrote the book 'Gulamgiri' (Slavery) in 1873?
A. Narayana GuruB. B. R. AmbedkarC. Jyotirao PhuleD. Periyar E. V. RamasamyeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q48.
'Romancing with Life' is the autobiography of which film star?
A. Dilip KumarB. Dev AnandC. Shammi KapoorD. Raj KapooreasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q49.
Who is the author of the novel 'The Invisible Man'?
A. Robert Louis StevensonB. Jules VerneC. Arthur Conan DoyleD. H. G. WellseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q50.
'The Great Gatsby' was written by:
A. F. Scott FitzgeraldB. Ernest HemingwayC. John SteinbeckD. William FaulknereasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q51.
'The Diary of a Young Girl' was written by:
A. Anne FrankB. Maya AngelouC. Malala YousafzaiD. Helen KellereasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q52.
Who wrote the novel 'Anna Karenina'?
A. Ivan TurgenevB. Fyodor DostoevskyC. Leo TolstoyD. Anton ChekhoveasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q53.
'Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored' is the autobiography of:
A. Raj KapoorB. Shashi KapoorC. Randhir KapoorD. Rishi KapooreasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q54.
'Playing to Win' is the autobiography of which badminton player?
A. Saina NehwalB. Aparna PopatC. P. V. SindhuD. Jwala GuttaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q55.
Who wrote the novel 'Lajja'?
A. Mahasweta DeviB. Taslima NasrinC. Selina HossainD. Ashapurna DevieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q56.
'The Road Ahead' is a book by:
A. Steve JobsB. Bill GatesC. Elon MuskD. Jeff BezoseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q57.
The famous essay 'Why I Am an Atheist' was written by:
A. Periyar E. V. RamasamyB. Bhagat SinghC. Sukhdev ThaparD. Chandrashekhar AzadeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q58.
Who is the author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?
A. Rudyard KiplingB. J. M. BarrieC. Roald DahlD. Lewis CarrolleasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q59.
'Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography' tells the story of which athlete?
A. Michael JohnsonB. Carl LewisC. Usain BoltD. Yohan BlakeeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q60.
'Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography' is the autobiography of:
A. Sheikh HasinaB. Indira GandhiC. Khaleda ZiaD. Benazir BhuttoeasyAsked in SSCView solution ›